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Scaramouche 03:33 pm UTC 05/14/07 |
| In reply to: | Loaf Documentary - Jacqueline 02:07 pm UTC 05/14/07 |
| Could be good, or it could just rehash the same old stuff. What I find strange is that Meat & Jim have never appeared in interviews (on film) together (apart from that one in Germany, in the 70's). The Classic Albums documentary would have been perfect; Jim on piano and Meat singing. I suppose because they have slightly different 'perspectives' on their 'history', it could get into a 'fuck you Jim', 'no fuck you Meat' type of argument, but then again, that could be fun. What really would be fun, is Meat & Sonnenberg in the same room, on camera - LOL ! > Atlas sets up documentary unit > First feature to focus on Meat Loaf > By JOHN DEMPSEY > Atlas Media, one of the most active producers of > nonfiction programming for a dozen cable networks, has set > up a division to develop and produce theatrical > documentaries. > > The first feature-length project, put together with Voom > HD Networks, will focus on a behind-the-scenes look at > Meat Loaf as he goes about prepping for an 18-month > worldwide tour. > > Bruce David Klein, president and exec producer of Atlas, > said Voom HD's theatrical division has exclusive > distribution to the Meat Loaf movie in the U.S. and > Universal has bought the DVD rights. Atlas has the movie > for territories outside the U.S. > > "Theatrical documentaries are a natural evolution for us," > Klein said, "because Atlas has produced all forms of > nonfiction programming over the years, from docu soaps to > how-to programs to cooking shows. But our specialty is > storytelling." > > By bringing in partners such as Voom HD, the New > York-based Atlas can spend up to $2 million on one docu, > he said. > > But the second theatrical on Atlas' slate, "Robert Blecker > Wants Me Dead," will be much more cost-effective. Blecker > is one of the most passionate advocates of the death > penalty, and the docu deals with his 18-month interaction > with an unusual death-row inmate named Daryl Holton, who > is not appealing his sentence. > > Klein said Atlas may end up distributing the Blecker docu > inhouse, adding that it lends itself to plenty of Internet > cross-promotion, such as a designated Web site with links > to organizations that both support and oppose the death > penalty. > > Spearheading the theatrical division are two veteran Atlas > execs: Kaki Kirby, executive VP of business development, > and Cheryl Houser, executive VP of programming. > > For theatricals without a production partner, Klein said, > "I might take the film-festival route," hoping to build up > interest and land a distributor. > > "But we have a fallback," he said. If a docu doesn't spark > interest at the film festivals, he continued, "we can > repackage it as a one-hour special and sell it to a TV > network." > > Atlas produced 12 original series and specials in 2006, > among them "Dr. G: Medical Examiner" for Discovery Health, > "It Could Happen Tomorrow" for the Weather Channel, > "American Eats" for History Channel and "Behind the Bash > with Giada DeLaurentiis for the Food Network. > > > http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964841.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | |
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