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Vin 06:48 pm UTC 05/14/07 |
| In reply to: | re: Loaf Documentary - Scaramouche 03:33 pm UTC 05/14/07 |
| Pity the laws against snuff films. > > > 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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