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“Dope”, “The Overnight, “Me, and Earl and the Dying Girl”, and “Inside Out” Out in Theaters Now
June 19, 2015
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If you’re in one of those select cities that always gets limited release movies, you’ve got a busy weekend ahead of you.

Comedy is making a huge run for the top spot at the box office this weekend. Inside Out has its big nationwide release, but indie comedies Dope, The Overnight, and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl also have their specialty releases this weekend.

Definitely, in LA, you can see all four. Just check these showtimes for Dope, The Overnight, Me and Earl and The Dying Girl, and Inside Out.

If not in a major city, you’ll definitely be able to see Inside Out at the very least. Hopefully you live close to an art house/indie theater to see the rest.

Watch Red Band Trailer For “Dope”
May 26, 2015
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Actually trying to get into a good college from the wrong side of the tracks coupled with accidentally dealing with drug dealers doesn’t come without its R content.

So, enjoy an uncensored look at the Sundance hit, Dope, set to come out Jun. 19th, in this red band trailer.

You’ll especially enjoy Tony Revolori, who you currently associate with a lobby boy hat in Grand Budapest Hotel, in fresh streetwear.

Watch a Quest For Dopeness in The Full Trailer For Sundance Hit “Dope”
April 17, 2015
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If you took a bit of the story of Orange County, then set it in Inglewood, add some shine for 90s hip hop and a drug dealer twist, then it looks like you have something around the neighborhood of Dope.

Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope follows a straight laced, straight A kid who is trying to get into the best college he can and also, simultaneously, live up to the title of the movie. 

The journey, according to this trailer, looks like it’ll be a jovial ride tinged with the nostalgia of hip from two decades ago. It certainly struck a chord with the Sundance crowd earlier this year as it sold at the festival.

FYI, Dope comes out June 19th.

Comedies From 2015 Sundance That You Might Have a Chance To See in Theaters
January 29, 2015
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This year’s Sundance Film Festival has distributors combing through the big bills in their wallets for comedy/dramedy.

Even though, Me And Earl And The Dying Girl ended up not setting a buy record at the festival, it still carried a decently sized price tag in the mid 7 figure range. 

Other films that might potentially rule the specialty box office and beyond this year include:

–Kevin Pollak’s documentary Misery Loves Comedy acquired by Tribeca Film.

–The D Train with Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike White, and Kyle Bornheimer bought up by IFC Films for $3 million.

-The world rights for Results from Andrew Bujalski, the man who brought Computer Chess into the world, acquired by Magnolia Pictures.

–The North American rights to Don Verdean with Sam Rockwell, Danny McBride, Leslie Bibb, Jemaine Clement, Will Forte, and Amy Ryan from Jared Hess acquired by Lionsgate.

–The U.S. rights to The Bronze starring and co-written by Melissa Rauch acquired by Relativity for $3 million.

–The Overnight produced by The Duplass Brothers and Adam & Naomi Scott’s Gettin’ Rad bought up by The Orchard for $4 million.

–The world rights to Tangerine, also produced by The Duplass Brothers, acquired by Magnolia Pictures.

–Dope with Zoe Kravitz, the voice of Forest Whitaker, Blake Anderson, and more bought up by Open Road Films and Sony Pictures for $7 million.

–Mistress America from Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig bought up by Fox Searchlight for $6.5 million before it even played at the festival.

It’s inevitable that we’ll all be obsessing over their trailers in the coming months.

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