new york (july 11, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired the north american rights to frank pavich's documentary jodorowsky's dune . executive produced by donald rosenfeld and produced by pavich, stephen scarlata, and travis stevens, the film was in the director's fortnight section at this year's cannes film festival. jodorowsky's dune explores legendary cult film director alejandro…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 29 academy awards(r) (25 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, press contact:, bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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los angeles - july 11, 2013, - sony pictures television has launched wheel of fortune: cubed , which provides a fresh, captivating way for fans and players of all ages to enjoy a unique new version of the classic game. wheel of fortune: cubed transforms the wheel of fortune game board into a 5x5 word cube, creating thousands of intriguing word combinations that provide plenty of puzzle solving fun. " wheel of fortune: cubed…, challenge your friends, - play online in multiplayer mode by connecting through facebook or email, or let the game select a random opponent *, race against the clock, - sharpen your skills with the fast-paced single player mode, cube rush *, spin the wheel, - spin the familiar wheel and guess letters to help you solve the cube *, get the edge, - use cube coins for special power-ups to maximize your score *, climb the leaderboards, - share your scores on facebook and see how your skills stack up on the game center leaderboards *, universal app, - purchase the app once and play it on all of your other compatible devices wheel of fortune: cubed is now available for $0.99, with additional content available via in-game purchase. app store on iphone, ipad and ipod touch - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wheel-of-fortune-cubed/id659618557 for more information on the wheel of fortune mobile game, visit: http://www.wheeloffortune.com/games/…, media contact:, neil wood step 3 805.687.7410 neil@step-3.com
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melville, ny (july 15, 2013), - rubie's costume company inc., has teamed up with lafig belgium/imps to produce officially licensed costumes, masks, make up and accessories inspired by columbia pictures / sony pictures animation's the smurfs™ 2 , in theaters july 31, 2013. available in newborn, infant, toddler, children and adult sizes, the smurfs 2 costume collection introduces new characters vexy™ and hackus™ (also known as…, about the smurfs, the story of the smurfs - a property created by peyo - started in 1958 with the creation of comic books which were later brought to both the big and small screen. over the years, the little blue characters haven't just limited themselves to the page and the screen. they have inspired records and cds that have sold millions of copies, entire collections of figurines and toys, and many more derived…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits - the 2012 monster hit comedy "hotel transylvania", the 2011 hybrid live action/animated blockbuster "the smurfs", and the 2009 mouth-watering "cloudy with a chance of meatballs" - with "the smurfs 2" in july 2013, and "cloudy with a chance of…, about lafig belgium s.a., lafig belgium is the owner of the rights to produce audio-visual works based on the smurf universe and of the smurf worldwide licensing rights (together with imps). lafig belgium is controlled by the heirs of pierre culliford, better known under his pseudonym peyo, the author/creator of the smurfs. for 50 years, the culliford family has controlled the smurf characters and all licenses worldwide., about rubie's costume company, rubie's, the world's largest manufacturer of halloween costumes and accessories specializes in the creation, design, manufacturing, and distribution of costumes, make-up, wigs, masks, hats, prosthetics, and accessory items. rubie's products are distributed wherever halloween and masquerade costumes are retailed, including national retail chains, toy stores, costume shops, variety stores, party…, media contact:, rubie's costume company, sherri j. klaus (858)775-4303 sherrik@rubies.com
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los angeles, ca - july 23, 2013, - sony pictures imageworks (spi) and industrial light & magic (ilm) today announce the release of alembic 1.5, their jointly-developed open-source project that facilitates the sharing of animation and visual effects scenes across multiple software applications. alembic 1.5 includes new support for multi-threading, which, along with other new features, results in significant performance and…, greatly improved read performance., single-thread reads happen, on average, four times faster. read times while multi-threading can happen up to 25 times faster. *, smaller file sizes., files are, on average, five to 15 percent smaller. greater reductions are possible for scenes involving many small objects. *, support for explicit hierarchical deduplication, (instancing) within a file. joint development of alembic was first announced at siggraph 2010 and its first release was made public at the 2011 acm siggraph conference in vancouver. the software provides efficient means for storing and sharing data across multiple software platforms, greatly reducing what had been a source of bottlenecks in the production of animation and visual effects. it has…, about sony pictures imageworks, now in its 21st year, sony pictures imageworks is the academy award(r) winning visual effects and animation unit of sony pictures digital productions known for live-action visual effects and dynamic creature and character animation, all-cg animation, and stereoscopic 3d imagery. the company is currently in production on the amazing spider-man 2 , the warner bros. feature the edge of tomorrow ,…, about industrial light & magic, industrial light & magic, a division of lucasfilm ltd., has become synonymous with groundbreaking visual effects work and the company continues to be a recognized leader in the field. ilm, headquartered in san francisco, also has operations in singapore - the two facilities work hand in hand to produce cutting edge visual effects work for feature films. ilm has been awarded 15 academy awards(…, for more information:, greg grusby ggrusby@ilm.com 415-746-2461 steven argula sargula@imageworks.com 310-815-5233
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culver city, calif., july 23, 2013, - in celebration of the july 31, 2013 release of columbia pictures/sony pictures animation's family comedy the smurfs(tm) 2 , the studio will host 162 day and date blue carpet premieres in cities around the world on super smurf sunday, july 28. through this series of special events, the studio will be rolling out over 11,000 feet of blue carpet in the top 50 cities in north america and 60…, about the smurfs, the story of the smurfs - a property created by peyo - started in 1958 with the creation of comic books which were later brought to both the big and small screen. over the years, the little blue characters haven't just limited themselves to the page and the screen. they have inspired records and cds that have sold millions of copies, entire collections of figurines and toys, and many more derived…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits - the 2012 monster hit comedy "hotel transylvania", the 2011 hybrid live action/animated blockbuster "the smurfs", and the 2009 mouth-watering "cloudy with a chance of meatballs" - with "the smurfs 2" in july 2013, and "cloudy with a chance of…, about lafig belgium s.a., lafig belgium is the owner of the rights to produce audio-visual works based on the smurf universe and of the smurf worldwide licensing rights (together with imps). lafig belgium is controlled by the heirs of pierre culliford, better known under his pseudonym peyo, the author/creator of the smurfs. for 50 years, the culliford family has controlled the smurf characters and all licenses worldwide., for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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new york (july 24, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today it will be releasing alex gibney's lance armstrong documentary, the armstrong lie worldwide. the film, produced by gibney, frank marshall and matt tolmach, tells the unfolding story of armstrong's life and career over the last four years. lance armstrong was considered one of the greatest sports figures of all time and put competitive cycling into the…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards® (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, press contact:, bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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new york (july 29, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today they have acquired worldwide rights to the documentary tim's vermeer , directed by teller of penn & teller fame. produced by teller's stage partner penn jillette and farley ziegler, the film follows tim jenison, a texas based inventor, as he attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all of art: how did 17th century dutch master johannes…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards® (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, press contact:, bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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new york, ny (july 31, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today that after continued box office success they will once again increase before midnight 's theater count to 226 screens this weekend. richard linklater's film, starring ethan hawke and julie delpy, has grossed $7,743,294 in theaters to date. this surpasses before sunrise and before sunset 's box office grosses, marking before midnight as the trilogy's most…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards® (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, press contact:, bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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(culver city, ca, august 1, 2013), - beginning september 1, 2013, sony pictures entertainment (spe) and tom rothman will launch tristar productions. the new joint venture will augment the studio's strong output of motion pictures and television programming, it was jointly announced today by michael lynton, ceo of sony entertainment and chairman and ceo of spe, and amy pascal, co-chairman of spe. sony pictures will provide…
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culver city, ca (august 6, 2013), - rachel mizuno has been promoted to senior vice president, marketing, us distribution for sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by sheraton kalouria, executive vice president & chief marketing officer, spt, to whom she reports. in this position, mizuno is responsible for all marketing efforts in support of spt's first-run and off-net syndication, svod, cable and broadcast…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television ( www.sonypicturestelevision.com ), a sony pictures entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. in addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, sony…, contact:, amanda rose coordinator, communications amanda_rose@spe.sony.com 310-244-3795
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