culver city, ca - november 16, 2009 -, sony pictures entertainment has opened a full-service digital intermediate (di) facility located on its historic lot in culver city, it was announced today by chris cookson, president of sony pictures technologies. "sony pictures is uniquely positioned at the intersection of entertainment and technology," said cookson. "colorworks represents an important blending of the highest level of talent…, john persichetti, ,, steve bowen, and, trent johnson, , whose credits include a combined total of hundreds of pictures from across the major studios, have joined the colorworks team. "digital intermediate and mastering are a lesser known, but critical piece of the film-making puzzle," said gary martin, president of production administration and sony pictures studio operations. "we are thrilled to have our own center here on the lot, but more than…, "this is it," "zombieland", and, "cloudy with a chance of meatballs", in 3d. colorworks adds to an array of sony pictures studios industry-leading post production services and facilities available to the industry including sound editorial, stock footage, visual effects and more. the new di facility will serve sony pictures' and other clients' projects beginning immediately. initial projects completed at the facility include the studio's own michael jackson's "this…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…
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culver city, calif., november 18, 2009 -, marisa mcgrath has been promoted to senior vice president of national theatrical publicity, it was announced today by andre caraco, executive vice president of motion picture publicity for sony pictures worldwide marketing & distribution. mcgrath, who reports to caraco, most recently oversaw successful publicity campaigns for such hit films as zombieland, julie and julia, cloudy with a chance…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., november 16, 2009 -, yesterday, sony pictures releasing international passed $1.634 billion at the box office, making 2009 the highest grossing year of all time internationally for the studio and breaking the division's previous all-time high which it set in 2006, it was announced today by jeff blake, chairman, sony pictures worldwide marketing and distribution. the year has been driven by the success of a number of…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., december 3, 2009 -, sony pictures releasing international will pass $2 billion at the box office this coming weekend, powering sony pictures entertainment to its best-ever box office year worldwide, it was announced today by jeff blake, chairman of sony pictures worldwide marketing & distribution. 2009 marks just the fifth time in motion picture history that any studio will have passed the $2 billion milestone…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., december 4, 2009 -, sony pictures television (spt) announced today that it has reached an agreement with sunjin entertainment in korea to develop and produce a television series for local broadcasters. the agreement makes spt the first hollywood studio to work with a local production company to develop and produce korean television series. under the agreement, spt and sunjin entertainment will initially focus on…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…, about sunjin entertainment, established in 2004, sunjin entertainment is an independent television production company in korea. sunjin began as an events and live performances management company, and has expanded to produce numerous video and multimedia programs for governmental agencies in korea. ms. lee yun kyung, an accomplished producer and marketing and public relations executive, has been sunjin's president and chief…, for enquiry, please contact, david chau, madison communications (for spt asia) tel: (+852) 2881 1787, email: david@madisonmission.com catherine tang, madison communications (for spt asia) tel: (+852) 2881 8732, email: cat@madisonmission.com
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culver city, calif., december 3, 2009 -, loot, a group of developers within sony pictures entertainmnet , has struck a deal with iron fist(r) clothing to create branded items for the playstation(r) home environment, it was announced today. the one-year licensing deal enables the loot team to create and sell iron fist merchandise in the virtual world. "collaborating with loot has been a blast," said mikey black at iron fist. "we are…, about iron fist, iron fist(r) is a south african born and globally cultured apparel and footwear brand based in san diego, california. established in 2005 as a means for two friends to create art and action sport inspired clothing to sell out of the trunks of their cars, the project continued to grow beyond anyone's expectations until it exploded into a cultural revolution among the youth worldwide. iron fist's…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, contacts:, kim vu for loot (p) 310.244.4649 kim_vu@spe.sony.com mikey black for iron fist(r) (p)858.586.1100 pr@ironfist.tv
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culver city, calif., december 4, 2009 -, bennett miller is in negotiations to direct columbia pictures' moneyball, starring brad pitt as billy beane, the general manager of the oakland a's who rewrote the unwritten rulebook of baseball. the screenplay is by steve zaillian and aaron sorkin based upon the bestselling book by michael lewis. stan chervin wrote the first draft of the script. the film will be produced by michael de luca,…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., dec 9, 2009 -, jake kasdan will direct cameron diaz in bad teacher , a comedy written by lee eisenberg & gene stupnitsky, it was announced today by doug belgrad and matt tolmach, presidents of columbia pictures. the film, which centers on a flagrantly foul-mouthed, bitter, and irreverent middle school teacher, will be produced by mosaic media's jimmy miller. in addition to bad teacher , which will begin…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., dec 15, 2009 -, sony pictures entertainment is concluding negotiations to option the english language motion picture rights to the millennium series, a trio of crime-thriller novels by the late swedish writer stieg larsson, it was announced today by doug belgrad and matt tolmach, presidents of columbia pictures. scott rudin was instrumental in securing the rights and is attached to produce along with ole…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., january 2, 2010 -, the end of the world is the beginning of spectacular adventure in the global box office sensation ($711 million worldwide) 2012, arriving on 2-disc blu-ray, 1-disc blu-ray, dvd & psp this march 2, 2010, from sony pictures home entertainment. visionary director roland emmerich, creator of the day after tomorrow and independence day , outdoes himself with this jaw-dropping epic that's packed…, synopsis -, never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. 2012 is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. 2012 was produced by harald kloser ( 10,000 b.c. ), mark gordon ( the day after tomorrow ) and larry franco ( batman begins ) and executive…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio…, contacts:, jason allen sphe (p) 310.244.3502 jason_allen@spe.sony.com
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