With both a look at the new Blu-ray set and the theatrical release of the fifth Die Hard installment, A Good Day to Die Hard, on deck for later this/next week, it’s time to take a glance back at the ratings controversy that engulfed Live Free and Die Hard back in 2007. No such kerfuffle this time around, which speaks to Fox getting some things ironed out in advance. Still a strange one, though, that very public fight, especially given all of the terrible dubbing on display in the movie.
Daily Archives: February 6, 2013
Magnolia Picks Up Best Man Down
Magnolia Pictures announced today that they acquired North American rights to Best Man Down, a new comedy from writer-director Ted Koland starring Justin Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin and Frances O’Connor. The plot centers around Kristin (Weixler) and Scott (Long), a bride and groom forced to cancel their honeymoon and fly home to the snowy Midwest when the latter’s obnoxious and over-served best man, Lumpy (Labine), unexpectedly dies at their wedding in Phoenix. When they arrive, they begin to realize there was a lot more to their friend than met the eye.
“We’re pleased to be handling Best Man Down, a charming film that features excellent performances from a completely winning cast,” said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. Magnolia plans a summer release through their Ultra VOD program, debuting the film on all VOD platforms a month prior to its theatrical release.