The New York-based TV and film distributor FilmRise has acquired the U.S. rights to Cindy Meehl’s feature documentary “The Dog Doc” about the innovative and unconventional veterinarian Dr. Marty Goldstein, it was announced Wednesday by FilmRise CEO Danny Fisher.
Dr. Goldstein, who has been called everything from a maverick to a miracle-worker to a quack, runs a clinic in South Salem, New York, that has made him and his staff famous for their integrative and even holistic approaches to pet health issues.
Meehl, who directed the 2011 documentary “Buck,” directed the documentary film that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. FilmRise will release “The Dog Doc” theatrically in select markets in March followed by a national theatrical and theatrical-on-demand rollout.
Also Read: 'Roseanne,' '3rd Rock From the Sun' Land on Sinclair's Ott Service Via Deal With FilmRise
“This documentary will no doubt have audiences...
Dr. Goldstein, who has been called everything from a maverick to a miracle-worker to a quack, runs a clinic in South Salem, New York, that has made him and his staff famous for their integrative and even holistic approaches to pet health issues.
Meehl, who directed the 2011 documentary “Buck,” directed the documentary film that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. FilmRise will release “The Dog Doc” theatrically in select markets in March followed by a national theatrical and theatrical-on-demand rollout.
Also Read: 'Roseanne,' '3rd Rock From the Sun' Land on Sinclair's Ott Service Via Deal With FilmRise
“This documentary will no doubt have audiences...
- 1/15/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
We're almost in the throes of the holiday season!
As soon as shows premiered, get set for them to begin taking schedule breaks for varying reasons. This week sees The Resident on hiatus because of the World Series, but we also get an airing of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on ABC, so all is not lost!
Find out what's exciting, what's premiering, and more below.
Sunday, October 20
8/7c Batwoman (The CW)
On Batwoman Season 1 Episode 3, "Down Down Down," Kate Kane's appearances in the Batsuit have incited Gotham City with Batman fever.
Tommy Elliot, a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne's, rides that wave of resurrection back to the city to celebrate his official status as the wealthiest son of Gotham.
Meanwhile, Kate challenges Alice to be more Beth-like and has to decide on whether she is the new Batman or if she is ready to become something else.
As soon as shows premiered, get set for them to begin taking schedule breaks for varying reasons. This week sees The Resident on hiatus because of the World Series, but we also get an airing of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on ABC, so all is not lost!
Find out what's exciting, what's premiering, and more below.
Sunday, October 20
8/7c Batwoman (The CW)
On Batwoman Season 1 Episode 3, "Down Down Down," Kate Kane's appearances in the Batsuit have incited Gotham City with Batman fever.
Tommy Elliot, a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne's, rides that wave of resurrection back to the city to celebrate his official status as the wealthiest son of Gotham.
Meanwhile, Kate challenges Alice to be more Beth-like and has to decide on whether she is the new Batman or if she is ready to become something else.
- 10/19/2019
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The border wall is obviously a contentious political issue in the U.S. right now, but the documentary “The River and the Wall” examines the situation from a perspective some might not have considered just yet: the environmental one.
The film sees director Ben Masters and a small group of environmentalists and filmmakers travel 1200 miles down the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico via bike, horse, and canoe. The filmmaker told the audience following a showing of the film at the International Documentary Association’s annual screening series in Los Angeles that he was inspired to make “The River and the Wall” while in the process of filming a documentary about mountain lions. When he realized the animals he’d tagged with Gps trackers were traveling freely between the U.S. and Mexico, he thought more about the impact a potential border wall would have.
“This...
The film sees director Ben Masters and a small group of environmentalists and filmmakers travel 1200 miles down the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico via bike, horse, and canoe. The filmmaker told the audience following a showing of the film at the International Documentary Association’s annual screening series in Los Angeles that he was inspired to make “The River and the Wall” while in the process of filming a documentary about mountain lions. When he realized the animals he’d tagged with Gps trackers were traveling freely between the U.S. and Mexico, he thought more about the impact a potential border wall would have.
“This...
- 10/18/2019
- by Jean Bentley
- Indiewire
In today’s TV news roundup, a premiere date is announced for upcoming drama series “King Ester” and Starz acquires six new titles to premiere this fall/winter.
Dates
Drama series “King Ester” is slated to premiere on Issa Rae Presents: Issa Rae Productions Youtube channel on Oct. 17, Variety has learned exclusively. Starring “Pose’s” Angelica Ross, and Janet Hubert of “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” the series follows an audacious transgender woman named Ester (Rowin Amone) in New Orleans as she navigates her sexual identity and journey to fame while the wrath of Hurricane Katrina terrorizes the city and lives around her. Following its premiere, new episodes will air every Thursday for the next seven weeks.
Apple TV Plus announced “Servant,“ from director M. Night Shyamalan will premiere Nov. 28. The show follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the...
Dates
Drama series “King Ester” is slated to premiere on Issa Rae Presents: Issa Rae Productions Youtube channel on Oct. 17, Variety has learned exclusively. Starring “Pose’s” Angelica Ross, and Janet Hubert of “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” the series follows an audacious transgender woman named Ester (Rowin Amone) in New Orleans as she navigates her sexual identity and journey to fame while the wrath of Hurricane Katrina terrorizes the city and lives around her. Following its premiere, new episodes will air every Thursday for the next seven weeks.
Apple TV Plus announced “Servant,“ from director M. Night Shyamalan will premiere Nov. 28. The show follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the...
- 10/3/2019
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Jesse Williams is taking a break from his doctor scrubs: The Grey’s Anatomy star will recur in Hulu’s upcoming limited series Little Fires Everywhere, our sister site Deadline reports.
Starring Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon, the 1990s-set drama “follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives” in the upscale community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, per the official synopsis. “The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood — and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
Starring Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon, the 1990s-set drama “follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives” in the upscale community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, per the official synopsis. “The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood — and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
- 10/3/2019
- TVLine.com
Starz has acquired and set premieres for a half-dozen titles including Geena Davis’ documentary This Changes Everything, two seasons of Idris Elba’s semi-autobiographical family comedy In the Long Run and its holiday special, and the Mel Gibson-Sean Penn movie The Professor and the Madman.
The premium cabler also picked up the Ellen Page-Kate Mara film My Days of Mercy, which bowed at Toronto; the immigration docu The River and the Wall; and true-crime pic Stockholm, which premiered at Tribeca. See descriptions and premiere dates for the projects below.
[“This Changes Everything] eloquently makes the case for the need to improve gender balance, diversity and inclusion onscreen and behind the scenes,” Davis said. “It’s important that industry leaders and the public are aware of the impact the media has as we rally together toward the goal of gender equality.”
Said Elba of the comedy inspired...
The premium cabler also picked up the Ellen Page-Kate Mara film My Days of Mercy, which bowed at Toronto; the immigration docu The River and the Wall; and true-crime pic Stockholm, which premiered at Tribeca. See descriptions and premiere dates for the projects below.
[“This Changes Everything] eloquently makes the case for the need to improve gender balance, diversity and inclusion onscreen and behind the scenes,” Davis said. “It’s important that industry leaders and the public are aware of the impact the media has as we rally together toward the goal of gender equality.”
Said Elba of the comedy inspired...
- 10/3/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Now 90, Dr. Ruth Westheimer had resisted past overtures to do a documentary, but she was won over by filmmaker Ryan White. Ask Dr. Ruth, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, opens in theaters this weekend via Magnolia Pictures after screening at Tribeca Film Festival this week. The theatrical run comes ahead of its Hulu bow in June. 1091 Media, formerly The Orchard, is opening fellow Tribeca doc, Meeting Gorbachev by Werner Herzog and André Singer. Venice, Toronto, Telluride & Nyff title, Non-Fiction, by Olivier Assayas and starring Juliette Binoche opens in select locations on the coasts Friday, while Good Deed Entertainment has Tell It to the Bees with Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger in select cities around the country. Also on tap is Patrick Creadon doc Hesburgh, a self-release, in 30-plus markets this weekend.
Also opening in limited release is Briarcliff Entertainment’s El Chicano by Ben Hernandez Bray...
Also opening in limited release is Briarcliff Entertainment’s El Chicano by Ben Hernandez Bray...
- 5/3/2019
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
By Glenn Dunks
The effects of the current administration on the psyche and the soul of American life have been well-documented in cinema. Documentaries about how Donald Trump has torn at the fabric of the country are almost a dime a dozen. Many have been great, and there will be many more until the day filmed entertainments cease to exist. It is a part of our cinematic lives now.
Less common as a subject is the effect the current administration is having on the land itself. That's surprising considering Trump and his cabinet are doing everything within their power to not just continue environmental genocide but speed it up. The soil and the water and the earth that surrounds us are at the heart of the evocative new documentary The River and the Wall...
The effects of the current administration on the psyche and the soul of American life have been well-documented in cinema. Documentaries about how Donald Trump has torn at the fabric of the country are almost a dime a dozen. Many have been great, and there will be many more until the day filmed entertainments cease to exist. It is a part of our cinematic lives now.
Less common as a subject is the effect the current administration is having on the land itself. That's surprising considering Trump and his cabinet are doing everything within their power to not just continue environmental genocide but speed it up. The soil and the water and the earth that surrounds us are at the heart of the evocative new documentary The River and the Wall...
- 4/30/2019
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Indie distributor Gravitas Ventures on Tuesday launched Gravitas Movies, an ad-free streaming service that will showcase the company’s library of at least 1,000 movies. The price is $4.99 a month for the service, which is available as of today at gravitasmovies.com and via Comcast’s Xfinity X1, Apple TV and iOS devices, Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Android mobile and TV devices.
The service is up and running in the U.S., with a global rollout coming later this summer. The platform is powered by Float Left’s Flicast, Jw Player and Cleeng.
Gravitas Ventures, which employs a theatrical/digital distribution model, has been a staple at film festivals with a focus on genre and documentaries. It most recently showcased its docu The River and the Wall, featuring presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, which premiered at SXSW.
Among the titles at launch include the Platoon reunion documentary Brothers in Arms with Johnny Depp,...
The service is up and running in the U.S., with a global rollout coming later this summer. The platform is powered by Float Left’s Flicast, Jw Player and Cleeng.
Gravitas Ventures, which employs a theatrical/digital distribution model, has been a staple at film festivals with a focus on genre and documentaries. It most recently showcased its docu The River and the Wall, featuring presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, which premiered at SXSW.
Among the titles at launch include the Platoon reunion documentary Brothers in Arms with Johnny Depp,...
- 3/19/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Fresh off of its world premiere at SXSW, Ben Masters’ documentary The River and the Wall has released its first full trailer. Gravitas announced today that the film will be released in theaters in the U.S. and Canada and On Demand May 3 with a one night preview in nearly 100 theaters on May 2.
As exclusively reported by Deadline, The River and the Wall was acquired by Gravitas Ventures ahead of its premiere at SXSW. The documentary premiered to a standing ovation at its premiere at the Austin-based fest with newly announced presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke making an appearance during the Q&A. O’Rourke also appears in the film (as seen in the trailer above) alongside sitting Republican Congressman Will Hurd as well as Jay Kleberg, Filipe DeAndrade, Heather Mackey, and Austin Alvarado.
Masters started filming The River and The Wall two years ago right when the “build that...
As exclusively reported by Deadline, The River and the Wall was acquired by Gravitas Ventures ahead of its premiere at SXSW. The documentary premiered to a standing ovation at its premiere at the Austin-based fest with newly announced presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke making an appearance during the Q&A. O’Rourke also appears in the film (as seen in the trailer above) alongside sitting Republican Congressman Will Hurd as well as Jay Kleberg, Filipe DeAndrade, Heather Mackey, and Austin Alvarado.
Masters started filming The River and The Wall two years ago right when the “build that...
- 3/18/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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