by Larry Richman August 30, 2008 5:01 PM
This is one of those "industry items" that usually goes unnoticed by the mainstream press and generally affects nobody in the real world.
Item: Mark Urman has left ThinkFilm to become head of distribution at Senator Entertainment.
Why does this matter to independent film fans? Well, word is that one of his first major tasks will be to get All the Boys Love Mandy Lane out of limbo and get this film into the 1000+ theaters that Senator originally promised when they bought the film from the Weinsteins over a year ago following an auspicious debut at the 2006 Toronto International Film festival (no, that's not a typo -- 2006). One needs only to look back on this blog to see why this is such a "big deal" and why it matters to this reporter.
The journalist in me says, "just sayin'." Reporting the facts, ma'am.
The cynic in me says that dog don't hunt no mo'.
The optimist in me says this could be the news that fans of this movie have been waiting for.
We shall see.
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