Today, I saw a recent article from the Hollywood Reporter. It is about how Alex Steyermark, a director who made a film that was financed by Mark Cuban, was told by his distributor (Magnolia Pictures) that his film had been pulled from a theater that is owned by Cablevision (which also owns IFC Films) in retaliation for my film (which is being distributed by IFC Films) having been pulled from the Landmark Theater chain (which is owned by Mark Cuban).
I hope it's not true. I've never met the guy, but the idea that our films are both being penalized because of a turf war that has nothing to do with either of us is both absurd and distressing. I wish Alex Steyermark and his film nothing but the best, and I hope that Mark Cuban and Cablevision can figure out a way to resolve their differences that doesn't involve collateral damage.
posted by Caveh Zahedi at
1:06 AM
