Cinelou Films is an American film production and distribution company founded by Courtney Solomon in 2014. The company's first release was Cake (2014), starring Jennifer Aniston.
| Industry | Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Courtney Solomon |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people |
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| Products | Motion pictures |
| Divisions | Cinelou Releasing |
| Website | www |
Background
editIn 2014, Courtney Solomon launched a production company titled Cinelou Films.[1] In October 2014, it was announced that the company would be launching a distribution division titled Cinelou Releasing, and its first film would be the drama film Cake, directed by Daniel Barnz and starring Jennifer Aniston.[2] Cinelou's sophomore film was the Eddie Murphy-starring drama film Mr. Church, directed by Bruce Beresford.[3] In 2016, the company produced the adventure comedy-drama film Burn Your Maps (2016), directed by Jordan Roberts and starring Vera Farmiga.[4] and The Comedian, in development for a number of years, directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Robert De Niro.[5]
Cinelou signed a deal with Warner Bros. to distribute their next six films internationally.[6]
Cinelou also produced the film adaptation of the war drama novel The Yellow Birds, directed by Alexandre Moors and starring Alden Ehrenreich, Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston and Jennifer Aniston.[7] The film premiered at Sundance in January 2017.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Box Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2014 | Cake | Daniel Barnz | $2.9 million[8] | |
| September 16, 2016 | Mr. Church | Bruce Beresford | $685,780[9] | co-distribution with Eddie Murphy Productions |
| February 3, 2017 | The Comedian | Taylor Hackford | $1.7 million[10] | co-distribution with Sony Pictures Classics |
| April 21, 2017 | Phoenix Forgotten | Justin Barber | $3.7 million[11] | |
| June 15, 2018 | The Yellow Birds | Alexandre Moors | distributed by Saban Films and DirecTV Cinema[12][13] | |
| June 21, 2019 | Burn Your Maps | Jordan Roberts | distributed by Vertical Entertainment[14] |
References
edit- ^ "Cinelou Films: Company". Cinelou Films. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (October 27, 2014). "Jennifer Aniston's 'Cake' Set for Oscar-Qualifying Release via Cinelou's New Label". Variety.
- ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (October 22, 2014). "Eddie Murphy Teams Up With 'Driving Miss Daisy' Director". Indiewire. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (July 23, 2015). "Vera Farmiga, Virginia Madsen Starring in Comedy-Drama 'Burn Your Maps'". Variety.
- ^ Fletcher, Harry (October 1, 2015). "Jennifer Aniston and Robert De Niro are together at last for Taylor Hackford's The Comedian". Digital Spy.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (December 16, 2015). "First Look At Quirky Comedy 'Burn Your Maps' Starring Jacob Tremblay". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ Busch, Anita (October 6, 2015). "Jack Huston & Jennifer Aniston Join War Pic 'The Yellow Birds'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Cake at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Mr. Church at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Comedian at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Phoenix Forgotten at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Busch, Anita (December 19, 2017). "Cinelou's 'The Yellow Birds' Flies To Saban Films For Distribution". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Lang, Brent (January 26, 2018). "DirecTV Partners With Saban Films on 'The Yellow Birds' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Virtually every movie coming out this summer". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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