Bleecker Street (company)

Bleecker Street
Private
Industry Film
Founded August 2014 (2014-08)
Headquarters New York City, New York, U.S.
Products Film distribution
Website bleeckerstreetmedia.com

Bleecker Street is a New York City-based film distribution company.

Background

Bleecker Street was founded in August 2014 by CEO Andrew Karpen, former Co-CEO of Focus Features.[1][2]

Bleecker Street has an output distribution deal with Shivani Rawat’s ShivHans Pictures, the producer of its first theatrical release Danny Collins, starring Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, and Christopher Plummer, as well as Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren and Diane Lane, and Captain Fantastic, starring Viggo Mortensen.

They've also released the Gavin Hood's drone thriller Eye in the Sky, starring Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman and Aaron Paul and Sean Ellis’s drama Anthropoid, starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan.[3] Future releases include Mick Jackson’s drama Denial, starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Wilkinson,[4] which will premiere at Toronto International Film Festival alongside Jim Jarmusch's Paterson, starring Adam Driver. They will also release James Gray's The Lost City of Z starring Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson,[5] Mark Pellington’s dramedy The Last Word, starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried,[6] Andy Serkis' Breathe starring Andrew Garfield,[7] and Bharat Nalluri's The Man Who Invented Christmas starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce.

Awards and accolades

Bleecker Street received its first Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for Bryan Cranston in Trumbo as well as Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Bryan Cranston and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Helen Mirren.[8] The Golden Globes also nominated Trumbo for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Bryan Cranston, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Helen Mirren, and Danny Collins for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for Al Pacino.

Films

Release Date Title Director
March 20, 2015 Danny Collins Dan Fogelman
May 15, 2015 I’ll See You in My Dreams Brett Haley
September 16, 2015 Pawn Sacrifice Edward Zwick
October 16, 2015 Beasts of No Nation Cary Fukunaga
November 6, 2015 Trumbo Jay Roach
March 11, 2016 Eye in the Sky Gavin Hood
April 22, 2016 Elvis & Nixon Liza Johnson
July 8, 2016 Captain Fantastic Matt Ross
August 12, 2016 Anthropoid Sean Ellis
September 30, 2016 Denial Mick Jackson
December 28, 2016 Paterson Jim Jarmusch
March 10, 2017 The Last Word Mark Pellington
April 21, 2017 The Lost City of Z James Gray
TBD Breathe Andy Serkis
TBD The Man Who Invented Christmas Bharat Nalluri

References

  1. ↑ McClintock, Pamela. "Toronto: Former Focus Co-CEO Andrew Karpen Launches New Distribution Company", The Hollywood Reporter, New York, 13 August 2014. Retrieved on 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Cheney, Alexandra. "Ex-Focus Features Chief Launches Distribution Company", Variety, New York, 13 August 2014. Retrieved on 25 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Kilday, Gregg. "World War II Drama 'Anthropoid' Goes to Bleecker Street", The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, 12 May 2016. Retrieved on 12 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana. "Bleecker Street Nabs Rachel Weisz Holocaust Denier Legal Drama", The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, 5 November 2015. Retrieved on 8 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Toronto: Charlie Hunnam Drama 'The Lost City of Z' Lands at Bleecker Street (Exclusive)". Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  6. ↑ Hipes, Patrick. "Shirley MacLaine-Amanda Seyfried Dramedy ‘The Last Word’ Lands At Bleecker Street", Deadline Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2 November 2015. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Toronto: Andrew Garfield Starrer 'Breathe' Goes to Bleecker Street, Participant". Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  8. ↑ Lang, Brent (2015-12-09). "SAG Nominations: Bleecker Street, Broad Green, Netflix Break Into the Awards Race". Retrieved 2016-06-30.

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