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• Killer films revives 'Betsy'.

  - 2009-04-07

  Killer Films has resurrected "Betsy and the Emperor," the screen version of Staton Rabin's children's book previously set up at Warner Bros.' kids unit Storyopolis. Pic will be helmed by John Curran. It stars A1 Pacino, who's been attached to the...

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• Killer Films dancing to the Beat track.(Brief article)

  - 2008-10-20

  Killer Films topper Christine Vachon has optioned the spec script "Kill Your Darlings," a biopic thriller by John Krokidas and Austin Bunn. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Krokidas will direct the pic, which involves a 1944 murder that brought together a young...

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• Gotham indies cop pic partnership.(ThinkFilm and Killer Films enter multi year agreement)

  - 2007-02-22

  Indie outfits ThinkFilm and Killer Films announced an unusual multiyear agreement Wednesday that will allow them to jointly develop, finance, produce and distribute pics worldwide. Under the pact, which takes effect immediately, Think will contribute a fee (which it would not...

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• Killer targets West Coast.(Killer Films )(Brief article)

  - 2006-03-27

  Christine Vachon's New York-based Killer Films has set up a satellite office in Los Angeles, run by Killer Films producer Jocelyn Hayes. Move puts the company in closer contact with West Coast talent and ties in with its overall growth strategy.

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• Killer sets sights on L.A.(Killer Films opens a satellite office in Los Angeles)

  - 2006-03-20

  Killer Films is going west. Christine Vachon's New York-based indie shingle has set up a satellite office in Los Angeles, to be headed by Killer Films producer Jocelyn Hayes. Move doesn't necessarily mean more pics for...

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• It's always a fight: Killer battles to bring three new pics to life.(Killer Films)

  - 2005-09-22

  From "Swoon" to "I Shot Andy Warhol" to "Boys Don't Cry," fact-based stories have been the bread-and-butter for the team at Killer Films. "Calling it 'true crime' is too reductive, but we've certainly been drawn to human dramas with a real-life...

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• Heads spin the future.(Killer Films's principals about their acheivements )

  - 2005-09-22

  Daily Variety asked the three principals of Killer Films what they think their greatest artistic achievements are and what they hope to accomplish in the future. PAMELA KOFFLER Talk about a study in contrasts: Ask Pamela...

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• Persistence of vision keeps trio on track: Killer's simple plan for survival: just make movies.(KILLER FILMS AT 10)

  - 2005-09-22

  Some companies, many, in fact, por over their long-term business plans, always worrying about how they can grow, how they can expand their reach, increase their revenue streams. It's true in any industry, but particularly so in the entertainment world, where such a mind set can...

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• The Museum of Modern Art presents a 10th-anniversary tribute to New York-based production company Killer Films: "Swoon: Ten Years of Killer Films," a 19-film retrospective Sept. 22-Oct. 8.(Brief Article)

  - 2005-09-15

  The Museum of Modern Art presents a 10th-anniversary tribute to New York-based production company Killer Films: "Swoon: Ten Years of Killer Films," a 19-film retrospective Sept. 22-Oct. 8. It will kick off with the New York premiere of "The Notorious Bettie Page" on Sept. 22. Helmers...

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• Schnabel gets team for 'Doll' biopic.(Julian Schnabel teams with Killer Films and London outfit Number 9 Films to make 'The Lonely Doll')(Brief Article)

  - 2005-07-07

  LONDON -- Director Julian Schnabel is teaming up with Christine Vachon's New York-based Killer Films and Elizabeth Karlsen's London outfit Number 9 Films to develop "The Lonely Doll," a biopic of the eccentric children's author Dare Wright. The movie will focus...

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