Ann Thompson

Ann Thompson
cost minimum narrow trying
We are trying to narrow down to the minimum that we feel we need before we put a cost out there.
chapters combined entertainment
We even had discussions on chapters that didn't take place, like 'Lake Activities,' ... We combined that into entertainment.
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We've worked for many years to achieve the first steps in direct access for the patients we serve in Georgia.
It's got to be in there, It has it all.
marketing shows surprise
It was something of a surprise and shows (Miramax's) marketing mettle remains,
wealthy
They were wealthy and there have to be more.
concerned films less movies sundance
Sundance has made a lot of (digital) movies look good. And that has made distributors less concerned than they had been about how these films would play.
foster kids last problems resort talks
We've got kids who have problems in school, kids who've been abused, some kids that this is their last resort before going into foster care. Sometimes our talks in circle-ups (around campfires) are so heart-touching that we all cry.
best hopes
They had hopes for best picture, but they only had two nominations,
banking lady leading open sexy
They're not banking on him necessarily to open a movie. They are banking on him to make the leading lady sexy and make her look good.
education people university
It is snobbery, basically, ... People think you would have to have a university education at least to write as he does.
animation coming cycles disney height terms
I think there are cycles in the film business. Two-dimensional animation is coming to an end in terms of what was the height of Disney storytelling.
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Clearly, the ghosts of 9/11 have come home to roost. And you basically have many, many different filmmakers coming from all different areas of the filmmaking business addressing the issue, whether going into the past or dealing with the present. The Middle East and its discontent are front and center.
beginning slowly
I'm beginning to see a change, slowly but surely,