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4 1/2 Minutes (2014)
Director: Renee Zellweger Writer: Anthony Tambakis Cast: Renee Zellweger, Johnny Knoxville Production Companies: PalmStar Media Capital, All Together Now, K5 International Producers: Kevin Scott Frakes, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Tambakis, Raj Brinder Singh Genre: Comedy More... Read more »
November Man (2014)
Director: Roger Donaldson Writer: Michael Finch Based on Novel Written by: Karl Gajdusek Cast: Peirce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper Production Companies: Irish Dreamtime, Das Films, PalmStar Media Capital, The Solution Entertainment Producers: Kevin Scott Frakes, Sriram Das, Beau St... Read more »
Careful What You Wish For (2014)
Director: Elizabeth Allen Writer: Chris Frisina Cast: Isabel Lucas Production Companies: PalmStar Media Capital, Troika Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment Producers: Kevin Scott Frakes, Robert Stein, Michael Helfant, Ashok Amitraj, Raj Brinder Sinh Genre: Thriller More Info: IMDb Summary:... Read more »
Untitled Ian Fleming Project
Based on the book by: Andrew Lycett Screenwriter: Matthew Brown Production Companies: PalmStar Entertainment, Animus Films Producers: Kevin Frakes, Stephan Paternot, Jim Young Genre: Biopic More Info: IMDB Summary: This is the TRUE story of Ian Fleming in the crucial years that... Read more »
Lunar Park
Based on the book by: Bret Easton Ellis Screenplay by: Lane Shadgett Production Companies: PalmStar Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Lawrence Bender Productions Producers: Kevin Frakes, Stephan Paternot Exec Producer: Lawrence Bender Status: Casting Estimated Budget: $10-15... Read more »
The Darkness (2013)
Director: Daniel Stamm Writer: Megan Holley Cast: TBD Production Companies: PalmStar Media Capital, Occupant Entertainment, HanWay Films Producers: Kevin Scott Frakes, Joe Neurauter, Ben Forkner, Nick Spicer Genre: Thriller More Info: IMDb Summary: An American student working... Read more »
How to Make Love Like an Englishman
Director: John Amiel Writer: Matthew Newman Cast: Peirce Brosnan, Jessica Alba, Salma Hayek Production Companies: PalmStar Media Capital, Irish DreamTime, Southpaw Entertainment Producers: Kevin Scott Frakes, Grant Cramer, Beau St Claire, Raj Brinder Singh Genre: Comedy More... Read more »
The Golden Suicides
Status: In Development Based on the Vanity Fair Article by: Nancy Jo Sales Writer: Bret Easton Ellis (America Psycho, Less Then Zero, The Informers) Consulting Director: Gus Van Sant (Milk, Elephant, Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester) Production Companies: PalmStar Entertainment,... Read more »
Midnight Sun
Director: Hugh Hudson Writer: Hugh Hudson, Bart Gavigan Cast: TBD Production Companies: PalmStar Media Capital, Hyde Park Entertainment, Producers: Kevin Scott Frakes, Ashok Amitraj, Rob Heydon, Karine Martin Genre: Adventure More Info: IMDB Summary: A young boy attempts to reunite... Read more »
PalmStar Finances “Celeste & Jesse” Deal with Sierra/Affinity Selling
BERLIN February 9, 2012 – Sierra / Affinity is launching sales of the rights to CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER outside of North America at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival where the company will be screening the film. The deal was financed by PalmStar Media Capital.... Read more »
Sundance 2012: ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ Sells to Sony Pictures Classics
The film, starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg, had its sold-out world premiere at the Eccles Theatre Friday night. Celeste and Jesse Forever, a romantic dramedy starring Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones, has sold to Sony Pictures Classics. The company acquired all North... Read more »
K5 launches LA division with Kevin Frakes as CEO
PalmStar CEO heads new K5 division in LA which starts out with a $30m investment pot LOS ANGELES – K5 Media Group continues to grow its business with the launch of K5 International LLC in Los Angeles and the appointment of PalmStar Media Capital’s Kevin Frakes as its... Read more »
PalmStar Media Capital Expands its Film Finance Operations with Two Key Hires
PalmStar Media Capital has announced the hiring of Michael Bassick as Co-CEO and Dan Jahns as COO to expand its growing film finance business. In addition to fund management and film related investment activities, PalmStar Media Capital has recently inked deals with two international... Read more »
PalmStar Media Capital Co-finances Paul Walker’s Next Vehicle
K5 International has taken on international rights to Vehicle 19, which is set to star Paul Walker, the star of FAST FIVE, which drew record breaking box office receipts this past weekend of $132.1 million worldwide. Walker will star and executive produce in the new action... Read more »
The Skinny On Film Financing: Investors Pull Back The Curtain
Great article on latest trends in film financing models. Don’t miss the the second half where PalmStar CEO, Kevin Frakes shares his insights. This article was originally written by FIN Alternatives on Feb 27 2011 | 5:49pm ET: For full article with images go to: http://www.finalternatives.com/node/15656 If... Read more »
PalmStar Media Capital Co-Finances New Val Kilmer Thriller
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (July 10, 2011) – PalmStar Media Capital co-finances EFish Entertainment’s new Val Kilmer thriller, Seven Below (fka Seven Below Zero). The indie thriller centers on a group of strangers forced to seek refuge in a remote house in the woods while caught... Read more »
HEDGEFUND.NET speaks with Kevin Frakes of Palmstar
Emerging market and financial sector-focused hedge fund firms may be all very well and good, but at least one hedge fund manager is looking to other sectors for the latest in emerging managers. Anthony Scaramucci, whose $7.4 billion SkyBridge Capital started as a hedge fund... Read more »
Pillage announced in Variety
Zellweger ready for ‘Pillage’ Pic tells story of rebellious friends in search of the perfect party By DAVE MCNARY Renee Zellweger is ready to party with “Pillage,” having acquired feature rights to former New York City nightlife impresario Brantly Martin’s... Read more »
PalmStar and Blumhouse Partner On The Rescue Artist
PalmStar Entertainment has acquired the rights to Edward Dolnick’s 2005 crime drama/thriller “The Rescue Artist”, which will be a co-production with Blumhouse Productions. The two companies have partnered to develop the picture with Will Akers penning the screenplay. Akers’... Read more »
PalmStar Expands Film Division With New Hires
PalmStar Entertainment has announced the addition of 2 new film industry executives in its New York office to support the continued expansion of its film production division. Courtney Andrialis and Jonathan Shukat have joined PalmStar Entertainment as Development and Production... Read more »
PalmStar Branches With S2 Entertainment
PALMSTAR BRANCHES WITH S2 ENTERTAINMENT -Development and Casting Office Opens in NYC- LOS ANGELES, CA (May 2nd, 2007) PalmStar Entertainment expands to the East Coast with S2 Entertainment, a new development and casting office in New York City (36 East 20th Street, 3rd Fl, NYC... Read more »
Moviemaker of the Week: Kevin Scott Frakes
By Noralil Ryan Fores Original article: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/?p=394 Before he fell into producing movies, Kevin Scott Frakes’ first love was playing baseball. “I grew up obsessed with the game and didn’t really think about much else. Everything was dictated by... Read more »
Variety: Indie’s ‘Dirty’ Trick
Duo to turn tome into laffer By: Chris Gardner The influence of Harvey Weinstein and Robert Redford on the indie film scene provided the intrigue in Peter Biskind’s 2004 “Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film.” Now, helmer Ken Bowser... Read more »
PalmStar Gets “Down and Dirty Picturesâ€
HOLLYWOOD, CA (August 2006) – PalmStar Entertainment is developing Peter Biskind’s (Easy Riders, Raging Bulls) industry expose Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film into a feature length comedy. Ken Bowser (“Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”)... Read more »