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Sycamore Pictures
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Foundation date 1 january 2011
Sycamore Pictures is an American production company founded by producers Ben Nearn and Tom Rice. The company was formed in 2011 with a focus on producing films with a "more redemptive tone" suitable for families. Nearn, formerly an investment banker who moved on to become COO and a minority investor in Cross Creek Pictures, maintains the company's Memphis offices; Rice, an independent film producer and writer, maintains the Los Angeles office. The startup funds for Sycamore were raised by Nearn from investors both from the Memphis area and elsewhere, with a business model based on profit participation by actors, directors and creative personnel.
The company's first production, The Way Way Back, had its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013, where distribution rights were purchased for US$9.75 million, reportedly the largest distribution deal made at the festival that year.
Begin Again (2014) has been described as "an old-fashioned, let’s-put-on-a-show movie musical disguised as an indie relationship drama" and as "that real rarity, a feel-good story of friendship — not sexual love — between a man and woman."
Merry Friggin' Christmas, scheduled for release in late 2014, features Robin Williams in the last movie he made before his death in 2014.
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(2013)Filmography of Sycamore Pictures (4 films)
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Mississippi Grind (2015)
, 1h48Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Jeu, Transport films, Poker, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Ben Mendelsohn, Analeigh Tipton, Alfre Woodard, Robin Weigert
A gambler (Ben Mendelsohn) on a losing streak teams up with a younger gambler (Ryan Reynolds), hoping to change his luck.
A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Transport films, Road movies
Actors Robin Williams, Lauren Graham, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ryan Lee, Pierce Gagnon
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
The Way Way Back (2013)
, 1h36Directed by Jim Rash, Nat Faxon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about families, Children's films
Actors AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Amanda Peet, Allison Janney
14-year-old Duncan reluctantly goes on summer vacation to a beach house in a small seaside town near Cape Cod with his mother, Pam; her boyfriend Trent, and Trent's daughter, Steph. Trent emotionally disparages Duncan, often making comments and gestures that are belittling and rude to him. On the way to the beach house, Trent asks Duncan to rate himself on a scale of one to ten, and tells Duncan he thinks Duncan is a three. They arrive at the beach house and are greeted by the neighbors, the gregarious, hard-drinking Betty, her children Susanna and Peter, and married couple Kip and Joan. Later that evening, Duncan and Susanna have an awkward conversation from their adjacent porches.
Begin Again (2013)
, 1h41Directed by John Carney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine, Catherine Keener, Mos Def
Dan Mulligann (Mark Ruffalo) is a formerly successful record label executive living in New York City who is estranged from his wife Miriam and struggling to keep up with the changing music industry. After being fired from his job, he goes on a drinking binge which leads him to a bar in the Lower East Side where he encounters Gretta James (Keira Knightley). Gretta is a young and fiercely independent songwriter who has just broken up with her long-time boyfriend and songwriting partner Dave Kohl (Adam Levine), a newly successful musician who had an affair with one of his producers' assistants. Captivated by Gretta's music, Dan offers to sign her to his former record label, and although she initially refuses she reconsiders the offer and agrees.