Focus Features is no longer Focus Features. It’s FilmDistrict — with a new owner and a new name. That’s the takeaway from Universal’s announcement on Tuesday, which unveiled the label’s ...

Wes Anderson has such a distinct style across his films, from The Royal Tenenbaums to The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and ...

Starring Benicio Del Toro, “The Phoenician Scheme” is a cockamamie lark full of silly stunts, international intrigue and a ...

In an overhaul of its Focus Features imprint, Universal Pictures is installing FilmDistrict founder Peter Schlessel as the new head of the specialty movie label. James Schamus, Focus’ current ...

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Focus Features has in that time become a fixture of the art-house scene and awards circuit. The company is known for releasing such movies as “Brokeback ...

Focus Features’ new leadership team under incoming CEO Peter Schlessel will be a blend of executives from both Focus and Film District — but it won’t include current Focus co-CEO Andrew Karpen.

With audacious directors, courageous actors and unforgettable stories that have touched the lives of cinephiles on a global scale, Focus Features has been a fixture in the Hollywood firmament for ...

Focus Features, along with its genre label, Rogue, entered 2006 on the strength of its successful expansion of its 2005 release “Brokeback Mountain” from director Ang Lee. The groundbreaking ...

EXCLUSIVE: In another deal that demonstrated the vibrancy of the Virtual Cannes Market, Focus Features is in final talks to fund and distribute worldwide Armageddon Time, the James Gray-directed ...

Focus Features has joined Toronto's end-of-festival sale by buying rights to Mike Mills' "Beginners," starring Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer. By Borys Kit, Gregg Kilday Focus Features has ...