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How Bleecker Street Survived a Decade in the Tumultous Indie Film Business
Bleecker Street's diverse slate and string of calculated risks have kept the indie studio going strong for a decade.
Several of Bleecker’s contemporaries, including Broad Green, Open Road Films and Solstice Studios, debuted with deep-pocketed backers, made splashy acquisitions and announced star-studded projects, only to close shop, go bankrupt or be sold for parts. There have been commercial underperformers and misses, such as “Mass,” an acclaimed but little-seen school shooting drama, or the Elle Fanning musical “Teen Spirit.” But releasing those and other films in theaters, Bleecker says, helps them perform better on home entertainment platforms. On the horizon, Bleecker will premiere “Rumours,” a dark comedy with Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander, at Cannes, and it is gearing up for this summer’s “The Fabulous Four,” which features Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
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