The iconic movie studio Searchlight Pictures is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Founded in 1994 under the name Fox Searchlight Pictures, they dropped “Fox” after Disney bought 21st Century Fox The cinema chain Picturehouse in the UK is celebrating “30 Years of Searchlight Pictures” with a screening series of 11 films. Below is their lovely trailer. “An independent film powerhouse formed in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, to tell the story of Searchlight is to tell the story of the last thirty years of indie film itself: follow the company’s decades-spanning thread, weaving award winners and cult classics together, and find a slate of modern masterpieces dear to the hearts of both the most devoted cinephile and the casual movie-goer.” Some of my fave Searchlight films: Sunshine, 500 Days of Summer, Napoleon Dynamite, Black Swan, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, Juno, The Menu, Super Troopers, Thank You for Smoking, The Tree of Life, and The Descendants. Here’s to 30 amazing years!! And many more to come. // Continue Reading ›
