hedge fund films
NY Hedge Fund Affiliate Accused Of Reneging On Environmental Issue
Platinum Partners, an affiliate of NY hedge fund manager Platinum Management has been accused of fraud by Hartz Solar Hamilton LLC., According to new Jersey website NorthJersey.com. Hartz filed suit in U.S. District Court (Newark), saying that the hedge fund affiliate reneged on a pledge to buy energy credits (Solar Renewable Energy Credits or SRECs) from the company’s South Jersey [...]
Dirty Hedge Fund Dealings Premier At Sundance
Sundance 12 kicked off over the weekend with the new hedge fund movie Arbitrage playing on day 3 of the festival. The movie depicts a hedge fund magnate under investigation, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before his double-dealings are revealed. Vulture reports: “An ultra-rich hedge fund magnate [...]
Indie Film Financing at Annual Summit in New York
The 11th annual New York International Film & TV Finance Summit, presented by BNA / CITE will convene September 22nd -23rd, 2011, to explore ways in which independents can find hedge fund financing to make, distribute, and market films – even in a challenging economic environment. The conference is sponsored by Deloitte LLP, Sheppard Mullin [...]
New Documentary: Chasing Madoff
Produced by Cohen Media Group, the film/documentary covers the struggle of whistleblower Harry Markopolos in his quest to expose the truth behind the infamous Madoff hedge fund Ponzi scheme. Director Jeff Prosserman’s new documentary will release in theaters on August 26, 2011. “Throughout the decade long investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain of white-collar predators [...]
DeLillo’s “Cosmopolis” To Be Directed By David Cronenberg
Horror master David Cronenberg has taken on Don DeLillo’s #1 bestseller “Cosmopolis” and has signed Robert Pattinson to star in the thriller. Like James Joyce’s Ulysses, “Cosmopolis” covers roughly one day of time and includes highly sexed women and the theme of father-son separation. The plot involves a young hedge fund billionaire (Pattinson) who hops [...]
Richard Gere As Hedge Fund Honcho
Al Pacino has been reported to have quit the role as big time hedge fund manager in the new financial thriller “Arbitrage” opposite Susan Sarandon. However, Pacino is to be replaced by Richard Gere, according to Hollywood sources. Gere is said to be in talks regarding the role. The movie depicts a hedge fund magnate under [...]