September
2023

‘Equalizer 3’ Clocks Franchise-Best WW Debut; ‘Oppenheimer’ Reaches $851M Global With Strong China Start, ‘Barbie’ Dances To $1.38B+ – International Box Office

Though Labor Day is upon us domestically — and its somewhat equivalents in many overseas markets to mark the end of summer — the hits keep coming as holds this session were strong on the season’s leaders while a new entry surprised. To wit, and starting with the latter: Sony/Escape Artists’ The Equalizer 3 blazed to a $60.6M global start this weekend, to clock the franchise’s best opening ever. Of that, the $26.1M debut in 49 international box office markets was also a new record bow for the Denzel Washington-led series.

January
2023

Bluejack National named the best residential golf course in Texas

It's time to tee up, golf fans. Bluejack National in Montogomery was rated the number one residential golf course in Texas, according to USA Today/Golfweek's Top 200 residential golf course rankings in 2023.

October
2022

‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ Review: Javier Bardem And Shawn Mendes Tune Up For The Year’s Best Singing Reptile Film

It has taken quite a while for a major studio to discover the cinematic possibilities of a movie about a singing crocodile, but Sony’s Columbia Pictures has finally gotten the message and thus we finally have the film adaptation of Bernard Waber’s 1965 children’s book staple Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.

It no doubt helped to have pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes deliver the voice for Lyle, and Oscar-, Grammy- and Tony-winning songwriting team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman) suppling the snappy tunes, but thanks to its engaging title CGI creation, this crocodile rocks.

March
2022

‘Spy Kids’ Franchise Reimagining In Works At Netflix; Robert Rodriguez Returning To Mount Next Film For Skydance, Spyglass

Netflix has closed a deal with Skydance to produce a reimagining of the Spy Kids franchise, alongside Spyglass Media, LLC and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (We Can Be Heroes, Alita: Battle Angel), who created the film series and directed all past installments.

‘Scream’ Sequel & Bob Marley Biopic Theatrical Release Dates Set By Paramount

Paramount has dated Spyglass Media’s Scream sequel for March 31, 2023 and its untitled Bob Marley movie starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the reggae legend for Jan. 12, 2024.

Former MGM Film Head Jonathan Glickman Launches Panoramic Media; Gary Barber, Spyglass, Tarak Ben Ammar, UTA, Lantern & Pinky Promise To Fund Venture

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Glickman has launched Panoramic Media, a multi-platform content venture. The former MGM Motion Picture Group President launches with investment from Gary Barber, Spyglass Media Group, Eagle Pictures, Lantern Entertainment, Pinky Promise and United Talent Agency. Glickman wasn’t putting a number on the investment, but it is significant for the startup, which will be platform agnostic with the financial resources to develop projects across all platforms.

February
2022

Dallas’ Lantern plays a role in acquisition

The Dallas investor duo who brought Harvey Weinstein’s entertainment company has struck another deal, partnering with an Italian firm to acquire studios in Paris that have produced titles such as Emily in Paris and Murder Mystery 2.

George Clooney’s ‘Boys In The Boat’ Adaptation With MGM, Spyglass And Smokehouse Sets Top Tier Cast

EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney’s long-awaited adaptation of The Boys in the Boat looks to be gearing up production as sources tell Deadline, Clooney has rounded out his cast with Joel Edgerton, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban and Hadley Robinson joining Callum Turner, who was previously announced. MGM, Spyglass and Smokehouse are partnering on the production with Clooney directing and Mark L. Smith writing the script.

January
2022

‘Scream’ Sequel Moving Forward At Paramount And Spyglass

Following the box-office success of the latest installment, Spyglass Entertainment and Paramount Pictures have given the greenlight to move forward with the next installment of Scream. Returning for the next film are directors Radio Silence with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett at the helm and James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick co-writing the screenplay. Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein and William Sherak are serving as producers. Creator Kevin Williamson and the third member of Radio Silence, Chad Villella, are executive producing alongside Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre.

Box Office: ‘Scream’ Unseats ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ With $34 Million Holiday Haul

All hail the new king!

“Scream” dethroned “Spider-Man: No Way Home” over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, becoming the first film to unseat the superhero phenomenon since it debuted on Dec. 17. The slasher revival grossed $34 million from 3,664 locations to top the box office. 

USA TODAY's Golfweek released their 2022 Top Residential Golf Course Rankings

USA TODAY's Golfweek has released their 2022 Top Residential Golf Course Rankings. We are honored that Bluejack National remains #1 in Texas! Please find an excerpt from Golfweek’s Ultimate Guide – an annual print publication featuring the best “Golf Course Living & Great Escapes.” The coverage is provided below is the Residential Course Rankings paired with additional Bluejack National placement. Download Guide

October
2021

Ghostface is back and up to no good in the first Scream trailer

The masked killer known as Ghostface returns in the blood-curdling new trailer for Scream, the fifth installment of the beloved slasher series and the first since the death of franchise mastermind Wes Craven.

‘Hellraiser’: Jamie Clayton To Play Pinhead As Spyglass-Hulu Movie Sets Cast, Clive Barker To Produce

Spyglass Media Group and Hulu have made official the upcoming cast of David Bruckner’s reboot of Hellraiser, as well as the fact that the movie is headed to the latter streamer.

July
2021

Lionsgate Takes 20% Of Spyglass Media, Most Of Its 200-Title Library In Broad Strategic Partnership Including First Look Television Deal

Lionsgate has acquired the vast majority of the Spyglass Media Group’s feature film library of approximately 200 titles and formed a strategic content partnership, the two companies announced today. The agreement gives Lionsgate a 20% investment stake in Spyglass. whose major assets include the latest installment of the Scream blockbuster horror franchise to be released January 14, 2022, the hit movie The Upside, the iconic fashion competition series Project Runway, and the revival of the Hellraiser franchise, currently in pre-production.

Meet the man who brought back the Weinstein movie empire—sans Weinsteins

In early 2018, the fabled film studio built by Harvey and Bob Weinstein stood on the verge of destruction. The charges of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein brought by multiple women, and years of mismanagement and corruption hidden from the public eye, so battered the production house behind movies like The Butler, Paddington Bear and Spy Kids that the banks were poised to foreclose on the films they’d financed, splintering one of Tinseltown’s top libraries. 

July
2021

Dallas-based investment firm partners with massive Hollywood movie studio

The new partnership between the two companies gives Lionsgate a majority of the roughly 200 film titles the company had carried over from the Weinstein acquisition, according to a Thursday announcement. Financial details weren’t disclosed.

June
2021

American Zinc Recycling Announces Combination with European-Based Leader in Hazardous Waste Recycling

American Zinc Recycling LLC (AZR) has been acquired by Luxembourg-based Befesa SA for $450 million. Additionally, Befesa will invest $10 million for a joint venture minority stake in American Zinc Products (AZP), AZR’s zinc refining operation in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

April
2021

Bravo's 'Project Runway' to Start Production This Spring

Bravo announced that filming for Season 19 of “Project Runway” will begin soon, the first time the fashion competition will be produced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reality TV perennial, which made its debut on Bravo in 2004, and brought connoisseurship to the genre, completed airing its most recent season in March of last year.

March
2021

American Zinc Recycling Announces New $120 Million Term Loan Facility

American Zinc Recycling Corp. (“AZR”) today announced that it has secured a new senior secured term loan credit facility provided by Blue Torch Finance LLC (“Blue Torch”).

American Zinc Products Marks First Anniversary of Zinc Production

American Zinc Products (AZP), a wholly owned subsidiary of American Zinc Recycling LLC (AZR) which is a leading provider of environmental services to the U.S. steel industry, recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of production at its facility in Rutherford County, N.C.

January
2018

GoodBulk LTD. Announces Delivery of Two Capesize Vessels, an Agreement to Sell Another One Capesize & The Issuance of New Common Shares

On January 24, 2018, the Company took delivery of the Aquaproud, a 2009 built Capesize vessel of 178,057 dwt built by SWS, CHN. The purchase, which is the third to deliver of six option Capesize vessels acquired from funds managed by CarVal Investors, LLC (“CarVal”) on...

December
2017

American Zinc Recycling Announces Strategic Investment by Glencore

American Zinc Recycling LLC (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that a subsidiary of Glencore plc (“Glencore”) has purchased a 10% stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary American Zinc Recycling Corp. ( “AZR Corp.”). This strategic investment has been made in connection with the restart of...

October
2017

GoodBulk Ltd. (N-OTC: BULK) Announces Agreement to Acquire up to 13 Capesize Vessels

GoodBulk Ltd. (“GoodBulk” or “Company”) (N-OTC: BULK) an owner and operator of dry bulk vessels announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 7 to 13 Capesize dry bulk carriers from entities managed by CarVal Investors. Delivery of the vessels is expected to occur during...

January
2017

Horsehead Holding LLC Appoints Wayne Isaacs Permanent Chairman and Interim CEO

Horsehead Holding LLC (“Horsehead” or “the Company”) today announced that the Horsehead Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Wayne Isaacs, a veteran mining executive and distinguished leader in the base metals industry, as Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive...

August
2016

Roundtree Automotive Group & Lantern Capital Partners Form Roundtree Capital Partners

Roundtree Automotive Group LLC (“Roundtree”) today announced that it has formed a long-term partnership with Lantern Capital Partners LP (“Lantern”), a middle-market private investment firm headquartered in Dallas, TX. Roundtree Capital Partners LLC will focus on the acquisition of high-quality...

July
2016

Elara Completes $165 Million Term Securitization of Timeshare Loans

Elara, a Hilton Grand Vacations Club resort, located in Las Vegas, Nev., announces its completion of a term securitization transaction with the issuance of $165 million of asset-backed notes by its affiliate, Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer 2016-A, LLC. The transaction, backed by timeshare loans originated...