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Like Nathaniel Clifton himself, the biopic 'Sweetwater' traveled its own tortuous, bumpy path from inspiration and creative vision to finished product.

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has taken domestic distribution rights to Sight starring Terry Chen (Almost Famous, Falling) and Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, As Good as It Gets). A wide theatrical release has been set for Oct. 27.

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Three years after becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic gold in wrestling, Helen Maroulis was told she was about to be admitted to a psychiatric ward with suicidal thoughts.

One of the remarkable recent Olympic comeback stories is the subject of a film that will be shown nationwide in theaters for one day only on Thursday.

“Helen | Believe” is a documentary...

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired North American rights to The Hill, an inspirational true-life sports drama starring Dennis Quaid, scripted by Angelo Pizzo & Scott Marshall Smith and directed by Jeff Celentano. Quaid starred in one of the most successful fact-based sports films in recent memory with The Rookie, and Pizzo wrote two of the best true sports films in Rudy and Hoosiers. Celentano helmed Gunshy and Breaking Point.      

Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to “Sweetwater,” a recently completed feature about Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, the first African American to land an NBA contract.

Chris Pratt is getting back into the ring with a documentary about World Champion wrestler Helen Maroulis.

Greg Kinnear has joined the cast of “Sight,” a biopic about pioneering medical entrepreneur Dr. Ming Wang, led by actor Terry Chen.

Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos), Nora Zehetner (Grey’s Anatomy), Julian Lerner (The Wonder Years), Abby James Witherspoon (Secret Headquarters) and Noah Cottrell (Punky Brewster) have joined the cast of Boys of Summer, the family adventure film from actor-director David Henrie (This Is the Year, Wizards of Waverly Place) that is now in production in North Carolina.

They will star alongside the previously announced Mel Gibson and Mason Thames.

Dennis Quaid has signed on to star in The Hill, a family drama penned by Angelo Pizzo (Rudy, Hoosiers) and the late Scott Marshall Smith (The Score, Men of Honor), who passed away in December.

Netflix has acquired “Blue Miracle,” the Dennis Quaid film formerly known as “On the Line.”

As part of the expansion of Comic-Con’s ad-free subscription service Comic-Con HQ, the organization has announced that a new SVOD series starring Luke Skywalker himself is a go. Mark Hamill’s Pop Culture Quest will see the Star Wars icon executive produce and star in the new series, which will feature the stories of passionate memorabilia collectors from all walks of fandom.

Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight have joined Renee Zellweger in Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of the bestselling non-fiction tome “Same Kind of Different Me.”