The man who teamed with Michael Douglas to launch Columbia-based production outfit Stonebridge Entertainment died today of cancer in L.A. Peter McAlevey was 58. The Suffern, NY, native was working as a Newsweek entertainment writer when Jeffrey Katzenberg recruited him to the new Disney team. During McAlevey’s tenure there, he partnered with Michael Douglas on Stonebridge, where they produced such films as Flatliners (1990), Double Impact (1991), and Radio Flyer (1992). Outside of Stonebridge, McAlevey also produced the romantic comedy Hard Promises (1991), starring Sissy Spacek and future CSI star William Petersen, which bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival. After Stonebridge shuttered in 1994, McAlevey launched Thunderbrid Pictures, which made such pics as Klash (1995) and the boxing remake Body And Soul (2000). Other credits include Shadow Hours (2000) and the System of a Down docu Screamers (2006). The Columbia University grad, who roadied for the New York Dolls during their 1970s heyday, also produced last year’s horror pic Kill Her,...
- 8/16/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
A dozen years ago, director Sam Henry Kass approached me. We'd collaborated on an acclaimed Showtime flick "Body and Soul," a remake of the John Garfield classic that was selected to open the prestigious Palm Springs International Film Festival. In the interim, I'd produced "Shadow Hours" which had proven (according to the New York Times) that year's victor at the Sundance Film Festival (cost: $1.9 million; return $6.5 million). I was looking for my next picture and Sam had an idea: "I've got $12,000," he told me, money he'd tucked away writing "Seinfeld"...
- 6/25/2013
- by Peter McAlevey
- The Wrap
Alison Eastwood (Poolhall Junkies) has come on board to star in and produce the indie feature Raising the Dead. The project, written by Julie Koehnen, centers on a restaurant manager (Eastwood) whose reunion with her siblings at their father's funeral brings out a dark secret. Isaac Eaton (Shadow Hours) is directing, with Peer J. Oppenheimer producing. Amy Sommer is exec producing. Eastwood, daughter of Clint Eastwood, is repped by APA and manager Bob McGowan.
- 6/24/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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