SETTING THE RECORD SORT OF STRAIGHT
Disney Pictures would like to make it perfectly clear: “Color of Money,” the Martin Scorsese-directed sequel to “The Hustler,” is not its production--even though it is financing, publicizing, promoting and marketing it.
“It’s being written about everywhere as a Disney project and we’d really like to correct that,” said a Disney spokeswoman. “Disney money is behind the film, but we’re calling it a Buena Vista release.” (Buena Vista is Disney’s distribution arm.)
Why the name game? Disney wants to keep its G clean. The more adult stuff becomes Touchstone Films--or just “Buena Vista releases.”
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