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A Little Indie Film Was Actually This Year's Biggest Money Maker
“Argo” is widely expected to capture the Academy Award for Best Picture on Sunday, but when it comes to profits, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is this Oscar season’s biggest winner.The little indie...
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DreamWorks Animation Laying Off 350 Employees
DreamWorks Animation will lay off approximately 350 employees, about 15 percent of its full-time staff, CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and CFO Lewis Coleman said Tuesday during the company’s fourth quarter...
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Marina Abramović Wants To Make A Film Answering 'Who is James Franco?'
James Franco -- a man of many talents and occupational endeavors -- is the subject of performance artist Marina Abramović's first film. The woman who describes herself as the "grandmother of...
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Costs at DreamWorks Animation Are Out Of Control
From Shrek to Kung Fu Panda, DreamWorks Animation has crafted some of the most indelible characters in recent animation history. But a bruising earnings report and deep staff cuts have exposed flaws in...
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THE ACADEMY: We Have No Regrets About The 'Boobs Song'
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is sticking up for Seth MacFarlane and citing artistic freedom against charges that the comedians stint as Oscar host was sexist.In the wake of the...
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Buzz Media Lays Off 20% Of Staff
Buzz Media has instituted deep staffing cuts, which could mean pink slips for as many as 50 people, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.Employees were notified of the layoffs on...
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Marina Abramović Wants To Make A Film Answering 'Who is James Franco?'
James Franco -- a man of many talents and occupational endeavors -- is the subject of performance artist Marina Abramović's first film. The woman who describes herself as the "grandmother of...
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16 Famous Actors Coming To Broadway This Year
Can any of the major star-driven plays set to open on Broadway over the next few months match the off-stage drama that consumed the theater world last week? It would be hard for any play to top the...
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Nora Ephron's Son Says His Mother Kept Quiet About Her Illness For Business...
When Nora Ephron succumbed to acute myeloid leukemia last June and died at age 71, the entertainment and media world was stunned. Part of the shock was that her illness had been kept out of the public...
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Why So Many Reality Shows Use 'Wars' In Their Titles
War is hell – except for reality shows.Americans may be exhausted by the real wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. But we unwind with no fewer than 17 reality shows with "wars" in their titles. They depict...
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Judge Rules 'Storage Wars' Is Protected By 1st Amendment Even If Staged
A&E and "Storage Wars" have taken the first round in its ongoing legal tangle with its former star Dave Hester, who claimed in a lawsuit that the reality show is staged.In a ruling Tuesday, Judge...
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FTC Wants Celebrities To Disclose Twitter Endorsements
Celebrity endorsers have come under fire again from the feds -- and this time the issue is full disclosure when they are being paid for engaging in social media.After an incident when Lauren Bacall...
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AEG Chairman Philip Anschutz Calls Off Sale Of Company
Philip Anschutz, the billionaire who controls Anschutz Entertainment Group, has canceled plans to sell the company, which includes such properties as the Los Angeles Staples Center, the Los Angeles...
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20 Directors You Should Follow On Twitter
Hollywood directors know how to construct an interesting scene, but in the age of 140-character micro-blogging, more than a few know how to construct a quality tweet, too.From snappy one-liners to...
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The Most Popular Movie At SXSW Was Never Supposed to Get Made
"Short Term 12" was the most popular movie at South by Southwest, winning top awards from both the festival's jury and its audience.Yet Destin Daniel Cretton’s second feature-length film, based loosely...
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FilmDistrict Hopes Vine Will Make Gerard Butler's Next Film More Popular
FilmDistrict is turning to audiences for help marketing its new film, the Gerard Butler action thriller “Olympus Has Fallen.” The independent distributor will release brief videos of reactions to early...
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China Is Now The Largest International Box-Office Market
Global ticket sales broke records in 2012, hitting $34.7 billion internationally, thanks to the strength of foreign markets and a rebound at the domestic box office. Overall, the box office rose 6...
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YouTube Channels Will Soon Be Allowed To Charge Users
YouTube invited advertisers, partners and many more to its new Los Angeles production space on Wednesday, staging an alternate version of the presentation it will deliver advertisers in New York next...
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How Comcast's $4.4B Investment In The Olympics Will Pay Off Big-Time
Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts said Thursday that Comcast doesn’t expect to make a giant profit from the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro but defended its heavy spending to acquire rights to...
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Why The Oscars Will Air Later Than Usual Next Year
The Oscars are getting out of the way of next year’s Winter Olympics and moving into March, 2014, but the show then plans to return to late February for the 2015 awards.The move to March allows the...
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