Posted on Mar 11, 2010 under Movies |
Several ‘Wizard of Oz’-based films are kicking around Hollywood. The danger lies in playing with a film treasure.
Several ‘Wizard of Oz’-based films are kicking around Hollywood. The danger lies in playing with a film treasure.


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Hitting the Yellow Brick Road again
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Two new futures exchanges will let studios spread the financial risk of creating films.
Two new futures exchanges will let studios spread the financial risk of creating films.


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Investors can soon make bets on movie box office
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The documentary likens the relocation to a hijacking. Critics say the movie presents a one-sided view.
Call it art appreciation as battle royal.


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‘The Art of the Steal’ wades into the move of the Barnes collection
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They don’t have much in common — the Oscar-winning “The Hurt Locker,” the independent film on aging “That Evening Sun,” and the upcoming comic book adaptation “Kick-Ass” — except for the same U.S. premiere location.


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South by Southwest’s film festival is hospitable
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Shankman Throughout awards season, this year’s Oscars co-producer Adam Shankman kept his nearly 55,000 Twitter followers amused.
Shankman Throughout awards season, this year’s Oscars co-producer Adam Shankman kept his nearly 55,000 Twitter followers amused.


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Adam Shankman’s (conflicted) Oscar Twitter thoughts
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Director Andrew Jarecki (”Capturing the Friedmans”) has cut a deal to get the domestic theatrical rights to his feature debut “All Good Things” from the Weinstein Co. and is looking for a new U.S. distributor for the movie.


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‘All Good Things’ director gets U.S. rights back from Weinstein Co.
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Six of the 20 acting nominees were from other countries, including “Nine” supporting actress contender Penelope Cruz, who is from Spain.


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Oscars have always welcomed the world
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There are different accounts as to what happened behind closed doors at Runaways rehearsals.
There are different accounts as to what happened behind closed doors at Runaways rehearsals.


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Kim Fowley on ‘The Runaways’ film: ‘Every movie needs a villain, and I’m a good one’
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After a long and messy series of setbacks, the film is being released April 16 in 500 theaters nationwide.


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Hollywood Revival File: ‘The Perfect Game’ stages an amazing ninth-inning comeback
Posted on Mar 11, 2010 under Movies |
After a long and messy series of setbacks, the film is being released April 16 in 500 theaters nationwide.


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Hollywood Revival File: ‘The Perfect Game’ stages a ninth-inning comeback
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Glover stood on painters stilts for most of his scenes.


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‘Alice in Wonderland’ took Crispin Glover to new heights
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Fox is moving the opening date from April to September.


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‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ gets a later bedtime
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When he passed away early this morning, actor Corey Haim was years past the mega-stardom he enjoyed in the 1980s.
When he passed away early this morning, actor Corey Haim was years past the mega-stardom he enjoyed in the 1980s.


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Feldman and other celeb friends mourn Corey Haim, dead at 38
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“I extended an offer to help,” Vitale said. But Haim’s reaction to it was “lackadaisical and nonchalant, like it wasn’t a problem.”


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Friend and costar Anthony Vitale talks about final film with Corey Haim
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The report did highlight what was already widely known — global box-office receipts reached an all-time high of $29.9 billion — but left out how much films cost to make.


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Hollywood’s own report card omits the interesting stuff
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Despite their regrets the Academy maintains their exclusion of Fawcett, as they felt her “remarkable television work” would best be honored by the Television Academy.


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Academy apologizes for Fawcett Oscar snub
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“Major labels are facing a difficult future,” Kulash told Pop & Hiss. “The conditions we were signed under have passed, and we were likely to wind up funding ourselves anyway.”
“Major labels are facing a difficult future,” Kulash told Pop & Hiss. “The conditions we were signed under have passed, and we were likely to wind up funding ourselves anyway.”


OK Go’s Damian Kulash on leaving Capitol Records
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CBS News reports that Haim had “flu-like symptoms before he died and was getting over-the-counter and prescription medications.”


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Actor Corey Haim, star of ‘The Lost Boys,’ ‘Lucas,’ dead at 38
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Gerard Butler gets to see a lot more than Jennifer Aniston’s license and registration in this month’s issue of W magazine.


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Aniston and Butler play bad cop for sexy W magazine spread
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The struggling News Corp.-owned social network company made a presentation at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.


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MySpace is pitching game developers to help with revival
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at “Two and a Half Men” after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS’ top-rated sitcom.


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Charlie Sheen due back at work on CBS’ ‘Two and a Half Men’
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Just as the gods giveth “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” on DVD, so cometh a 10-second preview of the vampire franchise’s third film, “Eclipse.”


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First Look: ‘Eclipse’ trailer
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Benjamin Linus is a character that shouldn’t work whatsoever.


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‘Lost’: Ben gets his doctorate
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Actor Corey Haim, who starred in some popular movies in the 1980s and recently tried to relaunch his career with a reality TV show, has died.


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‘Lost Boys’ actor Corey Haim dies at age 38
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Season 4 turned into a soapy, choppy tangle of story lines. A re-tool is promised.
Season 4 turned into a soapy, choppy tangle of story lines. A re-tool is promised.


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Critic’s Notebook: ‘Big Love’: still smitten but disillusioned