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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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’
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
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
Glover stood on painters stilts for most of his scenes.
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‘Alice in Wonderland’ took Crispin Glover to new heights
Fox is moving the opening date from April to September.
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‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ gets a later bedtime
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
“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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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’
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
Benjamin Linus is a character that shouldn’t work whatsoever.
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‘Lost’: Ben gets his doctorate
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
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
