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'Star Trek' tops video charts

 

Published 30 hours ago by By Thomas K. Arnold at Hollywood Reporter

Consumers beamed up "Star Trek" in droves the week ending Nov. 22, enough to make the summer boxoffice hit the top home-video seller and renter its first week in stores.

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Woody Allen recruits France's first lady

 

Published 31 hours ago by Associated Press at Hollywood Reporter

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the former supermodel and wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, says she's agreed to be in Woody Allen's next film.

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Women's group sets screenings, awards

 

Published 32 hours ago by By Elizabeth Guider at Hollywood Reporter

The Women's International Film & Television Showcase and TheWIFTS International Visionary Awards -- now in their second year -- will celebrate next week the talent and accomplishments of women in the film and TV industry worldwide with special ...

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'New Moon' set to repeat at the boxoffice

 

Published 2 days ago by By Carl DiOrio at Hollywood Reporter

VIDEO: "New Moon" will rise to the top of the domestic boxoffice again, though it faces a few new releases, like "Ninja Assassin."

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MPAA ratings: Nov. 24, 2009

 

Published 2 days ago at Hollywood Reporter

MPAA ratings: Nov. 24, 2009

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Bruce Paisner re-elected at Int'l Academy

 

Published 2 days ago by By Georg Szalai at Hollywood Reporter

The board of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has re-elected president & CEO Bruce Paisner for a fourth term, starting Jan. 1.

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FX nabs rights to 'Twilight' saga

 

Published 3 days ago by By Nellie Andreeva at Hollywood Reporter

FX has acquired the ad-supported TV rights to the four "Twilight" movies in a package deal with producer Summit Entertainment.

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Screenwriting duo tackles 'Drake Fortune'

 

Published 3 days ago by By Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer have been given the keys to "Uncharted: Drake Fortune."

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Pamm Fair resigning from SAG

 

Published 3 days ago by By Daniel Holloway, Back Stage at Hollywood Reporter

Screen Actors Guild deputy national executive director Pamm Fair will step down from her post at year's end, the guild announced Nov. 20.

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Anthony Peckham dives into 'Deep Sea'

 

Published 3 days ago by By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Anthony Peckham has been hired to work on the script for the DreamWorks Studios action project "Deep Sea Cowboys."

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Palm Springs fest to honor Mariah Carey

 

Published 3 days ago by By Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Mariah Carey will receive the breakthrough performance award at the 21st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.

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Asian film biz preps for world market

 

Published 3 days ago by By Patrick Frater at Hollywood Reporter

On his just-completed swing through some of the Confucian parts of Asia -- China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea -- President Obama faced issues with which the film industry in this part of the world already is familiar.

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Katherine Brooks to direct 'Freak'

 

Published 3 days ago by By Jay A. Fernandez at Hollywood Reporter

Gravity Films has attached Katherine Brooks to direct "Freak," based on the life of jockey Julie Krone.

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Joss Whedon to receive Vanguard Award

 

Published 3 days ago by By Jay A. Fernandez at Hollywood Reporter

The Producers Guild of America will honor Joss Whedon with its 2010 Vanguard Award at the 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony January 24 at the Hollywood Palladium.

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Oscilloscope starting DVD club

 

Published 3 days ago by By Steven Zeitchik at Hollywood Reporter

Oscilloscope is pulling a Columbia House. The quirky indie film label founded by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch and ThinkFilm veteran David Fenkel is starting a direct-mail DVD club.

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'New Moon' has monster opening weekend

 

Published 3 days ago by Associated Press at Hollywood Reporter

The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days to deliver the third-biggest opening weekend ever.

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Four set for Santa Barbara festival award

 

Published 4 days ago by By Gregg Kilday at Hollywood Reporter

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Stanley Tucci and Christoph Waltz with its Cinema Vanguard Award at a tribute to be held Feb. 12 at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara.

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Bulls escape on set of Tom Cruise film

 

Published 4 days ago by Associated Press at Hollywood Reporter

Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people.

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'HSM' China shooting in Shanghai

 

Published 4 days ago by By Jonathan Landreth at Hollywood Reporter

"High School Musical" will graduate to college in China, where Walt Disney Motion Pictures International hopes to finish a Mandarin-language feature film version of the global franchise by year's end.

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'New Moon' tops foreign boxoffice

 

Published 4 days ago by By Frank Segers at Hollywood Reporter

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" topped the foreign circuit on the weekend, finishing at No. 1 with an estimated $118.1 million from 6,681 screens.

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Homeland honors at Turin

 

Published 4 days ago by By Eric J. Lyman at Hollywood Reporter

The 27 the edition of the Turin Film Festival honored an Italian production with its top prize for the first time, when "La Boca del Lupo" (The Mouth of the Wolf) from Pietro Marcello won the festival's central honor.

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'Moon' breaks boxoffice record

 

Published 4 days ago by By Carl DiOrio at Hollywood Reporter

In its first full day at the boxoffice, Summit's "Twilight" sequel broke the record set by "The Dark Knight" by hauling $72.7 million.

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'New Moon' breaks boxoffice record

 

Published 4 days ago by By Carl DiOrio at Hollywood Reporter

In its first full day at the boxoffice, Summit's "Twilight" sequel broke the record set by "The Dark Knight" by hauling $72.7 million.

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'Avatar' running time set at 2.5 hours

 

Published 6 days ago by By Alex Ben Block at Hollywood Reporter

The running time for "Avatar" has been revealed after months of speculation.

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DGA board member Kim Kurumada dies

 

Published 6 days ago by By Mike Barnes at Hollywood Reporter

Kim Kurumada, a longtime DGA board member who received the guild's Frank Capra Achievement Award in January, died Thursday of esophageal cancer in Northridge, Calif. He was 64.

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Pixar's 'Partly' in Oscar animated shorts race

 

Published 6 days ago by By Gregg Kilday at Hollywood Reporter

Pixar's "Partly Cloudy" is the most high-profile title among the 10 animated shorts that are advancing in the 2009 Oscar race.

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Sony to launch online service in 2010

 

Published 6 days ago by By Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters at Hollywood Reporter

Sony Corp. said on Friday that its planned entertainment content distribution service for network-compatible TVs and other devices will be launched next year.

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'New Moon' breaks midnight screening record

 

Published 6 days ago by By Gregg Kilday at Hollywood Reporter

"Twilight" sequel "New Moon" on Thursday broke the midnight-opening record set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

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Intellectual property guru nears confirmation

 

Published 6 days ago by By Georg Szalai at Hollywood Reporter

A Senate committee on Thursday confirmed the nomination of President Obama's nominee for the top intellectual property position in Washington.

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Uma Thurman shacks up with 'Bel Ami'

 

Published 6 days ago by By Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Uma Thurman has signed to star opposite Robert Pattinson in an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story "Bel Ami."

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Warner Bros. laps up dog story 'Nubs'

 

Published 6 days ago by By Steven Zeitchik at Hollywood Reporter

Warner Bros. is going to the dogs, signing on to acquire and develop "Nubs," a feel-good story of a pooch and a U.S. Marine based on a publishing sensation.

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Focus takes 'Kick-Ass' abroad with UPI

 

Published 6 days ago by By Stuart Kemp at Hollywood Reporter

Matthew Vaughn's action comedy "Kick-Ass" will storm theaters in the U.K., Germany, Australia, Latin America, Austria, Switzerland and New Zealand under a multiterritory pact.

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Brett Ratner flying 'Kites'

 

Published 7 days ago by By Gregg Kilday at Hollywood Reporter

Brett Ratner is re-editing an English-language version of Reliance BIG Pictures and Rakesh Roshan's "Kites," which will be released internationally in both Hindi and English.

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Oz distributor Hopscotch ramps up

 

Published 7 days ago by By Pip Bulbeck at Hollywood Reporter

This week's release of Scott Hicks' new Australia-U.K. co-production "The Boys Are Back" is part of a hectic few months for Hopscotch Film Distribution.

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Hopscotch ramps up in Oz

 

Published 7 days ago by By Pip Bulbeck at Hollywood Reporter

This week's release of Scott Hicks' new Australia-U.K. co-production "The Boys Are Back" is part of a hectic few months for Hopscotch Film Distribution.

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German exhibs battle over digital cinema

 

Published 7 days ago by By Scott Roxborough at Hollywood Reporter

German theater owners and the German Federal Film Board (FFA) are engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken with the future of digital cinema in the country hanging in the balance.

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'New Moon' ringing up millions overseas

 

Published 7 days ago by By Gregg Kilday at Hollywood Reporter

While "New Moon" isn't scheduled to open in U.S. locales until midnight Thursday, its international rollout has begun.

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PGA to honor 'Precious' producers

 

Published 7 days ago by By Jay A. Fernandez at Hollywood Reporter

The PGA has chosen "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" to receive its 2010 Stanley Kramer Award.

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Film editors guild to honor Carol Littleton

 

Published 7 days ago by Staff report at Hollywood Reporter

The Motion Picture Editors Guild will honor film editor Carol Littleton with its Fellowship and Service Award at its annual Board of Directors Installation Dinner on Jan. 9 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.

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Brittany Murphy joins 'Caller' film

 

Published 7 days ago by Staff report at Hollywood Reporter

Brittany Murphy will star in Mathew Parkhill's "The Caller" alongside Stephen Moyer and Luis Guzman.

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Scribe to relive his 'Ten Best Days'

 

Published 7 days ago by By Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Josh Klausner as been tapped to adapt Adena Halpern's novel "The Ten Best Days of My Life," which Fox is developing as a starring vehicle for Amy Adams and directing vehicle for Shawn Levy.

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Angryfilms options 'Cycler' books

 

Published 7 days ago by By Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Angryfilms, the shingle run by principals Don Murphy and Susan Montford, has optioned Lauren McLaughlin's young-adult book series "Cycler."

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Kilo scaring up 'One by One' film

 

Published 7 days ago by By Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Horror actors Douglas Tait (“Freddy vs. Jason”) and Tony Todd (“Candyman”), along with Sally Kirkland, have lined up for “One by One,” a teen horror movie that serves as the first feature entry from Kilo ...

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UTA promotes two to partner

 

Published 7 days ago by By Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Reflecting the ongoing growth of the agency, UTA has promoted longtime talent agents Billy Lazarus and Shani Rosenzweig to partner.

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Marisa McGrath upped in Sony PR

 

Published 8 days ago by By Borys Kit at Hollywood Reporter

Sony Pictures has promoted Marisa McGrath to senior vp national theatrical publicity.

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15 docs make Oscar cut

 

Published 8 days ago by By Gregg Kilday at Hollywood Reporter

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has shortlisted 15 films that will advance in the race for the documentary feature category, culled down from 89 films that originally qualified.

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'Nicholas Flamel' novels headed to theaters

 

Published 8 days ago by By Jay A. Fernandez at Hollywood Reporter

Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce a series of feature films based on Michael Scott's young adult fantasy novels, "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel."

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'New Moon' poised for No. 1 boxoffice bow

 

Published 8 days ago by By Carl DiOrio at Hollywood Reporter

VIDEO: "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is projected to sink its teeth into more than $85 million during its first weekend at the boxoffice.

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'New Moon' poised for big boxoffice bow

 

Published 8 days ago by By Carl DiOrio at Hollywood Reporter

VIDEO: "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is projected to sink its teeth into more than $85 million during its first weekend at the boxoffice.

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Will Ferrell tops Forbes' 'overpaid' list

 

Published 8 days ago by By Paul Bond at Hollywood Reporter

Will Ferrell is the most overpaid actor in Hollywood, according to a new Forbes magazine list.

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