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NYT Says AOL/TechCrunch 'Comically Crossed Journalistic Lines' With New VC Fund

Media
 September 5, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

AOL editorial chief Arianna Huffington says Michael Arrington is no longer on the editorial payroll, but the blustery blogger insists "I am TechCrunch, and TechCrunch is me"

  

Box Office: 'The Help' Grosses Big $19M to Beat 'Apollo 18' and 'Shark Night'

Movies | Box Office
 September 5, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

DreamWorks' long-legged Civil Rights drama wins the box office for a third straight week; Focus' 'The Debt' finishes No. 2 with strong $12.6M Labor Day weekend

  

'The Help' Tops 'Apollo 18,' 'Shark Night' for Another Box Office Crown (Updated)

Movies | Box Office
 September 3, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Slow Labor Day box office sees middling openings from two low-budget horror films, "Apollo 18" and "Shark Night 3D"

  

Box Office: Wednesday Release Worth Only $958K for Focus' 'The Debt'

Movies | Box Office
 September 1, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Opening in 1,768 locations domestically Wednesday, Nazi-hunting drama averages just over $540 a theater

  

Death Star PR: 'Alderaan Wasn't Blown Up, It Spontaneously Combusted!' (Video)

Movies
 August 31, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Indie producers look to raise $30K for web series focused on the Empire's spin factory

  

Horror Movies Hit the Dead Zone This Summer

Movies | Box Office
 August 29, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

August was a hot month for horror movies in 2009 and 2010, but the month was downright scary for the genre this year

  

'The Help' Creams 'Conan,' 'Fright Night,' Wins Weekend Box Office With $20.5M

Movies | Box Office
 August 21, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

DreamWorks period drama drops just 20% in 2nd weekend; "Conan the Barbarian" and "Fright Night" remakes flounder; "Spy Kids 4" hits its unspectacular tracking

  

'The Help' Tames Comatose 'Conan' at Friday Box Office

Movies | Box Office
 August 20, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

DreamWorks' Southern Society drama enjoys strong start to its second weekend, as remake of Schwarzenegger barbarianism classic bombs; "Spy Kids 4" opens solid, but not "Fright Night" and "One Day"

  

Warner Passes $2B in Foreign Box Office Receipts

Movies
 August 18, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Huge Harry Potter performance pushes studio past key benchmark before September; studio seeking to break its $4.8B global record in 2011

  

Relativity Sets Chinese Production/Distribution Partnership

Movies
 August 14, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Studio enters partnership with several top Chinese investment arms and entertainment companies to co-produce films and distribute in China; it remains unclear as to how much cash Relativity will net

  

AMC Exec's Fake Twitter Account: 'We've Slashed The Killing's Chewing-Gum Budget'

Television
 August 14, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

With his network standing accused of cheapness following the expensive re-upping of "Mad Men," original programming head Joel Stillerman comes under humorous fake-Twitter account fire

  

IKEA Australia Takes on Mundane Home Decor, 'Braveheart' Style (Video)

Television
 August 14, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Thirty-second ad for Swedish chain's Down Under operation parodies everything in the movie except Mel's face paint and crazy eyes

  

Death Toll Up to 5 in Indiana Sugarland Stage Collapse (Video)

 August 14, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Gust of high winds collapses rigging at Indiana State fair

  

Box Office: 'The Help' Has Strong $25.5M 1st Weekend, But Can't Hold Off 'Apes'

Movies | Box Office
 August 14, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Fox's "Planet of the Apes" sequel wins another weekend with $27.5M; "Final Destination 5" ($18.4M), "30 Minutes or Less" ($13M) and the "Glee: 3D Concert Movie" ($5.7M) all miss the mark

  

'Final Destination 5' DOA at Weekend Box Office, as 'Apes' Rises Again

Movies | Box Office
 August 13, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Latest "Planet of the Apes" sequel is No. 1 Friday with $8.1M, while New Line's fate-themed horror film falls well below tracking at $7.3M; DreamWorks' "The Help" has nearly $18M after three days

  

'The Help' Needs No Help at the Box Office: Debuts to Solid $5.5M

Movies | Box Office
 August 11, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Emma Stone Civil Rights-Era novel adaptation enjoys big first day in theaters

  

Hulu to Launch in Japan

Media
 August 10, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Internet video company to embark on its first international expansion; doesn't reveal any info about the new service

  

From 'Potter' to 'Apes': How Much More Violent Can PG-13 Movies Get?

Movies
 August 9, 2011 By Fred Schruers 1 year ago

The MPAA has set a rather loose guideline for studio tentpoles -- leave out the sex and coarse language, but cram in pretty much all the murder and mayhem you want

  

Exclusive: E! Staffer Held in Stabbing Death of Estranged Wife, a Former E! Editor

Television
 August 9, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Longtime facilities manager Sherman Dion Dorsey is being held on $2.7M bail in the attack, which also injured another E! employee

  

Code Blue! Sony Greenlights 'Smurfs 2'

Movies
 August 9, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Studio sets August 2013 date for its second troll-themed kiddie film

  

Starz Signs Big Original Programming Deal With BBC

Television
 August 7, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

The deal could provide Starz with $300 million for programming and generate more than 100 hours of original TV, the Wall Street Journal reports

  

'Harry Potter - Deathly Hallows 2' Is the No. 1 Film of All Time (Not Directed by James Cameron)

Movies | Box Office
 August 7, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

With $1.334 billion at the global box office through Sunday, the final Harry Potter film is 3rd all time at the global box office, trailing only "Avatar" and "Titanic"

  

'You Betcha!': The Other Palin Documentary Preps for Toronto (Video)

Media | Movies
 August 7, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

"Whether Sarah chooses to run or not," filmmaker Nick Broomfield notes, "what's astonishing is how close she's already gotten to the White House."

  

Hey, Hey, It's the Monkeys: 'Apes' Rises to Big $54M at Weekend Box Office

Movies | Box Office
 August 7, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Fox's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" finishes about $20M over tracking; Universal's "The Change-Up" misses mark at $13.5M

  

Friday Box Office: 'Rise of the Apes' Does Huge Monkey Business - $19.8M

Movies | Box Office
 August 5, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Latest installment of primates-gone-wild series is on pace to over-perform projections by about $20M; audiences whiff on "The Change-Up"

  

Another $1B Box Office Earner: 'Transformers 3' Makes the Mark

Movies | Box Office
 August 2, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

The third of Michael Bay's fighting-robots saga has grossed more than $663 million at the foreign box office

  
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