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Casting Directors, AMPTP Reach Tentative Agreement

September 19, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 34 weeks ago

About 500 casting directors in New York and Los Angeles represented by the Teamsters will vote to ratify the new 3-year pact with TV and film producers

  

Canadian Companies Announce Four-Film Animation Deal

September 14, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 35 weeks ago

Tayrona Films has launched an animation division, entering a lucrative but increasingly competitive field

  

IMAX Signs Deal to Remaster More Huayi Bros. Films

September 11, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 35 weeks ago

IMAX is already set to release four of the Chinese firms films in local theaters in the coming months

  

Roger Ebert's 2011 Memoir Optioned for a Documentary

September 7, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 36 weeks ago

The project will feature Martin Scorsese, "Gangs of New York" writer Steven Zaillian and "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James

  

'Big Fish' Musical Sets Pre-Broadway Premiere in Chicago

September 6, 2012 By Lisa Fung 36 weeks ago

"Big Fish" musical is based on Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel and the 2003 Tim Burton film

  

Nun Sues Disney for $1B Over 'Sister Act'

August 31, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 37 weeks ago

Whoopi Goldberg movie "Sister Act" stole nun's life story, suit claims

  

Telluride, UCLA Film School Extend FilmLab Partnership

August 31, 2012 By Steve Pond 37 weeks ago

Cooperative venture between Telluride and UCLA gives film students a workshop festival experience and brings a jointly-curated film series to Westwood campus

  

Ode to a Frame of Celluloid

August 29, 2012 By Kent Youngblood 37 weeks ago

Guest Blog: Who would have dreamed that film, that magic medium of the past century, would die so quickly?

  

DreamWorks Animation Signs Distribution Deal With Fox

August 20, 2012 By Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang 38 weeks ago

DreamWorks Animation, the studio behind "Kung Fu Panda" and "Shrek," has been looking for a new home since last year

  

A Bleak Picture for Non-Digital Independent Theaters: Convert or Die

August 16, 2012 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

Between 10 percent to 20 percent of U.S. theaters may go out of business if they can't pay tens of thousands of dollars for digital screen systems

  

LACMA, Academy Join for Stanley Kubrick Retrospective

August 16, 2012 By Lisa Fung 39 weeks ago

"Stanley Kubrick" is the first U.S. retrospective for the director of such classic films as "A Clockwork Orange," "Barry Lyndon" and "2001: A Space Odyssey"

  

'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Adds Maria Howell to Cast

August 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

Voiceover artist and actress Maria Howell will play Seeder

  

Directors Guild Awards Set for February 2, 2013

July 25, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 42 weeks ago

The DGA will host is annual awards dinner on Feb. 2, 2013. Members will vote online for the first time

  

Angry 'Dark Knight Rises' Fans Force Rotten Tomatoes to Shut Down Comments

July 17, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 43 weeks ago

"Dark Knight Rises" fans flood the comments section with threatening, rude or misogynistic remarks on two negative reviews of the film, prompting the site to disable the commenting feature altogether

  

Comic-Con 2012: Sexism in Hollywood: How Far Have We Come?

July 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 44 weeks ago

Kristin Kreuk would love to retire from acting to produce female-driven movies

  

Universal Greenlights Edgar Wright's 'The World's End,' Releases Teaser Poster

July 13, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 44 weeks ago

Following "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," it will be the third part of the triology of films with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright

  

Hollywood and Publishing Elite Turn Out to Remember Nora Ephron

July 9, 2012 By Brent Lang 44 weeks ago

Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Meryl Streep, Mike Nichols, Scott Rudin were among the notable names attending a memorial service for the late writer-director Nora Ephron

  

Movies, Commercials Offset Continued Slide in TV Filming in L.A.

July 3, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 45 weeks ago

FilmLA reports 2Q location shoots are off 0.4 percent from same period last year. Commercial production spikes ahead of Olympics

  

Tony Awards: 'Once' Wins Best Musical

June 10, 2012 By Lisa Fung 49 weeks ago

"Once," a low-key musical based on the indie film of the same name, received 11 nominations

  

Dolby to Install New Atmos System in 20 Theaters Worldwide

June 6, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 49 weeks ago

Disney/Pixar's "Brave" will be screened in some theaters with Dolby Atmos platform

  

ArcLight Cinemas to Open First East Coast Location in Maryland

June 5, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 49 weeks ago

Bespoke theater chain plans to open its first location outside California in a Washington, D.C. suburb

  

Broadway Musical 'Once' Plans National Tour in 2013

May 7, 2012 By Lisa Fung 1 year ago

"Once," the Broadway musical nominated for 11 Tony Awards, announces plans for a national tour

  

Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' Being Made into a Movie

April 4, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

A Brazilian film company wants to make a movie out of Dylan songs like "Shelter From the Storm" and "Idiot Wind" from "Blood on the Tracks"

  

Spec Market Roundup - January 2012's Sales

February 7, 2012 By Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan 1 year ago

With buyers continuing their 2011 streak, January's spec sale total is unprecedented

  

Oscar Buzz: Raves for 'Tintin,' Lights Out for 'J. Edgar'

October 16, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

European critics loved Spielberg's comic adventure, while Clint Eastwood's biopic screened in Carmel to a blackout and tech troubles

  

Michael Bay Working to Prop Up 3D Ahead of ‘Transformers 3’ Release

June 22, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

The director is on the campaign trail for the flagging format