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Spec Market Sizzled in 2011: Twice as Many Sales as Year Before (Exclusive)

Movies
 January 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

With their film franchises fading, the studios are buying again, but with money still tight, the chances a project will be greenlit have increased

  

5 Remedies for 2012 and What Ails Hollywood

Movies | Box Office
 January 2, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

What's the reason for the miserable box office performance in 2011? Here are five ideas

  

What Ails Hollywood? Six Movie Experts Weigh In On a Cure

Movies | Box Office
 January 2, 2012 By Wrap Staff 1 year ago

Producer Mike Medavoy, critic Joe Morgenstern, "Warrior" director Gavin O'Connor and others on how movies can survive after a brutal box office year

  

Hollywood Resident Arrested in L.A. Arson Spree (Video) (Update)

Television
 January 2, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Fire captain says suspect bears "very close likeness" to a man seen in videos taken at arson scenes

  

Music Executive Remains Critical After Hollywood Shooting Rampage

 December 11, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Also, a Hollywood Reporter photo editor suffered minor injuries

  

Fire Strikes Universal Backlot, No Injuries Reported

Movies
 December 8, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The building was unoccupied

  

Netflix Stock Plunge: Will Reed Hastings’ Hubris Bring Down an Internet Meteor?

Movies
 October 25, 2011 By Brent Lang & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Analysis: The video streaming giant is shrinking at an alarming rate, battered by Wall Street and Main Street

  

Hollywood & the Job Crisis: Just How Bad Is It?

Media | Movies
 October 19, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

First in a Wrap series: There are pockets of recovery in the entertainment industry, but many are still struggling to weather the ongoing economic storm

  

President's Visit Already Screwing Up Traffic

Media
 September 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The president will hold fundraisers at the House of Blues and the Fig & Olive in West Hollywood

  

Hollywood Braces for a Credit Crunch After Market's Second Plunge

Media | Movies
 August 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

After another massive sell-off, the indie film community is jittery, but TV media buyers have yet to panic

  

What Crash? Jay-Z, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Hudson Wish Obama Happy Birthday

Media
 August 5, 2011 By Lucas Shaw & Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Celebs mingled and peformed for political heavyweights at the White House, Hudson sang at an earlier bash in Chicago

  

Stock Market Plunge Puts Hollywood on Edge

Media | Movies
 August 4, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Despite huge upfront sales and strong earnings, the media industry is fully aware that advertisers have cancellation options

  

Hollywood Reacts to the Debt Deal With Relief

Movies
 August 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Deal passed by the House of Representatives on Monday eased exec fears about possible damage to the rebounding ad market

  

Police Fire to Quell Riot at 'Electric Daisy' Premiere in Hollywood

Movies
 July 27, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Crowd threw bottles at Grauman's Chinese Theater; police responded with non-lethal anti-riot bean bags

  

Chamber of Commerce, 750 Organizations to Press Congress for Anti-Piracy Bill

Media
 July 13, 2011 By Cassie M. Chew 1 year ago

Seek to revive PROTECT IP act, introduced in May but sidelined by Oregon senator

  

Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker Tie as Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actresses

Media
 July 5, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 1 year ago

Forbes released its list of the top-10 highest paid actresses in Tinseltown

  

Michelle Obama Hitting Hollywood to Support Military Families

Media
 June 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

First Lady will call on the guilds to tell the stories of veterans in films and TV shows

  

HBO's 'Tilda' Pilot Script is Partially Leaked, Totally Dull

Media
 May 9, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Nikki Finke-inspired show won't make it to air, but some dialog makes its way to the Web

  

Elizabeth Taylor: Her Final Tweets

Media | Movies
 March 23, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Hollywood legend had more than 300,000 followers on Twitter at the time of her death

  

Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros., Other Studios Lose Piracy Suit in Australia

Movies
 February 24, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Federal court says Internet service provider not liable for customers' illegal movie downloads

  

Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen Play the Media Role Perfectly

Movies
 February 14, 2011 By Frankie Stone 2 years ago

Not all is what it seems to be with these Hollywood Smoke Signals

  

The Daily’s Richard Johnson Flops With Nikki Finke Photo

Media
 February 10, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

It's not even the Deadline founder -- after two months in Hollywood, this is the best the iPad-only publication's entertainment editor has got?

  

Happy Second Birthday to TheWrap! (Includes Photo of Cake)

Media
 January 26, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

It's been a wild ride thus far, full of unexpected twists and turns and the most unpredictable changes in media and in Hollywood media in particular. I’m proud to say we are now a company 20 people strong

  

Former ESPN Exec Michael Antinoro Joins Dick Clark Productions

Media
 January 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

The new executive VP of programming will focus on developing reality and scripted projects for broadcast and online platforms

  

AOL Launches Hollywood Patch

Media
 January 3, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Company's hyped hyperlocal network expands to L.A.

  

Rupert Everett Lashes Hollywood as Homophobic, Jennifer Aniston as Protected

Movies
 January 1, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The outspoken actor said that Hollywood is “very, very conservative” rather than liberal, and that staying in the closet is the right choice for many gay actors.

  
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