Daniel Frankel
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LCD Soundsystem’s Ticket Fiasco – Is LiveNation to Blame?
The band is furious that nearly all of the tickets for its farewell show ended up on scalper sites and cast suspicion on the biggest player in the live music industry
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SAG Members Ratify Basic Cable Agreement
New three-year agreement goes into affect on July 1
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Mitchell Hurwitz Sets Up ‘Boss of It All’ at Universal
EXCLUSIVE: “Arrested Development” creator looking to direct a remake of a Norwegian Lars von Trier comedy; Brian Grazer and Ron Howard attached to produce
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NBC Renews: ‘Biggest Loser,’ ‘Sing-Off,’ ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’
Making its first moves under new entertainment chief Bob Greenblatt, network re-ups its alternative slate for 2011-12
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Steve Carell Set to Star in Mandate’s ‘Dogs of Babel’
Comic actor signs onto the adaptation of the best-selling Carolyn Parkhurst novel
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Paramount Goes Back to the Bieber Well With ‘Director’s Fan Cut’
Studio and director Jon M. Chu plan to add 40 minutes to hit concert film/biopic “Never Say Never” and re-release it
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Blockbuster Puts Itself Up for Sale, Sets Opening Bid at $290M
Bankrupt video chain goes on the block after it’s unable to reach a recapitalization plan with its creditors
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Box Office: ‘Unknown’ Wins Weak Presidents Day Weekend With $25.6M
Warner’s Liam Neeson thriller is the only newcomer to debut strong, as Disney’s “I Am Number Four” ($22.6M) and Fox’s “Big Mommas” ($19M) both miss tracking; overall market down more than 20% year-to-year
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‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Black Swan’ Both Pass $100M Domestic Mark
While the broader box office is way down year-to-year, three Oscar-nominated specialty titles have now passed the $100M milestone
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‘Social Network’ Wins Top Cinema Editors Prize
Win breaks a dominant run of key pre-Oscar awards for “The King’s Speech”; “Alice in Wonderland” wins top comedy/musical honors
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‘Nader & Simin’ Wins Berlin’s Golden Bear
Film from Iranian director Asghar Farhadi sweeps festival’s best picture, actor and actress prizes
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GOP-Led House Votes to Take Down Public Broadcasting
As expected, House’s 235-189 vote on $60 million in overall cuts includes the elimination of Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding for the rest of the fiscal year
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Box Office Update: Neeson’s ‘Unknown’ on Pace for Big $26M+ Weekend
Warner thriller is still No. 1 through 3 days, while Disney’s “I Am Number Four” and Fox’s “Big Momma’s 3” both look like they’ll miss tracking; Disney holdover “Gnomeo” could still win the holiday
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Shane Black in Final Talks to Direct ‘Iron Man 3’
As TheWrap reported a week ago, director would re-unite with his “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” star Robert Downey Jr.
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Paramount/MGM Set Release Date for ‘Hansel & Gretel’: March 2, 2012
Will Ferrell/Adam McKay-produced action-comedy stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton