Daniel Frankel
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Universal Sets Film, TV Series Based on Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’
The studio marries a feature trilogy and TV series based on the seven-novel franchise; Akiva Goldsman, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer producing
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Spyglass Signs Letter of Intent to Take Over MGM Management
Spyglass founders and Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum are also reportedly trying to enlist Ken Schapiro as COO
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‘CSI’ Bags Katee Sackhoff for Guest Spot
Appearance on CBS procedural comes three years after the former “Battlestar” star was reportedly nixed by the network for a permanent role
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Review: ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Revs Up to Jump the Shark in Season 3 Premiere
Kurt Sutter’s hit Shakespearean biker drama crams a few too many spokes into its narrative wheels
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Apparition Whittles Staff Once More
Latest round of cuts leave Bill Pohlad’s decimated indie distribution company with only a skeleton crew; company said to be shopping Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life” to other distributors
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Clooney Leads Final Weekend of Overheated Summer Box Office
“The American” ends another summer revenue bonanza, but soft ticket sales signal a maxed-out marketplace
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‘Last Exorcism’ Possesses Box Office: Scores Big $9.3M Friday
Lionsgate’s low-budget horror movie is out-performing mid-teen predictions, while James Cameron’s “Avatar” re-release badly underachieves at $1.2M
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Carriage Wars Continue: Hallmark Fires Back at AT&T
“Martha Stewart” and a host of older female-skewing TV movies hang in the balance amid the latest renewal battle between cable service and channel
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India’s Reliance Expands 3D Services
Reliance MediaWorks seeking to become global production services provider for film and TV
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B.O. Preview: Supersized ‘Avatar’ Combs the Couch Cushions
Released in 811 theaters with added footage, director James Cameron believes there are still plenty of moviegoers who’ll pay to see his movie in 3D again
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Roadside, Liddell Save Jim Carrey’s ‘Phillip Morris’
Long quest to find distributor for gay love story ends with a December release date
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Warning: Soaring Movie Ticket Prices Have Reached the Breaking Point
Attendance so far is barely down, but exhibition worry-warts warn about what could happen in the fall
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Tribune Report: Eisner in Talks to Head … Tribune Co.
Former Disney chief said to be in talks with creditors for bankrupt Chicago-based media conglomerate
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Sean Penn: Haitians Should Elect Their President, Not Wyclef’s PR Team
In a lengthy Huffington Post blog, the actor also wonders why the musician didn’t voice objections earlier to laws restricting him from Haitian presidential candidacy
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The Selling of a (Gasp!) Right-Wing Documentary
“I Want Your Money” will open wide in 500 theaters this fall, pushing the conservative agenda into uncharted waters