Daniel Frankel
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FX Acquires TV Rights to ‘Salt’
Cable channel will debut Angelina Jolie spy thriller in 2012; also picks up Fox’s “Predators”
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The Rise & Fall of 3D (chart)
Fewer and fewer moviegoers are making the 3D choice when they plunk down their money at the box office
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Universal Promotes Licensing Exec Amy Taylor
Studio veteran credited with spearheading the big cross-promotional push for “Despicable Me”
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Apple Q3: Profits Surge 78%
Sales of new iPads and iPhones drive net income to $3.25B
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Schwarzenegger Appoints Geena Davis to Women’s Equality Panel
Actress named to the California’s Commission on the Status of Women
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DEG Report: Home Entertainment Biz Down Just 0.7% in Q2
Small decline comes after 8% drop in first quarter, according to industry trade group
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Fox Adds Calfas to Legal Team
Set to become studio’s lead labor-guild negotiator when Dean Ferris retires in 2012
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Monday Actuals Bump Up ‘Inception’: $62.8M Weekend
Estimates for Christopher Nolan thriller were short by $2.4 million; it’s the second straight weekend of major Monday adjustments
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Box Office: ‘Inception’ Dreams Up $3M at Midnight (updated)
Chris Nolan film’s backers are playing it conservative, but buzz and reviews suggest strong $60M three-day start
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Report: ABC Daytime Seeks WGA Approval to Trim Back Soaps
Soap site says network wants to cut 20 episodes each from “All My Children,” “One Life to Live” and “General Hospital”
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Slow $3.9M First Day for Disney’s ‘Sorcerer’
Bruckheimer-produced family film doesn’t exceed its moribund tracking on its first day; five-day outlook remains in the mid-to-high 20s
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Bruckheimer Could Use Some of the ‘Sorcerer’s’ Magic
Debuting Wednesday, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” could become the big-game producer’s third consecutive miss at the worldwide box office
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FilmL.A.: Filming Days Jumped 16% in Q2
After cratering to record lows in 2009, work rebounds big in the region thanks to recovering economy and tax incentives
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Strong Debut for TNT’s ‘Rizzoli & Isles’: 7.6M Viewers
New cop drama enjoys the second biggest debut in basic-cable history; sixth-season debut of “The Closer” up 7%
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Activision Publishing Names Ad-Biz Veteran Hirshberg CEO
Former head of Deutsch L.A. will assume top job at video-game giant’s publishing arm