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NATO’s Fithian: Let’s Be Flexible on Windows
With the DVD business cratering and theatrical booming, exhibitors can deal, he tells ShoWest
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Agreement Reached in DirecTV vs. Versus Fight
Satellite carrier and Comcast strike accord after nasty carriage battle
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Sony’s Lynton to Theaters: Mix in a Salad
Studio chief asks theater owners to make healthy changes to high-margin concessions business
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Box Office: ‘Green Zone’ Just the Latest War Flop
“Green Zone” the latest Iraq-themed bomb; “Alice” adds $62M domestic; Paramount’s “League” pops to $9.6M
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ShoWest: Studios, Exibitors Make Nice … For Now
They enter ShoWest in harmony over release timelines — but that can’t last
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SAG Approves Joint Negotiations on New Prime-Time Deal
Guild’s national board overwhelmingly votes to combine talks this fall with AFTRA
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Facebook Group: We’ll Pay to Read Todd McCarthy
Ousted Variety critic draws fan support, lands a gig with New York Film Festival selection committee
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Buzz on Lionsgate’s ‘Kick-Ass’ Is, Well …
Studio enters ShoWest and SXSW screenings with high hopes for Matthew Vaughn comic adaptation
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Friday Box Office: Damon’s ‘Zone’ Misses the Green at $5M
Universal’s “Bourne”-esque Iraq war film flounders out the gate; “Alice” still hot at $17.4M and Pattinson OK at $3.6M
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Relativity Starts Production on New Farrelly/Wessler Comedy
Sketch-based feature in the vein of ‘Kentucky Fried Movie,” company claims
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Eyeing Cannes, Fox Delays ‘Wall Street 2’
Studio moves release date until September, hoping to secure a festival spot for the Oliver Stone sequel
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MPAA: Global B.O. Soars 7.6% to Record High in 2009
Global revenue reached $29.9 billion; 3D accounts for 11% of $10.6 billion domestic gross
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Hallmark’s Greeting Card for Oprah: Bring It On
Fresh off Martha Stewart deal, the once-geriatric channel seeks to become major lifestyle player
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‘Hurt Locker’ Expanding in Theaters … Modestly
Summit plans 74-theater post-Oscar bump-up, with the film proving to be the bomb on DVD
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ESPN Casts De Niro as Coaching Legend Vince Lombardi
Actor to play NFL legend in upcoming feature-film release