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Presidents Day Weekend a Box-Office Winner — 5 Movies Top $20M
“Safe House,” “The Vow,” “Journey 2,” “Ghost Rider 2” and “This Means War” each beat $20 million at the weekend box office
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SAG-AFTRA Merger Opponents Outline Their Concerns
Opponents of the proposed SAG-AFTRA merger prepare a 1,000-word document to be sent, along with pro-merger literature, with ballots that go out by the end of the month
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Indie Box Office: ‘The Descendants’ Beats $75M, ‘The Artist’ Passes $25M
“The Artist” and “The Descendants” — both nominated for best picture Oscars — each cross box office milestones
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‘Safe House’ Leads Holiday Box Office Race With $28.5M
Five movies — “Safe House,” “The Vow,” “Ghost Rider 2,” “Journey 2” and “This Means War” — all are on track to gross more than $20 million at the box office this holiday weekend
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Sundance Selects Acquires Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Beyond the Hills’
Cristian Mungiu’s 2007 movie, “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” won the Palme d’Or; Sundance Selects picks up his “Beyond the Hills”
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‘The Vow,’ ‘Safe House’ Fighting for No. 1 Box Office Spot — Once Again
The holiday weekend is shaping up to be strong at the box office, with “The Vow,” “Safe House,” “Journey 2” and “Ghost Rider 2” all taking more than $20 million
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Movie Review Aggregators Grow in Popularity, But Do They Matter?
Rotten Tomatoes is the best known of three movie review aggregators, but Metacritic and Movie Review Intelligence are increasingly in the mix
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ICM Lets Go of 3 Literary Agents (Exclusive)
The agency continues to downsize as literary department head Nick Harris is among the agents pushed out
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Michael Moore, Weinsteins Settle ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ Case
Michael Moore sued his “Fahrenheit 9/11” partners Bob and Harvey Weinstein for $2.7 million in February 2011.
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‘Spider-Man’ Producers, Julie Taymor’s Union Settle Case
The producer of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will pay ousted director Julie Taymor full royalties for the Broadway show
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George Clooney, Jim Belushi Join President Obama at Beverly Hills Fundraiser
President Obama addresses about 80 people, including George Clooney and Jim Belushi, at a small fund-raiser in Beverly Hills
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‘Ghost Rider 2’ Poised to Ignite a Lackluster Franchise
The revamped “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” is on track to draw hordes of fanboys and kickstart a franchise
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President Obama Talks to Hollywood Friends
President Obama addresses 1,000 people at a fund-raiser that also features the Foo Fighters, Jack Black and Rashida Jones
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Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts to Star in ‘August: Osage County’
“The Iron Lady” star Meryl Streep will team with Julia Roberts in the screen adaptation of “August: Osage County” for The Weinstein Company. John Wells will direct
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Judge Rules for Warner Bros. in ‘Last Samurai’ Lawsuit
Judge drops Warner Bros. and screenwriter John Logan from the lawsuit which claims story behind “The Last Samurai” was stolen. Producers Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz remain on the hook