Lionsgate May Buy Summit
Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment are in talks to merge their two companies, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Movies
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Dan Glickman Gets Grilled
An interview with Dan Glickman, chairman of the MPAA.
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Danny Boyle takes DGA Award
At the Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night, “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle took top prize
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‘Taken’ tops at box office with $24.6m
Fox’s “Taken,” starring Liam Neeson, took hold at the box office this weekend, nabbing an impressive $24.6 million, the second-best Super Bowl debut (behind last year’s “Hannah Montana”), according to Media by Numbers.
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‘My life sucks,’ says SAG president
The sun was setting in Alan Rosenberg’s sitting room as he considered the state of his life two days after an internal coup ousted his hand-chosen negotiator, Doug Allen.
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Rosenberg Says Ousted Allen “Too Good” For Hollywood
In an emotional letter, the weakened SAG president defended his chief negotiator Doug Allen who was booted from office by angry board members.
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‘The Reader’ Oscar credits issue resolved
Contentious issued resolved by Academy’s Producer Committee
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Recession Watch: Expense Accounts Out At THR
Perhaps the most painful reality of Recession Hollywood — for egos and wallets alike — is the parking situation at CAA.
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John Updike’s Hollywood
Agent Ken Sherman, who just closed a deal for a “Rabbit” TV series, looks back on the late novelist’s ties to Hollywood: “People were always incredibly respectful when I’d call and say I had a new Updike story.”
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Hard Knocks Hollywood, Larry Gelbart: “I’m Still Getting Turned Down”
Larry Gelbart talks to Eric Estrin about finding the rhythm, ignoring cold shoulders, and this thing called rewrite.
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‘Slumdog’ Untouchable in India? Fox Says Box Office Doesn’t Lie
Some Indians say “Millionaire” is a Westernized depiction of poverty that won’t resonate.
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Hey Hollywood, welcome to your future
The ground has shifted beneath what for the better part of the century have been America’s most desirable products: movies and television shows.
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Box Office: Tubby Guy Holds His Ground
Thursday’s Academy Award nominations lifted “Slumdog Millionaire” this weekend; the film racked up $10.6 million in ticket sales as it moved into an additional 829 theaters.
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Interview: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
We talk to the actor about Obama’s effect on Hollywood, his short film “Sparks” and the importance of new media.
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Oscar Noms ’09 Might Save Hollywood Yet
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” by director David Fincher took 13 Oscar nominations, a sweep in the style of “Titanic” and “Braveheart.”
