Movies
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Former Relativity Media President Michael Joe Out at Elliott Management
The film executive leaves for “new opportunity” as the investment firm dials down its stake in the movie business
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Weinstein Co. Merges Acquisitions, Production
Dylan Sellers will head the combined division as production president Donna Gigliotti bows out. Acquisitions chief Peter Lawson to leave
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‘Skyfall’ Website Launches: Spy New Images of James Bond
The site promises exclusive content, to be rolled out over the course of the year
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‘Artist’ Director Michel Hazanavicius Signs With CAA
Michel Hazanavicius is represented by Maha Dakhil
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Why Daniel Craig, Not Rooney Mara, Is the Real ‘Girl’ in ‘Dragon Tattoo’
Analysis: As Mikael Blomkvist, the James Bond star leaves the seduction and ass-kicking to his female cohort
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L.A. Film Production Up Slightly, but TV Production Drops in 2011
Out-of-state tax incentives lured 10 TV dramas away from the City of Angels — and scores of jobs along with them
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‘Star Wars’ Light Saber Master Bob Anderson Dies at 89
The former Olympic fencer tutored Sean Connery and Lindsay Lohan
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Another ‘Paranormal Activity’ on Tap for 2012
Paramount says it will release a fourth in its successful franchise this year
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Goldman Sachs Ready to Sell Its Alliance Films Stake (Report)
The investment firm has tapped Bank of Montreal to oversee a sale of its controlling stake in the Canadian distributor
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Thanks to ‘Transformers,’ Tom Cruise, Paramount Is 2011’s Global Box-Office Champ
The studio captured a record $5.17 billion worldwide
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5 Remedies for 2012 and What Ails Hollywood
What’s the reason for the miserable box office performance in 2011? Here are five ideas
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What Ails Hollywood? Six Movie Experts Weigh In On a Cure
Producer Mike Medavoy, critic Joe Morgenstern, “Warrior” director Gavin O’Connor and others on how movies can survive after a brutal box office year
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Indie Box Office: ‘Iron Lady’ Opens Strong, ‘Descendants’ Crosses $40 M
The Weinstein Company’s movie about Margaret Thatcher has an impressive per-location average of $70,102
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‘Mission: Impossible’ Still Strong With $38.3M Weekend
Overall box office is down slightly compared to the same three days last year — but the four-day period is up about 10 percent
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Box Office: ‘M:I:4’ Passes $100M Domestically, Leads the Weekend
“The Iron Lady” opens to a strong $76,348 in limited release