Movies
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Amy Powell Named President of Paramount Digital Entertainment
The veteran marketing executive will also oversee micro-budget division Insurge Pictures
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Report Card 2011: With Biggest ‘Potter’ Yet, Warner Just Shy of Its Record 2010
Studio’s 2011 performance won’t match the $4.81B benchmark it set for itself last year
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‘G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation’ Trailer: Explosions, Ninjas … and Bruce Willis (Video)
"Die Hard" star guns for glory in sequel to "Rise of Cobra"
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Elizabeth Taylor Auction-Mania — From Jewelry to ‘Cleopatra’ Wig
Proceeds from at least four separate auctions will bring in millions
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IFC Acquires Mary Harron’s ‘The Moth Diaries’
Written and directed by the “American Psycho” writer-director, the film played at the Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals
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Verve: The Little Agency That Could Black List
The upstart agency, along with Paradigm, has more scripts on the list than one-time powerhouse ICM and the long-established Gersh and APA
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Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson Project Goes to Universal
Production on the thriller is scheduled to begin in April 2012
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Orson Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ Oscar Up for Auction — Again
4 years after failing to be auctioned off, Welles’ 1941 Best Screenplay Academy Award is on the block again until Dec. 20
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Verizon Rumor Mill Keeps Spinning: Will It Buy Troubled Netflix?
Shares of the subscription rental company are rising on a DealReporter story that it will move from Redbox to red envelopes
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David Dinerstein to Head New Indie, LD Distribution
Mickey Liddell’s Liddell Entertainment is launching the new company
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‘The Imitation Game’ Tops 2011 Black List
Franklin Leonard’s annual list of best unproduced screenplays includes 73 scripts
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Sony Releases First ‘Men in Black 3’ Trailer
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return as Agent J and Agent K
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Christmas Crush: Too Many Big Films Crowd Soft Holiday Box Office
“War Horse,” “Dragon Tattoo,” “Mission Impossible” and “Tintin” lead a crowd of tentpoles into a slow marketplace. Says one exec: “It’s insane”
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What You Need to Know About the New Crowd-Funding Bill
Now in the Senate, the bill allows entrepreneurs to crowd source up to $2M a year from individuals without having to register the investors with the SEC
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Indie Box Office: ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Debuts to Big $75K Per Location
Jason Reitman comedy “Young Adult” also opens strong, averaging $40K per engagement