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Jim Packer Named President of Lionsgate’s Worldwide Television Distribution and Digital
Former MGM exec will try to sell shows and improve digital distribution
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Annie Ilonzeh to Star in ABC’s ‘Charlie’s Angels’
Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and Sony Pictures TV are behind the Miami-set series
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Festival Director John Cooper on Sundance Superstitions & More
A flurry of pre-festival acquisitions signals a bustling market on the horizon
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Good Morning Oscar, January 20: Shaken and Stirred
“The King’s Speech”: underdog with a shot to win, or doomed political allegory?
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‘American Idol’: How It Went With the Diva, the Dawg and the Demon of Screamin’
As it turns out, the addition of J. Lo and Steven Tyler was a brilliant move — unlike last season, the panel actually seems to enjoy one another’s company
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GLAAD Nominees: ‘Glee’ to ‘Burlesque’ to ‘Kids Are All Right’
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation singles out movies, TV shows, journalism, theater and music
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Johnny Depp to Replace Robert Downey Jr. in Disney’s ‘Oz’
The “Alice in Wonderland” actor is in discussions to star in the quasi-prequel to “The Wizard of Oz”
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Sundance Film Festival Welcomes Returning Talent and New Faces
Paul Rudd, Kevin Smith, Miranda July, James Marsh and Steve James will be back in Park City, along with first-time filmmakers Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard and Paddy Considine
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Will & Willow Smith Eyeing ‘Annie’ Remake; Jay-Z in Music Talks
The elder Smith would produce the Sony project through his company Overbrook Entertainment
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Flushed! Jeff Gaspin, Steve Burke and the $200,000 Bathroom
Gaspin’s overpriced bathroom started Steve Burke’s dissaffection with the executive, who will leave his job at the top of NBCU next week
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Don’t Throw a Tea Party for Ricky Gervais Just Yet
Why conservatives should think twice before making the Golden Globes host their hero
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Sony Wins Bidding War for Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’
Oscar winners Matt Damon and Jodie Foster are set to join “District 9” star Sharlto Copley in the sci-fi tentpole
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Warner Bros. Developing Mel-Free ‘Lethal Weapon’ Reboot
Long-gestating remakes of “The Wild Bunch,” “The Dirty Dozen,” “Tarzan” and “Westworld” are also getting a new lease on life
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Disney Interactive Closes Propaganda Games
Company recently worked on ‘Tron’ game but sales were weak
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Disney’s Iger, Streisand on the Guest List for Wednesday’s White House Dinner
Jackie Chan and Herbie Hancock also make the cut for a state dinner honoring Chinese president Hu Jintao