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Cannes Review: With 'Nebraska,' Has Alexander Payne Gone Soft?
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 4:25am | indiewire
Alexander Payne's movies walk a fine line between cruel satire and emotional truth, but in "Nebraska," it's particularly hard to discern which is which. The black-and-white road trip dramedy might be ...
Shazam’s iPad App Now Listens for Music, TV Automatically
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 4:00am | variety
Shazam, the content-recognition app developer, has finally added a critical feature that media companies and advertisers have been seeking for years — the ability to ID songs, TV shows and ads witho...
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Firehouse Combines Business Consulting With Advertising Work
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:54am | adweek
Specs Who (l. to r.) Tripp Westbrook, partner, executive creative director; Steve Smith, partner, planning insights; Mark Hall, president, founder; Doug Miller, partner, finance and options What Ad...
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How KitchenAid Gave Us the World’s Coolest Mixer
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:53am | adweek
With The Great Gatsby in theaters and everyone suddenly falling in love with the glamor of the 1920s, now’s a fitting time to take a look at one of the Machine Age’s legendary machines. ...
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Cannes: Norwegian Oil Thriller 'Pioneer' Sells Wide
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:44am | thr
TrustNordisk closes deals in the U.K., Japan, Korea and Benelux for Erik Skjoldbaerg's new feature.read more
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Tribune Co. Launches Digital Ventures Unit
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:35am | thr
Internet veteran Shashi Seth will run the division that will create digital products and businesses for the media company led by CEO Peter Liguori.read more
UDI Boards Boisier’s ‘Dowsing’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:00am | variety
Chile’s Forastero, producer of the Golden Globe-nommed “The Maid,” is teaming with Frederic Corvez’s Paris-based UDI, one of France’s most prominent Latin American pic production-sales house...
Kawasaki And 'Lone Ranger' Ride Together in Multifaceted Campaign
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:00am | adweek
If you've never throttled-up a dirt bike or a four-wheeler across an open terrain but have ridden a horse, well, they're similarly bumpy-but-fun experiences. So Kawasaki's new partnership...
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Cannes: Psy Impersonator Tricks Festival Organizers, Partygoers
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:46am | thr
A man pretending to be the “Gangnam Style” singer attended several exclusive events at the festival.read more
How an Extreme Movie Makeover Saved 'Fast & Furious' From Going Direct to DVD
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 10:50pm | thewrap
"Fast & Furious 6" has become a road race to riches without a finish line in sight. Roaring into theaters Friday, the movie is expected to generate $80 million or more over the Memorial ...
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'We're The Millers' Trailer: Jennifer Aniston Smuggles Drugs (Video)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:06pm | thr
Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts and Ed Helms also star in the comedy about a man who hires three people to pose as his family to help him sneak weed into the U.S.read more
6 Lessons Hollywood Needs to Learn From 'The Fast & The Furious'
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 8:08pm | thewrap
"Fast & the Furious 6" is widely expected to dominate the Memorial Day box office and potentially become the highest grossing film in the lucrative franchise's history. For a franchi...
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Jenna Elfman Returning as Host of Crystal & Lucy Awards
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:55pm | thr
This year's event will honor Laura Linney, the "Mad Men" cast, George Lucas, Sofia Coppola, Hailee Steinfeld and Rachel Morrison.read more
Jennifer Lopez Dials Up Latin Cell Phone Brand
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:47pm | variety
Celebrities are known for striking rich licensing deals to launch their own clothing, headphone or perfume businesses. But Jennifer Lopez is taking her entrepreneurial interests a step further to open...
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YouTube Network FullScreen Hires HBO Go Co-Creator Tim Mohn
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:46pm | thewrap
Massive YouTube network Fullscreen has hired Tim Mohn, one of the people who created the HBO Go app, as its new SVP of engineering, Fullscreen CEO and founder George Strompolos announced in a blog pos...
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Benedict Cumberbatch Showers in Deleted 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Scene (Video)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:43pm | thr
Director J.J. Abrams tells Conan O'Brien of the scene: "That's the shower of evil!"read more
Kristen Prout, Chloe Bridges, Daryl Hannah in ‘Offline’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:36pm | variety
Kirsten Prout (“The Lying Game”), Chloe Bridges (“The Carrie Diaries”) and Daryl Hannah have come on board to star in independent film “Offline.” Larry Rattner is p...
E!'s 'The Wanted Life' Preview: Scooter Braun Stages an Intervention (Video)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:35pm | thewrap
Boy bands will be boy bands. That's what music manager Scooter Braun is dealing with in a new video preview from The Wanted's upcoming E! reality show. Braun famously manages boy musical wonde...
Legit Review: ‘Murder Ballad’
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:00pm | variety
I love you, I hate you, I’ll kill you. That’s the lurid premise of “Murder Ballad,” the hot and sticky rock opera that made auds sweat when it opened six months ago at Manhatta...
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And the 2013 Grand Effie Goes to ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:00pm | adweek
Wieden + Kennedy’s two-year stranglehold on the Grand Effie has ended. Instead, the top prize at the 45th annual Effie Awards tonight went to 72andSunny for its “The Vet and the n00b&rd...

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