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Barry Levinson To Direct Shanghai Love Story (EXCLUSIVE)
Barry Levinson has come on board to direct an untitled love story, set in Shanghai and Leningrad, with Shanghai Film Group financing and Mike Medavoy, Rafaella De Laurentiis and Edward McGurn producin...
Sony Board to Weigh Spin-Off of Entertainment Division (Report)
The board of Sony Corp. may evaluate a proposal from one of its major investors that would see the entertainment and technology company spin off portions of its entertainment division, according to a ...
Cannes: The Weinstein Co. Nearing Deal for 'The Young and Prodigious Spivet'
The Weinstein Company is closing in on U.S. rights to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 3D adventure movie "The Young and Prodigious Spivet," which is one of the hottest available titles at Cannes. A...
DKC Public Relations Expands West Coast Branch
DKC is ramping up its West Coast presence, tapping senior v.p. Jenn DeMartino to lead the PR agency’s Los Angeles office, and added Noah Gold and Marina Beck to the team. “Following our third ...
Leonardo DiCaprio Books Dennis Lehane to Write ‘Travis McGee’
Leonardo DiCaprio and Fox have tapped "Shutter Island" author Dennis Lehane to pen the script for World War II drama "Travis McGee."
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HBO's 'Girls' Adds Jennifer Westfeldt for Season 3
HBO's "Girls" is getting a little extra oomph for its third season, in the form of Jon Hamm's gal. Jennifer Westfeldt, known to jealous women everywhere as the gal who's romanti...
Worlds Still Left to Conquer for Visual Effects Masters
Visual effects masters are called “magicians” for a reason: They really do seem like conjurers. The only limits on what they can put on the screen seem to be time, budget and imagination.
Ratings: CBS Tops 2012-2013 Season; NBC Narrows Gap; Fox Takes Biggest Hit
With the 2012-2013 television season drawing to a close, CBS is poised to win in total viewers and the key 18-49 demographic, marking the first time the network has won the key demo for a season in 21...
Cannes Review: Killer Dance Moves and Crime In Simple, Formulaic 'Grigris'
France-based Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's last feature, the Cannes-winning "A Screaming Man," involved father-son tensions against the backdrop of civil war. By comparison, his followup "Gr...
Movietickets.com Adds Carmike Cinemas
Continuing to jockey for top placement in the online ticketing space, Movietickets.com has added Carmike Cinemas to its network of theaters, marking the ticket provider’s largest acquisition in ...
Melissa McCarthy Allegedly Fires Extra from 'Tammy' Set for Abusing Child
Melissa McCarthy allegedly booted a female extra from the set of her directorial debut "Tammy" on Monday after catching the woman mistreating, and possibly even abusing, her child. TMZ repor...
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Appeals Court Revives Ex-QB's Lawsuit Over 'NCAA Football' Game
In an important appeal that divided Hollywood, the Third Circuit sides with the likeness rights of celebrities over protections afforded by the First Amendment. (SAG-AFTRA 1, MPAA 0)read more
Christian Borle, ‘Most Happy Fella’ Get Ready for Encores
New York City Center’s long-running Encores! program, which has yielded a string of commercial Broadway transfers including the still-running revival of “Chicago,” has set a 2014 sea...
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Beyonce's New 'Grown Woman' Song Hits the Web
The energetic track was co-written by The-Dream and produced by Timbaland.read more
CMT Orders More 'Dog and Beth'
Fugitives, beware. "Dog and Beth" fans, rejoice! CMT has ordered 11 more episodes of bounty hungers "Dog," Beth and Leland Chapman's new series bringing its Season 1 order to 2...
Steven Spielberg Will Produce a 'Halo' TV Series for Xbox
There was a well publicized attempt to bring Microsoft's incredibly successful sci-fi video game series "Halo" to the big screen a few years ago. Alex Garland ("The Beach") wrote a script, Peter ...
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Luke Skywalker's 'Star Wars' Levi's Up for Auction (Photo)
Mark Hamill wore the sand-colored jeans for much of the iconic 1977 film.read more
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TV Notes Decoder: What Those Baffling Executives Really Mean
TV writers weigh in on the things network execs are saying without saying when they dole out notes such as "It's a little quiet" or "lots of great stuff here."read more
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TV Ratings: 'Bates Motel' Finishes Steady Season With a Boost
A&E's "Psycho" prequel, the second-most-watched new cable drama of the year, ends its run with 2.7 million viewers.read more
Netflix Will Air New Ricky Gervais Series in September
Ricky Gervais' "Derek," a new Netflix series from the creator and star of "The Office" and 'Extras," will premiere on Netflix Sept. 12. Netflix will release all seven episo...

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