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Tribeca: Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy Reminisce on 18 Years of Jesse and Celine at 'Before Midnight' Panel
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 8:04am | indiewire
Last Thursday, Richard Linklater's "Before Midnight" had its New York premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Already one of the most lauded and anticipated films of the year after premiering at Sundan...
Variety Fetes Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Katherine Oliver
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 8:00am | variety
Variety honored New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Katherine Oliver, the Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, at an afternoon cocktail event in Gotham April 24.
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Google Analytics Adds Conversion Funnel Benchmarking Tool
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 8:00am | adweek
With marketers all but required to play in multiple digital channels these days, ranging from online display to search to email, they are increasingly likely to have a hard time figuring out which c...
Bette Midler Turns ‘I’ll Eat You Last’ into Laugh Feast
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:55am | variety
In "I’ll Eat You Last," the dishy Broadway play that opened April 24, it’s not just Bette Midler who holds the stage for the 90-minute solo show. Backing her up is one heckuva glam set. . .
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The Eagles Take Issue With 'American Idol,' 'X Factor'
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:52am | thr
Band members Glenn Fry, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy Schmit also talk up booze, drugs, sex and rock and roll.read more
Brian Stelter Reveals How 'GMA's' Robin Roberts Avoided the Ax
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:49am | thewrap
The story of the "Today" show's fall from grace – from its ratings losses to the debacle of Ann Curry's firing – has received a lot of press. But, there's a whole other side ...
'Graceland' Writer-Director Ron Morales Offers Advice on How to Shoot in a Foreign Location
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:39am | indiewire
Filipino crime thriller "Graceland," follows the worst day in a chauffeur's life: when both his daughter and the daughter of his corrupt politician boss get ambushed in a kidnapping. Shot guerrill...
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News International, Others Propose Alternative U.K. Press Regulator
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:38am | thr
It would be based on ideas in the Leveson Report, but come "without any form of state-sponsored regulation that would endanger freedom of speech," they say.read more
‘WrestleMania 29′ Sets Earnings Record for WWE (EXCLUSIVE)
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:31am | variety
“WrestleMania 29” has entered the record books as the highest-grossing “WrestleMania” ever for WWE, the company announced Thursday. Event, which took place April 7, at New Jersey’s MetLife S...
Time Warner Cable Reports 5% Rise In Profits
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:26am | variety
Time Warner Cable shares are down a little more than 1% in afternoon trading, as the conglom’s Q1 earnings were a bit of a mixed bag: On the one hand, the company lost about 119,000 video subscrib...
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Mark Wahlberg Ponders Funky Bunch Reunion to Help Boston (Video)
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:13am | thewrap
Mark "Don't Call Me Marky Mark" Wahlberg says he would go back to his musical roots to help his hometown. The "Pain and Gain" star told TMZ, who kind of nailed it on this one, ...
Comedy Site Splitsider Launches Digital Distribution Platform with First Release 'The Exquisite Corpse Project'
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:11am | indiewire
Splitsider, the comedy news site from culture website The Awl, has launched Splitsider Presents, a digital distribution label for indie comedies. The first film to be released by the platform, "The Ex...
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IMAX Profits Rise on Stronger Box Office Results
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:10am | thewrap
Profits at giant screen maker IMAX rose slightly to $2.86 million during the first three months of 2013, compared with $2.51 million during the same period a year ago. Despite the higher profit margin...
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David Plouffe's New Gig: Bloomberg TV Contributor and Strategic Adviser
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 7:00am | thr
The ex-senior adviser to President Obama will provide analysis on politics, business and technology, among other topics.read more
Watch: Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' Gets a Stirring UK Trailer
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 6:59am | indiewire
Joss Whedon is back in theaters this summer after breaking box-office records with "The Avengers" last year, this time with a very different offering: a black-and-white, small-scaled take on Shakespea...
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'Iron Man 3' Opens Strong for Imax in International Markets
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 6:50am | thr
The May 3 release of Marvel's superhero tentpole can't come soon enough as Hollywood titles misfired in the Chinese market during the first quarter of 2013. read more
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Tribeca: Penn Badgley Moves Past 'Gossip Girl' and Slays Jeff Buckley's Ghost
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 6:50am | thr
Of playing late rocker, he says, "There are people who are not going to be happy unless he’s there, dead and propped up and stuffed with his own voice being piped through his dead body."read more ...
Twitter Launching 2-Step Verification in Response to AP Hack
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 6:43am | adweek
Twitter is developing a two-step verification process to make it more difficult for hackers to access users' accounts, Wired reported. The new system is undergoing internal testing and may soon b...
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'Mad Men' Creator on Le Cirque Gaffe: 'It Was a Terrible Error'
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 6:37am | thr
Matthew Weiner responds to the fact-checking flub in Sunday's reference to the famed New York City restaurant, which wasn't around in 1968.read more
Sex, Desire and Social Activism: Ulrich Seidl's 'Paradise' Trilogy
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 6:35am | indiewire
Editor's note: A version of this article was originally published in February during the Berlin International Film Festival. Strand Releasing opens "Paradise: Love," first entry in the "Paradise" tril...

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