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Media Decoder Blog: U.S.C. Media Program Trains Afghan Film Students
Posted: May 27th, 2012, 9:50pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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For about seven weeks, two students get an education in writing, editing, cinematography and whatever else it takes to make programming for screens, large and small.
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Motion Picture Academy to Begin Presidential Succession Process
Posted: May 27th, 2012, 9:30pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Because of term limits, Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is leaving a post that has emerged as one of the few bully pulpits in the film business.
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AMC Theater Deal Links China to Hollywood
Posted: May 21st, 2012, 12:40pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The Wanda Group will buy AMC Entertainment, making the world’s largest theater group, the companies said.
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A Hit Maker Bets Future Earnings on an Expansion Plan
Posted: April 23rd, 2012, 9:00am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The entertainment entrepreneur Peter Chernin has made an arrangement with investors, who are taking a stake in the future earnings of his films and television shows and channeling him the money now.
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$800 Million Chinese Fund to Back Film Projects
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:50am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Sun Media Group is joining Harvest Fund Management to create Harvest Seven Stars Media Private Equity, which will back entertainment ventures in China and abroad.
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Sequels Ruled Hollywood in 2011
Posted: December 28th, 2011, 6:10pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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So far, the top seven pictures at the domestic box-office have been sequels, as Hollywood continued a flight to financial safety.
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Media Decoder Blog: Motion Picture Academy Says It Is Flush With Money
Posted: December 21st, 2011, 7:51pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Fueled by the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reported increases in revenue, income and net assets. At the end of the fiscal year, June 30, it had $289.1 million in net assets.
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Media Decoder Blog: Motion Picture Academy Says It Is Flush With Money
Posted: December 21st, 2011, 7:51pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Fueled by the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reported increases in revenue, income and net assets. At the end of the fiscal year, June 30, it had $289.1 million in net assets.
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Hollywood Labor Fight Looms as Money for Benefits Wanes
Posted: November 27th, 2011, 11:53pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A showdown is expected next spring over financing for some of the most prized perks in show business, the generous health and pension plans.
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Sony Pictures Bets on Dramas for Grown-Ups
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 12:40am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Sony Pictures is betting that its dramas for adults will score well with critics at the Toronto Film Festival, often an accurate indicator of Golden Globe or Oscar winners.
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Charging a Premium for Movies, at a Cost
Posted: August 1st, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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High-priced tickets and premiums for 3-D are rewarding shareholders but may be driving away moviegoers.
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Sony, Like Old Hollywood, Banks on Familiar Faces
Posted: July 18th, 2011, 1:56am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Sony has emerged as perhaps the closest contemporary approximation of a classic studio: its movies change, but those who make them remain remarkably consistent.
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Media Decoder: Starring: the Oneida Nation in the Revolutionary War
Posted: July 17th, 2011, 7:57pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The movie, to be called "First Allies," will recount that the Oneidas, at considerable cost, helped give birth to the United States by fighting alongside the colonists.
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Guard Dog to the Stars (Legally Speaking)
Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 1:09am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Martin Singer and his law firm have emerged as the foremost protectors of celebrities, including Charlie Sheen.
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Mel Gibson to Plead Guilty in Abuse of Former Girlfriend
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 12:55am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The agreement comes before Summit Entertainment releases “The Beaver,” in which Mel Gibson plays a troubled toy executive who reclaims his life with a beaver hand puppet.
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Hollywood Feels Ripples From Libya
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 1:00am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Hollywood players and institutions were said to be scrambling to distance themselves from projects in which Saadi el-Qaddafi might be financially involved.
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Scene Stealer: In Film and in Life, the Story Is King
Posted: February 26th, 2011, 1:53pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Peter Guber, the film producer and executive, says he has learned that life’s stories, like Hollywood’s, work best when they are grounded in emotion.
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Media Decoder: Lawsuit May Thwart Next Year’s Golden Globes
Posted: January 23rd, 2011, 8:27pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Lawyers for the show's presenter said there might not be time to put next year's show together if its dispute with its producer continued at the current pace.
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States Weigh Cuts in Hollywood Subsidies
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 2:53am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Tax incentives for film and television productions face an uncertain future as new governors and lawmakers look to balance budgets.
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States Weigh Cuts in Hollywood Subsidies
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 2:53am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Tax incentives for film and television productions face an uncertain future as new governors and lawmakers look to balance budgets.
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As the Oscars Approach, New Releases Are Few
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 1:07am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Fewer films are scheduled for release this month, so filmmakers are rereleasing some of last year’s more substantial offerings.
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Columbia Pictures Hopes to End Oscar Drought
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 12:30am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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If “The Social Network” wins, the movie about the Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will end some 23 years of Columbia going without top honors on Academy Awards night.
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A Strong Crop of Documentaries, but Barely Seen
Posted: January 2nd, 2011, 11:20pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Feature documentaries had combined ticket sales of about $45 million in 2010, roughly matching sales for “Saw 3D,” a modest horror hit.
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Media Decoder: Hollywood Sees Slight Decline at Box Office
Posted: December 29th, 2010, 2:20pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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It appears that the movie box office will be down for 2010, but not by much. Total ticket sales are estimated to weigh in at $10.556 billion, just under the $10.6 billion posted last year.
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Media Decoder: Hollywood Goes to Havana
Posted: December 5th, 2010, 11:11pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A delegation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences showed Hollywood films last week at the 32nd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.
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An Honorary Oscar Revives a Controversy
Posted: November 2nd, 2010, 12:59am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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An honorary Oscar for the filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard has awakened charges of anti-Semitism.
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Bondholders Approve MGM Bankruptcy
Posted: October 30th, 2010, 1:20am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A restructuring plan clears the way for a bankruptcy filing that would eliminate some $4 billion in debt.
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A Labor Issue Ensnares ‘The Hobbit’
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 11:01am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Filming had been threatened by a dispute over whether a New Zealand branch of an Australian union could engage in collective bargaining on their Hollywood films.
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Scene Stealer: When Hollywood Gives Hope to Main St.
Posted: October 23rd, 2010, 10:30pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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In the past, movies helped the country get in gear with a spirit of resolve and renewal. But the twists and turns of this recession have left filmmakers at something of a loss.
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Media Decoder: Will the Real Producer Please Stand Out
Posted: October 13th, 2010, 2:37pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The Producers Guild of America is quietly pressing the major film studios to begin including a new "producers' mark" - comprising the lower-case letters "p.g.a." - behind the names of some who are granted a coveted "produced by" credit on theatrical films, guild officials confirmed on Wednesday
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Deal Near for ‘Hobbit’ Films in 3-D
Posted: October 2nd, 2010, 12:50am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A deal between Warner and MGM could allow the director to begin shooting J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Hobbit” next year.
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Documentaries Zero In on Wall Street, and They Show No Mercy
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 1:24am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Several films at the Toronto International Film Festival offer a brutal assessment of the Wall Street high jinks and regulatory failings that fed the financial collapse.
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‘Expendables’ Tops Weekend Box Office, Enlivening a Studio Takeover Battle
Posted: August 16th, 2010, 12:40am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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“The Expendables,” an ensemble action film starring and directed by Sylvester Stallone, took in an estimated $35 million in ticket sales and beat out “Eat Pray Love.”
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Resistance Forms Against Hollywood’s 3-D Push
Posted: August 3rd, 2010, 6:27am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Several influential directors have criticized 3-D films, but the audiences — and profits — keep growing.
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Scene Stealer: Why Hollywood Marketers Still Flock to Comic-Con
Posted: June 26th, 2010, 3:45pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Big studios make animated and fantasy films for the masses, but that doesn’t stop them from attending the insider phenomenon known as Comic-Con.
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A Rebuilding Phase for Independent Film
Posted: April 26th, 2010, 12:43am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The indie scene is getting a boost from fleet-footed, penny-pinching guerrilla operations that are trying to resuscitate the business.
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Miramax Bidders Bring Diverse Plans for Studio
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 11:00pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Disney is considering three bids for the ministudio Miramax, including one from its co-founders and former owners, Bob and Harvey Weinstein.
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‘Freakonomics’ May Find Hidden Side of Documentary: Profit
Posted: April 4th, 2010, 11:46pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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With multiple directors, the movie had a fairly big budget, but its producers hope it is just weird enough to work.
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Variety Lays Off Two Critics in an Overhaul
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:33pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The show business trade paper said “economic reality” dictated jobs cuts, eight in total.
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For Movie Stars, the Big Money Is Now Deferred
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:46am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Stars who not long ago vied for as much as $25 million a picture have seen their upfront salaries shrink.
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For Movie Stars, the Big Money Is Now Deferred
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:16am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Stars who not long ago vied for as much as $25 million a picture have seen their upfront salaries shrink.
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Hollywood Grosses Shatter Record
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 3:41pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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“Avatar” surged past “Sherlock Holmes” for top position in a film lineup that took in a record $278 million in the U.S.
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Scene Stealer: Layoffs in the William Morris-Endeavor Merger
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 5:59pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Studio executives, publicists, agents, assistants and even the journalists who cover them have been hurt by a downturn that has no respect for glamour.
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Paramount Pictures Finds Long-Sought Balance
Posted: December 13th, 2009, 11:34pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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After cutting back the number of pictures it makes and concentrating on some blockbuster franchises, Paramount, led by Brad Grey, is where it wants to be.
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Hollywood Dinner Has Oscars on Menu
Posted: November 16th, 2009, 3:18am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Something remarkable happened at the new awards ceremony sponsored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences: Hollywood let its guard down.
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A Writer Tries to Take the High Road as the Low Jokes Fly
Posted: November 15th, 2009, 8:23pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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In a panel discussion on “The Future of Funny,” the writer Ken Auletta found engaging Judd Apatow was different from talking with Barry Diller.
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Thriller on Tour Lets Fans Decide on the Next Stop
Posted: September 21st, 2009, 12:55am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A low-budget thriller is coming first to college towns, and then will open in cities where the audience votes for it.
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At Toronto Film Festival, Cautions on Documentaries
Posted: September 13th, 2009, 9:39pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Interviews with documentarians found that they often operated under ad hoc ethical codes and were intent on a desire for social justice.
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Scene Stealer: See Any Similarities in These Directors?
Posted: August 23rd, 2009, 1:32am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A survey of filmmakers for the six biggest studios shows they are overwhelmingly male, white, middle-aged and experienced.
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Independent Filmmakers Distribute on Their Own
Posted: August 13th, 2009, 12:31am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Instead of waiting to be discovered, aspiring filmmakers are paying for their own marketing and distribution.
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New Company to Cater to Independent Films
Posted: August 6th, 2009, 11:35pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Apparition will nurture independent movies at a time when the niche is being buffeted by a harsh economic environment.
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Sony Hires New Writer to Salvage ‘Moneyball’
Posted: July 10th, 2009, 2:32am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Unhappy with a Steven Soderbergh script, the studio earlier canceled the movie, which was to star Brad Pitt.
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In Skittish Hollywood, Stars Can’t Save ‘Moneyball’
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 1:09pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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In a sign of growing caution in the industry, production was halted on a high-profile film starring Brad Pitt just days before shooting was to begin.
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Paramount Said to Plan Cost-Cutting in Video Unit
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 10:34am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Some home video duties could be handed off to other studios, saving Paramount millions.
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Weinstein Company Takes Step to Ease Debt
Posted: June 7th, 2009, 11:56pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The company, which has yet to have a film reach $100 million at the domestic box office, has hired the financial consultant Miller Buckfire, which says it specializes in “overleveraged” companies.
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Bruce Feirstein’s ‘Hong He’ Seems to Be a Hit in China
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 1:06am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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While box-office numbers in the United States are published and posted within hours of an opening, they can be hard to come by in China.
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Screenwriter of Complex Ideas Experiments With Kindle
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 1:03am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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For his debut, John August chose a short story that may be included in an anthology of work by well-known screenwriters.
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A Merger of Agencies Shakes Up Hollywood
Posted: April 28th, 2009, 1:35am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The merger of the William Morris and Endeavor agencies is a sign of the fissures produced by the digital revolution and a reaching out for emerging businesses.
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Scene Stealer: Down in Front? Not in Hollywood
Posted: April 25th, 2009, 4:46pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Job cuts and falling DVD sales aside, the major studios have solidified their lock on prime spring-summer release dates.
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Sneaking Into the Movies
Posted: April 25th, 2009, 2:20pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Hollywood may yet find a way to avoid the pirated fate of the music business.
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He’s Behind the Guffaws and the Gore
Posted: April 22nd, 2009, 1:58am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Clinton R. Culpepper is the producer behind many of the genre movies that have become consistent money-makers for the Screen Gems unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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Labor Chief for Movie and TV Makers to Retire
Posted: February 27th, 2009, 11:13pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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J. Nicholas Counter III spent 27 years as president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the industry’s chief negotiator.
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At Sundance, IFC Prepares to Go on a Shopping Spree
Posted: January 19th, 2009, 11:01am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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IFC Entertainment will probably turn out to be one of the most aggressive buyers at the Sundance Film Festival when it comes to the number of films bought, if not the prices paid.
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Carpetbagger: Sundance Dispatch
Posted: January 16th, 2009, 3:23pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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One nice thing about the festival: Everybody is clearly labeled. Justin Schein, one of the documentary's directors, was out in the hall wearing a blue-rimmed badge that identified him as a "director," every bit as clearly as Robert Redford's beret and midlength pea-coat identified him last night as the festival's Bohemian prince.
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Brad Grey, Paramount Chief, Renews Contract
Posted: January 9th, 2009, 3:38am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Mr. Grey, a former talent manager and producer, has renewed his contract to run Paramount for five more years.
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‘Marley’ Is Leader at Box Office
Posted: January 5th, 2009, 12:28am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The comedy “Marley & Me” and other Christmas films continued strongly at the box office.
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Universal Sells Rogue for $150 Million
Posted: January 4th, 2009, 3:37pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The sale of Rogue Pictures, a maker and distributor of lower-cost films, to Relativity Media signifies further reordering in Hollywood’s specialty movie business.
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Judge Delays Ruling on Blocking Release of ‘Watchmen’ Film
Posted: December 29th, 2008, 6:21pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A superhero movie may not reach theaters on its scheduled date after a federal judge said that he might block the film’s release because of an ownership dispute.
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Judge Delays Ruling on Blocking Release of ‘Watchmen’ Film
Posted: December 29th, 2008, 6:21pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The superhero movie may not reach theaters on its scheduled release date after a federal judge said he may block the film’s release due to an ownership dispute.
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Oscar Pitches to Voters on Vacation
Posted: December 29th, 2008, 1:31am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Expensive trade paper ads don’t mean much if nobody’s in the office. So what’s an awards publicist to do?
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Star-Filled Releases Draw Well at Box Office
Posted: December 29th, 2008, 12:22am EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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An unusual alignment of top stars brightened Hollywood’s holiday box office.
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Scene Stealer: Blockbuster Openings, Lackluster Box Office
Posted: December 27th, 2008, 2:50pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Looking back, some movies that opened amid great hype in 2008 had less-than-great ticket sales.
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Incentives for Filming Cause Jitters
Posted: October 11th, 2008, 4:02pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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States are moving to rein in programs that reimburse film producers for all manner of expenditures from the salaries of stars to meals for the crew.
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DreamWorks Executives Sever Ties With Paramount to Form a New Company
Posted: October 5th, 2008, 9:22pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The new venture is expected to have at least $1.3 billion in resources and will make about six films a year.
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Business Briefing: Paramount Gives DreamWorks Team Early Farewell
Posted: September 20th, 2008, 12:24am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Executives publicly congratulated Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Stacey Snider on having announced the completion of their deal to leave the studio and form a new entertainment company.
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Nationwide ‘Thunder’ Boycott in the Works
Posted: August 10th, 2008, 11:44pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A coalition of disabilities groups is expected to call for a national boycott of the coming film “Tropic Thunder” because of what they see as the movie’s open ridicule of the intellectually disabled.
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Many Movie Theaters Decide to Leave the Bat Signal on Till Dawn
Posted: July 8th, 2008, 10:39pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Fans of “The Dark Knight” have bought so many late-night tickets for the July 18 opening, some theaters are scheduling 6 a.m. screenings.
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Box Office Battle: Spy Beats a Guru
Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 5:07pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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In a comedy slugfest at the weekend movie box office, Steve Carell and “Get Smart” knocked out Mike Myers and “The Love Guru.”
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Scene Stealer: When the Comedy Is Lost in Translation
Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 5:38am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Many more uniquely domestic comedies are not performing as well as other American movies abroad, posing a problem for Hollywood, which depends on foreign markets for roughly half of its total revenue.
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Two Actors’ Unions Fight as One Tries for a Deal
Posted: June 10th, 2008, 12:45am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The dispute increases the likelihood of new labor strife in an entertainment industry still recovering from a writers’ strike that ended just four months ago.
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Despite Fire, Universal Studios Is Open
Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 8:08am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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After a weekend fire destroyed part of the lot at Universal Studios, guides on the popular studio tour were working the disaster into their patter.
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Financier in Hollywood Strikes Deal in D.W.I.
Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 12:04am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Ryan Kavanaugh pleaded no contest to, and was convicted of, one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, while more serious charges were dropped.
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Studios Reach Deal With TV Actors
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 2:19pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The agreement between the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the producers builds pressure on a bigger actors union, the Screen Actors Guild, to craft a similar solution.
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Studios Reach Deal With TV Actors
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 2:19pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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The agreement between the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the producers builds pressure on a bigger actors union, the Screen Actors Guild, to craft a similar solution.
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Media Talk: Catch and Release? Yes, Says Moneyman
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 11:32pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Producers’ Group Pessimistic on Labor Talks With Actors
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:40pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Scene Stealer: Is Hollywood Warming to Its Favorite Villains?
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:32pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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Creator’s Family Reclaims the Rights to Superman
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:48pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A judge ruled that the heirs of the co-creator of Superman were entitled to reclaim their share of the U.S. copyright, 70 years after their ancestor sold rights to the character for $130.