By AltBakh
Here is the press release WGAShe was 54. The Writers Guild has announced now that the television / film writer and playwright Judi Ann Mason died last Wednesday from a rupture of the aorta in Los Angeles.
Described as a “pioneer”, Mason joined the WGAW in 1975 and continued the legacy of Helen Thompson, the Guild’s first African-American member. I thank God that he had strong standing on the shoulders.”Like Thompson, many black women and fellow writers in recent years were inspired by the Mason ...More
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Here is the update of AMPAS “Screw Indies with Article 12? with the response to the release of AMPAS Giant Mark Lipsky (edited to remove the address), followed by the rejoinder Lipsky:More than anything, this tug of war shows what a nasty piece of Bruce Davis. How the Academy of Arts and Sciences keeps his job as executive director is one of the great mysteries of Hollywood.
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July 13 200
Mr. Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences
Dear Mr. Davis
Thanks for your ...More
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MGM just issued this statement, confirming my report of 08 July that this would happen. And see my exclusive update then
MGM STATEMENT AUDIT RESULTS FISCAL 2009 (July 14, 2009) LOS ANGELES, CA – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has delivered its March 31, 2009 financial statements to its lender group with an unqualified audit opinion with certification that MGM in full compliance with all debt covenants of its
I have said that the Bank of Montreal, has returned with a score of 4000 and title + MGM library that exceeds the $ 5,500,000,000 required within loan from MGM. So the valuation of ...More
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I learned yesterday that Seacrest, who had been a longtime client of the William Morris Agency before the merger, said post-merger WME entertainment that will not pay agency fees in the differential between the new covenant and the old covenant in American Idol. At the end of yesterday, Seacrest had not taken a decision to WME. (Some say he was satisfied with the reality TV department there, others say no.) Today wasWME declined to special treatment. Either stay and pay full fees and together we will continue to grow and expand its ...More
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“This does not bode well for the fall,” said one CBS executive. In fact, both have. Here’s the CBS bitchslap, er, press releaseBecause Madison Avenue knows that if they want younger audiences with less eyeballs can buy ads on cable, which is a hell of a lot cheaper than prime time. Remember when, a few weeks ago, a press release from NBC Conan O’Brien called the “King of Late Night TV? It seems a little premature now, eh? In addition, O’Brien scored coveted poster child The Tonight Show from 18 to 49 ...More
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Love her or hate her, Bonnie Fuller is certainly a high profile “get” to MMC and its chief Jay Penske. (Full Disclosure: MMC will continue to post news only if it relates to Hollywood. I)Besides, everyone knows that I do not do celebrity coverage. MMC, the company that recently acquired my daily limit of Hollywood and my services to run, it expands again. But let me clear up any confusion that will run DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com, Bonnie Fuller is going to run existing MMC HollywoodLife.com, and drafting of the two divisions ...More
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“All this has to be resolved over the weekend, because you have to go to court to get any agreement blessed next week.” He confirmed that AEG started the bidding for movie rights in a staggering $ 50 million, and special television rights at $ 10 million. That may explain why I say know the “sensitivity and confidentiality” of the ongoing negotiation processAlthough no auction winners will be announced until next week, the big studios like Viacom Paramount / MTV, NBC Universal, Sony Music and Sony Pictures and ...More
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Saturday AM / PM SUNDAY: Bros’ Harry Potter, Warner and the Half-Blood Prince opened with half earned $ 51.8M Wednesday, $ 21.9M Thursday, 26.8 million U.S. dollars on Friday and Saturday 29M $ 4,275 theaters. With aggressive Sunday estimate of $ 23.2M (too aggressive?), Which is a three-day 79.5M weekend and $ 159.7M first of five days, a total of $. “Harry Potter 6, do not approach Transformers 2,” a rival studio emailed me tonight. Total box office was $ 396,700,000 including foreigners for Harry Potter franchise ...More
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Everyone thought it was real, or that I had at least made a fake trailer. The first project is the Clown, the story of a loving father who wears a clown costume and makeup to carry out in the sixth birthday of her son, only to discover later the costume – a red nose and wig included -. No sale “A fake trailer for the film turned around the Internet a couple of weeks, and included the name of Eli Roth credits imitation. Eli Roth has signed on to produce two draft Cross Creek terror Vertebra Pictures and Films. The trailer ...More
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Kinison died in a tragic car accident in 1992.Tom Shadyac (Bruce Almighty) will direct a biopic about the life of standup comedian Sam Kinison for HBO Films. Preacher Sam Kinison Brother chronicles the transition to one of the most popular and beloved comedians of the 1980’s. The film is based on the memoirs of Sam’s brother: Short life of Sam Kinison spectacular, written by Bill Kinison and Steve Delson.
After the jump, you can see Kinison Fogler as a screen test for the film.Variety reports that Rich Wilkes (XXX) to ...More
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Disney hopes that the excitement moves to its new futuristic racing thriller, hovercar 3D. With Tron: Legacy will open on December 17, people are jazzed about the light cycle racing. On the basis of an online series of Australian author Matthew Reilly, 3D hovercar was sent by Disney in 2004. They are expecting a slap franchise tag on the property and fill the void left by the conclusion of the series of Harry Potter when it is completed next year.
Hit the jump for a synopsis more.The plot, which revolves around a young hover car ...More
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The poster shows the good times with his arm loss in the Mos Eisley cantina. Today at a random time, Mondo will be selling his latest Star Wars poster, “A hive condemned” by Martin Ansin. In addition, Jawas!
There are two versions of the poster, both measuring 24 “x36″. Hit the jump to check out along the two signs with a statement about the piece Ansin. The regular “copper” version is an edition of 360 and costs $ 50. Be sure to follow on Twitter @ MondoNews for the official announcement that ...More
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The Weinstein Company has a few serious awards contenders to the King’s speech and Blue Valentine. Standing in the way of the MPAA, which has imposed Speech of the King with an R-rating for Valentine langugage and blue with a NC-17 to seem too emotionally devastating.Although critically acclaimed of these films and has left the festival circuit, the Weinsteins are trying to get these films in front of as many people as possible.
Hit the jump for more.The Weinstein Company has assembled a legal team to combat skills, since ...More
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After a rough ride on the road is finally near completion. After the photos of the first set, new images from director Walter Salles’ adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel have been released, and seems to transcribe perfectly the poetic energy and images in black and white that inevitably evokes history, raising whether the film will also be in black and white.
Hit the jump to view photos and learn more about On the Road.Produced by Francis Ford Coppola, the film stars Garrett Hedlund star (Tron: Legacy) and Sam ...More
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Because make no mistake, Green Lantern will push the limits of what a comic book movie can do (the battles in outer space, go to another planet) and why I’m so excited to check it out. While readers of Collider and other online sites are already aware of the film and excited to see you next summer, the studio has to make sure ordinary people want to see the next version of a comic book movie. With Warner Bros. released the first trailer for director Martin Campbell Green Lantern this week, the study has amplified its marketing ...More
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Obviously, getting the edge back brings a good bit of musical continuity, but I’m anxious to hear what the new parts that compose it.Today is not really all that surprising news, it seems that the composer Howard Shore, who won three Oscars for his work on The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson will make “The Hobbit.” That will consume a lot of my time and my job now,” As we have reported on numerous occasions, The Hobbit will be split into two parts. I’ll be working on it for the next three years -. Shore ...More
