“Big SAG strikes again”
In a move toward Hollywood’s second strike in a year, the Screen Actors Guild will seek a strike authorization from its 120,000 members — prompting an angry [...]
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Nolan’s “Dark Knight” sets new box office record
“The Dark Knight” took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for “Spider-Man 3” in May 2007 [...]
Aftra finally votes for deal with hollywood producers
Roberta Reardon, Aftra’s national president, and Alan Rosenberg, president of the Screen Actors Guild. Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio [...]
Redford keeps Consultant Position
Viewers of the Sundance Channel who may have worried that the sensibility of its founder, Robert Redford, would be lost with its sale in mid-June to Cablevision, take [...]
UK Festivals get financial Boost
UK film festivals are to receive £740,000 to help boost their profiles, it has been announced. Events across the UK showing films of different genres will all benefit from [...]
Lionsgate and Eros Intl team up for production and distribution
CANNES — Lionsgate and Eros Intl., the leading distributor of Indian movies, have set up a joint venture spanning distribution and production in India and North [...]
The Art of “Filmanthropy”: Can movies really make a difference?
If a documentary or a film can alter personal or corporate behavior can it also alter politics? That is the question raised by the success of features such as an [...]
The star era is over!
Have we entered “the post movie-star era”? An era that produces more films with less stars. Over the years the level of success of a movie was determined by the [...]
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