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'New ‘Princess' lifts Disney

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:17:21 EST

Film News: Character merchandise posts strong advance sales -- Disney already has a new star on its hands with Princess Tiana.

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Pamm Fair resigns from SAG post

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:11 EST

Film News: Exec exits as deputy national executive director -- Pamm Fair, one of the top execs at the Screen Actors Guild, is resigning from her post as deputy national executive director.

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Few frontrunners for revamped Oscars

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:53:08 EST

Film News: Will the new Governors Awards infuse Oscar night? -- Awards season is upon us, and here's the conundrum: There's not much out there yet that's screaming "Oscar!"

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Kavanaugh's hope: A pact overhaul

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:57:32 EST

Film News: Relativity shifts DVD share in its prolific slate -- When Ryan Kavanaugh accepted Producer of the Year honors at the Hollywood Film Festival on Oct. 26, attendees at the Beverly Hilton watching the baby-faced 34-year-old could be forgiven for wondering, "Who is this guy and how is he able to make so many films when others are in retreat mode?"

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'2012' has colossal opening overseas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:17:56 EST

Film News: Sony pic rakes in big bucks at worldwide box office -- Disaster sells -- in almost every language.

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'New Moon' breaks box office records

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:23 EST

Film News: 'Twilight' installment nabs $26.3 million -- Summit Entertainment's sequel "New Moon" has set box office history.

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U.K. producers go solo

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

Film News: Hollywood connection is no longer a must -- In recent years, a commonly held belief among British film execs has been if you wanted to build a sustainable business, you needed to have some kind of hook-up with a U.S. studio.

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Sweden rethinks 'New Moon' rating

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:11 EST

Film News: 'Twilight' sequel gets lower age bar -- The fans of "New Moon" have won over the Swedish film censors.

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'2012' makes splash in India

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:58:45 EST

Film News: Film is second biggest Hollywood opener ever -- Roland Emmerich's "2012" scored the second biggest opening weekend B.O. ever for a Hollywood pic in India, Sony Pictures India has revealed.

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Akshay Kumar to star in 'Tees'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:17:10 EST

Film News: Bollywood star to be directed by Farah Khan -- After making two hit films with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, choreographer turned director Farah Khan has announced her next film, "Tees Maar Khan," will star another massive box-office draw, Akshay Kumar.

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RAAM adds four to awards board

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:22:56 EST

Film News: Buckingham, Spurling, Ribbon, Clapp added -- The RAAM Cinema Awards, which fete high-flyers in the U.K. and Irish film distribution biz, has added four industry execs to its advisory board.

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Regal Entertainment in talks for VCL

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:01:00 EST

Film News: Company aims to create Pan-European network -- Adi Cohen's Regal Entertainment Corp. is in negotiations to take a substantial stake in German entrepreneur Datty Ruth's VCL Film and Medien and its subsid, VCL Communications.

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L.A. Film Fest gets $30K grant

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:43:13 EST

Film News: AMPAS funds will help new filmmakers -- The foundation arm of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has awarded the Los Angeles Film Festival a $30,000 grant to help make the fest more accessible and give greater access to emerging filmmakers.

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Dimension previews 'Youth in Revolt'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:11:08 EST

Film News: Sneaks planned Jan. 2 ahead of Jan. 9 bow -- Dimension Films will sneak preview on Jan. 2 the Michael Cera comedy "Youth in Revolt" on the same screens playing the Weinstein Co.'s musical "Nine."

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'Avatar' toys with augmented reality

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Film News: Partners plan to integrate tech for promotion -- If you haven't heard of augmented reality, you will soon, thanks to "Avatar."

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Peter Iliff to pen 'American Gladiators'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Film News: Film to feature characters as superheroes -- Scribe Peter Iliff has been tapped to adapt a live-action bigscreen version of "American Gladiators."

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River Road finds funds

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Film News: Indie producer secures $65 million from Union Bank -- Indie producer and financier River Road Pictures has secured $65 million in credit from San Francisco-based Union Bank.

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Wasikowska in talks for 'Jane Eyre'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Film News: Fassbender may also co-star in Fukunaga's adaptation -- Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender are in negotiations to star in 'Jane Eyre.'

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Mike White engages in 'Santa Wars'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Film News: Paramount, Rudin team for holiday comedy -- Paramount Pictures has set Mike White to script "Santa Wars," a comedy based on the true story of rival factions that developed within a union of professional Santa Clauses who became arch enemies during a Santa Claus civil war.

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