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Archives for: April 20085
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Charlton Heston dies at 84
Sunday April 06th 2008Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing “Ben-Hur” and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the ’50s and ’60s, has died. He was 84. The actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, family spokesman Bill Powers said.
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Japanese TV increases global sales
Saturday April 05th 2008The global TV world is seeing more Japanese content — and not just the toons that have long been the country’s biggest smallscreen export. “Sales of everything are exploding, from formats to original programs,” says Makito Sugiyama, head of program sales for Tokyo Broadcasting System. Sellers can point to a long and growing list of overseas broadcasters who have reaped large rewards from Japanese programming, an achievement that helped inspire Mip to name Japan its country of honor this year.
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Producers to help draft guidelines, minister says
Saturday April 05th 2008The Canadian Heritage Minister says she would wait a full year to wield new powers to deny film and television producers tax credits if their works do not jibe with taxpayer sensibilities – should those powers be granted to her. And during that time, Josée Verner told the Senate banking committee yesterday, she would allow members of the entertainment industry to draft guidelines to establish what would not qualify for the credits, and how those guidelines should be applied.
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Mel Gibson seeks to seal “Passion” financial records
Friday April 04th 2008Mel Gibson, who’s being sued by a writer over payment for the “The Passion of the Christ” screenplay, wants to keep financial information about the blockbuster movie out of the public eye. Benedict Fitzgerald claimed in his February lawsuit that Gibson misled him into accepting a small payment for writing the script by saying the movie would cost between $4 million to $7 million.
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Talks heat up over Spielberg’s next move
Friday April 04th 2008Paramount execs believe they still have a shot at keeping Team Spielberg at Paramount. Top insiders on the Melrose lot say they don’t expect Steven Spielberg to decide whether to terminate his deal with Paramount until sometime in the summer, but a window opens May 1 on his ability to bargain with other studios about taking his services elsewhere. Talk around town already is heating up over ramifications of a prospective Spielberg departure.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: April 20085
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Charlton Heston dies at 84
Sunday April 06th 2008Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing “Ben-Hur” and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the ’50s and ’60s, has died. He was 84. The actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, family spokesman Bill Powers said.
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Japanese TV increases global sales
Saturday April 05th 2008The global TV world is seeing more Japanese content — and not just the toons that have long been the country’s biggest smallscreen export. “Sales of everything are exploding, from formats to original programs,” says Makito Sugiyama, head of program sales for Tokyo Broadcasting System. Sellers can point to a long and growing list of overseas broadcasters who have reaped large rewards from Japanese programming, an achievement that helped inspire Mip to name Japan its country of honor this year.
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Producers to help draft guidelines, minister says
Saturday April 05th 2008The Canadian Heritage Minister says she would wait a full year to wield new powers to deny film and television producers tax credits if their works do not jibe with taxpayer sensibilities – should those powers be granted to her. And during that time, Josée Verner told the Senate banking committee yesterday, she would allow members of the entertainment industry to draft guidelines to establish what would not qualify for the credits, and how those guidelines should be applied.
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Mel Gibson seeks to seal “Passion” financial records
Friday April 04th 2008Mel Gibson, who’s being sued by a writer over payment for the “The Passion of the Christ” screenplay, wants to keep financial information about the blockbuster movie out of the public eye. Benedict Fitzgerald claimed in his February lawsuit that Gibson misled him into accepting a small payment for writing the script by saying the movie would cost between $4 million to $7 million.
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Talks heat up over Spielberg’s next move
Friday April 04th 2008Paramount execs believe they still have a shot at keeping Team Spielberg at Paramount. Top insiders on the Melrose lot say they don’t expect Steven Spielberg to decide whether to terminate his deal with Paramount until sometime in the summer, but a window opens May 1 on his ability to bargain with other studios about taking his services elsewhere. Talk around town already is heating up over ramifications of a prospective Spielberg departure.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: April 20085
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Charlton Heston dies at 84
Sunday April 06th 2008Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing “Ben-Hur” and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the ’50s and ’60s, has died. He was 84. The actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, family spokesman Bill Powers said.
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Japanese TV increases global sales
Saturday April 05th 2008The global TV world is seeing more Japanese content — and not just the toons that have long been the country’s biggest smallscreen export. “Sales of everything are exploding, from formats to original programs,” says Makito Sugiyama, head of program sales for Tokyo Broadcasting System. Sellers can point to a long and growing list of overseas broadcasters who have reaped large rewards from Japanese programming, an achievement that helped inspire Mip to name Japan its country of honor this year.
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Producers to help draft guidelines, minister says
Saturday April 05th 2008The Canadian Heritage Minister says she would wait a full year to wield new powers to deny film and television producers tax credits if their works do not jibe with taxpayer sensibilities – should those powers be granted to her. And during that time, Josée Verner told the Senate banking committee yesterday, she would allow members of the entertainment industry to draft guidelines to establish what would not qualify for the credits, and how those guidelines should be applied.
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Mel Gibson seeks to seal “Passion” financial records
Friday April 04th 2008Mel Gibson, who’s being sued by a writer over payment for the “The Passion of the Christ” screenplay, wants to keep financial information about the blockbuster movie out of the public eye. Benedict Fitzgerald claimed in his February lawsuit that Gibson misled him into accepting a small payment for writing the script by saying the movie would cost between $4 million to $7 million.
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Talks heat up over Spielberg’s next move
Friday April 04th 2008Paramount execs believe they still have a shot at keeping Team Spielberg at Paramount. Top insiders on the Melrose lot say they don’t expect Steven Spielberg to decide whether to terminate his deal with Paramount until sometime in the summer, but a window opens May 1 on his ability to bargain with other studios about taking his services elsewhere. Talk around town already is heating up over ramifications of a prospective Spielberg departure.
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