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Archives for: July 20085
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‘Dark Knight’ rules second weekend
Monday July 28th 2008Warner Bros.’ record-chomper “The Dark Knight” again ruled the boxoffice roost this weekend, with its estimated $75.6 million in second-session grosses pushing domestic cume above $300 million in a quickest-ever sprint of just 10 days. Registering $314.2 million through Sunday, the Batman sequel well outpaced the previous 16-day record of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Curse,” a July 2006 release that went on to ring up a total $423.3 million domestically.
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SAG says no to majors’ final offer
Monday July 28th 2008The monthlong contract stalemate between SAG and the majors shows no signs of a breakthrough anytime soon. Instead, both sides have settled in for continued sniping — probably for the rest of the summer — as SAG’s national board voted unanimously Saturday to back its negotiating committee’s stance that the[…]
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‘Fireworks’ expected at next SAG meeting
Friday July 25th 2008SAG leaders will sit down Saturday with their national board for the first meeting since the actors union’s contract with producers expired. One board member predicted there will be “fireworks” during the regularly scheduled meeting over the current state of negotiations. SAG has continued to insist it is still negotiating with the AMPTP, yet no meetings between the sides have been scheduled since last week.
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Paramount lays off 60 staffers
Friday July 25th 2008Paramount Pictures and Paramount Vantage have let go about 60 employees as part of their ongoing reorganization, according to an internal e-mail written by Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount Pictures, and John Lesher, president of Paramount Film Group, that circulated inside and outside the studio Thursday. On Thursday, Paramount[…]
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Alberta plans studio in Calgary
Thursday July 24th 2008The Alberta government is set to unveils plans for a film studio in Calgary to woo Hollywood producers. “All indicators are in place that the province needs and supports a Calgary studio. It’s certainly an initiative that has a lot of momentum,” Alberta film commissioner Jeff Brinton said Wednesday. Rural Alberta has long played host Hollywood Western shoots such as “Brokeback Mountain” and last year’s Brad Pitt starrer “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.”
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20085
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‘Dark Knight’ rules second weekend
Monday July 28th 2008Warner Bros.’ record-chomper “The Dark Knight” again ruled the boxoffice roost this weekend, with its estimated $75.6 million in second-session grosses pushing domestic cume above $300 million in a quickest-ever sprint of just 10 days. Registering $314.2 million through Sunday, the Batman sequel well outpaced the previous 16-day record of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Curse,” a July 2006 release that went on to ring up a total $423.3 million domestically.
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SAG says no to majors’ final offer
Monday July 28th 2008The monthlong contract stalemate between SAG and the majors shows no signs of a breakthrough anytime soon. Instead, both sides have settled in for continued sniping — probably for the rest of the summer — as SAG’s national board voted unanimously Saturday to back its negotiating committee’s stance that the[…]
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‘Fireworks’ expected at next SAG meeting
Friday July 25th 2008SAG leaders will sit down Saturday with their national board for the first meeting since the actors union’s contract with producers expired. One board member predicted there will be “fireworks” during the regularly scheduled meeting over the current state of negotiations. SAG has continued to insist it is still negotiating with the AMPTP, yet no meetings between the sides have been scheduled since last week.
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Paramount lays off 60 staffers
Friday July 25th 2008Paramount Pictures and Paramount Vantage have let go about 60 employees as part of their ongoing reorganization, according to an internal e-mail written by Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount Pictures, and John Lesher, president of Paramount Film Group, that circulated inside and outside the studio Thursday. On Thursday, Paramount[…]
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Alberta plans studio in Calgary
Thursday July 24th 2008The Alberta government is set to unveils plans for a film studio in Calgary to woo Hollywood producers. “All indicators are in place that the province needs and supports a Calgary studio. It’s certainly an initiative that has a lot of momentum,” Alberta film commissioner Jeff Brinton said Wednesday. Rural Alberta has long played host Hollywood Western shoots such as “Brokeback Mountain” and last year’s Brad Pitt starrer “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.”
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20085
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‘Dark Knight’ rules second weekend
Monday July 28th 2008Warner Bros.’ record-chomper “The Dark Knight” again ruled the boxoffice roost this weekend, with its estimated $75.6 million in second-session grosses pushing domestic cume above $300 million in a quickest-ever sprint of just 10 days. Registering $314.2 million through Sunday, the Batman sequel well outpaced the previous 16-day record of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Curse,” a July 2006 release that went on to ring up a total $423.3 million domestically.
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SAG says no to majors’ final offer
Monday July 28th 2008The monthlong contract stalemate between SAG and the majors shows no signs of a breakthrough anytime soon. Instead, both sides have settled in for continued sniping — probably for the rest of the summer — as SAG’s national board voted unanimously Saturday to back its negotiating committee’s stance that the[…]
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‘Fireworks’ expected at next SAG meeting
Friday July 25th 2008SAG leaders will sit down Saturday with their national board for the first meeting since the actors union’s contract with producers expired. One board member predicted there will be “fireworks” during the regularly scheduled meeting over the current state of negotiations. SAG has continued to insist it is still negotiating with the AMPTP, yet no meetings between the sides have been scheduled since last week.
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Paramount lays off 60 staffers
Friday July 25th 2008Paramount Pictures and Paramount Vantage have let go about 60 employees as part of their ongoing reorganization, according to an internal e-mail written by Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount Pictures, and John Lesher, president of Paramount Film Group, that circulated inside and outside the studio Thursday. On Thursday, Paramount[…]
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Alberta plans studio in Calgary
Thursday July 24th 2008The Alberta government is set to unveils plans for a film studio in Calgary to woo Hollywood producers. “All indicators are in place that the province needs and supports a Calgary studio. It’s certainly an initiative that has a lot of momentum,” Alberta film commissioner Jeff Brinton said Wednesday. Rural Alberta has long played host Hollywood Western shoots such as “Brokeback Mountain” and last year’s Brad Pitt starrer “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.”
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