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Archives for: July 20085
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Midnight strikes for Toronto titles
Thursday July 24th 2008Quentin Tarantino, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gene Simmons each feature in the Toronto International Film Festival’s gore-and-guts Midnight Madness sidebar, which was unveiled Wednesday. Toronto has booked French director Mabrouk El Mechri’s action comedy “JCVD,” which features Van Damme playing himself in the midst of a post office heist.
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Cookie Jar, American Greetings settle litigation
Thursday July 24th 2008Toronto-based Cookie Jar Entertainment has acquired the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears properties for $195 million in a deal that settles litigation initiated by American Greetings Properties and enables the completion of the acquisition of DIC Entertainment. Last month, American Greetings obtained a temporary restraining order blocking the sale of DIC to Cookie Jar over concerns for its Strawberry Shortcake brand. The legal action came just a day after Cookie Jar announced its acquisition of DIC valued at $87.6 million.
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Disney names new hosts to replace Ebert and Roeper
Wednesday July 23rd 2008A day after influential critic Roger Ebert quit the film-review show he co-created three decades ago, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday named two new hosts and unveiled a new format for the nationally syndicated program. Ben Lyons, a film critic from cable channel E! Entertainment Television, and Ben Mankiewicz, a moderator on cable network Turner Classic Movies, will take over as hosts of Ebert’s old show when it is relaunched on September 6.
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Canadian writers vote to extend pact
Wednesday July 23rd 2008Canuck screenwriters are extending their collective agreement with the Canadian Film & Television Producers Assn. and its Quebec equivalent for 12 months. The Writers Guild of Canada’s independent production agreement expires Dec. 31. Scribes voted overwhelmingly for the terms, which include a 3% hike in the minimum script fee paid[…]
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Bale arrested and released; denies assault
Wednesday July 23rd 2008LONDON (AP) – Christian Bale on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister, hours after the star of “The Dark Knight” was arrested, questioned by London police and released. The 34-year-old actor spent four hours at a police station, but was not charged and was released[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20085
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Midnight strikes for Toronto titles
Thursday July 24th 2008Quentin Tarantino, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gene Simmons each feature in the Toronto International Film Festival’s gore-and-guts Midnight Madness sidebar, which was unveiled Wednesday. Toronto has booked French director Mabrouk El Mechri’s action comedy “JCVD,” which features Van Damme playing himself in the midst of a post office heist.
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Cookie Jar, American Greetings settle litigation
Thursday July 24th 2008Toronto-based Cookie Jar Entertainment has acquired the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears properties for $195 million in a deal that settles litigation initiated by American Greetings Properties and enables the completion of the acquisition of DIC Entertainment. Last month, American Greetings obtained a temporary restraining order blocking the sale of DIC to Cookie Jar over concerns for its Strawberry Shortcake brand. The legal action came just a day after Cookie Jar announced its acquisition of DIC valued at $87.6 million.
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Disney names new hosts to replace Ebert and Roeper
Wednesday July 23rd 2008A day after influential critic Roger Ebert quit the film-review show he co-created three decades ago, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday named two new hosts and unveiled a new format for the nationally syndicated program. Ben Lyons, a film critic from cable channel E! Entertainment Television, and Ben Mankiewicz, a moderator on cable network Turner Classic Movies, will take over as hosts of Ebert’s old show when it is relaunched on September 6.
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Canadian writers vote to extend pact
Wednesday July 23rd 2008Canuck screenwriters are extending their collective agreement with the Canadian Film & Television Producers Assn. and its Quebec equivalent for 12 months. The Writers Guild of Canada’s independent production agreement expires Dec. 31. Scribes voted overwhelmingly for the terms, which include a 3% hike in the minimum script fee paid[…]
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Bale arrested and released; denies assault
Wednesday July 23rd 2008LONDON (AP) – Christian Bale on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister, hours after the star of “The Dark Knight” was arrested, questioned by London police and released. The 34-year-old actor spent four hours at a police station, but was not charged and was released[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20085
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Midnight strikes for Toronto titles
Thursday July 24th 2008Quentin Tarantino, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gene Simmons each feature in the Toronto International Film Festival’s gore-and-guts Midnight Madness sidebar, which was unveiled Wednesday. Toronto has booked French director Mabrouk El Mechri’s action comedy “JCVD,” which features Van Damme playing himself in the midst of a post office heist.
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Cookie Jar, American Greetings settle litigation
Thursday July 24th 2008Toronto-based Cookie Jar Entertainment has acquired the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears properties for $195 million in a deal that settles litigation initiated by American Greetings Properties and enables the completion of the acquisition of DIC Entertainment. Last month, American Greetings obtained a temporary restraining order blocking the sale of DIC to Cookie Jar over concerns for its Strawberry Shortcake brand. The legal action came just a day after Cookie Jar announced its acquisition of DIC valued at $87.6 million.
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Disney names new hosts to replace Ebert and Roeper
Wednesday July 23rd 2008A day after influential critic Roger Ebert quit the film-review show he co-created three decades ago, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday named two new hosts and unveiled a new format for the nationally syndicated program. Ben Lyons, a film critic from cable channel E! Entertainment Television, and Ben Mankiewicz, a moderator on cable network Turner Classic Movies, will take over as hosts of Ebert’s old show when it is relaunched on September 6.
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Canadian writers vote to extend pact
Wednesday July 23rd 2008Canuck screenwriters are extending their collective agreement with the Canadian Film & Television Producers Assn. and its Quebec equivalent for 12 months. The Writers Guild of Canada’s independent production agreement expires Dec. 31. Scribes voted overwhelmingly for the terms, which include a 3% hike in the minimum script fee paid[…]
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Bale arrested and released; denies assault
Wednesday July 23rd 2008LONDON (AP) – Christian Bale on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister, hours after the star of “The Dark Knight” was arrested, questioned by London police and released. The 34-year-old actor spent four hours at a police station, but was not charged and was released[…]
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