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Archives for: October 20085
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‘Degrassi’ tops Canada’s Geminis
Wednesday October 22nd 2008Epitome Pictures’ teen drama “Degrassi: The Next Generation” has earned top marks at the second of three galas celebrating the Geminis, Canada’s TV awards. Tuesday’s gala handed out 21 prizes in the lifestyle and youth TV categories at Toronto’s Liberty Grand complex. “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” which airs on CTV in Canada and the N in the U.S., won best children’s or youth fiction program or series.
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Federal mediator contacts AMPTP
Tuesday October 21st 2008The Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service formally contacted the AMPTP at the request of SAG to sit down and try to hash out the unsettled TV/theatrical contract. A source close to the producers said federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez — the very same one chosen last year to mediate talks between the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and WGA prior to the writers strike — contacted the studios negotiating arm Monday afternoon.
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Hollywood adjusts to new economy
Tuesday October 21st 2008Say goodbye to economic immunity. Last week, amid deepening signs that the US is headed for a serious recession, Paramount and NBC Universal began to dramatically retrench their operations in preparations for a major slump. And more cutbacks are expected as showbiz companies of all sizes cope with fallout from the imploding global economy. No one, it seems, will remain immune from the widening meltdown, which has already triggered a dramatic drop in consumer spending.
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‘Confessions,’ CBC come up big at Geminis
Tuesday October 21st 2008“Confessions of an Innocent Man,” a documentary about a Canadian man wrongly jailed and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, drew top honors Monday night as it was named best biographical documentary at the Geminis. The Paperny Films doc about William Sampson’s harrowing imprisonment triumphed as the Canadian broadcast industry handed out awards for documentary, news and sports programming on the first of three nights of awards-giving in Toronto.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 10/17/08 to 10/19/08
Tuesday October 21st 2008FilmTotalMax Payne, Fox$17,639,849Beverly Hills Chihuahua, BV$11,422,425The Secret Life of Bees, FoxS$10,527,799W., LGF$10,505,668Eagle Eye, P/DW$7,029,718Body of Lies, WB$6,824,259Quarantine, SGem$6,084,580Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Sony$3,693,384Sex Drive, Sum.$3,607,164Nights in Rodanthe, WB$2,657,440
ARCHIVES
Archives for: October 20085
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‘Degrassi’ tops Canada’s Geminis
Wednesday October 22nd 2008Epitome Pictures’ teen drama “Degrassi: The Next Generation” has earned top marks at the second of three galas celebrating the Geminis, Canada’s TV awards. Tuesday’s gala handed out 21 prizes in the lifestyle and youth TV categories at Toronto’s Liberty Grand complex. “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” which airs on CTV in Canada and the N in the U.S., won best children’s or youth fiction program or series.
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Federal mediator contacts AMPTP
Tuesday October 21st 2008The Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service formally contacted the AMPTP at the request of SAG to sit down and try to hash out the unsettled TV/theatrical contract. A source close to the producers said federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez — the very same one chosen last year to mediate talks between the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and WGA prior to the writers strike — contacted the studios negotiating arm Monday afternoon.
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Hollywood adjusts to new economy
Tuesday October 21st 2008Say goodbye to economic immunity. Last week, amid deepening signs that the US is headed for a serious recession, Paramount and NBC Universal began to dramatically retrench their operations in preparations for a major slump. And more cutbacks are expected as showbiz companies of all sizes cope with fallout from the imploding global economy. No one, it seems, will remain immune from the widening meltdown, which has already triggered a dramatic drop in consumer spending.
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‘Confessions,’ CBC come up big at Geminis
Tuesday October 21st 2008“Confessions of an Innocent Man,” a documentary about a Canadian man wrongly jailed and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, drew top honors Monday night as it was named best biographical documentary at the Geminis. The Paperny Films doc about William Sampson’s harrowing imprisonment triumphed as the Canadian broadcast industry handed out awards for documentary, news and sports programming on the first of three nights of awards-giving in Toronto.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 10/17/08 to 10/19/08
Tuesday October 21st 2008FilmTotalMax Payne, Fox$17,639,849Beverly Hills Chihuahua, BV$11,422,425The Secret Life of Bees, FoxS$10,527,799W., LGF$10,505,668Eagle Eye, P/DW$7,029,718Body of Lies, WB$6,824,259Quarantine, SGem$6,084,580Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Sony$3,693,384Sex Drive, Sum.$3,607,164Nights in Rodanthe, WB$2,657,440
ARCHIVES
Archives for: October 20085
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‘Degrassi’ tops Canada’s Geminis
Wednesday October 22nd 2008Epitome Pictures’ teen drama “Degrassi: The Next Generation” has earned top marks at the second of three galas celebrating the Geminis, Canada’s TV awards. Tuesday’s gala handed out 21 prizes in the lifestyle and youth TV categories at Toronto’s Liberty Grand complex. “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” which airs on CTV in Canada and the N in the U.S., won best children’s or youth fiction program or series.
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Federal mediator contacts AMPTP
Tuesday October 21st 2008The Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service formally contacted the AMPTP at the request of SAG to sit down and try to hash out the unsettled TV/theatrical contract. A source close to the producers said federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez — the very same one chosen last year to mediate talks between the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and WGA prior to the writers strike — contacted the studios negotiating arm Monday afternoon.
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Hollywood adjusts to new economy
Tuesday October 21st 2008Say goodbye to economic immunity. Last week, amid deepening signs that the US is headed for a serious recession, Paramount and NBC Universal began to dramatically retrench their operations in preparations for a major slump. And more cutbacks are expected as showbiz companies of all sizes cope with fallout from the imploding global economy. No one, it seems, will remain immune from the widening meltdown, which has already triggered a dramatic drop in consumer spending.
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‘Confessions,’ CBC come up big at Geminis
Tuesday October 21st 2008“Confessions of an Innocent Man,” a documentary about a Canadian man wrongly jailed and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, drew top honors Monday night as it was named best biographical documentary at the Geminis. The Paperny Films doc about William Sampson’s harrowing imprisonment triumphed as the Canadian broadcast industry handed out awards for documentary, news and sports programming on the first of three nights of awards-giving in Toronto.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 10/17/08 to 10/19/08
Tuesday October 21st 2008FilmTotalMax Payne, Fox$17,639,849Beverly Hills Chihuahua, BV$11,422,425The Secret Life of Bees, FoxS$10,527,799W., LGF$10,505,668Eagle Eye, P/DW$7,029,718Body of Lies, WB$6,824,259Quarantine, SGem$6,084,580Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Sony$3,693,384Sex Drive, Sum.$3,607,164Nights in Rodanthe, WB$2,657,440
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