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Big drop in L.A. production days
Thursday July 23rd 2009On-location film and TV production slid 31% in the second quarter, yielding a nearly 25% drop in production days for the first half of the year, FilmLA said Wednesday. The nonprofit group, which provides production-permit services throughout the Los Angeles area, recorded 19,015 production days from location-based shoots through June 30. That was 6,181 fewer than the first six months of 2008. The first-half plunge was most severe in feature film, with a drop of almost 53%.
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Vfx guru set to captain ‘UFO’ film
Thursday July 23rd 2009Veteran visual effects supervisor Matthew Gratzner is attached to make his directorial debut on “UFO,” the feature adaptation of the ’70s TV series. Gratzner was visual effects supervisor on the upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed “Shutter Island,” and his vfx resume includes “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” “Hancock,” “Iron Man”[…]
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Canwest shuts down two E! stations
Thursday July 23rd 2009TORONTO — Canadian broadcaster Canwest Global Communications is to rebrand one of its E!-branded TV stations and close two others as it continues to shed costs and assets to stave off bankruptcy protection. Winnipeg-based Canwest Global on Wednesday said CHBC-TV in Kelowna, British Columbia will morph into an affiliate of[…]
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Auction houses pact with studios for sales
Wednesday July 22nd 2009In one cabinet sits a set of Charlton Heston’s “Ten Commandments” tablets. In another, a “Star Wars” Storm Trooper helmet. One of Stan Winston’s “Jurassic Park” T. Rex maquettes looms nearby. And then there’s the glove — you know, the glove, Michael Jackson’s white glove with the flashing lights. A visit to Agoura Hills-based Profiles in History is like a trip to a Hollywood museum. “But it’s even better,” says the company’s Brian Chanes, “because it’s a museum where you can buy things.”
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‘Harry Potter’ sets international Imax record
Wednesday July 22nd 2009“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An Imax 3D Experience” posted record international opening results, with an estimated $3.6 million coming from 62 Imax theaters, for a per-screen average of $58,000 from Wednesday through Sunday. The film also opened in three domestic locations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, where it generated $429,000 in gross boxoffice, for a per-screen average of more than $143,000. The film will open in 161 additional domestic locations on July 29, and will ultimately play on 231 Imax screens worldwide.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20095
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Big drop in L.A. production days
Thursday July 23rd 2009On-location film and TV production slid 31% in the second quarter, yielding a nearly 25% drop in production days for the first half of the year, FilmLA said Wednesday. The nonprofit group, which provides production-permit services throughout the Los Angeles area, recorded 19,015 production days from location-based shoots through June 30. That was 6,181 fewer than the first six months of 2008. The first-half plunge was most severe in feature film, with a drop of almost 53%.
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Vfx guru set to captain ‘UFO’ film
Thursday July 23rd 2009Veteran visual effects supervisor Matthew Gratzner is attached to make his directorial debut on “UFO,” the feature adaptation of the ’70s TV series. Gratzner was visual effects supervisor on the upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed “Shutter Island,” and his vfx resume includes “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” “Hancock,” “Iron Man”[…]
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Canwest shuts down two E! stations
Thursday July 23rd 2009TORONTO — Canadian broadcaster Canwest Global Communications is to rebrand one of its E!-branded TV stations and close two others as it continues to shed costs and assets to stave off bankruptcy protection. Winnipeg-based Canwest Global on Wednesday said CHBC-TV in Kelowna, British Columbia will morph into an affiliate of[…]
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Auction houses pact with studios for sales
Wednesday July 22nd 2009In one cabinet sits a set of Charlton Heston’s “Ten Commandments” tablets. In another, a “Star Wars” Storm Trooper helmet. One of Stan Winston’s “Jurassic Park” T. Rex maquettes looms nearby. And then there’s the glove — you know, the glove, Michael Jackson’s white glove with the flashing lights. A visit to Agoura Hills-based Profiles in History is like a trip to a Hollywood museum. “But it’s even better,” says the company’s Brian Chanes, “because it’s a museum where you can buy things.”
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‘Harry Potter’ sets international Imax record
Wednesday July 22nd 2009“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An Imax 3D Experience” posted record international opening results, with an estimated $3.6 million coming from 62 Imax theaters, for a per-screen average of $58,000 from Wednesday through Sunday. The film also opened in three domestic locations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, where it generated $429,000 in gross boxoffice, for a per-screen average of more than $143,000. The film will open in 161 additional domestic locations on July 29, and will ultimately play on 231 Imax screens worldwide.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20095
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Big drop in L.A. production days
Thursday July 23rd 2009On-location film and TV production slid 31% in the second quarter, yielding a nearly 25% drop in production days for the first half of the year, FilmLA said Wednesday. The nonprofit group, which provides production-permit services throughout the Los Angeles area, recorded 19,015 production days from location-based shoots through June 30. That was 6,181 fewer than the first six months of 2008. The first-half plunge was most severe in feature film, with a drop of almost 53%.
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Vfx guru set to captain ‘UFO’ film
Thursday July 23rd 2009Veteran visual effects supervisor Matthew Gratzner is attached to make his directorial debut on “UFO,” the feature adaptation of the ’70s TV series. Gratzner was visual effects supervisor on the upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed “Shutter Island,” and his vfx resume includes “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” “Hancock,” “Iron Man”[…]
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Canwest shuts down two E! stations
Thursday July 23rd 2009TORONTO — Canadian broadcaster Canwest Global Communications is to rebrand one of its E!-branded TV stations and close two others as it continues to shed costs and assets to stave off bankruptcy protection. Winnipeg-based Canwest Global on Wednesday said CHBC-TV in Kelowna, British Columbia will morph into an affiliate of[…]
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Auction houses pact with studios for sales
Wednesday July 22nd 2009In one cabinet sits a set of Charlton Heston’s “Ten Commandments” tablets. In another, a “Star Wars” Storm Trooper helmet. One of Stan Winston’s “Jurassic Park” T. Rex maquettes looms nearby. And then there’s the glove — you know, the glove, Michael Jackson’s white glove with the flashing lights. A visit to Agoura Hills-based Profiles in History is like a trip to a Hollywood museum. “But it’s even better,” says the company’s Brian Chanes, “because it’s a museum where you can buy things.”
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‘Harry Potter’ sets international Imax record
Wednesday July 22nd 2009“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An Imax 3D Experience” posted record international opening results, with an estimated $3.6 million coming from 62 Imax theaters, for a per-screen average of $58,000 from Wednesday through Sunday. The film also opened in three domestic locations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, where it generated $429,000 in gross boxoffice, for a per-screen average of more than $143,000. The film will open in 161 additional domestic locations on July 29, and will ultimately play on 231 Imax screens worldwide.
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