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Archives for: March 20105
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Vancouver man to sue makers of Avatar
Thursday March 11th 2010A Vancouver restaurant owner plans to file a lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court claiming copyright infringement against director James Cameron and other makers of the highest-grossing film of all time, the Academy Award-winning Avatar. Emil Malak, 57, says the similarities between his Terra Incognita and James Cameron’s Avatar, which has made more than $2 billion worldwide, are too striking to simply be a coincidence.
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Actor Corey Haim dies at 38
Thursday March 11th 2010Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died early Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Los Angeles County coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said. “As he got out of bed, he felt a little weak and went down to the floor on his knees,” Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. His mother called paramedics. An autopsy will determine Haim’s cause of death. There was no evidence of foul play, police Sgt. Michael Kammert said.
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John Hughes script stirring up interest
Tuesday March 09th 2010He passed away in August, but the film legacy of John Hughes may not be over. The late writer-director — who was given an Oscar tribute Sunday — has an unproduced screenplay, “Grisbys Go Broke,” floating around the industry ether. Word crept out Friday that Paramount, which has a long history with Hughes, was picking up the script with hope of turning it into a family comedy with Joe Roth (“Alice in Wonderland”) producing.
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Summit’s success story
Tuesday March 09th 2010Three years after reinventing itself as U.S. distributor, Summit Entertainment has achieved a level of prestige that comes only from winning Oscars. With “The Hurt Locker” winning Best Picture along with the directing, original screenplay, editing and both sound categories, Summit has elevated its status in the kudos realm to complement its box office success as home to the “Twilight” franchise. “We have a deep debt of gratitude to Summit Entertainment,” said producer Greg Shapiro in his acceptance speech.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 03/05/10 to 03/07/10
Monday March 08th 2010FilmTotalAlice in Wonderland (2010), BV$116,101,023Brooklyn’s Finest, Over.$13,350,299Shutter Island, Par.$13,225,411Cop Out, WB$9,289,311Avatar, Fox$8,118,102The Crazies, Over.$7,078,851Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Fox$5,124,623Valentine’s Day, WB$4,154,110Crazy Heart, FoxS$3,312,591Dear John, SGem$2,782,079
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Archives for: March 20105
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Vancouver man to sue makers of Avatar
Thursday March 11th 2010A Vancouver restaurant owner plans to file a lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court claiming copyright infringement against director James Cameron and other makers of the highest-grossing film of all time, the Academy Award-winning Avatar. Emil Malak, 57, says the similarities between his Terra Incognita and James Cameron’s Avatar, which has made more than $2 billion worldwide, are too striking to simply be a coincidence.
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Actor Corey Haim dies at 38
Thursday March 11th 2010Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died early Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Los Angeles County coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said. “As he got out of bed, he felt a little weak and went down to the floor on his knees,” Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. His mother called paramedics. An autopsy will determine Haim’s cause of death. There was no evidence of foul play, police Sgt. Michael Kammert said.
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John Hughes script stirring up interest
Tuesday March 09th 2010He passed away in August, but the film legacy of John Hughes may not be over. The late writer-director — who was given an Oscar tribute Sunday — has an unproduced screenplay, “Grisbys Go Broke,” floating around the industry ether. Word crept out Friday that Paramount, which has a long history with Hughes, was picking up the script with hope of turning it into a family comedy with Joe Roth (“Alice in Wonderland”) producing.
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Summit’s success story
Tuesday March 09th 2010Three years after reinventing itself as U.S. distributor, Summit Entertainment has achieved a level of prestige that comes only from winning Oscars. With “The Hurt Locker” winning Best Picture along with the directing, original screenplay, editing and both sound categories, Summit has elevated its status in the kudos realm to complement its box office success as home to the “Twilight” franchise. “We have a deep debt of gratitude to Summit Entertainment,” said producer Greg Shapiro in his acceptance speech.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 03/05/10 to 03/07/10
Monday March 08th 2010FilmTotalAlice in Wonderland (2010), BV$116,101,023Brooklyn’s Finest, Over.$13,350,299Shutter Island, Par.$13,225,411Cop Out, WB$9,289,311Avatar, Fox$8,118,102The Crazies, Over.$7,078,851Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Fox$5,124,623Valentine’s Day, WB$4,154,110Crazy Heart, FoxS$3,312,591Dear John, SGem$2,782,079
ARCHIVES
Archives for: March 20105
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Vancouver man to sue makers of Avatar
Thursday March 11th 2010A Vancouver restaurant owner plans to file a lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court claiming copyright infringement against director James Cameron and other makers of the highest-grossing film of all time, the Academy Award-winning Avatar. Emil Malak, 57, says the similarities between his Terra Incognita and James Cameron’s Avatar, which has made more than $2 billion worldwide, are too striking to simply be a coincidence.
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Actor Corey Haim dies at 38
Thursday March 11th 2010Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died early Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Los Angeles County coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said. “As he got out of bed, he felt a little weak and went down to the floor on his knees,” Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. His mother called paramedics. An autopsy will determine Haim’s cause of death. There was no evidence of foul play, police Sgt. Michael Kammert said.
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John Hughes script stirring up interest
Tuesday March 09th 2010He passed away in August, but the film legacy of John Hughes may not be over. The late writer-director — who was given an Oscar tribute Sunday — has an unproduced screenplay, “Grisbys Go Broke,” floating around the industry ether. Word crept out Friday that Paramount, which has a long history with Hughes, was picking up the script with hope of turning it into a family comedy with Joe Roth (“Alice in Wonderland”) producing.
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Summit’s success story
Tuesday March 09th 2010Three years after reinventing itself as U.S. distributor, Summit Entertainment has achieved a level of prestige that comes only from winning Oscars. With “The Hurt Locker” winning Best Picture along with the directing, original screenplay, editing and both sound categories, Summit has elevated its status in the kudos realm to complement its box office success as home to the “Twilight” franchise. “We have a deep debt of gratitude to Summit Entertainment,” said producer Greg Shapiro in his acceptance speech.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 03/05/10 to 03/07/10
Monday March 08th 2010FilmTotalAlice in Wonderland (2010), BV$116,101,023Brooklyn’s Finest, Over.$13,350,299Shutter Island, Par.$13,225,411Cop Out, WB$9,289,311Avatar, Fox$8,118,102The Crazies, Over.$7,078,851Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Fox$5,124,623Valentine’s Day, WB$4,154,110Crazy Heart, FoxS$3,312,591Dear John, SGem$2,782,079
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