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Archives for: July 20105
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Weinsteins’ Miramax funding still intact
Monday July 26th 2010There is a tiny spark of life left in Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s dream of reclaiming Miramax Films, the movie brand they named after their mother and father, but the light is flickering. For the Weinsteins to succeed requires two things that appear unlikely at this moment: The current leading bidders, Colony Capital and Ronald Tutor, must falter; and Disney must take a lower price, which it hasn’t been willing to do in months of talks so far.
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10,600 entertainment jobs leave Calif.
Friday July 23rd 2010There are 36,100 fewer jobs in California because the state hasn’t sufficiently wooed the entertainment industry, according to a report issued Thursday. The Milken Institute report says 10,600 entertainment jobs have fled the state since 1997 along with 25,500 jobs indirectly related to the industry. The entertainment industry jobs that[…]
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Movies, Music and Moonlight – rooftop screenings arrive in Toronto
Friday July 23rd 2010Open Roof Films, a new Toronto-based non-profit organization, is launching a rooftop movie screening series. For seven evenings in August (6 to 27), movie-goers can watch award-nominated independent films under the stars. The series kicks off with the hit indie documentary “The Parking Lot Movie.”
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Film, TV employment to rise in 2010, ’11
Thursday July 22nd 2010A regional economic group’s midyear forecast predicts an uptick in Hollywood employment this year followed by similar jobs gains in 2011 — provided the town doesn’t go on strike. “Next year, we are looking for an increase of about 15,000 jobs,” said Jack Kyser, economist at the Los Angeles Economic[…]
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Disney picks Pixar brains for Muppets movie
Thursday July 22nd 2010The Muppets are getting Pixar-lated. Principals involved with Disney’s upcoming live-action pic toplining Jason Segel flew to Pixar headquarters in Emeryville, Calif., on Wednesday for a table read of the project with the animation powerhouse. The involvement comes just months after Pixar helped shape reshoots for Disney’s upcoming sci-fi tentpole “Tron Legacy.” In other words, this is the second recent example of the animation house assisting parent Disney with a live-action feature.
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Archives for: July 20105
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Weinsteins’ Miramax funding still intact
Monday July 26th 2010There is a tiny spark of life left in Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s dream of reclaiming Miramax Films, the movie brand they named after their mother and father, but the light is flickering. For the Weinsteins to succeed requires two things that appear unlikely at this moment: The current leading bidders, Colony Capital and Ronald Tutor, must falter; and Disney must take a lower price, which it hasn’t been willing to do in months of talks so far.
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10,600 entertainment jobs leave Calif.
Friday July 23rd 2010There are 36,100 fewer jobs in California because the state hasn’t sufficiently wooed the entertainment industry, according to a report issued Thursday. The Milken Institute report says 10,600 entertainment jobs have fled the state since 1997 along with 25,500 jobs indirectly related to the industry. The entertainment industry jobs that[…]
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Movies, Music and Moonlight – rooftop screenings arrive in Toronto
Friday July 23rd 2010Open Roof Films, a new Toronto-based non-profit organization, is launching a rooftop movie screening series. For seven evenings in August (6 to 27), movie-goers can watch award-nominated independent films under the stars. The series kicks off with the hit indie documentary “The Parking Lot Movie.”
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Film, TV employment to rise in 2010, ’11
Thursday July 22nd 2010A regional economic group’s midyear forecast predicts an uptick in Hollywood employment this year followed by similar jobs gains in 2011 — provided the town doesn’t go on strike. “Next year, we are looking for an increase of about 15,000 jobs,” said Jack Kyser, economist at the Los Angeles Economic[…]
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Disney picks Pixar brains for Muppets movie
Thursday July 22nd 2010The Muppets are getting Pixar-lated. Principals involved with Disney’s upcoming live-action pic toplining Jason Segel flew to Pixar headquarters in Emeryville, Calif., on Wednesday for a table read of the project with the animation powerhouse. The involvement comes just months after Pixar helped shape reshoots for Disney’s upcoming sci-fi tentpole “Tron Legacy.” In other words, this is the second recent example of the animation house assisting parent Disney with a live-action feature.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: July 20105
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Weinsteins’ Miramax funding still intact
Monday July 26th 2010There is a tiny spark of life left in Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s dream of reclaiming Miramax Films, the movie brand they named after their mother and father, but the light is flickering. For the Weinsteins to succeed requires two things that appear unlikely at this moment: The current leading bidders, Colony Capital and Ronald Tutor, must falter; and Disney must take a lower price, which it hasn’t been willing to do in months of talks so far.
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10,600 entertainment jobs leave Calif.
Friday July 23rd 2010There are 36,100 fewer jobs in California because the state hasn’t sufficiently wooed the entertainment industry, according to a report issued Thursday. The Milken Institute report says 10,600 entertainment jobs have fled the state since 1997 along with 25,500 jobs indirectly related to the industry. The entertainment industry jobs that[…]
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Movies, Music and Moonlight – rooftop screenings arrive in Toronto
Friday July 23rd 2010Open Roof Films, a new Toronto-based non-profit organization, is launching a rooftop movie screening series. For seven evenings in August (6 to 27), movie-goers can watch award-nominated independent films under the stars. The series kicks off with the hit indie documentary “The Parking Lot Movie.”
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Film, TV employment to rise in 2010, ’11
Thursday July 22nd 2010A regional economic group’s midyear forecast predicts an uptick in Hollywood employment this year followed by similar jobs gains in 2011 — provided the town doesn’t go on strike. “Next year, we are looking for an increase of about 15,000 jobs,” said Jack Kyser, economist at the Los Angeles Economic[…]
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Disney picks Pixar brains for Muppets movie
Thursday July 22nd 2010The Muppets are getting Pixar-lated. Principals involved with Disney’s upcoming live-action pic toplining Jason Segel flew to Pixar headquarters in Emeryville, Calif., on Wednesday for a table read of the project with the animation powerhouse. The involvement comes just months after Pixar helped shape reshoots for Disney’s upcoming sci-fi tentpole “Tron Legacy.” In other words, this is the second recent example of the animation house assisting parent Disney with a live-action feature.
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