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'V' prevails in primetime ratings

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:49:54 EST

Front Page: Sci-fi show tops night over 'NCIS' franchise -- “V” got off to an out-of-this-world start Tuesday night for ABC and put the Alphabet just a fraction behind CBS in the demo race. Eye edged out a win with new episodes of its “NCIS” franchise and freshman drama “The Good Wife.”

'Arabian' gets knight

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Front Page: Chuck Russell is set to direct a 3D film -- Chuck Russell is set to direct a 3D reworking of "Arabian Nights." He co-wrote the script with Barry P. Ambrose.

Affirmation for AFM

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:23:46 EST

Front Page: Strong lineup makes for promising mart -- The American Film Market may be shaking off its longtime slump.

Fab Four faux pas

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:05:15 EST

Front Page: EMI sues obscure Santa Cruz-based website -- An obscure website is brazenly offering the Beatles' music for sale digitally, much to the dismay of EMI, the group's record label.

Martin, Baldwin to host Oscars

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:38:18 EST

Front Page: Duo to co-host 82nd Academy Awards -- The Oscars keep multiplying.

Clooney in talks for 'Descendants'

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Front Page: Payne directing family dramedy for Fox -- George Clooney is circling the lead in the Alexander Payne-helmed family dramedy "The Descendants" for Fox Searchlight.

Paramount stirs up Martini's 'Secret'

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Front Page: 'Lymelife' helmer to direct film based on his script -- Writer-director Derick Martini has set up his sophomore film at Paramount.

Disney takes Mickey back to his roots

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:06:31 EST

Front Page: Videogame gives icon retrofit -- Disney will reintroduce its famous mascot in "Epic Mickey," a videogame due late next year.

Halcyon puts 'Terminator' on block

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:15:23 EST

Front Page: Future rights will be up for sale in January -- One way or another, "Terminator" should be back in action soon.

Sony picks up 'Mother and Child'

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:02:14 EST

Front Page: Studio nabs rights to Rodrigo Garcia's drama -- Sony Pictures Classics has picked up U.S. rights to Rodrigo Garcia's "Mother and Child," starring Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson.

Julia Roberts moves to 'Neighborhood'

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST

Front Page: Red Om acquires screen rights to book -- Julia Roberts' production shingle Red Om Films has acquired screen rights to "In the Neighborhood," a nonfiction book by Peter Lovenheim to be published next April by Perigee.

Al Noor sets Mohammed feature

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:23:23 EST

Front Page: Company kicks off move into film biz -- Qatari media company Al Noor Holdings used Sunday's closing of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival to announce its launch into the movie biz.

'Holmes' spies MacFarlane special

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:00:11 EST

Front Page: Warner Bros. to replace Microsoft -- Warner Bros. Pictures has agreed to step in and replace Microsoft as the sole sponsor of Fox's Seth MacFarlane variety special.

'This Is It' tops worldwide box office

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:47:00 EST

Front Page: Jackson docu wins domestic, foreign markets -- Sony's "This Is It" opened to a mammoth $68.5 million at the international B.O.

'This Is It' continues to transfix auds

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:56:58 EST

Front Page: Michael Jackson concert doc raises B.O. to $19.1 million -- 'This Is It' rings up $7.9 million in its third day.

CAA taps agent Wattenberg

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:30:24 EST

Front Page: Rep to serve in agency's TV department -- Looking to boost its alternative TV presence, CAA has brought in N.S. Bienstock agent Eric Wattenberg.

'This' to hit DVD/Blu-ray early 2010

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:59:46 EST

Front Page: Sony allows Jackson docu longer theatrical run -- "Michael Jackson's This Is It" is expected to moonwalk onto DVD/Blu-ray in first quarter 2010, according to sources.

Ellis a 'Follower' for HBO, Lionsgate

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 EST

Front Page: Author to adapt Starr's novel for series -- HBO and Lionsgate TV have set Bret Easton Ellis to pen a series adaptation of "The Follower," the stalker tale by crime novelist Jason Starr.

Apostle preps for post-'Rescue' life

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 EST

Front Page: Leary, Serpico shingle plans for the future -- Apostle Films' Denis Leary and Jim Serpico are busy prepping their post-"Rescue Me" plans.

Charlize Theron to star in 'Mad' film

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:23:43 EST

Front Page: 'Max' without Mel? New 'Fury' in Oz -- Charlize Theron is revving up for "Mad Max: Fury Road," with producer-director George Miller set to start filming next August in Australia.