LONDON: Pop star Lady Gaga will launch her Born This Way Foundation at Harvard University next month. The 25-year-old set up the youth anti-bullying charity with her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, and is now...
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Paris Hilton to make a singing comeback
LONDON: Socialite Paris Hilton is set to return to the music industry with electro pop group Lmfao. Hilton had earned mixed reviews for her debut album "Paris" back in 2006. Contactmusic.com reports that...
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Kate Winslet wants to play a man
LONDON: Actress Kate Winslet is keen to play a role of man in future as she believes it would be a "challenge". The 36-year-old recently won a Golden Globe for her performance in...
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‘The Artist’ gets 12 nods, leads British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations
LOS ANGELES: After picking up the maximum awards at the 69th Golden Globes, Silent French film "The Artist" is leading the nomination pack of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)...
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Lady Gaga makes history with 18 mn followers on Twitter
LONDON: Pop star Lady Gaga has become the first person in the world to cross 18 million followers on micro-blogging site Twitter. The 25-year-old has left behind teen sensation Justin Bieber who was...
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‘W.E’. was not fun to make: Madonna
LOS ANGELES: Pop star Madonna says that working on her directorial debut "W.E." was not fun because it became "all-encompassing". The 52-year-old wrote, produced, cast and directed the movie and found it to...
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Steven Spielberg won’t direct ‘Jurassic Park 4’
Acclaimed director Steven Spielberg has said he will produce the fourth instalment of "Jurassic Park" but won't helm the sci-fi thriller....
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‘The Artist’ bags maximum Golden Globe gongs
LOS ANGELES: After leading the nomination pack for the 69th Golden Globe awards, "The Artist" emerged as the big winner at the extravaganza by winning three trophies. "The Descendants" followed close behind, with...
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‘The Adventures of Tintin’ wins Golden Globe for best animated film
LOS ANGELES: Comic book-inspired "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of The Unicorn" bagged the best animated film trophy at the Golden Globes award ceremony here. The Steven Spielberg film narrates the story...
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9/11 changed a lot for me: Steven Spielberg
Acclaimed director Steven Spielberg says the 9/11 terrorist attack in the US in 2001 changed him a lot and made his work "darker"....
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Will Barbie doll sport a bald look?
LONDON: If an online campaign has its way, the world-famous Barbie doll may soon get a new makeover — it may go bald in support of children affected with cancer. The "hair-free" doll...
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Thomas Newman to compose for new James Bond movie
LONDON: Multiple Oscar nominee Thomas Newman has signed on to compose the music for the upcoming James Bond movie "Skyfall". This will be Newman’s first association with a 007 movie, but not his...
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Michael Jackson unreleased lyrics up for sale
LONDON: Late pop legend Michael Jackson’s unreleased lyrics has been put up for auction. Singer’s dermatologist Arnold Klein, is selling the eight-and-a-half line handwritten lyrics after being declared bankrupt. "It looks like it...
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Singer Elton John turns author
LOS ANGLES: Singer Elton John is writing his first book "Love Is the Cure: Ending the Global Aids Epidemic," a collection of memories and meditations on the fight against Aids. The book is...
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Dubai to host 5th Gulf Film Festival
DUBAI: Dubai will host the 5th edition of the Gulf Film Festival April 10-16. Films from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen and Iraq will be showcased. Entries have been...
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Salma Hayek to receive French honour
NEW YORK: Mexican actress Salma Hayek is set to be honoured with French honour Legion d’Honneur. According to the French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s official New Year’s list, Hayek will receive a formal induction,...
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Lady Gaga to lead new year’s countdown
NEW YORK: Pop star Lady Gaga has been chosen to lead New Year’s Eve countdown in New York’s Times Square this year. The 25-year-old, who was born and raised in the city, has...
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Ricky Martin fans to celebrate his 40th birthday
SAN JUAN: Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin is turning 40 and to help him celebrate, his millions of fans are putting together on social networks the 40 most memorable things about the artist....
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Michael Jackson’s hair in roulette ball
LOS ANGELES: A clump of Michael Jackson’s hair will be used to manufacture a roulette ball. The bosses of Onlinegamblingpal.com bought the hair, which was collected at a New York hotel following the...
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Jennifer Aniston – hottest woman of all time!
LONDON: Beating big names like screen legend Marilyn Monroe, pop icon Madonna and actress Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston has been named the hottest woman of all time in a new poll by online...
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Anne Hathaway engaged to beau
LONDON: Actress Anne Hathaway has got engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Adam Shulman. The couple started dating in 2008 following Hathaway’s split from Raffaello Follieri, after he pleaded guilty to 14...
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DDLJ in Pattinson’s favourite five movie list
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s romantic blockbuster "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" has found a fan in Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson. "Well, I have five movies in my top list which I really admire...
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GDC Technology wins contract with Harkins Theaters
Mumbai: GDC Technology has signed a digital cinema server contract with Harkins Theaters, the cinema chain in North America. The contract involves the deployment of nearly 400 SX-2000A Digital Cinema Servers with Integrated Media...
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Kirsten Dunst & Orlando Bloom to star with Anil Kapoor in Cities
Mumbai: Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom have joined Clive Owen and Anil Kapoor in Roger Donaldson’s next project Cities. The thriller is being produced by Matthew Metcalfe and Chris Curling. Eyeworks New Zealand CEO...
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Exclusive Media group acquires Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper starrer Outrun
Mumbai: Exclusive Media Group has acquired worldwide rights in all media excluding US and Canada to the comedy Outrun, written and directed by Dax Shepard who, co-directs with David Palmer. The movie stars with...
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2011 American Film Market sees 10% increase in buyer registration
MUMBAI: The 2011 American Film Market (AFM) opened on 2 November with more than 90 new buying companies, buyer registration tracking up 10 percent and general attendance tracking higher versus 2010. Buyers from China are...
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Ron Howard attends the American Film Market
MUMBAI: Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard attended the opening day of the American Film Market to meet with buyers and talk about his vision for his new Formula 1 film Rush on behalf of...
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Megan Fox set for theatre debut
LONDON: Actress Megan Fox will soon make her theatre debut on Broadway. She has joined the cast of "The 24 Hour Plays", which debuts Nov 14 at the American Airlines Theater, reports contactmusic.com. Other...
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Would love to work with Shah Rukh Khan: ‘Twilight’ star Kristen Stewart
MUMBAI: Hollywood’s fascination with Bollywood stars continues. The latest to join the list is "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart, who is a huge fan of superstar Shah Rukh Khan. She calls him an "epitome...
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Demi Moore lashes out at photographer
LOS ANGELES: Actress Demi Moore has been accused of lashing out at a photographer, who followed her on a trip to a nail salon here. Moore, who is going through a tough time...
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Steve Martin to publish book based on his tweets
LONDON: Actor Steve Martin is all set to release a book based on a collection of his posts on microblogging site Twitter, to raise money for charity. Martin is gathering all his ‘Tweets’...
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Human rights group saves Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr from 90 lashes
TEHRAN: Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr, who was sentenced to 90 lashes after appearing in an Australian movie, has been released from a prison in her country, human rights group Amnesty International said. Vafamehr...
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Robert Pattinson hopes Twilight love scene with Kristen Stewart works
MUMBAI: Actor Robert Pattinson hopes his sex scene with his real-life girlfriend Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 lives up to the hype. The British actor features in an...
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MPAA hosts screenings of US-China co-productions
Mumbai: Eight U.S.-China co-produced films will be showcased next month in a program jointly sponsored by the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) and China Film Co-production Corp. with support from the Film...
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Steven Spielberg confirms ‘Jurassic Park 4’
LONDON: Hollywood director Steven Spielberg has confirmed that he is working on the fourth instalment of "Jurassic Park" and that the sequel will be an improvement from the last one, which was released in...
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Sony Pictures Television licenses Pan Am to Star TV & TVNZ
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has licensed Pan Am, its glossy, period drama series set around the iconic international airline, to Star in India and TVNZ in New Zealand. In addition, Sony Pictures Television’s...
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Alan Finney joins APSA jury
MUMBAI: Alan Finney, one of Australia’’s most experienced and successful film distributors and marketers, has become the sixth member of the 2011 International Jury of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). Alan Finney joins...
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Mattel acquires HIT Entertainment for $680 million
MUMBAI: Mattel, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire HIT Entertainment for $680 million in cash from a consortium led by Apax Partners funds. HIT Entertainment owns a global portfolio of popular preschool...
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Netflix to launch service in the UK & Ireland by early 2012
MUMBAI: Netflix, Inc will expand to the United Kingdom and Ireland in early 2012, offering unlimited TV shows and movies streaming instantly over the Internet to TVs and computers for one low monthly subscription...
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Universal Music Publishing Group ups Brian Lambert
MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group has promoted Brian Lambert to executive vice president and head of film & television music. Lambert will report directly to Universal Music Publishing Group president North America Evan Lamberg....
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Suzanne de Passe & Madison Jones form production pact with Universal Pictures
Mumbai: Universal Pictures has forged a three-year, first-look production agreement with Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones’ de Passe Jones Entertainment. Universal Pictures chairman Adam Fogelson and co-chairman Donna Langley said, "Suzanne and Madison...
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Imax licenses exclusive right to Kodak’s GenX laser projection technology
MUMBAI: Imax Corporation and Eastman Kodak Company have inked a partnership that will broaden the application of digital cinema technologies in theatres and enhance the consumer’s movie-going experience. Imax has licensed from Kodak certain...
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David Hasselhoff wants Baywatch movie with Pamela Anderson
MUMBAI: Actor David Hasselhoff says he want to team up with Pamela Anderson for Baywatch: The Movie. "Why not? We’re still hot enough. I’m up for it," dailystar.co.uk quoted Hasselhoff, who was acted with...
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MPAA’s senator Chris Dodd to deliver APSA keynote
MUMBAI: Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) will deliver the Keynote Address at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 2011. The Keynote Address will be given on...
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Warner Bros. to produce Matt Damon’s directorial debut
MUMBAI: Actor Matt Damon is all set to make his directorial debut in a yet-untitled drama, which will also star him. Contactmusic.com reports that the actor has teamed up with John Krasinski to write...
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No prenuptial agreement for Elizabeth Hurley, Shane Warne
MUMBAI: Actress Elizabeth Hurley and cricketer boyfriend Shane Warne are not going to get a prenuptial agreement. The couple got engaged last month and the 43-year-old former cricketer, who had been dating the ‘Gossip...
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Ashley Greene appointed as brand ambassador of DKNY
MUMBAI: Actress Ashley Greene has become the new face of clothing brand DKNY and DKNY Jeans. The 24-year-old will appear in the brands’ spring 2012 ad campaigns and says she can’t wait to get...
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GDC to deploy 144 digital cinema servers at US-based Wehrenberg Theatres
Mumbai: GDC Technology has won a server supply agreement with Wehrenberg Theatres, the family-owned theatre chain in the US. The deployment, which commenced in October 2011, will see a total of 144 GDC digital...
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Mark Zucker retires from Sony Pictures Releasing International; O’Dell promoted
Mumbai: Mark Zucker is retiring as president, Sony Pictures Releasing International, and Steven O’Dell has been promoted to fill that role. Zucker’s retirement comes after 36 years in the industry and 27 with Sony...
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Beyonce not nervous about motherhood
MUMBAI: Mum-to-be Beyonce Knowles says she is "blessed" that everything in her personal life is going well and is not nervous about her impending motherhood. "It’s going really well, I am so happy with...
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Film Culture Fund opens for applications
Mumbai: Creative England’s Film Culture Fund opens for applications today, with £490,000 delegated Lottery funds from the BFI to distribute in its first round. Creative England launched on 01 October, 2011 becoming a BFI delegated...
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Imax signs joint revenue sharing agreement in Malaysia
Mumbai: Imax Corporation has inked a joint revenue sharing agreement with TGV Cinemas to install a digital Imax theatre system at the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre. The theatre is expected to open by 15...
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Paula Askanas named EVP – communications for Sony Pictures Television
MUMBAI: Paula Askanas has been promoted to executive vice president of communications for Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Askanas will report to SPT president Steve Mosko. In this role, Askanas oversees business and trade...
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19th Raindance Film Festival winners announced
Mumbai: British Indie Stranger Things (Best UK Feature), Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian co-production Just Between Us (Best International Feature), Bulgaria’s Tilt (Best Debut Feature) and Italian short Reset (Film of the Festival) were among the winners at...
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37 films from 19 countries nominated in 5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Mumbai: The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) announced 37 films from 19 countries and areas have been nominated in this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards. APSA 2011 International Jury President, Nansun Shi, made the...
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Brad Pitt’s World War Z movie set raided
MUMBAI: The Hungarian police raided the set of Brad Pitt’s upcoming zombie movie World War Z and seized 85 weapons from a warehouse. According to the police personnel, the seizure included automatic weapons such...
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European & Asia Pacific Film Academies form alliance
MUMBAI: The European Film Academy (EFA) and the Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA) have inked an alliance. The first expression of the alliance will be participation on the 2011 APSA International Jury by Israeli director Samuel...
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie donate $340,000 to Somalia
MUMBAI: Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $340,000 for famine victims in Somalia. Jolie, who raises six children, Maddox (10), Pax (7), Zahara (6), Shiloh (5), and twins Knox and Vivienne...
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John Grisham’s novel The Firm to made into TV series
MUMBAI: Independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) and Viasat Broadcasting, have entered into a distribution financing co-venture for 10 Viasat Broadcasting free TV territories on the television series, The Firm, based on John Grisham’s best-selling...
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Johnny Depp to work in biopic on Dr. Seuss
MUMBAI: Actor Johnny Depp will play the lead in a biopic on author Dr. Seuss. Depp will also produce the film with Christi Dembrowski, Christopher Meledandri and David Kennedy. Seuss, whose real name is...
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Walt Disney’s Robert Iger to step down as CEO in 2015
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger will step down as CEO of the studio in 2015. Additionally, the Walt Disney Company Board of Directors have agreed to extend Iger’s contract through June...
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Warner Bros. signs partnership deal with MIPFormats 2012
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has concluded an agreement with Reed MIDEM for the US major to be the exclusive sponsor of the MIPFormats 2012 Fresh Talent Pitch. Under the terms of the...
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Nansun ShiI to head APSA 2011 international jury
Mumbai: Nansun Shi was announced as President of the 2011 International Jury of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). Shi will be joined on the jury by Toronto International Film Festival co-director Cameron Bailey,...
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Scrawl Studios signs co-production deal with Cybergroup Studios
MUMBAI: Singapore animation company Scrawl Studios has inked a co-production deal with French partner Cyber Group Studios for its CG-animated series Zou. The new (52 x 11) CG-animated pre-school series has been presold in 50 countries...
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Justin Bieber’s Under The Mistletoe to release on 1 November
MUMBAI: Global phenomenon Justin Bieber begins his third year on the world stage with the 1 November release of his first Christmas album Under The Mistletoe. The album is a seasonal mix of traditional...
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Elvis Presley licensed for online social game & virtual merchandise
Mumbai: Entertainment Games, Inc. (EGAM) has inked a licensing agreement with Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. (EPE) that will see Elvis become a character within a soon-to-be launched, story-driven online game. EPE will license to...
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Relativity launches advertising initiative with MTV
Mumbai: As part of its commitment to forge marketing partnerships, Relativity Media has formed a convergent program with MTV that will cross promote Immortals on-air as well as drive viewers to MTV.com. Relativity will...
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Sony Movie channel launches online extension
Mumbai: Sony Movie Channel, the U.S. multi-platform television network from Sony Pictures Television (SPT), unveiled its authenticated online service Sony Movie Channel Everywhere, making full-length Hollywood movies available online at no additional charge to...
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Apple’s Steve Jobs dies at 56 in California
Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder & mastermind behind an empire that has revolutionized telephony and computers, died in California....
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Sparky Animation embarks on Singapore’s animation co-production
Mumbai: Sparky Animation, in conjunction with Japan’s Duckbill Entertainment, Baku Enterprise Inc. and Bandai Visual Inc. is producing a CGI animated television program based on the Japanese book series, One Stormy Night. The deal...
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Paramount Pictures and New Regency to make Noah
Mumbai: Paramount Pictures and New Regency Productions’ Noah will be directed by Darren Aronofsky. The screenwriter John Logan will re-write the script by Aronofsky & Ari Handel. Aronofsky and Scott Franklin will produce the...
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Robert Chapek appointed president of Disney Consumer Products
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Studios president of distribution Robert Chapek has been promoted as Disney Consumer Products president. Chapek will report to The Walt Disney Company president and CEO Robert A. Iger. Chapek will...
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Selena Gomez to host the 2011 MTV EMA
MUMBAI: Selena Gomez will be hosting the 2011 MTV EMA. With her infectious charm, striking style and upbeat energy, actress and Universal Music platinum recording artist Gomez is guaranteed to help make the 18th...
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Sony Pictures appoints Lifetime Networks’ Andrea Wong
MUMBAI: Andrea Wong will join Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) as president of international production for Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and as president of international for SPE. She will report to Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman...
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Fox to unveil new Kiefer Sutherland drama at MIPCOM 2011
MUMBAI: Fox will premiere an extended trailer for the network’s new drama series, Touch, during the MIPCOM 2011 Media Mastermind keynote session on 4 October, in Cannes, France. International buyers and media will be...
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Sony Pictures Entertainment brings back Ghostbusters to theaters
Mumbai: This October, Sony Pictures Repertory celebrates Ghostbusters, its franchise, and its fans by bringing the classic back to theaters for a limited engagement of one showtime one night a week. Starting on 13...
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Live Nation Entertainment and Universal Music Group form joint venture
Mumbai: Live Nation Entertainment’s Front Line Management Group division and UMG will launch a joint venture management company aimed at managing and strengthening artists and their brands through sponsorships, marketing campaigns and brand extension...
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VoxPop Worldwide inks partnership with BETA Records
Mumbai: VoxPop Worldwide Inc has inked a partnership with BETA Records, a music content creator and driver. The partnership gives both companies the ability to raise the bar in online music content, providing avenues...
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Sony Pictures’ Face of the Fan begins casting call for Resident Evil franchise
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Face of the Fan program has launched a casting call for the fifth installment of the film franchise. A Constantin Film International GmbH and Davis Films/Impact Pictures (RE5) Production, the...
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Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Frances Fisher & Isaac Leyvastar to star in Travis Fine’s film
Mumbai: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyvastar and Frances Fisher will be starring in the period drama Any Day Now, written, produced and directed by Travis Fine. The film completed principal photography in...
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Sony Pictures Entertainment ups Keith Weaver to EVP
Mumbai: Keith Weaver has been promoted to executive vice president, worldwide government affairs for Sony Pictures Entertainment. He will report to Sony Pictures Entertainment senior executive vice president and general counsel Leah Weil. “In...
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Disney, Fox & James Cameron to bring Avatar at Disney Parks
MUMBAI: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide is joining forces with visionary filmmaker James Cameron and Fox Filmed Entertainment to bring the world of Avatar to life at Disney Parks. Through an exclusive agreement,...
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Stars to shine at MIPCOM 2011
Mumbai: MIPCOM 2011 is preparing to welcome a galaxy of actors, directors, writers, producers and show business personalities who will join the largest TV industry gathering in Cannes and grace the red carpet at...
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Universal Music Group expands global digital team
MUMBAI: Continuing with the expansion of its global digital operation, Universal Music Group (UMG) has promoted Simon Watt to Head of Technology, Global Digital Group. Watt will report to Global Digital Business president Rob Wells. Formerly,...
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Exclusive Media Group & Cross Creek to produce Ron Howard’s Rush
Mumbai: – Cross Creek Pictures president Brian Oliver and Exclusive Media Group co-chairmen Guy East and Nigel Sinclair will be co-financing director Ron Howard’s Formula 1 film Rush. This marks the third collaboration between...
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James Cameron collaborates with Christie for 3D digital cinema
Mumbai: To accelerate the development and adoption of next-generation 3D digital cinema, Christie and James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc have signed five-year agreement to exchange research, testing, development and technical support on the industry’s...
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Denzel Washington to star in Paramount Pictures’ Flight
MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures has signed Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis for its new movie Flight. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will produce under the Parkes/MacDonald production banner...
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IODA to distribute ABC Music’s catalog globally
Mumbai:- IODA, the leader in digital distribution, marketing and technology solutions for the independent music industry, has signed a global distribution deal with ABC Music, the music label of the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)....
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Kung Fu Panda 2 director Jennifer becomes highest-grossing female director of a film
MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc’s summer blockbuster, Kung Fu Panda 2, has grossed over $650 million globally to date, making Jennifer Yuh Nelson the highest-grossing female director of a film at the worldwide box...
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In The Dark Half to premiere at Raindance Film Festival
Mumbai: South West Screen announced that In the Dark Half, the first of the three iFeatures films to reach completion, has been selected to screen at the Raindance Film Festival in London (28 September...
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Jiande Chen appointed as Imax China CEO
Mumbai: Imax Corporation has appointed Jiande Chen as CEO of Imax China. Reporting to China’s Board of Directors and its chairman, Imax CEO Richard Gelfond, Chen will direct the Company’s expansion in the greater...
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Tiger Gate Entertainment appoints Wendy Reeds as EVP sales & distribution
MUMBAI: Lionsgate and Tiger Gate Entertainment have appointed Wendy Reeds as EVP – sales and distribution. Reeds will spearhead all Tiger Gate content sales activities and will also direct Lionsgate’s film and TV sales...
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John Fogelman launches FactoryMade Ventures with J.J. Abrams as principal investor
Mumbai: John Fogelman announced the launch of FactoryMade Ventures, http://www.factorymade.com , a hybrid entertainment, media business development and consulting firm. Filmmaker J.J. Abrams will join FactoryMade as its principal investor. FactoryMade Ventures will partner...
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Weinstein Company launches label to bring new content to new platforms
Mumbai: Tom Quinn and Jason Janego have joined forces with The Weinstein Company (TWC) co-chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein to create a TWC label to bring new films and specialty entertainment to audiences simultaneously across multiple...
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Shooting begins on Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Gangster Squad
Mumbai: Principal photography began on Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures’ The Gangster Squad, starring Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Sean Penn. The movie is being directed by Ruben Fleischer. Los Angeles, 1949....
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GDC joins hands with Jinyi Zhujiang Movie Circuit
Mumbai: – GDC Technology has inked a contract with Jinyi Zhujiang Movie Circuit Co., Ltd. The contract is a repeat order, which involves the deployment of 200 GDC SX-2000A Digital Cinema Servers with Integrated Media Block (IMB). Full...
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Sony converts new exhibitors to 4K digital cinema
MUMBAI: As the exhibition industry continues its conversion to digital technology, Sony continues to expand its 4K customer base with the addition of three unique and innovative circuits: Beach Movie Bistro, in Virginia Beach,...
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CBS Films acquires rights to Tamara Ireland Stone’s novel Time Between Us
Mumbai: CBS Films has acquired feature film rights to Tamara Ireland Stone’s debut novel Time Between Us and set Robin Schorr to produce through her RCR Pictures banner. Young adult tome follows a teenage...
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Academy Grants $50,000 to Telluride Film Festival
Mumbai: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded a $50,000 grant to underwrite the 2011 Telluride Film Festival’s Guest Director program, this year featuring musician Caetano Veloso. Veloso has over 100...
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Screen Actors Guild, AFTRA continue discussions to create One Union
MUMBAI: Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) continued formal discussions this weekend between the AFTRA New Union Committee and the SAG Merger Task Force to facilitate the...
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