MUMBAI: Producer and film executive Len Amato has been appointed HBO Films’ senior vice president. Amato will be responsible for overseeing the development and production of HBO Films for the cable network. The announcement...
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Shanghai company penalised for piracy
MUMBAI: A Shanghai court has ruled that the Shanghai Le Ying AV Products Company DVD retail outlet, located in Shanghai’s central business district, guilty of copyright infringement. The company has been found selling pirated...
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Disney steps up on The Frog Princess
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Studios will continue its fairy tale legacy in animation by taking moviegoers on an all-new “once upon a time” musical adventure with its 2009 release of The Frog Princess. ...
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Avon signs Dreamgirls’ Jennifer Hudson
MUMBAI: Avon Products, Inc. has signed Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson to be the exclusive spokesperson for the Imari fragrance brand, including the newest scent, Imari Seduction. The classic Imari scent has been Avon’s...
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Hollywood global box office touches $25 bn
Global film audiences boosted worldwide box office to an all-time high of $25.8 billion - an 11% increase....
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Paramount asks users to create movie trailer
MUMBAI: Eyespot Corp. has inked a partnership with Paramount Pictures that will allow film fans to create their own “movie trailer mash-ups†by mixing the studio’s exclusive film footage using Eyespot.com’s online video editing...
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Will Smith to play drug dealer turned chef
MUMBAI: Hollywood actor Will Smith and James Lassiter’s production company Overbrook Entertainment will soon produce a film based on Jeff Henderson’s drug dealer-turned-star chef memoir “Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, From Cocaine...
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Fox nod for M Night Shyamalan’s next
Filmmaker M Night Shyamalan' latest script <i>The Happening</i> has been picked up by 20th Century Fox....
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Dolby upgrades Dolby Digital Cinema Systems
MUMBAI: Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has completed upgrading its installed Dolby Digital Cinema systems with JPEG 2000 decoding throughout North America, Japan, and Korea. The company has also added advancements in security including watermarking and...
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Wake Tech & Disney team to inspire area biz
MUMBAI: Wake Technical Community College will host employees of area businesses for a one-day workshop called, Team Creativity: Disney Style. The event is presented by the Disney Institute, the professional development arm of the...
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