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SNL Strives to Keep Election Momentum

It's been a banner year for Saturday Night Live, which has enjoyed record ratings since Tina Fey first teased her hair, donned a bracelet-sleeve blazer, and started dropping her g's in a parody of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin ... Continue
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The Dawn of a New Night Shyamalan

In a deal with Media Rights Capital, the independent film and television studio, M. Night Shyamalan is poised to make the jump from master of suspense to mini-mogul. Under the partnership struck in July, Shyamalan and Media Rights Capital ... Continue

Icahn Double Feature: A Yahoo-Lions Gate Deal?

It's safe to say that Jon Feltheimer, C.E.O. of Lions Gate, is having a bad week. Lions Gate stock, though up from a low of $6.05 last week, has plunged to territory not seen since 2005. Yesterday, Nikki Finke reported ... Continue
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NBC Tries to Copy Fox Hero Worship

A male movie star in the angst-ridden lead role. A gimmicky central conceit. A near-constant threat of torture or death. The formula worked for Fox, which turned 24 into a smash hit when it debuted in 2001. It's on shakier ... Continue

Can W Succeed Even Though W Failed?

W., the man -- a.k.a. George W. Bush -- sees the world in black and white. W. the movie, Oliver Stone's two-hour-plus portrait of the 43rd president of the United States, paints things more in shades of gray. As ... Continue
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Paul Newman's Tasty Legacy

With his inevitable self-deprecation, Paul Newman once said that the downside of his successes with his Newman's Own line of foods was that "my salad dressing is out-grossing my films." In reality, his box-office draw showed an enviable growth ... Continue

Tough Times, Even in Tinseltown

Think of all the producers or directors who have the pull to plunk down at the studio of his choice and make any film he pleases. It's a short list, even in the best of times. Steven Spielberg would ... Continue

New Life for a New Line Movie

Ed Harris was editing his new movie, Appaloosa, in February when he was interrupted by what sounded like very bad news: The studio producing the film, New Line Cinema, was being absorbed into Warner Bros. Worse, Harris's sponsors, longtime ... Continue
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New to Hollywood? Watch Your Wallet.

As gushers of new money pour into Hollywood from India, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi, we offer the newcomers a little heads up about the ways of the Wild West ... Continue

Superheroes Save Hollywood! (Barely.)

The stellar performance of superhero movies again this summer is enough to make you wonder if the film industry has figured out a way to bottle zeitgeist. You need look no further than the summer's two tallest action-figure tent ... Continue

Cash Flow Woes Make MGM a Cowardly Lion

The current financing woes of MGM and United Artists chief Harry Sloan serve to remind us of the principle that it's seldom a good strategy to sort of be in the feature film business ... Continue

Suddenly, Death Race Must Outrun A Lawsuit

Director Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt have quietly made over a half-billion in box office; now can their Death Race beat a law suit? ... Continue

Paula Wagner Cruising Out of UA

All was bright hope when Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner left Sumner Redstone's Paramount to plant a new flag at UA--but word came today Wagner is leaving ... Continue
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Woody Allen's Simmering Spanish Euromance

Woody Allen's five-decade career made him a legendary New Yorker--now, thanks to an infusion of European dough, he's largely decamped ... Continue
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Actor/Comic Bernie Mac, 50, Dies

Actor/comedian Bernie Mac, though recently reported to be stable after a bout with pneumonia, has died at 50 in a Chicago hospital ... Continue
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Legendary Manager Bernie Brillstein Dead at 77

Storied manager and producer Bernie Brillstein knew how to discover and nuture talent--and also how to maximize the earnings that talent could bring him ... Continue
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Can Ben Stiller Cap Off Paramount's Summer?

Ben Stiller wrote, directed, produced and stars in Tropic Thunder--but his portrayal of a quote, "full retard" in the film is stirring controversy ... Continue
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Judd Apatow's Package: Big Enough?

His upcoming Pineapple Express will show just how tight Judd Apatow is holding Hollywood's makhers by their most delicate parts ... Continue
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The New Boys Club

Directors such as Apatow, Smith and Snyder have become brands unto themselves and don't want to lose that to the corporate side of the movie business ... Continue
Transformers and Indy 4 star Shia LeBeouf was booked on suspicion of D.U.I. following a late-night crash in West Hollywood ... Continue
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