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Jul 23 08 6:00am EDT

Hollywood's Cash Crunch

With the business still waiting for word of a credit infusion for DreamWorks, is the collapse of Paramount's hoped-for financing a sign of hard times to come? ... Continue


Jul 22 08 11:26am EDT

Bale to Jail. The Dark Knight Locked Up for Assault

The Dark Knight's Christian Bale, 34, has been arrested and held in custody in London after his mother and sister accused him of assaulting them ... Continue


Jul 20 08 11:09pm EDT

The Dark Knight Powers To Record Box Office

A snowballing want-to-see matched by a feverish marketing push helped The Dark Knight surpass all earlier films with its weekend tally ... Continue


Jul 18 08 12:00am EDT

After The Dark Knight, Film Financing's Own Dark Night?

With this weekend's slate of releases bidding to overturn some box office records, the film industry should be happy--but the bankers are turning frosty now ... Continue


Jul 16 08 12:00am EDT

Mamma Mia! Summer's Swede Surprise?

Playtone Productions' Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are looking to get on Universal Pictures' summer gravy train with Mamma Mia!--even up against The Batman ... Continue


Jul 09 08 12:00am EDT

Coming Attraction: Going Broke

The new indie film August shows a Web impresario's arrogance and downfall; for Wall Street, where Josh Harnett will ring the closing bell, that hurts ... Continue


Jul 08 08 12:00am EDT

Aftra Members Ratify A Prime Time Deal, But SAG May Fight On

Aftra members voted by 62.4 percent to ratify their union's primetime television agreement, leaving some room for SAG President Alan Rosenberg to fight on ... Continue


Jul 02 08 12:00am EDT

Stars Collide in Hollywood Union Showdown

Hollywood's High Noon showdown over actors' pay is shaping up as a battle between "You can't handle the truth" hard-liners versus "Houston, we have a problem" negotiators ... Continue


Jun 27 08 11:13am EDT

SAG Stalemate: Another Millionaire Heard From

A surprise gambit by George Clooney to create a panel of name actors to decide what sort of earnings bump actors get made news, if not progress ... Continue


Jun 25 08 2:28pm EDT

Can the Internet Save Indie Film?

Indie veteran Mark Gill's speech at the Los Angeles Film Festival was a tale of woe that rang true. Cinetic's new digital rights guru tries to save the day ... Continue


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