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| • Disney agrees to Miramax sale |
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Disney said late Thursday that it has agreed to sell Miramax Films to a group led by Ronald Tutor and Colony Capital for more than $660 million.
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| • E-mails focus of Steve McPherson probe |
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Account was suspended during investigation of former ABC Entertainment chief; new details emerge.
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| • Showbiz shows oddly silent on Angelina book |
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Morton bio blackout on "Extra" et al blamed on fear of Brangelina backlash.
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| • Miramax deal includes distribution agreement |
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The group led by construction executive Ronald Tutor and investment group Colony Capital is closing in on the acquisition of Miramax Films for more than $650 million, but final deal points and financing specifics were still being worked out Thursday.
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| • Simon Cowell talks Ellen DeGeneres with THR |
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"I have huge respect for her," says "Idol's" outgoing judge in the wake of DeGeneres' stunning departure.
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| • Jennifer Lopez in, Ellen DeGeneres out at 'Idol' |
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A major tectonic shift hit "American Idol" as Ellen DeGeneres announced her departure, followed by reports that Jennifer Lopez will take her place.
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| • Three films look to topple 'Inception' |
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VIDEO: "Inception" is likely to threepeat atop the weekend boxoffice in its third session, but "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," "Dinner for Schmucks" and "Charlie St. Cloud" open wide.
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| • Mark Wahlberg gets Walk of Fame star |
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Mark Wahlberg was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame today, becoming the 2,414 star to receive the honor.
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| • MPAA yanks job offer to Kerrey |
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Studios soured on former senator due to drawn-out negotiations, radio-show disclosure.
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| • Jordana Spiro joins 'Trespass' cast |
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"My Boys" star Jordana Spiro has joined the cast of the Nu Image/Millennium Films thriller "Trespass."
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| • Venice unveils 2010 competition lineup |
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Sofia Coppola's comedic drama "Somewhere" and "Road to Nowhere," a romantic thriller from veteran director Monte Hellman, were among the highlights of the main competition lineup for the 67th Venice Film Festival, which was released Thursday.
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| • More girl trouble for Sumner Redstone? |
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Viacom and CBS chairman Sumner Redstone may face yet more girl trouble.
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| • Weinsteins ramp up release, production slate |
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Although it looks as if they won't regain Miramax, Bob and Harvey Weinstein are moving ahead on a slate of movies, starting with next month's "Piranha 3-D."
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| • Sumner Redstone gal pal says she got nothing |
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Amid girlfriend scandal, Christine Peters, pictured with Sumner Redstone, defends Viacom chief.
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| • Sex probe led to Steve McPherson's ABC exit |
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Steve McPherson resigned from ABC as the company conducted an internal sexual harassment investigation of the executive, according to an informed source.
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| • Canadian regulators dismiss Icahn bid |
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The British Columbia Securities Commission on Wednesday kicked to the courts an application by the Icahn Group to stop a debt-to-equity swap by Lionsgate.
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| • 'Cop Out' tops DVD sales, rental charts |
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"Cop Out," a buddy cop comedy with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, may have underperformed at the boxoffice, grossing just $44.9 million, but on home video, it easily topped the national sales as well as rental charts its first week out.
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| • Oliver Stone, ADL settle their differences |
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Filmmaker Oliver Stone and the Anti-Defamation League have laid their differences to rest.
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| • CBS adding three gay characters to shows |
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CBS is adding a trio of gay characters to the network's shows next season following a recent GLAAD report that gave the network a failing diversity grade for the second year in a row.
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| • Tutor, Colony on track for Miramax buy |
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Ronald Tutor and Colony Capital, leading a group seeking to acquire Miramax Films for $675 million, were expected to deliver a $40 million, non-refundable deposit to Disney on Wednesday, keeping the deal on track to close this week, sources said.
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| • Sony lands Meryl Streep-Tina Fey comedy |
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"Mommy & Me," the comedy package featuring Meryl Streep and Tina Fey as a mother and daughter duo, will be directed by Stanley Tucci.
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| • Oliver Stone apology 'insufficient,' says ADL |
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The Anti-Defamation League said Wednesday that Oliver Stone's apology for his remarks about Jewish control over the media stops short and he needs to "fully repudiate all of his conspiratorial anti-Semitic statements about Jews."
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| • Redstone gave stock, job to second woman |
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Just days after THR revealed Sumner Redstone gifted stock to a young woman, new reports reveal a second woman was the recipient of Viacom stock and a low-level job at Showtime.
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| • Comcast loves 'Despicable Me' |
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Cable giant Comcast Corp. is excited about recent NBC Universal creative successes, particularly boxoffice hit "Despicable Me." Comcast COO Steve Burke, who would oversee NBC Uni if Comcast's planned acquisition of a 51% stake goes through, on Wednesday lauded the film as a key move into film animation and as a potential hit franchise.
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| • Starz aims to raise $1 bil for programming |
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The Starz Entertainment CEO has been meeting with potential partners around the world to raise $1 billion of off-balance-sheet financing for original programming.
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| • Old Spice guy cast in Jennifer Aniston film |
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Isaiah Mustafa reveals to THR that he will be appearing in Warner Bros.' "Horrible Bosses," starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman.
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| • Paul Lee to replace Steve McPherson at ABC |
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The ABC Family president, left, is expected to replace network and studio chief Steve McPherson, who exited Tuesday after learning that his job was being shopped.
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| • Pixar's Jim Morris defends digital filmmaking |
An eloquently affable industry veteran, Jim Morris offered a blunt reply Tuesday to any suggestion that digital production is lowering the quality of moviemaking in Hollywood.
"Bullshit, there always have been a lot of bad movies."
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| • DreamWorks Ani Q2 earnings down from '09 |
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Despite growing revenue, DreamWorks Animation earned 6% less in its second quarter than it did in the same frame a year ago, the company said Tuesday.
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| • Disney to buy Playdom for at least $563.2 mil |
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The Walt Disney Co. has struck a deal to acquire social gaming firm Playdom Inc. for $563.2 million, plus potential added performance-dependent earn-outs of up to $200 million, and further strengthen its burgeoning gaming business.
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