Ledger wins best villain at MTV Awards

Music News: ‘Twilight’ takes award for best movie — The late Heath Ledger was awarded the best villain trophy at the MTV Movie Awards for his twisted turn as the Joker in “The Dark Knight.”

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Duo to groom Heathcliff for screen

TV News: Magic Lantern, FitzRoy team on toon — Irascible orange housecat Heathcliff will be getting a second life on the screen courtesy of a joint venture between family toon studio Magic Lantern Entertainment and rights holder FitzRoy Media.

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NBC Universal, Hallmark deal in cards

Exclusives: Pact expands relationship between duo — “The Office,” “30 Rock” and “Battlestar Galactica” are coming soon to a greeting card near you.

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Columbia slow to nab ‘Swift’

Film News: Sonnenfeld, Grabinski to reimagine stories — Columbia Pictures has nabbed “Swift,” a pitch by Barry Sonnenfeld and BenDavid Grabinski that is described as a reimagining of the Tom Swift adventure novels.

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Universal in tune with Mattel monster

Legit News: Studio acquires untitled property for musical pic — Universal Pictures has made a big-bucks deal to acquire an untitled Mattel toy property for a live-action musical film to be produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

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LAByrinth a.d. trio ankle

Legit News: Hoffman, Ortiz, Rubin step down — The three artistic directors of Gotham’s LAByrinth Theater Company, including Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz, have stepped down from their posts, citing growing professional and family commitments.

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Brillstein TV taps Kaplan for VP post

Exec Shuffle: TV exec to work with Traugott — Former BermanBraun and Warner Bros. TV exec Rachel Kaplan has joined the TV wing of Brillstein Entertainment Partners as exec veep.

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Sony looks to Blu-ray for PS3 boost

Business News: Homevid format to provide promo push — When Sony launched Blu-ray in 2006, it hoped its PlayStation 3 would be the high-end homevideo format’s biggest cheerleader.

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Carey to rejoin Rupe?

Business News: Exec in advanced talks to rejoin News Corp. — A familiar face could be headed back to News Corp. in a top management role under Rupert Murdoch.

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98% Up

Another masterful work of art from Pixar, Up is an exciting, hilarious, and heartfelt adventure impeccably crafted and told with wit and depth.
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