Ledger wins best villain at MTV Awards
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Entertainment News
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.”
Duo to groom Heathcliff for screen
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Entertainment News
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.
NBC Universal, Hallmark deal in cards
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Entertainment News
Exclusives: Pact expands relationship between duo — “The Office,” “30 Rock” and “Battlestar Galactica” are coming soon to a greeting card near you.
Columbia slow to nab ‘Swift’
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Entertainment News
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.
Universal in tune with Mattel monster
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Entertainment News
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.
LAByrinth a.d. trio ankle
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
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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.
Brillstein TV taps Kaplan for VP post
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Entertainment News
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.
Sony looks to Blu-ray for PS3 boost
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Entertainment News
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.
Carey to rejoin Rupe?
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Entertainment News
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.
98% Up
May 31, 2009 by Steven Leon
Filed under Film Reviews
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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