Daniel Frankel
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Oscar-Winning Sound Mixer Bill Varney Dead at 77
The sound mixer behind “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” died Saturday of congestive heart failure in Alabama
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Theater Owners Ready to Retaliate Over Premium VOD
Exhibitors may pull trailers or even films by studios that shorten windows, TheWrap learns
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L.A. Location Days Inched Up 5% in Q1
Regional TV, film and commercial shoots increased for the fifth straight quarter after a disastrous 2009, FilmL.A. reports
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Update: Killer Ratings for ‘Kennedys,’ ‘Killing,’ ‘Borgias’
Premiere of mystery drama draws AMC’s second biggest series bow; Kennedys biopic nets five-year-old ReelzChannel its best numbers ever; Showtime’s “Borgias” outdraws “Shameless” and “United States of Tara”
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Update: Sheen Tickets Plummet to $24 for NYC Weekend Shows
Despite a rebound performance in Chicago Sunday night, tickets are moving slow and cheap for two upcoming performances at Radio City Music Hall
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‘The Borgias’: Showtime’s Newest Ode to Adultery & Revenge Bows Sunday at 9 pm
The pay channel’s latest period drama starring Jeremy Irons gets the jump on HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’
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SNL: Tom Hanks, Elton John Join ‘Laser Cats: The Musical’ (Video)
Carmelo Anthony joins the actor and musician to turn Andy Samberg and Bill Hader’s sci-fi concept into a musical
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Box Office: Universal’s ‘Hop’ Debuts to Solid $38.1M
Universal and Illumination’s follow-up to “Despicable Me” beats tracking, but Summit’s “Source Code” ($15M) does not; don’t look now, but the domestic market is down again, by 30%
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Matthew Weiner: ‘Mad Men’ Deal Protects Show Through 7th (and Final) Season
Show creator says he would have walked if not for deal protecting his creative freedom through seventh and final season
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Friday Box Office: ‘Hop’ Jumps Tracking, on Pace for $38M
Universal/Illumination family film has better-than-expected $11.4M start; Summit’s “Source Code” is slightly below projections at $5M; overall box office is down 30% year-to-year
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NATO Explodes at Studio Premium VOD: ‘We Were Not Consulted’
Responding to report that studios are rolling out the new service on DirecTV next month, National Association of Theater Owners puts out an angry statement saying its constituents weren’t told the news first.
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NY Supreme Court Dismisses Icahn Complaint Against Lionsgate
Joins with British Columbia Supreme Court in dismissing corporate raider’s breach-of-contract suit related to his takeover attempt
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Prime Focus to Handle ‘Phantom Menace’ 3D Conversion
Yep, when you’re talking about a “Star Wars” movie getting converted to 3D, even the service vendors get announced
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The Slate That Saves the Box Office? Paramount Shows It Off
Starting with a peek at the closely guarded “Super 8” Monday night, studio unwraps its powerful summer lineup to exhibitors who could sorely use the tentpoles
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March Madness Regional Finals Score Best Ratings Since 2005
CBS reports that an average of 9.9 million people caught Saturday’s games