Joshua L. Weinstein
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Indie Box Office: ‘The Artist,’ ‘A Separation,’ ‘Undefeated’ Get Their Oscar Bumps
After winning five Oscars, including best picture, “The Artist” takes $3.9 million; Foreign language winner “A Separation” and documentary feature winner “Undefeated” also perform well
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‘The Lorax’ Stuns Box Office With $70.7M Opening
“The Lorax” leads the box office — and has the biggest opening of 2012; “Project X” debuts with a strong $20.8 million
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Universal’s ‘The Lorax’ On Track For Huge $60M Opening
Universal’s Dr. Seuss tale “The Lorax” took $17.4 million on Friday alone
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Ara Keshishian Leaving CAA For Inferno Entertainment (Exclusive)
Ara Keshishian’s departure comes a day after CAA fired top agent Dan Aloni
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Mila Kunis Joins Cast of R-Rated Stop-Motion ‘Hell & Back’
Mila Kunis will play the toughest demon in hell in the animated “Hell & Back”
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Bruce Willis to Star in ‘Five Against a Bullet’
Bruce Willis will star in Sony’s “Five Against a Bullet,” about a Mexican politician who hires the five best bodyguards in the world
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Ari Emanuel Courted Dan Aloni, Christopher Nolan Agent, Before CAA Firing (Exclusive)
Dan Aloni, whom CAA fired on Wednesday, was in frequent contact with WME chief Ari Emanuel in the final months of 2011
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Teen’s Petition Makes 165,000 People Angry About MPAA’s ‘Bully’ Rating
Katy Butler, a 17-year-old high schooler, has gotten more than 165,000 people to sign her petition urging the MPAA to give the documentary “Bully” a PG-13 rating. “Kids hear worse at school,” she says
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Hollywood Buzzing as Christopher Nolan Dumps CAA After His Agent Is Fired
Rival agencies circle “Dark Knight” director Christopher Nolan after he leaves CAA following the firing of his long-time agent Dan Aloni
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Sony Classics Picks Up ‘West of Memphis’ Documentary
Sony Pictures Classics acquires the Sundance documentary ‘West of Memphis,’ about the West Memphis Three
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Sacha Baron Cohen Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new deal with Paramount includes a development fund for Baron Cohen to generate projects in the U.K.
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Dan Aloni, Christopher Nolan’s Agent, Fired From CAA (Updated)
The agent, who had been with CAA since October 2005, was fired Wednesday morning
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Emma Watson to Star in Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Bling Ring’
Emma Watson, the “Harry Potter” star, begins shooting Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring” in the spring
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Lionsgate Founder Frank Giustra Invests in Vancouver’s Thunderbird Films
With a significant investment from Lionsgate founder Frank Giustra, Thunderbird Films aims to increase its Hollywood profile
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Chris Weitz in Talks to Rewrite Disney’s Live Action ‘Cinderella’
Chris Weitz, whose writing credits include “Antz” and “About a Boy,” is in negotiations to rewrite Disney’s classic “Cinderella”