• A Tough, But Still a Profitable Year for Universal

    Studio scorecard: the year was not as bad as it seemed, despite revenue down about $800M

    A Tough, But Still a Profitable Year for Universal
  • Good Morning, Oscar: November 20

    “Tyson” strikes back, things fall apart, and Nic Cage gets weird.

  • New Rules on Salvaging Your PR Image

    Note to Michael Vick: Your PR image rehab campaign bites. As someone who’s genetically incapable of understanding football, the fact that I know so much about Vick says a lot about the reach of his despicable celebrity. Vick’s the newest poster child for that infamous club of talent who really, truly, badly screw up and want…

  • What Universal’s Got Coming Up

    The studio’s upcoming lineup looks light on blockbusters, heavy on remakes, sequels.

  • 3D at the Box Office: Down, Down, Down

    Nobody is saying the format is going away, but declining ticket sales are proving that “not everything should be in 3D”

  • Dust Off Your 3D Glasses …

    “A Christmas Carol”Opens: November 6DisneyRobert Zemekis presents the classic the way Dickens’ always intended it to be seen: in animated 3D starring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman and Robin Wright Penn. “Avatar”Opens: December 18DreamWorks AnimationJames Cameron’s long awaited sci-fi epic about a band of humans battling aliens on a distant planet. Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney…