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  • Golden Globes: Nominations and winners

    Complete list of nominations for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards

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  • ‘Watchmen’ Producers Speak Out

    Veteran producer Larry Gordon has written a long letter to U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess blaming Fox and his old lawyers for the dispute over the “Watchmen” film.

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  • Sony Pictures Gets a Jump on Sundance

    Though the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t begin until next week, a number of big acquisitions are already under negotiation.

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  • WB Wants ‘Watchmen’ Hearing Pushed Up

    Because “time is critical,” Warner Bros is asking a judge to move up a hearing over distribution rights to “Watchmen” to as early as Monday.

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  • Prosecutors Say Polanski Should Surrender

    If Roman Polanski wants the case against him dismissed, he should surrender first, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office told a court on Tuesday.

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  • 2008 Box Office Holds Steady

    The official tally of the box office at North American movie theaters for 2008 totalled $9.6 billion, a decrease of less than 1 percent over the previous year.

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  • Warners in Heap of Holiday Litigation

    A surprise ruling on Dec. 24 has given Fox the controlling distribution rights to the blockbuster “Watchmen” film.

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  • Christmas Boost Pushes 2008 Box Office Over the Top

    A successful Christmas box office haul guarantees that ticket sales for 2008 will match or exceed 2007’s record-breaking take of $9.62 billion.

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  • Jackman Won’t Star in Soderbergh’s ‘Cleo’

    Hugh Jackman has removed himself from discussions to star in Steven Soderbergh’s 3-D live action musical “Cleo” alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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  • Bootleg DVDs Plague Sundance Filmmakers

    A number of films slated to debut at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah next month are making the rounds within the industry via bootlegged copies.

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  • Disney Dumps ‘Narnia’

    Disney said Tuesday it will not co-produce and co-finance the next “Narnia” installment with producer Walden Media.

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  • Who Holds SAG Accountable?

    Re-Update: In response to comments from readers, I'd like to clarify that SAG has not denied the story. The guild's response to my specific questions about the meeting can be read below in the original post. It's a day later, and the guild has still not denied the story. Nikki Finke saying the guild denies the […]

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  • Anand Jon Trial: Holly Gavel In the CrossHairs

    Trial Update: Two alleged victims of the former designer have testified this month. The first Heather, had a blonde bob and a sweet smile. She testified that when she was just 14 in 2003, Jon tongue-kissed her at a fashion event. She trembled and teared up on the stand. Jon “terrified” her, she said. Under […]

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  • Does SAG Have Your Money? $25 Mill in Unclaimed Cash (Part I)

    Michael Douglas, do you know where your money is? Twenty-five million dollars. That’s the sum the Screen Actors Guild says it owes you, and thousands of your fellow actors. In answer to questions from Waxword, the guild acknowledged last week that it is holding millions of dollars in unclaimed residual payments owed to actors, both […]

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  • Farewell to Art

    My dear friend Art Buchwald was buried on Sunday in Martha's Vineyard, at the century-plus cemetery a short walk from his house. It's the spot where his wife Ann was already laid to rest, and where three plots were bought together for bosom buddies ("the blues brothers") to stay close — Art, Mike Wallace and […]

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