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Mixed Reviews: Shoot It!: Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film | MovieMaker Magazine
www.moviemaker.com | Feb 15, 2012
2012/02/15 - With Shoot It!: Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film (Arsenal Pulp Press, 320 pages, $22.95), author and film critic David Spaner has crafted an engaging, comprehensive history of the highs and lows of independent film, with special attention paid to how it's interacted

Berlinale 10-pic retro reflects studio's kaleidoscopic output
www.variety.com | Feb 4, 2012
Series ranges from 'The Last Laugh' to 'Anonymous'. Berlin Features from the entertainment source: Variety. Berlinale 10-pic retro reflects studio's kaleidoscopic output.

Lionsgate to use Facebook for film launch - FT.com
www.ft.com | Jan 17, 2012
Lionsgate will be the first movie studio to include Facebook rentals in a home entertainment launch of a national feature film when it releases Abduction on Tuesday. The use of Facebook to release the movie – on the same day that it will also be

UltraViolet, movie studios’ digital format, stumbles out of gate < PopMatters
www.popmatters.com | Jan 12, 2012
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Brad Pitt Reveals What He, Sony Did to Save 'Moneyball'
www.backstage.com | Dec 19, 2011
"I'm a sucker for injustice stories and wanting to right the injustice," Pitt told 'THR' about his desire to star as Oakland A's manager Billy Beane in the film that nearly never got made.

'Breaking Dawn' is expected to devour three new family films - Movies Wires - MiamiHerald.com
www.miamiherald.com | Nov 22, 2011
Multiplexes will be stuffed with new family releases over the Thanksgiving holiday, but the latest installment in the "Twilight" franchise is likely to feast on the most ticket sales yet again.

Strong quarter for Viacom - Radio & Television Business Report
www.rbr.com | Nov 10, 2011
Breaking and latest news on the broadcasting industry. Radio and Television news covering - broadcasting companies, ratings, station deals, sales, advertising, in-depth features, FCC and more... Strong quarter for Viacom

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie Deal Alarms Industry But Might Be For The Best | Screen Rant
screenrant.com | Nov 4, 2011
Sony signed with Ubisoft Motion Pictures to distribute the 'Assassin's Creed' movie and now we're finding out the details behind the deal and what made other studios drop out.

John Calley obituary | Film | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Oct 30, 2011
Hollywood film producer and veteran studio executive

Theaters upset Sony to end free 3-D glasses – USATODAY.com
usatoday.com | Sep 29, 2011
Sony's movie studio will save millions of dollars per movie after it told theater owners it will stop paying for 3-D glasses next May.