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NBC Loses Creative Talent To 20th Century Fox

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, New Girl, Community Nbc, Community, 20th Century Fox, Kay Cannon, Neil Goldman, 30 Rock Nbc, 30 Rock, Garrett Donovan, Nbc, TV News

20th Century Fox has nearly pillaged NBC's Thursday night line-up for creative talent. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Community" executive prod...

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"That's A Wrap!" CinemaCon Wraps Up Four Days in Las Vegas

Ellen Sterling | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Universal Studios, CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards, Ang Lee, 20th Century Fox, Martin Scorsese, Cinemacon, Men in Black 3, Sony Pictures, Entertainment News
Ellen Sterling

Twentieth Century Fox has announced a Planet of the Apes sequel, The Wolverine sequel starring Hugh Jackman and a remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty to star Ben Stiller.

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Movie Studios Probed Over Inappropriate Payments In China

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Movie Industry, Sec Movie Studios Probe, Inappropriate Payments, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, Video, Business News, China Movie Industry, Bribery Allegations, Securities and Exchange Commission, Disney, Business News

* SEC has sent inquiry letters to movie studios-source * Letters ask about dealings with Chinese officials-source * Chin...

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WATCH: Flying 'People' Over NYC Actually A (Clever) Publicity Stunt

Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Video, 20th Century Fox, Chronicle, New York Around Town, NY Around Town, Viral Marketing, Thinkmodo, Remote Control Aircraft, Flying-People, New York News

You're not crazy if you think you saw some people flying over the Manhattan skyline over the past couple weeks. 20th Century Fox hired ad firm Thinkmo...

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Marilyn Monroe: Still Dead. Still Selling. How Come?

Tom Alderman | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, President Obama, Nate Heller, Derek Jacobi, Marilyn Monroe, Dan John Miller, Diana Dors, John Kennedy, Kenneth Branagh, The Misfits, Jayne Mansfield, Jfk, CIA Sam Giancana, My Week With Marilyn, Peter Lawford, Propofol, 20th Century Fox, Communist, James Dean, Oliver Stone, Joe DiMaggio, Jean Harlow, Judi Dench, Angelica Houston, Brilliance Audio, Arthur Miller, Mae West, Amazon.com, Max Allen Collins, Smash TV, Forge Books, Youtube, Debra Messing, Shakespeare, Frank Sinatra, Audiobook, Fbi, Robert Kennedy, Books News
Tom Alderman

Marilyn Monroe lives on as the last of an archetype we cling to from our innocent past but is now gone forever -- or until a future generation invents her again.

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'Barefoot Bandit' Makes Out Like A, Er, Bandit With Movie Deal

AP | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Harris Moore, Colton Harris-Moore Movie, 20th Century Fox, Barefoot Bandit Movie, Colton Harris-Moore, Barefoot Bandit, Crime News

EVERETT, Wash. -- The young Washington state man dubbed the Barefoot Bandit after a cross-country crime spree brought him folk outlaw status has repor...

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Weekend Box Office: Planet of the Apes Rises to the Top, The Change-Up Under-Performs, Horrible Bosses Crosses $100M

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.07.2011

Read More: Box Office (Weekend Box Office Rundown), 20th Century Fox, Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde, Ryan Reynolds, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2d, Change-Up, Summer 2011, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

While not quite as mighty as the first series reboot ten years earlier, Rise of the Planet of the Apes had a muscular debut big enough to easily win the weekend.

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Weekend Box Office: X-Men First Class Pulls a Batman Begins, Grosses $56 Million, Bridesmaids and Kung Fu Panda 2 Cross $100m, Fast Five Crosses $200m

Scott Mendelson | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Midnight in Paris, Hangover 2, Dreamworks, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Bridesmaids, Woody Allen, X-Men: First Class, Fast Five, Summer 2011, Movie Reviews, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

X-Men was used to being near the top of the box office charts, but now has to rebuild from the ground up, emphasizing quality and character over big-budget spectacle.

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Inventor Of Major TV Technology Passes Away

AP | By PAT EATON-ROBB | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Teleprompter, General Electric, Herbert Hoover, 20th Century Fox, The First Hundred Years, Hub Schlafly, Notre Dame, Hubert Schlafly, Hubert Hub Schlafly, Emmy Awards, Cable Television Hall of Fame, Television, Teleprompter Corp, Teleprompter Inventor, Emmys, Chicago, Republican National Convention, Mit, Technology News

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Hubert "Hub" Schlafly, a key member of the team that invented the teleprompter and rescued decades' worth of soap opera actors, new...

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Weekend Box Office: Rio Tops, While Scream 4 Under-Performs and The Conspirator Surprises

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Box Office (Weekend Rundown), Hop, 20th Century Fox, Scream 4, Robert Redford, Rio, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

If the estimate holds, Rio will become the first pic of the year to top $40 million. There will be talk that the film should have opened higher due to being 3D, but 2011 is quickly proving that 3D is no longer an enticement.

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Weekend Box Office: Hop Tops Again, Soul Surfer Surprises, Your Highness Underwhelms

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.10.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Box Office (Weekend Rundown), Soul Surfer, Hop, 20th Century Fox, Scream 4, Hanna, Insidious, Rio, Your Highness, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

There were four new releases this weekend and frankly none of them did well. Oddly enough, all four were female-driven, which means they should have been spread out. Instead they hurt each other.

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The Shot Heard Round the Industry... Studios' doomed plan for pre-DVD Video On Demand.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Sony, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Video on Demand, Universal, Warner Bros, Essays. News Commentary, Lionsgate, Disney, Business News
Scott Mendelson

Fox, Warner Bros, Sony, and Universal have announced this week that they will begin offering 'first-run' theatrical features on Video On Demand through DirectTV just sixty days after their theatrical release.

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Weekend Box Office: Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 Knocks Out Slightly-under-performing Sucker Punch

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.27.2011

Read More: Box Office (Weekend Rundown), DC Comics, 20th Century Fox, Sucker Punch, Zach Snyder, Warner Bros, Politics, Sexism, Superman, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Stymied by the difficult-to-explain narrative and reviews that couldn't see past the fishnets and colorful visuals, the film is another example of geek excitement not translating into mainstream interest.

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I Can Die Now, I've Met Betty White: National Treasure Stars in Hallmark Hall of Fame

Michael Russnow | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Abc, Allen Ludden, The Tonight Show, 20th Century Fox, G.E. College Bowl, The Proposal, Betty White, The Lost Valentine, TV Land, Hot in Cleveland, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Sandra Bullock, The Emmy Awards, Nbc, Password, Ram Productions International, Deborah Kerr, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Cbs, Boston Legal, Zanuck Theatre, Michael Russnow, Craig Ferguson, Sean Faris, The Golden Girls, David Letterman, The Late Show, Television, Death and Dying, Late Night Shows, Grandparenting, The Philippines, Aging, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

As I was leaving the Hallmark Hall of Fame reception at 20th Century Fox' commissary, a studio guard wished me a good night to which I replied, "I can die now, I've met Betty White."

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HuffPost Review: Black Swan (2010)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Darren Aronofsky, 20th Century Fox, Black Swan, Reviews, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan is a dazzling and often intoxicating horror story. No, it's not a body count slasher picture or a supernatural spook story, but it is every bit as unnerving as the best in traditional horror.

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Citizen Murdoch: What "War at the Wall Street Journal?"

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Fernando Valley, Sarah Ellison, Elena Kagan, The New York Post, 20th Century Fox Television, Citizen Kane, The Wall Street Journal, WIlliam Randolph Hearst, Smart Money, Rupert Murdoch, Los Angeles Times, Harrison Grey Otis, Judith Brackley, Harpercollins, Joseph Medill, News Corp, 20th Century Fox, The Chicago Tribune, The Bancroft Family, Robert Thomson, War-at-the-Wall-Street-Journal, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Barron's, Joseph Pulitzer, Horace Greeley, Harry Chandler, Michael Wolfe, Clarence Barron, Dow Jones, The Graham Family, Marketwatch, Sulzbergers, The Man Who Owns the News, The Washington Post, Books News
Tom Alderman

We may be losing interest in newspapers but our fascination with the people who publish them has never been stronger. Our current dread-and-awe buccaneer is Rupert Murdoch, The Man Who Owns the News, according to a recent bio.

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'Barefoot Bandit' Inspires Two Books, Possible Movie

The Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bahamas, 20th Century Fox, Colton Harris-Moore, Books, Barefoot Bandit, Facebook, Movies, Fbi, Books News

ONLY one day after the capture of Colton Harris-Moore in the Bahamas, Hollywood has come a-knocking and reportedly bought the rights to produce the ta...

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Redbox To Delay Rental Movies From Fox, Universal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DVD Rentals, Universal Studios, NBC Universal, News Corp, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Redbox, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Redbox, the leading $1-per-night DVD rental kiosk operator, said Thursday it agreed to delay renting movies from 20th Century Fox ...

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A Hollywood Blockbuster Arrives

Bill Swadley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 20th Century Fox, Daily Variety, James Cameron, Avatar, Hollywood Reporter, Sci-Fi, Blockbuster, Los Angeles News
Bill Swadley

James Cameron's new film, Avatar, which just had its premiere in London last night, is about to take the world by storm.

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Get in Line, "Family Guy"

Beth Armogida | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Seth MacFarlane, Television, Family Guy, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Monty Python, Comedy News
Beth Armogida

"Family Guy" now joins a long list of shows that have had abortion-themed stories pulled off the air. Here are just some of the abortion episodes never seen...

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Huff Post Review -- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comic Books, 20th Century Fox, Hugh Jackman, Reviews, News, Scott Mendelson, Movies, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Movie Review, Film Review, Huffpost Review, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

In a time when even bad comic book films like The Spirit have a certain 'are you kidding me?' nerve, Wolverine is shocking in its adherence to formula and lack of imagination.

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I Was Right? Wolverine Final Print Allegedly Confirmed as Identical to Work Print

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Movie Database, 20th Century Fox, Yahoo, Piracy, Entertainment, Bootleg, Tom Rothman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, News, Scott Mendelson, Movieline, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

As some of you know, a bit I wrote on Tuesday inspired a bit of controversy.

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Review: Taken/i> (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 20th Century Fox, Movie, Review, Taken, Pierre Morel, Liam Neeson, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Taken 2009 93 minutes Rated PG-13 by Scott Mendelson Usually when someone opines 'oh, they don't make them like this anymore', they are paying a sor...

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Rejoice! "Watchmen" Deal Reached

AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Watchmen, Film, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The superhero film "Watchmen" will be watched by audiences after all _ and on time. Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox settled the...

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Fox Wins, Warner Bros Loses In New "Watchmen" Ruling

Variety | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film, 20th Century Fox, Watchmen, Patrick Wilson, Warner Bros, Entertainment News

A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox owns the distribution rights to "Watchmen," representing a setback for Warner Bros.' plans...

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