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'No' Hollywood Style

Michael Sigman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Michael Sigman

The Hollywood No is a key element of a code that, once deconstructed, at least allows the petitioner to take things less personally.

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Movies, TV Take Backseat At Sun Valley

deadlinehollywooddaily.com | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Movie Industry, Television, Sun Valley 2009, Hollywood, Sun Valley, Media News

Congratulations, Hollywood: you're officially irrelevant at the annual Allen & Co investment conference in Sun Valley this week. I've just been read t...

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Copyright Needs Limits, As It Restricts Innovation

Gary Shapiro | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Supreme Court, Movie Industry, Consumer-Electronics-Association, Copyright, Riaa, Content Creation, Innovation, Creative Commons, Dvr, Apple, Dell, Qualcomm, Jfk, Cea, Ebay, Sony Betamax, Amazon, Vcr, Fair Use, Google, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Gary Shapiro, mp3s, Congress, Hollywood, Facebook, Tivo, Mark Helprin, Cisco, Piracy, Music Industry, Texas Instruments, Zillow, Hp, Patents, Business News
Gary Shapiro

Defenders of expanded copyright restrictions imply that content owners have been on a losing streak and have few tools at their disposal. Wrong.

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Movies for Grownups

Chuck Weinstock | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Studios, Media, Movies, Movie Industry, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Paul Blart, The Departed, Drama, Gran Torino, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Slumdog Millionaire, Adult Drama, Entertainment News
Chuck Weinstock

Movies for grownups seem to be in trouble. You can't pick up a newspaper without reading another article about the new studio decree: They're not making adult dramas anymore.

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Movie Industry Surges As Americans Seek Escape From Recession

New York Times | MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES | Posted 03.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Box Office Surge, Movie Industry, Movie Industry Boom, No Recession for Hollywood, Recession, Box Office Boom, Hollywood, Entertainment News

Hollywood could get used to this recession thing. While much of the economy is teetering between bust and bailout, the movie industry has been startl...

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DVD Sales, Hollywood's Main Profit Source, Are Sagging

New York Times | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 12.21.2008 | Business

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Conventional wisdom holds that Hollywood's fortunes go up when the economy goes down. People still crave entertainment, particularly of the escapist v...

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Hollywood Under Siege

Jonathan Handel | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Movie Industry, Dvds, Film Industry, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

Why is traditional content losing its vigor? Everyone focuses on the culture of piracy, but there are other reasons as well. One is supply and demand.

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Bad Economic News Means Big Weekend At The Movies

Epicenter | Betsy Schiffman | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

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All this dire economic news could be good for Hollywood. Box office grosses for the weekend are projected to range between $130 million and $140 milli...

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2007 Was Modest Year For Hollywood

New York Times | Brooks Barnes | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Movie Industry, Domestic Receipts, Nielsens, Foreign Grosses, Ticket Sales, Box Office, Media by Numbers, Movies, Business News

Despite a modest increase in 2007 box office receipts, moviedom is trudging into January with a droop in its shoulders. Ticket sales at North America...

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