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'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Release Moved WAY Back

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.23.2012

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Paramount has decided to scrap the previously planned June 29th release for "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" in favor of a March 29, 2013 date. According t...

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CinemaCon In Las Vegas: A Celebration of Movie and the Movie Industry

Ellen Sterling | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Chris Dodd, Wanrer Brothers, Tim Burton, Dwayne Johnson, Cinemacon, Dreamworks, National Association of Theater Owners, Paramount, Chris Rock, Pater Jackson, Johnny Depp, Disney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, John Lasseter, Pixar, Baz Luhrmann, Entertainment News
Ellen Sterling

Before he left, he invited the audience to a surprise screening of The Dictator at 11 that evening in a local movie theater and, as he left, he stopped to kiss Katzenberg's head.

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The Long and Winding Road To A Bad Call On 'Piracy'

Art Brodsky | Posted 04.25.2012

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Art Brodsky

It's time for the industry to start listening to what they have been told by their audience -- that there have to be new, better and more convenient ways to get access to content.

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YouTube To Get Hundreds Of New Movies -- Including 'The Godfather'

Reuters | Alexei Oreskovic | Posted 04.05.2012

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By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even courtroom adversaries can be partners in the nascent online movie rental business. ...

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Silent Films Are All the Rage... Again

Jay Weston | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Paramount, Wings, Gary Cooper, Clara Bow, Academy, Brad Grey, The Artist, Academy Awards, Silent Film, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

Wings, the first Oscar best-picture winner (and only silent film winner), was the Star Wars or Avatar of its day.

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An Insider's Look at Paramount's Golden Globes Weekend

Jay Weston | Posted 03.18.2012

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Jay Weston

At the Friday evening party at the studio, I had an opportunity to speak to Jane Fonda about her new book, Prime Time. We discussed her conclusion that the last third of your life can be the best.

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Tom Cruise Rep BLASTS Allegations

Huffington Post | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 12.07.2011

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Representatives for Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures vehemently rejected published reports that residents of Mumbai were paid to cheer and act excite...

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Movie Review: Young Adult

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.30.2012

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Scott Mendelson

Young Adult is a surprisingly potent and insightful dramedy, all the more effective for its understated nature and its off-the-cuff black comedy construction.

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EPIX Headed to Microsoft's Xbox and iPad in December

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.21.2012

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Andy Plesser

MONACO -- EPIX, the premium entertainment service available on television, on- demand, online and on consumer electronic devices, will be available n...

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Weekend Box Office: Paranormal Activity 3 Scores Record October Debut With $54 Million

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp, Paranormal Activity 3, 3d, Mila Jovovich, Paramount, Three Musketeers, Paul WS Anderson, Box Office (Weekend Rundown), Amanda Seyfried, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The $5 million film grossed a massive $54 million this weekend, which is a 35% jump from Paranormal Activity 2's $40.6 million opening this time last year.

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John Singleton Sues Paramount For $20 Million

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Director and producer John Singleton is suing Paramount Pictures and MTV Films for at least $20 million, claiming fraud and breach of c...

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Weekend Box Office: Real Steel and Footloose Square Off to a Near-tie

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.16.2011

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Scott Mendelson

In a somewhat surprising turn, Real Steel repeated at the top of the box office, defeating a Footloose remake and a prequel to The Thing.

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Is It Time for a National Film Commission?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.12.2011

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Hoyt Hilsman

A national film commission could have a positive impact on the creative potential of the American film community by connecting it more directly to other national film commissions and thereby to the global marketplace.

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HuffPost Review: Captain America Delivers the Goods, With Rich Characterization and Terrific Old-school Adventure

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.19.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Joe Johnston's Captain America is a gloriously old-fashioned bit of shoe-leather adventure. Like the best of the recent comic book films, this is a genre film first and a comic book adaptation second.

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'Captain America' Title Changed In 3 Countries

AP | Posted 09.04.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Captain America will keep its patriotic full title in most of the world when the superhero adventure hits the big-screen. Paramou...

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Weekend Box Office: Super 8 Opens With $37m, X-Men: First Class Performs JUST Like X-Men, Midnight In Paris Nears $15m

Scott Mendelson | Posted 08.12.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Super 8 made me nostalgic for a lot of things this weekend. It made me nostalgic for the days when $50 million was a big budget and when movies had their biggest single night on Saturday of their opening weekend.

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Lucas Kavner

Will The 'Super 8' Veil Of Secrecy Pay Off?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 08.09.2011

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In a summer of prequels, sequels and overblown budgets, will anyone turn out to see a movie with no big stars, no clear plot and a monster shrouded in...

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Huff Post Review: Kung Fu Panda 2

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.24.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a textbook example of how to do a sequel right. It is a laugh-out loud comedy, a thoughtful character drama, and a spectacular adventure.

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Weekend Box Office: Thor Grosses $66m, Fast Five Crashes, The Beaver Underwhelms

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.08.2011

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Scott Mendelson

It's kinda scary how accurately we can now predict opening weekend grosses just based on the midnight number, but the math once again worked.

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Huff Post Review: Thor

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.04.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Despite Marvel and Paramount's best marketing efforts to convince otherwise, Kenneth Branagh's Thor is a perfectly satisfactory piece of popcorn entertainment.

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YouTube Reportedly Planning Imminent Launch Of Major New Service

The Wrap Movies | Posted 06.25.2011

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YouTube will imminently launch a movie-on-demand service charging users to stream movies off the world's largest video sharing site, TheWrap has learn...

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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

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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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SXSW 2011 Dispatch One: Too Many People Having Too Much Fun

Farihah Zaman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Farihah Zaman

Congestion is not so unusual for any number of film festivals and undoubtedly indicates a certain level of success, but it is a new development for this one, which seems to be in danger of losing just a little of its scrappy outsider status.

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Weekend Box Office: Two Openers (Rango and Adjustment Bureau) Win, Two Openers (Beastly, Take Me Home Tonight) Lose

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

The critically-acclaimed and nearly-existential Johnny Depp vehicle grossed $38 million over the three-day weekend. That's the biggest opening for a Paramount animated feature not from Dreamworks.

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Weekend Box Office: Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Face Off Against Justin Bieber Over Valentine's Day Weekend

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

For 13 years, Adam Sandler has been the most consistent opener in the business, bar none. His movies may often be terrible, but Sandler is without question the biggest comedy star of his generation.

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