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Warner Brothers Sells 'Ben Hur,' 'Casablanca' As E-Books

Posted 04.30.2012

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Classic movie fans, rejoice! If you've enjoyed watching Charlton Heston star in the nativity saga "Ben Hur," or sat on the edge of your seat as Cary G...

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Smithsonian Honors Eastwood, Opens Theater On Mall

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.02.2012

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WASHINGTON — Clint Eastwood helped open a new movie theater on the National Mall Wednesday evening and the Smithsonian Institution honored the a...

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Netflix Users To Wait Twice As Long For Warner Brothers Flicks

Peter Kafka | Posted 01.06.2012

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‪‬ By Peter Kafka, Warner Brothers Will Make Netflix, Redbox, Blockbuster Wait Longer for New Movies via All Things D Want to watch a new mo...

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Rin Tin Tin Paws His Way Back In Susan Orlean's New Book

Posted 12.22.2011

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Very few can boast 26 Hollywood films, surviving a World War I battlefield, saving Warner Brothers from bankruptcy, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fa...

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Is It Time for a National Film Commission?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.12.2011

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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How Classic Sci-Fi And Comics Have Defined Hollywood

John Nevins | Posted 08.17.2011

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Today, film and video games are the most culturally dominant story-telling forms, and both increasingly rely on comics as the source of ideas and concepts. How is it that these super hero plotlines became the entertainment industry's favorite formula?

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'Two And A Half Men' Leads To Bomb Threat

Posted 07.29.2011

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Freddy Caldwell, it seems, is taking Charlie Sheen's "Two and a Half Men" exit harder than others. That, or he really wants some new summer programmin...

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Hugh Grant THIS CLOSE To Replacing Charlie Sheen On 'Two And A Half Men'

Posted 07.11.2011

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Hugh Grant is just a fraction shy of joining "Two and a Half Men." Deadline reports that the British star was "deep into negotiations" to replace t...

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CBS Offers Charlie Sheen 'Two And A Half Men' Job Back: Report

Posted 05.25.2011

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Looks like "Two and a Half Men" may be whole again soon. Without determining who represents what fraction, NBC's Jeff Rossen is reporting that, accor...

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Charlie Sheen Sues Chuck Lorre, Warner Bros. For $100,000,000

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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AP: SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Charlie Sheen brought his verbal war against Warner Bros. and the executive producer of "Two and a Half Men" to the co...

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Thinking About Charlie Sheen: 4 Thoughtful Editorials

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since Sheen's epic radio rant and subsequent meltdown, some editorial writers have considered the larger issues at play with the story. Here, a look at some of the best takes.

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Charlie Sheen Reveals Who He Wants To Replace Him On 'Two And A Half Men'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that he's been fired from acting on the show, Charlie Sheen is making pitches like a producer and writer. Sheen took to the radio to discuss th...

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Facebook To Begin Offering Movie Rentals

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Facebook will begin rolling out movie rentals, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Warner Bros. will begin by offering The Dark Knight, Christophe...

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He Named It "Grammy": A Conversation With Hunter & Stan Freberg, Plus New Robert Johnson Releases

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stan Freberg, Hunter Freberg. Together, they're like an institution.

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PHOTOS: Inside The Golden Globes After-Parties

Posted 05.25.2011

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Golden Globes winners (with trophies in hand) bounced around multiple after-parties at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Chateau Marmont, and surrounding rest...

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Details: The Hottest Golden Globes Parties

latimes.com | Matt Donnelly, Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let's hope the Beverly Hilton Hotel is reinforced in steel come Golden Globes Sunday -- each year the awards telecast brings crushing star power to Be...

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Conan O'Brien To Film TBS Show At Warners Lot

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Conan O'Brien will host his new TBS talk show from a California studio that most recently housed "America's Best Dance Crew." But it ...

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Amid Dismal Summer, Studio Execs Now Considering 'Originality'

deadline.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Top agencies like CAA and WME are hosting intimate confabs with 20th Century Fox (Tom Rothman and/or Emma Watts) and Warner Bros (Jeff Robinov and/or ...

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ShoWest Day 4: The Party Ends With Day-Long Celebration

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011

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At the ShoWest 2010 celebration, filmmakers and theater owners introduced their upcoming releases and stars.

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Warner Brothers Sues Marc Toberoff, Families Of Superman Creators

Posted 05.25.2011

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What if copyright disputes were kryptonite? As part of a legal offensive against one of its "key legal foes," Warner Brothers' DC Comics has filed ...

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Brittany Murphy Wrongful Death Suit: Husband Simon Monjack Says Warner Brothers 'Killed Her'

Daily Beast | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Daily Beast has learned that Simon Monjack, the much-maligned husband of Brittany Murphy, is only days away from filing a wrongful-death action ag...

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Where The Wild Things Are Wins Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — "Where the Wild Things Are" proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's belo...

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Targeted Quality: The Advent Of On-Demand DVDs

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Technology will only offer more quality film choices as time goes by. The trick for savvy consumers and movie fans will be to stay informed as to what's really good..

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Preserving Family and Hollywood History: The Brothers Warner

Paul Katz | Posted 05.25.2011

"I realized my family's story would be better served if I did this as a documentary before any fictionalized accounts were put together."

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Slumdog: Greater Insult "Slum," Not "Dog"

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sally Struthers can stroll the garbage dumps of the world showing you pathetic children, but this is truly pornographic. Children, even impoverished children, may be cute, but there is nothing cute about poverty.

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