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Rise of e-book trade causing a lit snit: The venerable book business is experiencing a moment of turmoil, as evidenced by two events last week.
VarietyThe venerable book business is experiencing a moment of turmoil, as evidenced by two events last week. A glitzy party on Wednesday triggered the most extravagant book launch of the year (if not the decade). It is being funded by a neophyte publisher...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Art Garfunkel, Movies, Scott Rudin, Peter Bart
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Joe Libonati to senior VP at Rubenstein: PR exec to work on corporate entertainment accounts
VarietyRubenstein Communications has tapped Joe Libonati as senior VP. Libonati will report to Susie Arons, who leads the corporate entertainment practice. His new duties will include working closely with clients such as 20th Century Fox Television, MGM and...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Sony Corp., NBCUniversal, Entertainment, Economy, Business and Finance
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Michael Keaton to direct 'Buttercup': Thesp replaces Niki Caro on the Alice O'Neil-scripted pic
VarietyIn the midst of a career resurgence following his casting as the villain in "RoboCop," Michael Keaton has become attached to direct the indie dramedy "Buttercup" for Michael London's Groundswell Prods. Keaton replaces Niki Caro on the Alice O'Neil-...Tags: Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, Michelle Monaghan, Sarah Polley
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Short, sometimes sweet, often interesting
In the dark animated short "The Watchmaker's Apprentice" (from Chicago filmmaker Julian Grant), the title character narrates his tale in song to an oompah beat. "I once was an apprentice in the clock making trade/and the miser made me work for every penny...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), The Hangover (movie), Movies, Israel
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Will women lose the vote?!
Liz Smith"I DO care!" says your writer Liz Smith. So I won't be one of those people who say, "I don't care who wins, just so it is fair and equal." Life is never "fair" and "equal." Look closely at how the GOP in state after state seems to be trying to...Tags: Carol Lynley, Sarah Palin, Lady Gaga, Lifestyle and Leisure, Marilyn Monroe
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Warner Bros. inks first-look deal with Gulfstream: New shingle launching with mix of U.S., Korean coin
VarietyMike Karz and Bill Bindley's new film production and financing banner Gulfstream Pictures has signed an exclusive first-look deal Warner Bros. to co-finance films. Two-year pact, announced Tesuday, launches with an initial multi-million-dollar...Tags: Russell Brand, Finance, New Year's Day, Mike Karz, James Caviezel
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Starz's future a bellwether for premium cable: Bizzers, Wall Streeters speculate about company's post-spinoff fate
VarietyWhat's in the cards for Starz? After its separation from parent company Liberty Media is complete, the fate of Starz will be a bellwether of how Wall Streeters and media moguls view the long-term prospects of the premium cable biz. Liberty confirmed...Tags: Brian L. Roberts, Time (magazine), NBCUniversal, CBS Corp., Companies and Corporations
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MGM TV, Lythgoe to reboot 'Fame': Film/TV property to be reimagined for TV again
VarietyMGM TV has recruited "American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe to develop a scripted reboot of "Fame." Lythgoe will executive produce with with Kary McHoul, president of Nigel Lythgoe Prods. (NLP), Charles Segars, "National Treasure" creator and...Tags: American Idol (tv program), Movies, Nigel Lythgoe, Entertainment, Television
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HBO renews output deal with 20th Century Fox: Fox also nabs digital rights as part of pact
VarietyHBO has extended its output deal with 20th Century Fox, the companies announced Tuesday, keeping one of the biggest sources of theatricals to the pay cabler around through 2022. Existing pact was scheduled to expire in 2015. Financial terms of the deal...Tags: Epix (tv network), Movies, Time (magazine), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Paramount Pictures
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PASSINGS: Phyllis Thaxter, Ron Nelson
Phyllis Thaxter Veteran actress played Clark Kent's mother Phyllis Thaxter, 92, an actress who had an active film career in the 1940s and '50s and capped it with her portrayal of Clark Kent's mother in the 1978 version of "Superman," died Tuesday at...
Tags: Bewitched (tv program), Ronald Reagan, World War II (1939-1945), Celebrities, Movies
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Ann Rutherford dies at 94; actress was in 'Gone With the Wind'
Ann Rutherford, an actress whose small role as Scarlett's younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" was her most enduring, has died. She was 94. Rutherford, who also portrayed Mickey Rooney's teenage girlfriend in the Andy Hardy...Tags: Heart Problems, John Wayne, Anne Jeffreys, Celebrities, Movies
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Environmental terror in Bill Evans' new thriller, 'Blackmail Earth'
Liz Smith"I DON'T believe the absurd rumors that Katie Holmes "auditioned" to be Mrs. Cruise, or that their marriage was nothing more than a contract. I've interviewed Tom Cruise many times over the past decade, and he strikes me as a guy who loves being in love....Tags: Movies, Salt, Joely Fisher, Morley Safer, Liz Smith
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