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POPSEconomy tanks, Movies Soar Looks like there's some good news admist the otherwise bleak economic scenario, at least as far as movie studios are concerned. If history is any indication, the movie biz will thrive as the market takes a hit. Put it this way: when times are tough, a $10 movie ticket certainly beats a $50 sporting event or a $100 concert.
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POPSAmerican Idol Makes a Winner Once again reality TV has proved the golden ticket for the News Corp owned network. But without Idol on the airwaves in the fall, don't count on FOX to remain on top for long.
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POPSReady for Laughs? The box office is serving up a heavy dose of popcorn comedies ... but are viewers ready to laugh?
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POPSA Quiet Hollywood Looks like the pencils really were down during the 3-month stoppage. Despite all of the buzz about a post-strike spec boom, Hollywood has been surprisingly quiet on the script front since the strike ended.
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POPSAnother Hollywood Strike? The writers' strike put hundreds out of work and took a $3 billion toll in direct and indirect costs to the LA county economy. Issues aside, the last thing Hollywood needs is more labor strife.
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POPSHollywood's Return Looks like their could be a star-studded Oscar ceremony after all -- not to mention a return to normalcy for the entertainment industry. Though negotiations have not yet concluded, if Guild brass strongly endorses the deal at Saturday's meeting, membership will likely back it too.
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POPSIce Cold Sundance So much for the strike-time hype and big money musings. Despite predictions to the contrary, Sundance seems to be anything but a vibrant marketplace this year.
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POPSNBC Cuts the Fun After years of complaining about the unnecessary lavishness of the television upfront, it looks like NBC may actually do something about it.
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POPSCan Speilberg & co. Save Hollywood? Sorry folks, a quick deal for the DGA doesn't mean a quick end to the protracted writers strike. The central issue keeping scribes on picket lines is new-media residuals - and while directors aren't uninterested in the topic, they aren't nearly as dependent on the revenue source as writers and actors are. (To put it in perspective, the DGA consists of both the Spielbergs of Hollywood, who are paid millions and often given a cut of a film's gross --for them, residuals would amount to chump change-- and the asst directors and unit production managers --some 40% of the DGA-- who effectively receive next to nothing in residuals as it is.) So while the directors could cut a deal that if sufficient for the writers, could save Tinseltown from a civil war, it's hardly a guarantee.
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POPSHollywood Scorecard Annual Studio Report Card: Disney: A- Paramount/Warner Bros/Sony: B 20th Century FOX/Universal/Lionsgate: B- New Line: C- MGM: D+
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POPSHollywood: No Pomp, No Circumstance The globes set the stage for what could be a glitz-free award season -- and while Globe talk is typically of handicapping the Oscars, this year it was of will the Oscars take place?
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POPSWe Want our (Reality) TV The NYT looks at what happens when network schedules give way to reality: viewers actually tune in. That's hardly good news for Hollywood's striking writers as TV was supposed to be the hardest - and most immediate - hit by the walkout.
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POPSMore Hollywood Drama Interesting piece on what could happen when (and if) the DGA sits down on the bargaining table, a scenario that could happen as early as next week. As far as the WGA is concerned, none of it sounds like good news.
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POPSThird Times a Charm at the Box Office After an impressive summer and a disappointing fall at the box office, 2007 rounded out a winner. And if the year's success is any indication, moviegoers can prepare for even more franchises going forward. Hollywood likes nothing more than to play it safe!
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POPSThe new Lew Wasserman? Ask any labor expert and they'll tell you a trusted mediator is critical in a strike situation. And having Lourd playing the "Lew Wasserman" role is great news for everybody involved. While a federal mediator was officially tasked with this duty, having a respected agency head with tremendous clout carry it out makes far more sense for both parties.
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POPSWriters' Strike looms Closer The request was not unexpected - and is common before contract expirations (unclear whether it will help or hinder the negotiating process, however). What's more, the negotiations have been unusually contentious this time around. The two side are still very far apart on several issues, particularly that of extra work for new media outlets.
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POPSABC is McPricey With 3 of the top 10 most expensive shows on network TV, ABC proves the most expensive net for advertisers this fall. But come spring, heavy hitters like Fox's American Idol is bound to change that. Other ratings juggernauts 24 and Lost will also make some waves.
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