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Prosecutors Urge Polanski to Surrender in Sex Case

Posted: January 7th, 2009, 4:07am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office told a court what it expects Roman Polanski to do if he really wants the case against him dismissed: surrender first.

Films Reach Theaters a Drib Here, Drab There

Posted: December 31st, 2008, 5:48am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

At least a dozen of the supposedly hottest contenders in the Oscar race are being teased out to the public in peekaboo release patterns.

Filmgoers Seek Cheer; Studios Toil to Deliver It

Posted: December 17th, 2008, 4:08am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

If moviegoers have delivered a message in the last few months, it is that right now they want their films to be a lot more fun than their lives.

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Arts, Briefly: ‘Dark Knight’ Score Eligible

Posted: December 9th, 2008, 11:56pm GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed its mind about keeping music from “The Dark Knight” out of the competition for best original score.

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‘Watchmen’ Shows Messy Side of Super Life

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 3:43pm GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Journalists were given an extended look at the movie, about the tawdry life of superheroes who have fallen from grace.

Arts, Briefly: American-Abu Dhabi Film Fund Is Formed

Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:51am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a new film finance unit backed by the Abu Dhabi government, is joining Participant Media, an issues-oriented movie company formed by eBay’s co-founder Jeff Skoll.

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Studio War Involving ‘Watchmen’ Heats Up

Posted: August 30th, 2008, 4:15am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The legal brawl continues between lawyers for Warner Brothers and lawyers for 20th Century Fox over the rights to “Watchmen.”

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Fox Is Allowed to Press Warner Over Rights to ‘Watchmen’

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 5:28am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The dark heroes of Warner Brothers’ “Watchmen,” set for release next March, have a new problem on their hands: A federal judge has ruled that they may belong to 20th Century Fox.

Hollywood Remembers Bernie Brillstein

Posted: August 13th, 2008, 4:47am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

A roster of comedians and people acting as such turned a Monday evening remembrance of Bernie Brillstein into a roast of the departed.

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Groups Call for Boycott of ‘Tropic Thunder’ Film

Posted: August 12th, 2008, 5:06am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Citing what they described as the movie’s disregard for people with intellectual disabilities, several groups called for a boycott of the film.

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Nationwide ‘Thunder’ Boycott in the Works

Posted: August 11th, 2008, 12:11am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

A coalition of disabilities groups is expected to call for a national boycott of the coming film “Tropic Thunder” because of what they see as the movie’s open ridicule of the intellectually disabled.

Agents Replaying a Hollywood Drama

Posted: July 26th, 2008, 8:00pm GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

How the talent agency Endeavor, founded in 1995, goes about proving it has staying power offers a window onto the shifting landscape of talent brokering in Hollywood.

Comic-Con Brings Out the Stars, and Plugs for Movies

Posted: July 25th, 2008, 6:42am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Hugh Jackman, who was on hand to promote “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” found exactly the right words for the crowd at the 39th annual Comic-Con convention.

Batman Rules the Night, and the Whole Weekend

Posted: July 21st, 2008, 3:25am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The sixth “Batman” film made $155.3 million over the weekend, shoring up a wobbly year at the box office.

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‘Hancock’ Powers to the Top of Box Office

Posted: July 7th, 2008, 2:39am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Will Smith’s “Hancock” scored $66 million in domestic ticket sales over the weekend, affirming his drawing power but leaving Hollywood short of the peaks it hit during last year’s Fourth of July holiday period.

This Film Will Be Back, Strike or No Strike

Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 1:48am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The movie “Terminator Salvation,” the latest in the franchise, boldly takes its chances in the face of labor unrest.

More Girls, Little Ones, Try to Take Back the Multiplex

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 4:19am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

“Kit Kittredge: An American Girl” has no sex and not much of a city. But this G-rated movie is shaping up as Hollywood’s next serious bid for female viewers.

A Casting Call for Sexy Cars (Hybrids Need Not Apply)

Posted: May 8th, 2008, 1:48pm GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Vehicles, both hot and not, have been enjoying an on-screen heyday. But Toyota’s Prius has remained something of a novelty act on the big screen.

Wary Hollywood Plans More Chick Flicks (Hoping to Lure the Guys)

Posted: April 9th, 2008, 4:45am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Ever since the notion of a “chick flick” came into its own, Hollywood has been trying to capitalize on the label.

Ruling Gives Heirs a Share of Superman Copyright

Posted: March 29th, 2008, 10:00pm GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

The co-creator of Superman had sold his rights to the character 70 years ago for $130.

In Potential Studio Split, Who Keeps the Movies?

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 4:22am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

After a $1.6 billion marriage in 2005, DreamWorks and Paramount may be headed for divorce.

A Premiere Far From Hollywood

Posted: March 19th, 2008, 2:47am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY

“Leatherheads,” which was shot in the Carolinas, is about to get a hometown premiere, even if the hundreds of local people who worked as extras have to do it themselves.