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infoMania: the best media clips from the week of July 16th

This week on infoMania Judge Sotomayor gets judged herself. The news has some super... more

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Lindsay Lohan to start her own production company (no, really)

Lindsay Lohan is teaming up with her fashion-line partner Kristi Kaylor to create a TV... more

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VIETNAM 2020 - ON THE ROAD TO MODERNITY

Vietnam 2020 A film project by a locally based producer is attempting to document... more

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1955 Buick Century-Off Frame Restoration Part 1

Here is a Close Look at what it takes to restore a vintage car. The work that was put... more

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Crea tv Website

Créa TV is one of South East Asia’s foremost, professional media... more

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Foreign Films Get a Hand From Hollywood

"There is a lot of Hollywood in “Keinohrhasen,” a German romantic comedy, and it isn’t limited to the opposites-attract theme. The film stars Til Schweiger, the German answer to Brad Pitt, and Mr. Schweiger co-produced it with Warner Brothers. They have raked in a respectable Hollywood-level box office take from the movie, too: more than €45 million, or $61 million, in ticket sales.

“Keinohrhasen” is one of a growing number of films produced or financed by Hollywood but aimed largely at audiences in other countries, with local stars, directors and business partners. U.S. movie studios have been building their local production arms over the past decade. After a slow start, executives say the investment of time and money is starting to reap rewards.

“The audiences in these countries, they love their football, they love their television, they love their music, they love their films,” said Richard Fox, executive vice president of Warner Brothers International.

Indeed, locally produced films are enjoying a rise in popularity across many countries in Europe, Asia and elsewhere. In Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, local productions accounted for 28 percent of box office receipts last year, up from 17 percent a decade earlier, according to Screen Digest, a research company in London.

The Cannes Film Festival, which started Wednesday, reflects the rising fortunes of local filmmaking in myriad markets, with a relative dearth of American movies in the official selection this year.

Hollywood has certainly not given up on exporting its own, U.S.-made fare. Blockbusters are as popular as ever internationally, and now consistently generate more of their revenue outside the United States than they do at home. But many lower-profile Hollywood films struggle to connect with international audiences, and that is where local production comes in.

“For a studio to thrive they are going to have to keep delivering blockbusters, but will also have to operate with a tremendous amount of cultural expertise in markets around the world,” said James Schamus, chief executive of Focus Features, a Universal Pictures division that includes that studio’s international filmmaking business.""There is a lot of Hollywood in “Keinohrhasen,” a German romantic... more

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Georgia welcomes back film crews

Less than a year after the conflict with Russia (pictured above), tax incentives make... more

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Behind the Scenes with Sarah Haskins: Target Women Promo

Take an exclusive glimpse into the wild backstage world of the Target Women Promo... more

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20 million Chinese poor left with no jobs

Tang Hui earned $10,000 a year at his manufacturing job in China. Now, he and his... more

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Gang Sign Thespian

From deaf gangster to Hollywood gang-star, actor Gabriel Martinez shares his unique... more

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Ridley Scott's company makes series for BBC 2

BBC 2's Switch TV slot is to air a drama series made by Ridley Scott's... more

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The Making of Viral Superstar

Oh, the insanity of filming 40 scenes in 5 days.

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One billionth mouse made

Logitech recently made its one billionth mouse. The Swiss company says this is a major... more

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Black President

I bring a damaging profile that again, the working poor have no representation in this... more

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OPEC Ministers Cut Production

The OPEC cartel on Friday decided to slash oil production by 1.5 million barrels a day... more

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Oil pipeline a target of bombings in Canada

A terrorist(s) is on the loose in northern Canada. A second pipeline along the... more

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Back to School: Bargain laptops for under $750 - Full Featured

There's no doubt about it: The computer is now an essential part of the learning... more

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Peak oil pundits perplexed by reality

If oil production has peaked, its decline irreversible, and global demand continues to... more

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We're Called2Create ... are you?

A short film aimed at awakening our collective awareness on our power to accept,... more

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Check out this Sampler, its gonna be huge

In the trend of making really cool, but moderately functional midi controllers,... more

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