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Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered Wednesday to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison in Pennsylvania next week to begin his three-year sentence for failing to pay taxes.
The U.S. Marshal's Office ordered Snipes to report by noon on Dec. 9 to the Federal Correctional Institution McKean in Lewis Run, Pa.
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http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/ap/Entertainment/54130Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered Wednesday to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison... more
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“The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, currently the largest comedy film festival in the U.S., is a four-day, non-stop celebration of comedic short films with screenings, industry panels and a red-carpet awards event. LACS was recently named one of Moviemaker Magazine’s “25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee”, and was honored as one of the “Top Ten Film Festivals in the U.S.” by the Brooks Institute.”
Basically this is THE festival for comedic shorts going on these days, I mean it’s sponsored by FunnyOrDie for crying out loud. Cash prizes, industry meetings with top agencies and producers and exposure to loads of celebs like Will Ferrell, Jane Lynch, you get the idea.
Deadlines: Regular – November 3rd, Late – December 3rd, Extended – December 20th.
http://www.ithentic.com/p/2010/10/15/festival-la-comedy-shorts-film-festival/
http://www.lacomedyshorts.com/“The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, currently the largest comedy film... more
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Hollywood is known for its excess, but it appears that several film studios are reigning it in, at least where the environment is concerned. A recent report from the Solid Waste Task Force claims movie studios diverted 63% of their solid waste to recycling plants instead of landfills. This ‘solid waste’ is classified as things such as sets, and that 63% easily translates to 40.2 million pounds of waste. That’s a lot. It means Hollywood reduced enough emissions to equal the removal of 7, 315 cars from the road.Hollywood is known for its excess, but it appears that several film studios are... more
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This morning the WSJ reported on the dismal outlook the independent film scene is facing. With many independent distributors out of business few sales took place at Sundance this year. John Sloss, the man who "virtually owns Sundance" (his own words) could not even sell his full slate of films.
Read my article to see where the independent film scene is going and why the death of Sundance is not such a bad thing. Thanks!This morning the WSJ reported on the dismal outlook the independent film scene is... more
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Striking US screenwriters have already torpedoed the Golden Globes, and the Oscars ceremony may be next. So could this be the Baftas? big chance to be glitzfest of the year? This cheeky column from Brit news source The Times ponders the possibility.Striking US screenwriters have already torpedoed the Golden Globes, and the Oscars... more
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