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At this year’s CinemaCon movie studios showed up in full force to pitch the world’s largest gathering of cinema operators on a bounty of upcoming blockbusters. Meanwhile, for the second year in a row, the promoters of the Coachella Music Festival tried to tried to replicate the event over two weekends. They held the same festival, with the same musical acts, on back-to-back weekends.At this year’s CinemaCon movie studios showed up in full force to pitch the... more
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DVD and Blu-ray new releases for April 16, 2013
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On the latest episode of the Showbiz Sandbox podcast:
Bill Carter of the New York Times has been reporting on the television industry for over 30 years. Who better to ask about why nothing makes any sense in this year’s television season? In a wide-ranging conversation, Carter touches on everything from the reason networks have been cutting back on original programming to why ratings have become so complicated to tabulate. Shince Carter literally wrote the book on late night television (actually two of them), his thoughts about which of the ever growing list of hosts is most dominant, and why, is rather insightful.On the latest episode of the Showbiz Sandbox podcast:
Bill Carter of the New York... more
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David Wild, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, helped write last weekend's Grammy telecast as he has for the past 12 years. He joins us to discuss how the show was put together, working with host LL Cool J and why performing on the Grammys has become so important to a musician's career. Wild even reveals John Mayer’s secret life as a joke writer.David Wild, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, helped write last... more
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Thanks to new streaming media services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime we now have the ability to watch entire seasons of episodic television series all at once. Dawn Chmielewski of the Los Angeles Times explains how binge-viewing is altering narrative structures, existing revenue models and the entire television landscape.Thanks to new streaming media services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime we now... more
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On this week's episode of the Showbiz Sandbox podcast:
This year alone there are at least 15 new shows being mounted on Broadway including adaptations of movies such as “Diner” and “Big Fish”. At one point or another all were in search of financial backing, however well known productions with big name stars often don’t pay dividends. We review which upcoming stagings smart, experienced Broadway investors should be banking on.On this week's episode of the Showbiz Sandbox podcast:
This year alone there... more
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The best in film for 2012
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Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the 85th Academy Awards. Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” was the most nominated film of the year; receiving 13 nominations while David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” and Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” both received 11. Read the full list of nominees and most blatant snubs after the jumpToday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the... more
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Once again Hollywood raked in record earnings at the North American box office in 2012, though this time it wasn’t because of increased ticket prices. Both revenue and attendance were up nearly 6% during the year as 1.36 billion tickets were sold to set a new annual box office record of $10.8 billion. The new year is looking up as well since nine films pegged as Oscar contenders are all still raking in big grosses.Once again Hollywood raked in record earnings at the North American box office in... more
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After seeing the new Quentin Tarantino movie "Django Unchained," a number of moviegoers issued violent and racist tweets expressing a desire to kill white people, Twitchy reported Sunday.
"Seeing Django reignited my desire to kill white people," said "Flex."
The tweet had been deleted, but many more were available.
"After watching Django, all I wanna do is shoot white people," another person said.
"We need a modern dy django to kill some white people (sic)," tweeted another.
"#IsItWrongIf u wanna kill all white for 30min after you see Django Unchained (sic)," added "Joey Logan."
"After watching Django all I want to do is eat baked beans and biscuits and shoot white people for money," said "Rusty Nail."
In all, Twitchy posted 13 tweets expressing a racist desire to murder white people.
"If you’re worried about gun violence in the movie, just stop! Remember, this film received a stamp of approval from anti-gun fanatic Michael Moore," the Twitchy staff added.
Full Story: http://www.examiner.com/article/moviegoers-tweet-desire-to-kill-white-people-after-seeing-django-unchainedAfter seeing the new Quentin Tarantino movie "Django Unchained," a number of... more
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Before watching Quentin Tarantino’s latest film “Django Unchained”, I knew that it would be one of the best films of the year. Because of Tarantino’s wit, flair, and command of the cinematic form, there was no reason to expect the story of an ex-slave (Jamie Foxx) and his German liberator/partner’s (Christoph Waltz) quest to free his bride (Kerry Washington) from the clutches of a vicious plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio) to be anything less than an exhilarating ride.Before watching Quentin Tarantino’s latest film “Django Unchained”,... more
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Nothing quite says, "Merry Christmas!" like a new Quentin Tarantino picture. Tarantino's new "southern" film "Django Unchained" starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio is now playing in theaters everywhere.Nothing quite says, "Merry Christmas!" like a new Quentin Tarantino picture.... more
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The Houston Film Critics Society will be holding their 6th annual year end awards on Saturday, January 5th 2013 at the Museum of Fine Arts here in Houston. Here's a look at the nominees.The Houston Film Critics Society will be holding their 6th annual year end awards on... more
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Rumor has it, the 42-year-old actor is the front-runner to take the lead role in the upcoming spaghetti Western project.
Read more : http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00040327.htmlRumor has it, the 42-year-old actor is the front-runner to take the lead role in the... more
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New details emerge regarding Quentin Tarantino’s new film Django Unchained. As reported several months ago, the new film will be a slavery western. The Weinstein Company and a rep over at WME confirmed that the film will be going into production soon. According to William Morrison Endeavor, “It’s a western whose lead character is a former slave who is in league with Waltz to save his wife from an evil plantation owner,” the agency said. The actor cast to play the lead role of Django has yet to be announced.
We took it upon ourself to gather up a few suggestions for the part of Django.
Visit BlackActors.net to read the full article.
http://blackactors.net/2011/05/django-unchained/New details emerge regarding Quentin Tarantino’s new film Django Unchained. As... more
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