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Studios Eye Pinterest to Sell Movie Tickets

variety.com – Retailers are buzzing over Pinterest’s ability to boost sales for their businesses. But Hollywood’s remained mostly silent about its potential to fill movie theater seats. For now. 1 day 7 hours ago via brucelee
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Seth MacFarlane Confirms He Won't Be Hosting The 2014 Oscars

fb.indiewire.com – Ever since the end of February, fans of jokes about boobs, lazy pop culture references and dinner theater crooning have had one question: would Seth MacFarlane return to host the Oscars? 1 day 10 hours ago via theothersenhman
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Oscars Rule Change: Only Two Recipients for Animated Award

feedproxy.google.com – One of those accepting the award must have a producer credit, Film Academy says in a news release. 1 day 10 hours ago via jetli
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Cannes: Why Directors Fortnight Didn't Decide On Its Lineup Until the Last Second

fb.indiewire.com – The Cannes Festival's official competition may garner more attention, but the Directors Fortnight provides a hip alternative. With just 21 features, Fortnight offers a leaner take on the latest noteworthy cinema from around the world, but that doesn't make artistic director Édouard Waintrop's job any easier. On the brink of his second year running the festival, which opens Thursday with the premiere of Ari Folman's "The Congress," Waintrop sat down with Indiewire to explain this year's selection. 6 days 11 hours ago via brucelee
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Who Is Sony Investor Daniel Loeb And What Does He Want With It?

deadline.com – The billionaire founder of hedge fund Third Point startled many in entertainment today with the news that he has paid $1.1B for a 6.4% stake in Sony – and wants the company to create a stock for its movie, TV, and music businesses, selling as much as 20% to the public. 1 week 4 hours ago via jetli
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Angelina Jolie: My Medical Choice

nytimes.com – My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. 1 week 17 hours ago via jetli
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Disney's 'Iron Man 3' also a boon for Paramount

feedproxy.google.com – Paramount Pictures will be getting a payday for "Iron Man 3" -- a film released by its crosstown rival Disney. 1 week 4 days ago via donnieyen
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MTV Sets Dates for 2014 Movie and Video Music Awards

feedproxy.google.com – The network announces the airdates for the awards shows. 1 week 6 days ago via theothersenhman
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Robert Downey Jr And 'Avengers' Cast Ready To Rumble With Stingy Marvel Over Sequel Money And Strong-Arming

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Robert Downey Jr is set for another huge payday from a mega-hit Marvel movie, this time Iron Man 3. I’ve learned he’s already made $35 million from the actioner which grossed $680 million worldwide in its first 12 days. He should exceed his biggest payday to date — that $50M from The Avengers which I’ve learned was more like $70M-$80M now that the film is all in. 2 weeks 7 hours ago via donnieyen
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Visual Effects Pioneer Ray Harryhausen Dies at 92

feedproxy.google.com – Harryhausen pioneered many of the stop-motion techniques that have become today's industry standards. 2 weeks 11 hours ago via theothersenhman
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