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News: Indie Box Office: Wim Wenders' "Pina" opens big Actor Matthew McConaughey proposes to girlfriend Van Halen unveils new tour with Roth aboard Tom Cruise returns to box office form with "MI4" The top films at the North American box office Holland Taylor on life, love and Charlie Sheen Bollywood rediscovered heroes in 2011 "Mission: Impossible" cruises to top of box office Taylor Swift, T-Bone Burnett on "Hunger Games" album Mel Gibson, wife finalize divorce How comedian Louis C.K. made $1M and gave half away Robert De Niro welcomes baby girl Louis Vuitton sues over knockoff bag in "Hangover 2" Gaunt George Michael says "fortunate to be here" Stephen Colbert will sponsor South Carolina's GOP primary "X Factor" brings wins for "shocked" Amaro, and Fox Corrected: Zhang, Bale blossom together on "Flowers of War" Etta James on breathing machine in Calif. hospital Vito Russo: from "Celluloid Closet" to cinema star Tyler, The Creator arrested for vandalism Lindsay Lohan "smart" to do Playboy shoot, dad says China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit "X Factor" finale jumps 31 percent giving Fox big win Michael Buble brings "Christmas" to "CityVille" Netflix CEO Reed Hastings takes $1.5 million pay cut Publicist Scotty Dugan dies on way to slain exec's funeral Country stars reflect on the holidays China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit Review: "Extremely Loud" and incredibly healing Review: Spielberg's "War Horse" is manipulative, hollow Sarajevo stunned by screening of Jolie war film "Workaholics" star Blake Anderson breaks back in stunt "American Horror Story" season 2: new house, cast, story Ewan McGregor's "Salmon Fishing" opens Palm Springs Fest Jolie hopes Bosnia War movie speaks to her generation Alec Baldwin "lost appetite" to be NYC mayor Wednesday's "M:I:4"'s $8.6M reinvigorates box office Disney switches Marvel's "Avengers" to 3D "Hobbit" trailer has film fans buzzing National Geographic Films to be folded into Hyde Park Indie Box Office: Wim Wenders' "Pina" opens big Mon,26 Dec 2011 06:22 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Pina," Wim Wenders' 3D documentary about dancer-choreographer Pina Bausch, opened to an impressive $88,399 at three New York locations over the weekend, leading the specialty market. The PG-rated movie, distributed by IFC films, had a per-location average of $29,466. Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, "In the Land of Blood and Honey," struggled to attract moviegoers in its first days of release. Jolie wrote, directed and produced the R-rated love story set during the Bosnian war. ... Full Story Top Actor Matthew McConaughey proposes to girlfriend Mon,26 Dec 2011 03:35 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood leading man Matthew McConaughey has proposed to his longtime girlfriend and the mother of their two children, model Camila Alves, the actor said in a posting on celebrity website Whosay.com McConaughey, star of such films as "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" and "The Lincoln Lawyer," posted a picture of him and Alves kissing near a Christmas tree on Sunday with the message "just asked camila to marry me, merry Christmas." WhoSay.com is a website that hosts many celebrity accounts. ... Full Story Top Van Halen unveils new tour with Roth aboard Mon,26 Dec 2011 03:33 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran rockers Van Halen unveiled plans on Monday for a tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth returning to the stage. In a video posted on the band's website, http://www.van-halen.com, Eddie Van Halen, brother Alex and son Wolfgang play the hit "Panama" while Roth runs around on stage. Underneath reads "Van Halen On Tour 2012" with tickets going on sale January 10. No other details were announced, but the video confirms music industry buzz that the band is together again with Roth. ... Full Story Top Tom Cruise returns to box office form with "MI4" Mon,26 Dec 2011 11:51 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" easily beat its rivals in the race to No. 1 at box offices over the Christmas holiday weekend, returning action star Tom Cruise to winning form after several recent flops. "Ghost Protocol," the fourth movie in Cruise's "Mission: Impossible" series, earned an estimated $46 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters in the four days ending on Monday, according to its distributor Paramount Pictures. Its total estimated ticket sales have reached $78.6 million after debuting in Imax and other large-screen theaters last weekend. ... Full Story Top The top films at the North American box office Mon,26 Dec 2011 11:51 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the four-day, Christmas holiday weekend ending on Monday with "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" at No. 1, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (3) Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol..$ 46.2 million 2 (1) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows....$ 31.8 million 3 (2) Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked..$ 20.0 million 4 (*) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.......$ 19.4 million 5 (*) The Adventures of Tintin..............$ 16.1 million 6 (*) We Bought a Zoo.......................$ 15. ... Full Story Top Holland Taylor on life, love and Charlie Sheen Mon,26 Dec 2011 05:37 AM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Holland Taylor offers no apologies for never settling down, getting married or having children. The 68-year-old Emmy-winning actress, currently starring in her one-woman show "Ann" at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center, simply never had the time. "I always did think I would be married and settled down by now but maybe I ain't ready," she said, sounding a lot like the over-the-top mother of Jon Cryer she portrays in the CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men." "Then again, maybe I won't ever be ready. ... Full Story Top Bollywood rediscovered heroes in 2011 Sun,25 Dec 2011 06:02 PM PST Reuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood struck gold in 2011, revving up lacklustre box offices in India with help from its leading men who wooed audiences back to cinemas after a dismal 2010. Domestic revenues hit 19.25 billion rupees ($363.2 million) this year, up from 14.5 billion rupees in 2010, and an unprecedented four films crossed the billion rupee milestone. Two of those blockbusters starred actor Salman Khan. The solid performance contrasted sharply to the previous year when there were hardly any hits. ... Full Story Top "Mission: Impossible" cruises to top of box office Sun,25 Dec 2011 11:34 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" cruised to No. 1 at box offices on Sunday, even as major new movies opened on Christmas Day which may change top 10 results when final numbers are tallied. The new Tom Cruise movie rang up an estimated $26.5 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the three-day weekend, according to studio estimates, after expanding from a limited release in Imax and other large-screen theaters last week. ... Full Story Top Taylor Swift, T-Bone Burnett on "Hunger Games" album Fri,23 Dec 2011 04:44 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Taylor Swift will lead a host of musicians collaborating with Oscar-winning artist T. Bone Burnett for a companion album to the upcoming film, "The Hunger Games." Movie studio Lionsgate said on Friday that Burnett has joined forces with Swift, The Decemberists, Arcade Fire and The Civil Wars to create original songs for the film, set for release in March 2012. "We are thrilled to have such a hauntingly beautiful companion album taking shape," said Joe Drake, co-COO of Lionsgate. ... Full Story Top Mel Gibson, wife finalize divorce Fri,23 Dec 2011 03:54 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Friday approved a divorce settlement between actor Mel Gibson and his estranged wife Robyn, ending their 31 years of marriage. Robyn Gibson will return to using her maiden name, Robyn Denise Moore, but other details of the divorce were kept confidential. The settlement becomes effective on January 9. Gibson, 55, and his wife married in Australia in 1980 and have seven children together. The couple separated in 2006 after Gibson was arrested for drunk driving in Malibu, California, and made anti-Semitic remarks that generated headlines around the world. ... Full Story Top How comedian Louis C.K. made $1M and gave half away Fri,23 Dec 2011 03:37 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Louis C.K. cut out TV networks by selling his latest comedy special online -- then used network airtime to promote it. The strategy helped him earn a cool million dollars in a matter of days, half of which he's giving away to his staff and charities. It's hard to think of a more stick-it-to-The-Man approach to distributing your work. But The Man -- in this case TV networks and the conglomerates that own them -- don't seem to mind. ... Full Story Top Robert De Niro welcomes baby girl Fri,23 Dec 2011 03:01 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Robert De Niro and his wife Grace Hightower have become the proud parents of a baby girl born via a surrogate, the actor's spokesman confirmed on Friday. The child is the second for De Niro, 68, and Hightower, 56. She is named Helen Grace Hightower De Niro, and weighed a healthy 7 lbs 2 oz at birth. The "Meet the Parents" star married actress Hightower in 1997, and the couple have a son, Elliot, born in 1998. De Niro also has a son and adopted daughter with ex-wife Diahnne Abbott and two twin sons with former girlfriend Toukie Smith. ... Full Story Top Louis Vuitton sues over knockoff bag in "Hangover 2" Fri,23 Dec 2011 01:57 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It might be more expensive, but sometimes it really pays to buy name-brand. French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. over the use of a Louis Vuitton knockoff bag in "The Hangover: Part II." According to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York on Thursday, an airport scene in the film makes use of a counterfeit bag made by a company named Diophy, which is currently being sued by Louis Vuitton for trademark infringement. ... Full Story Top Gaunt George Michael says "fortunate to be here" Fri,23 Dec 2011 05:47 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A gaunt and breathless George Michael tearfully thanked his doctors and fans on Friday for seeing him through a "touch and go" battle with pneumonia. A thin and visibly weak Michael told reporters outside his home in north London that he wasn't supposed to speak for very long and was still recovering from a tracheotomy. "I got streptococca-something...It's a form of pneumonia and they spent three weeks keeping me alive basically," Michael said of the doctors in the Austrian hospital where the singer has been receiving treatment since he fell ill last month. ... Full Story Top Stephen Colbert will sponsor South Carolina's GOP primary Fri,23 Dec 2011 01:29 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Colbert Nation Super PAC Presidential Primary" -- can you picture it in big, bold neon letters? The Comedy Central funnyman is continuing his fight to sponsor the South Carolina GOP presidential primary, offering half a million dollars to cover the counties' "shortfall" in a guest editorial in The State. State officials have been fighting over who should fund the primary, which is the first of the season in the South. Colbert, a Charleston native, has offered to help out through his Colbert Super PAC. ... Full Story Top "X Factor" brings wins for "shocked" Amaro, and Fox Fri,23 Dec 2011 01:08 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The X Factor" winner Melanie Amaro said on Friday she was shocked at her victory but believed that singing from her heart had given her the edge over her rivals in the TV contest. Amaro's triumph also gave broadcaster Fox a ratings win, with Thursday's two-hour finale bringing in 12.4 million viewers, making "X Factor" the most-watched show of the night on U.S. television. The 19 year-old from Florida won a $5 million recording contract, but said on Friday she was going to keep details of her first album a secret. ... Full Story Top Corrected: Zhang, Bale blossom together on "Flowers of War" Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:09 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 100 years of Chinese film, "The Flowers of War" is the first major title to feature a western movie star. It earned a Golden Globe nomination for best foreign language film, and is China's entry for Oscars. Budgeted at $100 million, "Flowers of War" stars Oscar-winner Christian Bale as John Miller, an opportunist mortician on the run in 1937 as the Japanese are invading the province of Nanking, now known as Nanjing. The Japanese occupation led to the deaths of thousands of Chinese citizens and came to be known by some as the Rape of Nanking or the Nanjing Massacre. ... Full Story Top Etta James on breathing machine in Calif. hospital Fri,23 Dec 2011 11:34 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy-winning singer Etta James, who has been deemed terminally ill with leukemia, has been hospitalized in California and placed on a breathing machine, her long-time manager and friend said on Friday. James, 73, best known for the blues ballad "At Last," was taken to the hospital near her home in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, earlier this week because she was struggling to breathe. "They took her to the hospital. She was having trouble breathing, so they intubated her. ... Full Story Top Vito Russo: from "Celluloid Closet" to cinema star Fri,23 Dec 2011 11:29 AM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than anything, Vito Russo loved the movies. More than 20 years after the gay activist and film historian's death, he is finally starring in one. Entitled simply, "Vito," the HBO documentary takes a comprehensive look at the life, loves and battles of the East Harlem native who as a boy eschewed neighborhood stickball games and navigated his way to Times Square where he would revel in matinees and tap the pulse of the city. As an adult, Russo was a founding member of three pivotal gay rights groups, starting with the Gay Activists Alliance in the early 1970s. ... Full Story Top Tyler, The Creator arrested for vandalism Fri,23 Dec 2011 10:58 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Tyler, The Creator was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism on Thursday, following a show at a nightclub on the famed Sunset Strip, police said. The rapper, 20, whose real name is Tyler Gregory Okonma, was performing with his rap group Odd Future at the Roxy Theater Thursday night when an electric soundboard was destroyed, causing the venue's security team to call police. ... Full Story Top Lindsay Lohan "smart" to do Playboy shoot, dad says Fri,23 Dec 2011 10:19 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It was a nude photo shoot even a father could love. Lindsay Lohan's appearance in this month's issue of Playboy has received Michael Lohan's endorsement. Lilo's often estranged father tells Dr. Drew Pinsky on an episode of "Lifechangers" next week that the shoot was a smart move for his daughter, because it got her working again after years of legal troubles. "If she's happy with it, I'm happy with it," Lohan said, according to a report in the New York Daily News. That said, he won't look at his daughter's latest work. ... Full Story Top China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:23 AM PST Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - When Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives in China Sunday, a new blockbuster movie will ensure that the foremost image of the Japanese in many Chinese people's minds will once again be of the country's brutal wartime misdeeds. The story of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, around which Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" is set, is taught from a young age in China, and countless television serials, documentaries and books ensure the topic is never out of the public eye for long. ... Full Story Top "X Factor" finale jumps 31 percent giving Fox big win Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:20 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The season finale of "The X Factor" enjoyed a sizable boost over last week to hand Fox an easy win Thursday night, according to preliminary numbers. On a night that was marked by repeats from the competing networks, "The X Factor" from 8 to 10 p.m. jumped 31 percent over last week's performance, taking a 3.8 rating/11 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, and grew 25 percent in total viewership with 12.4 million total viewers. The strong showing gave Fox a win for the night in both the demographic and total viewership. ... Full Story Top Michael Buble brings "Christmas" to "CityVille" Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:16 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Michael Buble is taking his "Christmas" spirit into the virtual realm, collaborating with popular Facebook game "CityVille" and giving an interactive gift to his fans over the holidays. "CityVille" players will be able to socialize with Buble's personal avatar, which will talk and sing in different settings including a holiday bonfire, as well as hunt for presents that Buble himself would like under his own Christmas tree. ... Full Story Top Netflix CEO Reed Hastings takes $1.5 million pay cut Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:10 AM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is getting the corporate equivalent of coal in his Christmas stocking -- a pay cut. According to the company's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, Hastings' salary is taking a $1.5 million hit in 2012. While his base annual salary of $500,000 remains the same, his stock option compensation drops from $3 million this year to $1.5 million next year. Based on those two figures, Hastings will make less in 2012 than Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos and Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt. ... Full Story Top Publicist Scotty Dugan dies on way to slain exec's funeral Fri,23 Dec 2011 07:28 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Publicist Scotty Dugan died while en route to the funeral of slain music executive and film producer John Atterberry on Wednesday of as-yet-undetermined causes, TheWrap has confirmed. He was 52. Dugan was at a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority train stop when he was stricken, according to Dugan's client and friend Jennifer Gotzon. An autopsy is pending. Gotzon tells TheWrap a heart attack or brain aneurysm is suspected. Witnesses saw Dugan clutch his head and complain loudly of head pain. "He just dropped to the ground," Gotzon said. ... Full Story Top Country stars reflect on the holidays Fri,23 Dec 2011 06:01 AM PST Reuters - NASHVILLE (Reuters) - When it comes to the holidays, country singers often turn their thoughts to home and traditions -- spending time with family, memories of special gifts, visiting friends and catching up on news. In recent weeks, Reuters has interviewed several country music stars and asked them to share some of their thoughts about this time of year. Here is what they had to say: Kenny Chesney may be a star now, but as a chile in a Christmas play he was much more shy: "I think one time I held the star, you know, and did it behind everyone. Never did show my face. ... Full Story Top China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit Thu,22 Dec 2011 08:57 PM PST Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - When Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives in China on Sunday, a new blockbuster movie will ensure that the foremost image of the Japanese in many Chinese people's minds will once again be of the country's brutal wartime misdeeds. The story of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, around which Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" is set, is taught from a young age in China, and countless television serials, documentaries and books ensure the topic is never out of the public eye for long. ... Full Story Top Review: "Extremely Loud" and incredibly healing Thu,22 Dec 2011 06:49 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Oskar Schell is on a quest. The boy has found a key belonging to his father, who perished in the World Trade Center towers on 9/11. The key was in a small envelope on which the word "Black" was written and Oskar believes, if he can just find the lock to which the key belongs, he will discover a secret message from his dead dad. He spends long months traveling far and wide across New York City's five boroughs, methodically tracking down persons named Black, hoping to find the one who will know where the key belongs and Oskar's father's connection to it. ... Full Story Top Review: Spielberg's "War Horse" is manipulative, hollow Thu,22 Dec 2011 05:37 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Confession time: I love Steven Spielberg's screen adaptation of "The Color Purple," but I can't defend it. The music, the cinematography, the performances, and everything else about it has been painstakingly designed to manipulate an emotional response, and even though I can see the strings, I fall for it every time. With "War Horse" -- one of two new Spielberg films opening this week -- I can still see all the strings, but there's no pleasure to be had. ... Full Story Top Sarajevo stunned by screening of Jolie war film Thu,22 Dec 2011 05:05 PM PST Reuters - SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie's movie about the Bosnian war brought back harsh and powerful memories on Thursday at a screening in the city where many of the most brutal events of the 1992-95 conflict occurred. "I am speechless, I feel sick," Rukija Vrckalo, who survived 43 months of the siege of Sarajevo under constant bombardment, said as she left a cinema in the city where Jolie's "In the Land of Blood and Honey" was shown one day before its U.S. premiere. "When grenades were exploding in the film, I felt as if the war were still going on," she added. ... Full Story Top "Workaholics" star Blake Anderson breaks back in stunt Thu,22 Dec 2011 04:53 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - As one of the stars of Comedy Central's slacker comedy "Workaholics," Blake Anderson might not be a fan of back-breaking labor. Back-breaking recreation, on the other hand ... Anderson underwent surgery Thursday, after reportedly fracturing his spine while embarking on a most noble endeavor: Leaping from his roof and onto a beer-pong table. According to TMZ, the incident occurred during a party at Anderson's Los Angeles home Saturday night, the site reports. ... Full Story Top "American Horror Story" season 2: new house, cast, story Thu,22 Dec 2011 04:21 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - You can't accuse Ryan Murphy of getting overly sentimental about his characters: The "Glee" co-creator, who caused a serious stir with plans to overhaul the cast of the Fox show, plans a largely new cast and completely new setting for the second season of the FX horror drama "American Horror Story." Murphy and FX President John Landgraf announced the changes Thursday, and Landgraf later discussed them in an interview with TheWrap. ... Full Story Top Ewan McGregor's "Salmon Fishing" opens Palm Springs Fest Thu,22 Dec 2011 04:13 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt, will open the Palm Springs International Film Festival January 5, organizers said Thursday. The showing will mark the U.S. debut of the British comedy, which was directed by Oscar nominee Lasse Hallstrom ("My Life as a Dog") and written by Oscar winner Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire"). ... Full Story Top Jolie hopes Bosnia War movie speaks to her generation Thu,22 Dec 2011 02:50 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie didn't plan on directing a movie. But the more she learned about the 1990s Bosnia war, the more she felt responsible for bringing it home to her generation. Jolie threw her energy into "In the Land of Blood and Honey", writing, co-producing and directing the complex love story set against the horror of the 1992-95 conflict in which more than 100,000 people are believed to have died. The movie, which initially stoked controversy in Bosnia, opens in U.S. theaters on Friday and has been nominated for a Golden Globe award for foreign language film. ... Full Story Top Alec Baldwin "lost appetite" to be NYC mayor Thu,22 Dec 2011 02:48 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin said in his weekly New York radio podcast that he no longer has the appetite to run for New York City mayor, criticizing current candidates and expressing doubts the job was powerful enough to cause change. "I've lost my appetite," Baldwin, 53, said during his interview with "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" director Stephen Daldry on his WNYC radio podcast, "Here's The Thing." "The people that are running for mayor, I know this is terrible, I look at them and I don't see myself in that crowd," said the actor. ... Full Story Top Wednesday's "M:I:4"'s $8.6M reinvigorates box office Thu,22 Dec 2011 01:47 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" shot its way to the top of the box office Wednesday, collecting a solid $8.6 million, according to early studio estimates. By contrast, on the Wednesday before Christmas last year, Universal's "Little Fockers" was the No. 1 film with just $7.1 million. The strong "M:I:4" showing led a flurry of strong weekday performances by other new films Wednesday. In its first full day of domestic wide release, Sony's "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" grossed $3.5 million at 2,914 domestic locations. ... Full Story Top Disney switches Marvel's "Avengers" to 3D Thu,22 Dec 2011 01:46 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Avengers" has a new superpower: 3D. Walt Disney Studios said Thursday that the movie will be released in the format when it debuts May 4. The movie had previously been slated for 2D only. In the same announcement, Walt Disney Studios said another, untitled Marvel movie has moved up from a wide release on June 27, 2014, to a wide release on Apr. 4, 2014. There has been speculation that the sequel to "Captain America" might arrive in 2014. Also, Disney shed some light on a previously untitled movie scheduled for a November 27, 2013, release. ... Full Story Top "Hobbit" trailer has film fans buzzing Thu,22 Dec 2011 01:08 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Lord of the Rings" movie fans were given an early holiday treat this week with the release of a trailer for prequel "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," whetting their appetites a year before the film hits theaters. "The Hobbit" is the fourth film in director Peter Jackson's box-office hit "Lord of the Rings" film franchise. It explores the journey of hobbit Bilbo Baggins and how he came to possess the ring that he later passed onto his kinsman, Frodo Baggins. ... Full Story Top National Geographic Films to be folded into Hyde Park Thu,22 Dec 2011 01:02 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ashok Amritraj is expanding his fiefdom by taking over National Geographic Films and what's left of a $100 million film fund with Abu Dhabi's Imagenation. As TheWrap reported Wednesday, National Geographic Films is being shut down. The money-losing studio has brought in a scant $1.7 million in revenue this year, with five films in release, including "The Last Lion," "The First Grader" and "Life in a Day." The company is being folded into Amritaj's Hyde Park Entertainment, the companies announced Thursday. ... Full Story Top

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