Soaps Remain the Main Event at Daytime Emmys
Like sands through the hourglass, the heyday of the soap opera has slipped away. Not that you'd be able to tell at the Daytime Emmys.
Susan Young
Brand, Falsey bring eccentric characters to life
Joshua Brand and John Falsey come full circle as WGAW's Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award honorees. Brand says their first series, "St. Elsewhere," was "greatly influenced" by Chayefsky's satirical film…
TV's infinite potential
Variety asked five PGA television nominees -- Gareth Neame ("Downton Abbey," PBS), Christopher Lloyd ("Modern Family," ABC), Leslie Greif ("Hatfields & McCoys," The History Channel), Anthony…
Judi Dench in 'Skyfall'
The blow when Judi Dench discovered her character would not survive was softened by the "Skyfall" storyline that almost entirely pivots around the relationship between James Bond and his steely boss…
Sorcher: Cartoon net honcho gets hands-on with content creation
Cartoon Network chief content officer Sorcher calls animation "a gigantic leap of faith."
Reilly: Nurturing Fox's next-gen toon stars
Even before his promotion to entertainment chairman of Fox broadcasting, Kevin Reilly had banked much of his programming strategy on animation.
Marsh & Povenmire: Pushing envelope in TV thanks to 'Ferb'
Last year, after the feature-length "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension" became the most watched cable movie of 2011 with 7.6 million viewers, the Mouse House couldn't help but renew its…
Alan Arkin, John Goodman & Bryan Cranston in 'Argo'
"Argo" may center on the odd, real-life conceit of a CIA agent using a fake movie to cover the escape of Iran hostages, but the real magic happens whenever supporting players John Goodman, Alan Arkin…
Broadcast nets have their eyes on lost prizes
Major networks are eager to gain back trophies from cable rivals at the Golden Globes
In primetime, the family that stays together learns together
Bryan Cranston still talks to his "Malcolm in the Middle" boys long after they left the house.
VScore
Domestic Film DAILY
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1
The Hangover Part III
The Hangover Part III
1Daily: $11.8M Cumulative: $11.8M Warner Brothers 1st in 1st week -
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
2Daily: $8.0M Cumulative: $108.8M Paramount Pictures 2nd in 1st week -
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
3Daily: $6.8M Cumulative: $108.8M Paramount Pictures 3rd in 1st week
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