SAG continues to grant waivers
With SAG's contract stalemate continuing, the Screen Actors Guild has granted more than 100 waivers to indie feature films over the past month, pushing the total to 620.
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Former McCain Adviser: “Celeb” Ad Is “Childish”
John Weaver, who had been one of John McCain's chief advisers up until last year, says that the candidate's "Celeb" ad against Barack Obama is "childish." "John's been a celebrity ever since he was…
Disney revenue inches forward
A cooler summer for the movie studio hurt Disney's third-quarter earnings, though net income and revenue reported Wednesday still showed single-digit increases.
Ludacris' Hillary Slam
With endorsements like these… Per the Politico, the Obama campaign is condemning a new song by rapper Ludacris that include these lyrics: "Hillary hated on you, so that bitch is irrelevant," say the…
McCain Ad Slams “Biggest Celebrity in the World”
One more reason for Hollywood to keep its distance from Obama this election season? John McCain's campaign is debuting a new ad today on cable and local markets that gets a dig in at Obama for being…
IATSE president Short to step down
Thomas C. Short, president of the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees since 1994, is expected to step down as early as this week.
Hong Kong enables Disneyland visas
The Chinese and Hong Kong governments have announced special visa arrangements making it easier for people living across the border in China's massive industrial city Shenzhen to visit the Hong Kong…
EA's revenue rises but so do costs
Game giant Electronic Arts saw revenue surge but realized only a mild improvement in its net loss last quarter amid a growing slate of new releases.
CAA forms Sports Media Ventures
CAA is forming a division called Sports Media Ventures in partnership with entrepreneur Chris Bevilacqua and the private-equity firm Evolution Media Capital.
Italians break up illegal file-share site
Italian authorities said they have smashed the country's largest illegal Internet file-sharing operation, Colombo-BT.org, and arrested the men who allegedly ran it.
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Domestic Film DAILY
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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Frozen
Frozen
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Thor: The Dark World
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