Chinese animator Te Wei dies
One of China's top animators, Te Wei, best-known for his traditional style of artwork, has died of respiratory failure in Shanghai. He was 95.
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‘Paranormal’ team makes new Alliance
"Paranormal Activity" team Oren Peli, Jason Blum and Steven Schneider have inked a five-picture deal with leading Canadian distrib Alliance Films to finance and produce low-budget genre pics.
Natural Selection backs ‘Isolation’
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Men at Work ‘stole’ riff
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Democrats challenge Comcast-NBC U deal
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