It’s a jungle out there for D’Works
Hollywood may be happy with "Madagascar," but Wall Street isn't: Despite meeting industry expectations, the pic's $61 million bow sent DreamWorks Animation stock tumbling 9% on Monday.
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Geneon takes hold of Japanese titles
Long Beach, Calif.-based DVD distrib Geneon Entertainment has acquired a series of Japanese anime and live-action properties.
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Chapek still DEG prexy
Buena Vista Home Entertainment prexy Bob Chapek has been re-elected president of the board of DEG: the Digital Entertainment Group.
Japan makes Real deal
Japan's Pony Canyon and Phantom Film have taken Japanese DVD/video and theatrical rights, respectively, to "Real, the Movie." Pic is the official film of Real Madrid, the second richest soccer club…
Exodus to animation
Demonstrating the popularity and profitability of CG animation, Exodus Film Group has dropped two live-action pics from its three-picture, $50 million film fund and replaced them with new toons.
‘Sith’ degrees of separation
In the second biggest four-day frame ever, three titles earned $60 million or more during the Memorial Day weekend. This three-fer is a box office first. "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the…
Review: ‘Controversial Classics’
Warner's "Controversial Classics" set is an enticing yet ultimately confounding collection. The seven films selected are indeed provocative -- most pass the test of time with flying colors in their…
Review: ‘Chappelle’s Show Season 2 Uncensored’
With the future of Dave Chappelle's Comedy Central series up in the air, fans will have to make due with "Chappelle's Show Season 2 Uncensored." The remarkable success of the skein's first season -…
Review: ‘The Sea Inside’
"I hope I don't regret this, because on the DVD we have a pretty long documentary about how the film was made," Alejandro Amenabar says early on in the commentary track for his foreign-language film…
Online clicks prove a boon for tix
The explosive growth of the Internet, which has siphoned shoppers from shopping malls and given rise to new technologies like video-on-demand and movie file-sharing, has given the nation's theater…
Yahoo!, AmEx log on to B’way
Yahoo!'s reach and American Express's wallet are trying to take online theater marketing to a new level.
