Big Beach mines quirky b.o. niche
Big Beach Films should consider a bold new strategy: Make only movies with the word "sunshine" in the titles. "Sunshine Cleaning," with more than $11 million in domestic B.O. since a limited March…
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Filmmaking panel wary of future
The members of Thursday's "Future of Filmmaking" panel hosted by Syracuse U. at Gotham's W Union Square took a surprisingly wary view of the future.
Duo delve into market research
Miramax and Weinstein Co. alum Gary Faber and ex-NRG exec Joseph Craig have launched market research outfit Entertainment Research & Marketing.
CBS creates interactive music sector
CBS has created an interactive music division to house its 100-plus tune websites, audio streams and mobile applications, including the highly trafficked Last.fm.
First Run picks up ‘Crude’
"Crude," a standout Sundance doc about a legal battle between oil giant Chevron and rainforest dwellers in Ecuador, has been acquired by First Run Features.
Tribeca favors ‘City’ with Heineken
"City Island" captured the Heineken Audience Award at Tribeca.
Tribeca honors international films
The jury prizes for the Tribeca Film Festival's eighth edition had an international flavor.
Lincoln Center banks on Hanks
Tom Hanks took the stage of one of Gotham's most exalted performance spaces April 27 and posed the rhetorical question that had been on the minds of many all night.
Time Warner profits fall 14% in Q1
Time Warner may look a lot different soon, with Wednesday's earnings report reflecting solid growth in film and cable but worsening trouble at Time Inc. and AOL.
Conde Nast to close Portfolio
Conde Nast pulled the plug Monday on Portfolio, its $100 million experiment in business journalism.
