Indie Film Shakeout: There Will Be Blood Nov 8, 2009
It won't be the last to fall under the knife, industry insiders predict, pointing to Universal's Focus Features as the next likely victim ... Today only Twentieth Century Fox, Sony and Universal still have specialty divisions Disney does, too, but in name only ... Paramount closed Paramount Vantage, Time Warner shut down Warner Independent as well as Picturehouse, and absorbed New Line into Warner Brothers, Disney has radically reduced Miramax, and Universal sold Rogue. (Time.com)
The Fourth Kind Nov 7, 2009
Release Date: US (wide): November 6, 2009 Genre:Thriller Other Genres:Sci-Fi Studio:Universal Pictures Production Company:Gold Circle Films Tag Line:There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction. (IGN FilmForce)
Flobots at Clubhouse Nov 7, 2009
Latest effort: "Fight with Tools." Originally independently released in 2007, Flobots' full-length debut was re-released the next year once the group scored a contract with Universal Republic. If one song could make you love this artist, it would be: "Handlebars." Starting with a simple pizzicato line on the viola and the simple, silly boast "I can ride my bike with no handlebars," this infectious track eventually builds into a snarling political screed over heavy guitars. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
IGN's Ultimate Games-to-Film Guide Nov 7, 2009
Scribes Jon and Erich Hoeber penned the script; the project is based at Collision Entertainment with Universal Pictures distributing. A spokesperson at Universal confirmed to IGN that the movie is still in development and cautioned that everything is subject to change. (IGN FilmForce)
Review: 'Fourth Kind' Alienates Audience Nov 7, 2009
Universal Studios ImageMilla Jovovich in "The Fourth Kind" ... Now, Universal Pictures is trying the same tactic with the much higher budgeted horror movie, "The Fourth Kind." Unfortunately, the film fails on so many levels that the purported "actual" video footage and audio featured prominently throughout the movie quickly loses any kind of effect. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
New shingle for Sacha Baron Cohen Nov 6, 2009
At the same time, Four By Two Films has made a deal with Universal Pictures for Accidentes, a Baynham-scripted comedy in which Baron Cohen will play an ambulance-chasing personal injury attorney of Latin descent who becomes a hero of the working class when he helps an immigrant win a judgment against his wealthy employer after a landscaping mishap ... That production label folded, the rights lapsed, and a new deal was just made at Universal, which distributed the Baron Cohen-starrer... (Variety)
'V' returns with a darker edge Nov 4, 2009
He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care ... Not only do they want to be our BFFs, they promise to use their advanced technology to solve the world's problems and - get this - provide universal health care. (Fresno Bee)
Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Zoe Kravitz, Aasif Mandvi, Lauren Graham, Jim Gaffigan Cast in Focus Features' It's Kind of a Funny Story for Writer/Directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck Nov 3, 2009
Focus Features and Focus Features International are part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Christmas comes early Nov 2, 2009
But it's also an amazing and beautiful human story of redemption and that, of course, is universal and timeless. It still has something to say to us. (iAfrica.com)
Harlem scuffle Nov 1, 2009
We ve been around the world, and everyone in Germany and France really understands that this is a universal story, he says ... We ve been around the world, and everyone in Germany and France really understands that this is a universal story, he says. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Exploring the attraction of horror films Nov 1, 2009
He said there are universal things that trigger fear such as the dark, a feeling of loss of control, a sense of being trapped and the innocent - such as a child or parent - turning evil. Why do people like horror. (Medfield Press, MA)
Amitabh Bachchan ties up with Toonz for 3-D film Nov 1, 2009
Toonz Animation, which completed a decade of operations this year, has a clientele including Disney, BBC, Marvel, Paramount, Universal, Cartoon Network and Hallmark, and has changed its profile from being a production house to being a one-stop solutions provider for entertainment major across the world. Toonz Animations animated television series productions include The Adventures of Tenali Raman and Hanuman Returns. (India Times)
Is it good for us to feel scared? Nov 1, 2009
Yet it was watching the old Universal Horror classics at 5 or 6 years old that gave me a love of the genre that continues today. A good old fashioned ghost story will always beat these modern and dumb films. (BBC News -- UK)
Click to watch: Video Pirates: The Bane of Hollywood Oct 31, 2009
"Virtually every movie that's released winds up pirated on the Internet," says Richard Cotton, an executive vice president at NBC Universal. That is 400 to 500 films in the U.S. alone estimates Cotton. (CBS News -- 60 minutes)
Sherlock Holmes World War II Movies Oct 31, 2009
The first three movies in Universal Studios' popular Sherlock Holmes series of the 1940s had the detective battling Nazi agents rather than Victorian villains. In 1942 Universal Studios bought the rights to the Sherlock Holmes stories with original plans make 21 movies, two-thirds of which were to be based on the Conan Doyle stories ... Universal s Choice of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. (Suite101.com)
@ The Movies: Halloween Flick Picks Oct 31, 2009
The hardest thing for me to do to come up with this comprehensive list this time around was to separate myself from my first movie love -- the monster movie genre that Universal Studios brought to life in the early 1930s ... Universal Television Distribution, 2004 ... "The Bride Of Frankenstein" (1935): Any number of the classic Universal monster movies could have made this list, but "The Bride of Frankenstein" has always been my favorite. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Festival showcases films for women Oct 30, 2009
While the directors focus on women's issues, the short films end up dealing with universal topics presented in a dramatic, funny and occasionally irreverent manner. The best include Courtney Cox's "Monday Before Thanksgiving," a powerful story of dealing with death and "The Kinda Sutra," from di 00004000 rector Jessica Yu, that offers a very different look at how babies are made. (Fresno Bee)
Is Jackson's 'This Is It' Oscar Bound? Oct 30, 2009
Some scary stuff is universal, and even celebrities -- including Gerard Butler, Elijah Wood and Rob Zombie -- aren't immune. President Hugo Chavez said he met privately with actor Sean Penn on Wednesday, and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. (Click2Houston, TX)
How visiting his family can reveal important clues about your future mate Oct 30, 2009
- The sight, strolling into the "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" corner of Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights, was enough to give John C. Reilly a start. "It is SO weird walking into this place and seeing someone dressed as Crepsley, my character in the movie," he says. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Turner Classic Movies & Universal Studios Home Entertainment Team Up to Offer Made-to-Order DVDs of Rare Films Oct 29, 2009
Turner Classic Movies & Universal Studios Home Entertainment Team Up to Offer Made-to-Order DVDs of Rare Films - Yahoo ... Turner Classic Movies & Universal Studios Home Entertainment Team Up to Offer Made-to-Order DVDs of Rare Films ... ATLANTA, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) have entered into an extensive new partnership to offer classic movie fans rare vintage films, all digitally remastered, on DVD on a made-to-order basis.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Helping little ones cope with fear factor on Halloween Oct 29, 2009
"On 'MadTV' when they first started doing it, I would sit and watch tapes of the person for hours, like studying for the bar. None of it came naturally to me. In fact Phil LaMarr, who was on the original 'MadTV,' was such a good mimic that I would have him do the voice and then I would imitate his version of the voice. Giving the film industry the finger now in 3D! This post is going to make me sound like a cranky old lady, but I don't care. Add this to the l 00004000 ist of things that really... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Saw franchise creates buzz, but is it any good? Oct 29, 2009
I think it is important to look back at the original monster franchises the Universal Studios monsters Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy, etc ... Like the earlier Universal films, these narratives created memorable monsters that audiences craved to see in a variety of contexts. (MSNBC -- News)
Pop Music's 5 Best Halloween Songs Oct 28, 2009
And what besides the great Universal horror classics -- "Dracula," "Frankenstein," "The Wolf Man" and "The Mummy" -- have enshrined characters that are costume staples no matter what the year. In the Halloween landscape, music is a phantom. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
'Saw VI' Proves Jigsaw Has A Few More Sequels In Him Oct 25, 2009
UNIVERSAL CITY, California In the grand history of Hollywood, there are a lot of iconic characters, and a ton of sequels. But how many have been so beloved, complex and financially successful that they've been able to go six movies. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Dorchester writer-director brings new angle to ‘Business Is War’ Oct 25, 2009
Whether it s a deal gone down in the shadows of a street lamp or a merger finalized across a mahogany table, universal principles apply. Plenty of films have depicted the art of the hustle, and movies set against a corporate backdrop are in no short supply, but few have juxtaposed the two realms as candidly as Business Is War. (Boston Globe)
Daily television listings Oct 24, 2009
Hyperactive homage to Universal horror films with Hugh Jackman as the monster hunter. PG-13 (2004). (Boston Globe)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
The exact parsing varies by state, but some sort of stratification of killings by heinousness seems to be nearly universal ... The issue is not an atypical "bad family life" but a universal bourgeois problem of ambivalent over-involvement. (Salon)
Slanguage Dictionary Oct 23, 2009
major -- one of the eight major film studios (Disney, MGM, Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, Universal, Warner Brothers). megaplex -- a movie theater with more than 16 screens; "Cineplex Odeon's Universal City megaplex has 18 screens." (See also: multiplex) ... " pour -- cocktail party; "Universal held a pour for the press in New York to promote its upcoming release. (Variety)
DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't Oct 22, 2009
They travel the festival circuit for a few months, and the better ones get released in theaters or via VOD, before being universally rejected by the media-saturated public's collective immune system ... By the time Clough took over at Leeds, full of rhetoric about transforming the team from widely loathed champions into universally beloved champions, he had driven away his lumpish right-hand man Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall, one of those British character actors who's great in everything) ...... (Salon)
Weather Channel to air movies for first time Oct 21, 2009
None of the first four movies are distributed by NBC Universal. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Weather)
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World Oct 21, 2009
These days, however, Asterix is a global brand in itself: more than 325 million of the comic hero's books have been sold in 107 different languages around the world, proving without a doubt the lasting and universal appeal of the plucky French characters. Uderzo, who has been both writer and illustrator of the series since Goscinny's death in 1977, attributes Asterix's enduring appeal to people's love of stories about underdogs sticking it to the Man. (Time.com)
Paul and Chris Weitz find a blood bond Oct 20, 2009
And then, of course, there's the fact that on a recent early fall afternoon, they're seated together at a table on the Universal lot, the same place where their grandmother, Mexican actress Lupita Tovar, shot her starring role in the studio's 1931 Spanish-language version of "Dracula," produced by their grandfather, Paul Kohner. Vampire blood, you might say, runs in the family. (FOX59, IN)
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Fans had a good range of choices among horror tales, action, family fare and romantic comedy, including the previous weekend's No. 1 movie, Universal's "Couples Retreat," which slipped to fourth-place with $17 ... Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.;... (KCRA 3, CA)
Sam Raimi Happy To Raise 'Hell' Again Oct 15, 2009
Universal Studios Image ... New on DVD and Blu-ray (Universal Studios Home Entertainment) Tuesday, "Drag Me to Hell" brings back to the fore all of the grand gore, hyper-kinetic pacing, visual razzle-dazzle and, most importantly, exhilarating scares that helped put Raimi on the map with the first "Evil Dead" film in 1981 ... Universal Studios Image. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Fear in space Oct 14, 2009
In the production notes of the film provided by Golden Screen Cinemas Quaid was quoted: Its a thriller, but its also a universal story. Thats when these movies really work when youre telling a fantastic story. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The Young Pro Oct 12, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Fans Check In For 'Couples Retreat' With $35.3M Oct 12, 2009
"Couples Retreat" exceeded expectations for distributor Universal Pictures, which had hoped the movie would top the $20 million range. The solid opening came just days after Universal replaced top managers Marc Shmuger and David Linde with Adam Fogelson and Donna Langley, who were promoted from other jobs within the studio ... The management shake-up followed a summer of slim pickings at the box office for Universal, which released the Will Ferrell dud "Land of the Lost" and such commercial... (Click2Houston, TX)
No competition means big bucks for 'Couples Retreat' Oct 12, 2009
By Universal Pictures via AP. Malin Akerman, left, Vince Vaughn and Jean Reno in Couples Retreat. (USA Today -- Life)
Box Office Weekend: Couples Fills a Vacuum Oct 12, 2009
Box Office Weekend: 'Couples Retreat' Advance, 'Paranormal' Activates - TIME (Time.com)
The sad and curious exile of the American mustache Oct 11, 2009
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"Slumdog's" A.R. Rahman Loved by the West Oct 10, 2009
His latest composition is for "Couple's Retreat," a yoga-inflected romantic comedy written, produced by and starring Vince Vaughn, released Friday by Universal Studios. He spent nearly three months working on "Couple's Retreat," first in London and then in L.A.. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Squeezing Every Dime from DVDs Oct 10, 2009
Another player feeling the hot breath of Hollywood is Redbox, the fast-growing upstart whose $1 DVD rental kiosks are in supermarkets across the U.S. In a bid to protect DVD sales, Warner, Universal, and Fox have threatened to withhold titles from Redbox unless it agrees to several restrictions. According to a lawsuit Redbox filed against Universal, they include limiting the number of titles rented in each machine, sharing rental fees, and waiting 45 days after a film has been in stores before... (BusinessWeek)
Travel Briefs Oct 9, 2009
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando ... Horror movie fans and anyone else who likes the idea of being scared silly will want to check out Universal theme park s Halloween Horror Nights this fall, as a Ripped from the Silver Screen theme brings The Wolfman, Jigsaw and Chucky to life ... The Wolfman movie doesn t hit theaters until February but Universal guests will get a preview of the character and his obsessions at the park. (Carroll County Times, MD)
An Education Oct 9, 2009
Of course, that s largely because the themes of transition and what it means to be an adult are relatively universal regardless of gender. And credit Sarsgaard s performance (and Scherfig s direction) for preventing David s courtship from becoming overwhelmingly sleazy; the conspicuous age gap actually adds to the film s poignancy rather than distracts from it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Zombieland' slays with $24.7 million weekend; 'Cloudy' still shines with $15.8 million Oct 6, 2009
"Love Happens," Universal, $2,749,025, 1,922 locations, $1,430 average, $18,882,080, three weeks ... Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned... (FOX59, IN)
Hollywood ending Oct 6, 2009
Two execs axed at NBC's struggling Universal ... Universal Studios, the film division of NBC Universal, shook up its management ranks yesterday, ousting co-chairmen Marc Shmuger and David Linde and elevating two internal executives to replace them ... The ouster of Shmuger and Linde had been considered a done deal since the summer, when Universal Studios President Ron Meyer and NBCU boss Jeff Zucker locked horns over the studio's performance and direction. (New York Post -- Business)
Disney, Universal Replace Film Heads as Box-Office Sales Lag Behind Rivals Oct 6, 2009
Disney, Universal Name New Leadership at Flagging Film Studios - Bloomberg ... Disney, Universal Name New Leadership at Flagging Film Studios ... Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- and s NBC Universal named new executives to lead their film studios after falling behind competitors at the box office. (Bloomberg -- US)
* INTERVIEW: Film director fights for freedom of expression Oct 6, 2009
This is the universal human right to creativity. LT: Was the persistence of the Australians of any help to you. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fans feast on undead as 'Zombieland' opens to $25M Oct 5, 2009
Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Hollywood's New Toys Oct 4, 2009
have bought the rights to Lego, Dreamworks bought View-Master, and Universal bought Ouija, Candyland, Battleship, and Barbie. Why It's a Gamble. (Suite101.com)
* World Business Quick Take Oct 4, 2009
GE mulls NBC Universal IPO. General Electric (GE) said on Friday it was considering an initial public offering for NBC Universal or a partnership for the media and entertainment giant formed with Frances Vivendi five years ago ... Discussions are ongoing on an IPO, said the spokesman for GE, which owns 80 percent of NBC Universal, adding that a partnership was also a possibility. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Streep, Gere, Clooney bound for Rome film fest Oct 3, 2009
Universal Pictures has acquired the rights for a movie based on the Mattel dolls ... Universal has released animated Barbie movies on home video, but this will be Barbie's first live-action adventure. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Comcast Exploring Stake in NBC Oct 3, 2009
May Buy up to 51 Percent of NBC Universal from General Electric ... (AP) Comcast Corp. might spend billions for a stake in NBC Universal, a deal that would transform the nation's largest cable TV provider into one of the most prominent owners of TV shows, movies and other programming as well ... General Electric Co., which owns 80 percent of NBC Universal, has been in talks with Comcast to unload part of the entertainment unit, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on... (CBS News)
Comcast eyes future in NBC Universal bid Oct 3, 2009
Comcast eyes future in bid for NBC Universal ... Discussing a potential spin-off of NBC Universal, with CNBC's David Faber ... Now Comcast is in talks with General Electric Co. to take a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal. (MSNBC -- Business)
@ The Movies: Halloween Flick Picks Oct 2, 2009
The hardest thing for me to do to come up with this comprehensive list this time around was to separate myself from my first movie love -- the monster movie genre that Universal Studios brought to life in the early 1930s ... Universal Television Distribution, 2004Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff in "The Bride of Frankenstein" ... "The Bride Of Frankenstein" (1935): Any number of the classic Universal monster movies could have made this list, but "The Bride of Frankenstein" has always been my... (KERO 23, CA)
Wall Street to Comcast: You're Serious? Oct 2, 2009
Reports that the cable giant might want to buy NBC Universal sent its stock reeling ... (According to a report on CNBC, Comcast officials are now talking about merging their content assets with those of NBC Universal to create a new company ... Moffett also postulates that Comcast would be able to control the timing of when NBC shows or Universal movies show up on its video-on-demand services, perhaps making them earlier than current offerings to enhance their popularity. (BusinessWeek)
Popular films inspire Halloween Horror Nights | VIDEO Oct 2, 2009
Beware if you're headed to Universal Studios this time of year ... Michael Roddy, show director for Universal Orlando Resort, said last Friday at opening night that classic horror films will come to life at the Orlando theme park ... "We've worked with major film companies -- Universal Pictures, Lionsgate eand Twisted Pictures -- to put you in some of the most horrific films of all time," Roddy said. (Florida Today)
Lifetime Networks' 'Stop Breast Cancer for Life' Multi-Platform Public Service Campaign Marks Fifteenth Year Fighting Breast Cancer Oct 2, 2009
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Barbie, Other Kid Classics Hit the Big Screen Sep 30, 2009
Hollywood production companies, including Universal Pictures, are teaming with the likes of Hasbro to recreate game classics into screen adaptations ... Universal Pictures has reportedly struck a deal with Mattel to bring to the big screen in a live action film ... "Barbie is the most famous doll in history, a unique cultural icon in the world of brands," said Universal Pictures Chairman Marc Shmuger. (ABC News)
NYTVF and ION Television Announce Partnership on Newly Launched Screenplay Competition: "Act I: The ION Television Movie Contest" Sep 30, 2009
"Act I: The ION Television Movie Contest is a unique contest offering screenwriters a chance to have their original drama script developed into a new TV movie to air on the recently rebranded ION Television, a broadcast network that reaches over 96 million households. One winner is guaranteed a development deal with ION Television. To enter, writers must submit a movie treatment (5 to 10 pages) and the first act of their screenplay (20 to 40 pages). The deadline for entry is November 30,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'King James' to enter comedy realm Sep 26, 2009
James will appear in "Fantasy Basketball Camp" by Universal Pictures. The movie is about five guys from different backgrounds who come to Las Vegas to live out their fantasy by attending James' basketball camp. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
50 this year and now Barbie gets her own movie Sep 26, 2009
Universal Pictures has acquired the rights for a movie based on the fashion dolls, which were created in 1959 ... Universal has previously released animated Barbie movies on home video, but this will be Barbie's first live action adventure. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
MOVIE BLOG: Barbie - the new leading lady? Sep 25, 2009
Alongside this piece of news, Universal Pictures has acquired the rights of another Mattel line to make a ... The cartoon, which Universal also distributes, has done relatively well, and if Waldo of Wheres Waldo and Stretch Armstrong can get their own movies, Barbie certainly takes the proverbial cake when it comes popular toys that would make popular movies. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Barbie goes to Hollywood: report Sep 25, 2009
The 50-year-old figurine fashionista, reputedly the biggest selling toy of all time, will be brought to life by Universal Pictures following a deal between the studio and manufacturer Mattel, Variety reported. "Barbie is the most famous doll in history, a unique cultural icon in the world of brands," Universal Pictures chairman Marc Shmuger said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Universal Studios Singapore(R) Announces Launch of World's ONLY 'Madagascar' Theme Park Attraction From DreamWorks Animation Sep 24, 2009
Source: Universal Parks & Resorts ... SINGAPORE, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia's largest integrated resort in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, has created not one, but TWO world's firsts in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) within its Universal Studios Singapore theme park ... Themed after DreamWorks Animation's blockbuster movie Madagascar, Madagascar: A Crate Adventure will be a mega-attraction at Universal Studios Singapore when it opens in early 2010. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
