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ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: The Smiths (music group), Cee Lo Green, Boy Scouts of America, Human Accomplishments, Library of Congress
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How the L.A. Film Fest Wooed Hollywood
ReutersJun 13 (TheWrap.com) - Hollywood is finally embracing the Los Angeles Film Festival. Studios once reluctant to showcase top films at LAFF, which officially opens on Thursday night in downtown L.A. after a pre-festival screening of "Man of Steel" on...Tags: Ricky Jay, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, The Hurt Locker (movie), Magic Mike (movie)
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UCLA, LA Film Festival Partner to Support Socially Aware Filmmaking (Exclusive)
ReutersJun 11 (TheWrap.com) - UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television has partnered with the Los Angeles Film Festival to support filmmaking on subjects of social importance, they announced on Tuesday. UCLA dean Teri Schwartz will host two panels during the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, United Nations, Los Angeles Film Festival, Entertainment
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David Koch's chilling effect on public television
We seem to have entered an era of government snooping and censorship unsurpassed even by the dismal standard set four decades ago by President Richard Nixon. In recent days, we have discovered that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative...Tags: Media Industry, PBS (tv network), Citizen Kane (movie), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Tribune Company
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City's festivals go hunting for variety
At this year's Just for Laughs Chicago comedy festival, not one of the main headliners, the people playing the Chicago Theatre and featured atop the website, is a woman. Not Bob Newhart. Not Bill Maher. Not Russell Brand or Seth Meyers. Not even any...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Lena Dunham, Brown University, Cannes Film Festival
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Ethan Hawke makes waves at box office with 2 new films
If you've been longing to see Ethan Hawke more on the big screen, the next few weeks are a golden opportunity. He's starring in two movies, each representing very different facets of his multi-tiered career. Opening Friday is the low-budget, but highly...
Tags: Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke, Entertainment, Movies, The Purge (movie)
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'Post Tenebras Lux's' Carlos Reygadas is polarizing
When "Post Tenebras Lux" premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival, it was mostly met with boos and pans, yet days later Carlos Reygadas won the festival's best director prize. It is that sort of polarized response to his work overall and "Post...Tags: Mexico City, Post Tenebras Lux (movie), Landforms, Skype, Cannes Film Festival
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'Breakfast Club': How a talky teen film became a classic
I was in 7th grade when "The Breakfast Club" opened in theaters, and I distinctly remember thinking the movie was totally right about everything. I wasn't in high school yet (and that was surely one of movie's allures; a peek in a world I would soon...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Ally Sheedy, Goodfellas (movie), Second City Television (tv program), Judd Nelson
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Film Festivals: A Firsthand Account From the Front Lines of 21st-Century 'DIY' Distribution
ReutersMay 29 (TheWrap.com) - First off, we love film festivals. For us, there is no better way to spend a week than immersing ourselves in cinema and hanging with those who create and enjoy it. But the role of festivals is changing. In the mid-2000s, we made a...Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Social Media, Politics
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'Ad Eaters' invade Hollywood: Cinematheque hosts unique film fest
"The Night of the Ad Eaters” is a touring international festival that showcases hundreds of commercials from 40 countries. Created and produced by Jean Marie Boursicot for more than 30 years, the advertising extravaganza has developed a devoted...Tags: Star Wars (movie), Entertainment Events, Harrison Ford, George Clooney, Brad Pitt
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Jason Blum: How to succeed in the microbudget movie business
A couple years ago the agent-turned-producer Gavin Polone ("Zombieland") detailed just how excessive movie star perks can be. Not only are actors paid a salary, he noted in a piece for Vulture, but add-ons often include private jet travel and luxury...
Tags: Scott Derrickson, Budgets and Budgeting, Insidious (movie), Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke
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South Windsor Grad Producer On 'What Maisie Knew'
The Hartford Courant"What Maisie Knew" opened in New York and Los Angeles to fine reviews, and it moves to more theaters this week, including opening in New Haven and Hartford. The Julianne Moore-Steve Coogan divorce drama, adapted from the novel by Henry James, is the...Tags: Washington, DC, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Liam Neeson, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Entertainment
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