Thompson on Hollywood

Media Watch: Brian Brooks Returns To New York as Managing Editor, But Not at Deadline

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When veteran managing editor Brian Brooks left Indiewire in January to move to Los Angeles, he was hired by Deadline editrix Nikki Finke to be her west coast editor. Well, three months later, Brooks is back in his Manhattan apartment (which he never let go).

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April 9, 2012 9:12 PM
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Brit Week Takes Over Los Angeles, Because Somehow They Need More Attention

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The British Are Coming! Brit Week takes over Los Angeles April 24 - May 7 to promo everything Brit, from films, fashion and stars from across the pond to the sovereign state's top innovators and artists. This celebration of greatness and prosperity reads like a marketing grab for attention and respect for still being one of the great world powers.

By Sophia Savage
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April 9, 2012 5:43 PM
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Lionsgate and Summit Move Back Release of 'Ender's Game' as Merger Shakes Out, with Changes on International Side

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To most observers January's Lionsgate Summit merger couldn't have worked out better; Summit sold at the top of their game with one last "Twilight" still to come, and the merger went through before the launch of expected franchise "Hunger Games," which did not disappoint. But integrating two organizations is not easy.

By Anne Thompson
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April 9, 2012 5:16 PM
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Scorsese Talks Sinatra Biopic Possibilities: HBO Miniseries vs. Movie? 'Now's The Time to Execute It On The Page'

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After his positive experience with HBO on "Boardwalk Empire" and the prestigious Oscar-winning money-loser "Hugo," Martin Scorsese is reconsidering the way to proceed with his Frank Sinatra biopic.

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April 9, 2012 1:41 PM
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Mike Wallace Obits (Video)

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When someone like Mike Wallace dies, you feel the loss. That's because the CBS "60 Minutes" newsman, who died at 93 after a long illness, fearlessly practiced a level of rigorous stand-up journalism that rarely exists anymore.

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April 8, 2012 11:58 AM
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Amazon Studios Director Roy Price Talks Second-Year Changes

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It's more than a year since Amazon Studios launched its radical new approach to making movies. Where are they now? Well, Amazon Studios director Roy Price has finalized a development slate of fifteen projects in the works.

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April 6, 2012 4:29 PM
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'Animal Kingdom' Director David Michod Names Next Project

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When David Michod arrived with "Animal Kingdom" (which went on to many a Best of 2010 list), the world took note. The Australian director has finally named his next project, "The Rover," which is based on an idea with one of his "Animal Kingdom" stars, Joel Edgerton...

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April 6, 2012 1:53 PM
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Tribeca Film Institute & Sloan Foundation's Screenwriting Award Goes to Grainger David's 'Penny Stock'

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The winner of the Tribeca Film Institute and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's $50,000 screenwriting award for a science-themed script goes to Grainger David of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts...

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April 5, 2012 4:38 PM
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The Hollywood Reporter's Jay Fernandez Joins Indiewire as Senior Writer and News Editor

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I am thrilled to announce that after a long search for just the right person to head the Indiewire editorial team in New York as News Editor and Senior Writer, Jay Fernandez will start at Indiewire on April 23.

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April 5, 2012 1:44 PM
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Trying to Load Sony and Amazon Instant Video App for My PlayStation 3

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As soon as Amazon and Sony Computer Entertainment announced the launch of the Amazon Instant Video app for PlayStation 3, which means that as an Amazon Prime member I can not only upload to watch on my TV some 120,000 movies and TV shows, but 17,000 movies and TV shows on the PlayStation Network as well.