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Sony Lands Sorkin for Steve Jobs Biopic

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Following up on their successful collaboration on David Fincher's "The Social Network," Sony and producer Scott Rudin are bringing on Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to adapt Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs' bestselling biography. The project is being produced by Rudin, Mark Gordon and Guymon Casady.

By Anne Thompson
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May 16, 2012 2:11 AM
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Sony and Universal Hawk Summer and Holiday Slates, from 'Spider-Man' and 'Total Recall' to 'Battleship' and 'Bourne'

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Which of the six studio presentations at CinemaCon were represented by their chairmen? One could argue that the ones who most wanted to be identified with their slates, to OWN them if you will, were the ones who showed up.

By Anne Thompson
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April 27, 2012 4:26 PM
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Immersed in Movies: Aardman's Peter Lord Talks 'Pirates'

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Stop-motion is back again this year with three animated releases: Aardman's "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" (opening tomorrow), Laika's "ParaNorman" (Aug. 17), and Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" (October 5). And what I've seen of all three, the bar has been significantly raised technologically to keep up with CG...

By Bill Desowitz
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April 26, 2012 2:28 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.

By Anne Thompson
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April 4, 2012 10:09 PM
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It's Official: Lynton Moves Up to Run Sony Corporation of America In Addition to Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Respected Sony veteran exec Michael Lynton is moving up to chair Sony Corporation of America. The news broke last week in the Financial Times and New York Times; Lynton will continue as chairman/CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment. (The official release is pasted below.)

By Anne Thompson
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March 29, 2012 2:56 PM
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'Dragon Tattoo' DVD Release Maintains Anti-Establishment Attitude with Pirated Disc

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"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" DVD release has, according to TheWrap, "created the sort of mystery that even Lisbeth Salander might have trouble solving." It looks like a blank, pirated disc with the title seemingly hand-scrawled across it...

By Sophia Savage
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March 22, 2012 3:30 PM
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Weekend Box Office: '21 Jump Street' is Head of the Class with $35 million; 'John Carter' Drops to $13 million

Box Office

Sony’s “21 Jump Street” took a seat at the head of the class at the North American box office as the re-imagined buddy-comedy racked up a hefty $35 million on its first weekend in theaters.

By Brian Fuson
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March 18, 2012 12:55 PM
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Oscar Watch: Profiles of the Nine Shortlisted Foreign Language Oscar Contenders UPDATED

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Nine films out of 63 qualified submissions are moving on in the race for the Oscar for Foreign Language Film. The Phase I foreign language committee of several hundred L.A.-based Academy voters screened the films between mid-October and January 13.

By Anne Thompson and Tom Brueggemann
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January 18, 2012 1:38 PM
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IN THE WORKS: Girl with Dragon Tattoo Sequel Does Not Have a Green Light UPDATED

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UPDATE: Sony is going ahead with the second and third installments of the Millennium Triology, "The Girl who Played with Fire" and "The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest." Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig are on board but David Fincher won't necessarily return...

By Anne Thompson
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January 9, 2012 11:28 AM
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Sony Tries To Keep Review Lid on Fincher's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Sony is trying to contain critics who are itching to review David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," which has an official review embargo date of December 13 in advance of its December 21 release. Studios use reviews as marketing fodder, and figure if they screen a film in advance for press, they have the right to demand that the media hold off on tweets, posts and publishing until closer to release.