“Sony Pictures to Release Michael Jackson Movie on October 30 - Sofia News Agency” plus 4 more |
- Sony Pictures to Release Michael Jackson Movie on October 30 - Sofia News Agency
- Julia Child book sales soar as movie opens - Chicago Sun-Times
- Teen Choice Awards winners - Hanford Sentinel
- Sneak Preview: 'Julie & Julia,' 'G.I. Joe' and other new movies - Observer-Dispatch
- Redbox challenges studios - Nashville Tennessean
| Sony Pictures to Release Michael Jackson Movie on October 30 - Sofia News Agency Posted: 11 Aug 2009 02:13 AM PDT Sony Pictures Entertainment received court approval to bring Michael Jackson to the big screen, and the movie will be released on October 30. The court's authorization, announced Monday in Probate Court by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Mitchell Beckloff, allows them to edit more than 80 hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage into a movie, Los Angeles Times reported. The deal was negotiated in July by Sony Pictures and its sibling unit, Sony Music Entertainment, with the Michael Jackson Estate and AEG Live, producer of the late singer's planned London concert series. The film, like the concerts, will be called "This Is It". Although several studios expressed interest, Sony emerged the winner by agreeing to pay Jackson's estate and AEG Live at least USD 60 M for the film rights. "High School Musical" director Kenny Ortega, who was directing the concert series, is in negotiations with Sony to produce and direct the movie, his representatives at Paradigm Talent Agency confirmed. His job will consist primarily of honing the footage into a movie in just two months. "The world will see what our team was so fortunate to experience, which was the full commitment, passion and creativity that Michael put into the project", Ortega said in a statement. As part of the deal, Sony will deduct the cost of making the movie from the USD 60 M minimum. After covering its costs for distribution and marketing, it then will split the rest of the film's revenue with the Jackson Estate and AEG via a complex formula that was redacted from a copy of the agreement filed in court. Many of the fall's best movie release dates are already crowded with releases. The only other movie currently scheduled to open Oct. 30 is a Weinstein Co. comedy, "Youth in Revolt."
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| Julia Child book sales soar as movie opens - Chicago Sun-Times Posted: 11 Aug 2009 01:59 AM PDT
Meryl Streep's performance as Julia Child in "Julie & Julia," which opened last weekend, has helped return the late chef's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, a classic published nearly 50 years ago, to the top of best-seller lists. On Monday, a $40 hardcover of Mastering topped the charts of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com, easily outpacing a $7.99 paperback of the book that gave the film its title, "Julie & Julia" -- Julie Powell's memoir about spending a year preparing all the recipes in Child's book. Powell's book was No. 16 on Barnes & Noble.com and No. 27 on Amazon.  AP  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Teen Choice Awards winners - Hanford Sentinel Posted: 10 Aug 2009 10:17 PM PDT _ Choice Movie Action Adventure: "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sneak Preview: 'Julie & Julia,' 'G.I. Joe' and other new movies - Observer-Dispatch Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:38 PM PDT JULIE & JULIA: The queen of summer movies, Meryl Streep, sinks her teeth into the queen of celebrity chefs by playing cooking icon Julia Child in Nora Ephron's adaptation of Julie Powell's 2005 memoir about how she whipped up all 524 recipes in Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in 365 days. The radiant Amy Adams plays Powell, who never meets Child on screen but fantasizes about her hero's rise to prominence in post-World War II France while she cooks. THE COVE: Ric O'Barry used to train dolphins for the old TV series "Flipper." Now he travels the oceans to champion their cause in the face of the murder and exploitation by fishermen looking to capitalize on their high bounty. Joined by filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and representatives of the Oceanic Preservation Society, O'Barry exposes the horrors of a seedy industry while trying to avoid arrest. G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA: Last year, the girls got their "doll" movie with "Kit Kittredge," now the boys get theirs with the plastic Channing Tatum playing the plastic superhero from our youth. Dennis Quaid and Joseph Gordon-Levitt costar, as does Sienna Miller, who is looking to end a string of ruining every movie she's in. ADAM: Undoubtedly the first rom-com about Asperger's syndrome, this stars Rose Byrne and Hugh Dancy as the mismatched couple that must learn to deal with his affliction in order to find happiness. YOO-HOO, MRS. GOLDBERG: A documentary about radio and television pioneer Gertrude Berg, who was the creator, writer and star of "The Goldbergs," a popular radio show that grew into TV's first sitcom in 1949. PAPER HEART: Michael Cera and Charlyne Yi star in a pseudo-documentary about whether or not true love exists. A PERFECT GETAWAY: Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich play newlyweds who decide to spend their honeymoon backpacking in remote areas of Hawaii. Little do they know that unspeakable horrors await them and their fellow hikers. The Patriot Ledger  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Redbox challenges studios - Nashville Tennessean Posted: 08 Aug 2009 12:08 AM PDT LOS ANGELES Hollywood studios are split over Redbox, the $1-a-night DVD rental kiosk company: They could supply it with cheap wholesale discs and ride its massive growth, or starve it in the hopes of preserving higher-priced purchases. News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox fell on the side of starvation this week, joining General Electric Co.'s Universal Pictures, whose withholding of discs prompted a lawsuit. On the flip side, Sony Corp.'s movie division signed a five-year deal last month to supply Redbox. As part of the deal, Redbox would get discs more cheaply but would have to destroy copies after their rental lives ended rather than sell them as "previously viewed" for $7 apiece, as it had done in the past. Many other studios are taking a wait-and-see approach. Although fans of the self-service vending machines won't notice a difference, the approach is crucial to Redbox and the studios. Lack of studio supply forces Redbox to buy discs from regular retailers just like an individual might go to Walmart or Best Buy cutting into profits and stifling its growth. The studios want to keep their consumers happy but are concerned the cheap kiosks could erode demand for higher-priced DVD purchases, which are the lifeblood of the industry. "I do not think this will destroy the film business, but it's certainly a major issue over the next few years, especially if it continues to grow at the rate it's growing," Pali Capital analyst Rich Greenfield said. "Whether or not the titles get sold at the end of it, $1 a day does not help the entire movie industry." On Wednesday, 20th Century Fox ordered its wholesale distributors to stop supplying Redbox until 30 days after movie discs are released for sale. The policy takes effect Oct. 27. The studio said the move was intent on "maintaining the quality image and value perception of Fox movies." News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said $1 rentals were "grossly undervaluing" its product. Universal Pictures insisted on a 45-day delay, which Redbox refused, and the studio cut off Redbox's supply last December. Redbox, a subsidiary of Bellevue, Wash.-based Coinstar Inc., sued to prevent Universal from stopping its supply, claiming antitrust laws had been broken. A federal judge in Delaware is expected to rule soon.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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