Daniel Frankel
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Box Office: Disney’s Princess to Get Tangled Up by ‘Harry’
“Burlesque,” “Love and Other Drugs” and “Faster” also open Wednesday
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Meet Russell Crowe: Former A-List Actor
Ten years and 10 wide releases since “Gladiator,” only “A Beautiful Mind” has made any serious money
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After 2-Week Labor Battle, IATSE Settles With ‘Biggest Loser’
Agreement ends stage workers’ strike of NBC reality show
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Whedon’s ‘Buffy’ Remake Reaction — ‘It’s a Sad, Sad Day’
In tongue-in-cheek email to E! Online columnist, “Vampire Slayer” creator suggests studios come up with some original ideas, “like I did with my ‘Avengers’ idea that I made up myself.”
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Conjure This: ‘Potter’ Starts to Series-Best $125.1M at Weekend Box Office
Part 7 of Warner’s fantasy franchise drops 37% on Saturday, missing $130M+ projections … but it’s still way bigger than any previous ‘Potter’ film domestically; film grosses $330.1M worldwide
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Box Office: ‘Potter’ Has His Best First Day at $61.2M
It won’t come close to “Dark Knight’s” record, but $130M+ pace will deliver the J.K. Rowling franchise its best three-day debut ever; Haggis film “Next Three Days” even softer than predicted at $2.2M
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Fox News Panel Mocks Sarah Palin’s New Show (video)
Panel including Judith Miller and Liz Trotta caught bashing former VP nominee’s new TLC series
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Technicolor Closes North Hollywood Film Print Plant
Company consolidates its North American release-print operations into Montreal plant
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Box Office: ‘Potter’ Could Top ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Twilight’ Records
With “Deathly Hallows Part 1” maxing out in pre-sales, “Black Knight’s” $158.4M three-day mark and “Eclipse’s $30M midnight number are on the table
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Weinstein Hires Top Lawyers to Fight MPAA Ratings
Legal team featuring Bert Fields and David Boies will challenge R-rating for “The King’s Speech” and NC-17 mark for “Blue Valentine”
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Sony Pushes ‘Bad Teacher’ Back to Summer
Jake Kasdan film starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake and Jason Segel moved from April 1 to June 17; studio says it’s testing strong and will play better as a summer comedy
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Join the Bel-Air Movie Circuit — for Just $4,000/Month
Studios are being pitched new revenue schemes that would bring first-run films into the homes of oil barons and Wall Street bandits
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Get Ready for the Biggest ‘Potter’ Opening Yet
Predicted to take in more than $135 million its first weekend, sequel’s tracking is “so astronomical, the models are breaking down” says one rival-studio executive
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‘Two and a Half Men’ Re-Upped in Syndication
Tribune and Sinclair stations sign on for seven more years of Chuck Lorre sitcom
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‘Biggest Loser’ Strikers Get Support From Talent, AFL-CIO
National labor group pledges its resources to IATSE, while series host Alison Sweeney looks to raise money for the show’s striking workers