Daniel Frankel
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Shirley MacLaine to Receive AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Oscar-winning “Terms of Endearment” star becomes the American Film Institute’s 40th recipient of the honor
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Box Office: Light-Punching ‘Real Steel’ Wins It With $27.3M
It ain’t exactly a knockout, but DreamWorks robot boxing movie meets tracking and finishes No. 1; same deal for Clooney’s “Ides of March,” which finishes No. 2 with $10.4M
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Friday Box Office: Soft-Punching ‘Real Steel’ No. 1 With $8.5M
DreamWorks’ $110M robot-boxing movie looks like it’ll only hit the mid-20s this weekend; Clooney’s “Ides of March” pacing for around $11M
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No Basketball, No Billions: Media Preps for NBA Lockout Disaster
While the TV business dodged an NFL stoppage, a timely start to the pro basketball season looks unlikely — and the losses will be in the billions
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‘2 Broke Girls’ Gets Full-Season Order From CBS
Monday-night comedy has the highest adult demo rating of any new series
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MPAA Taps Henry Hoberman Global General Counsel
Former RHI suit will oversee the lobby group’s legal affairs and intellectual property protection
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More Disney 3D Re-Releases on the Way: ‘Beauty & the Beast,’ ‘Nemo,’ on the List
“Monsters, Inc.” and “The Little Mermaid” will get also get a 3D re-release after “Lion King’s” huge performance
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Paramount Pictures Shutters NYC Distribution (Exclusive)
With distribution contracts with Marvel and DreamWorks Animation ending, film studio liquidates New York distribution office
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AFTRA Board Gives OK to Strike on Music Labels
Labor group gives strike authorization to negotiators working on a new sound recordings contract
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Worse Than the First: Second Sarah Palin Doc Bombs at the Box Office
Nick Broomfield’s unauthorized biography “Sara Palin: You Betcha!” opens to just $7,000 at six theaters; is public’s interest in Palin waning?
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NPR Fills CEO Post Vacated by Schiller with Gary Knell of Sesame Workshop
Former Sesame Workshop chief will take over the publicly-funded news network starting on Dec. 1
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Melissa McCarthy Is Vaudeville Star Lulu Diamonds (‘SNL’ Video)
She stars in an “SNL” skit that targets everything from TCM to shapely and overtly sexual Vaudeville-era actresses
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Box Office Goes for Upbeat: ‘Dolphin Tale’ Takes $14.2M in Downer Market
Church-backed family drama “Courageous” is the only new film to break through, as “50/50,” “Dream House” and “What’s Your Number?” all come in under $10M
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Friday Box Office: ‘Moneyball’ No. 1 in the Standings With $3.9M
Brad Pitt baseball movie, “Dolphin Tale, Sony family drama “Courageous” fight for No. 1, as audiences reject downer new releases