Joshua L. Weinstein
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AFTRA, Record Labels Reach Agreement on Sound Recording Contract
After testy negotiations, the proposal will now go to AFTRA members for ratification
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Mandate Options Leah Rachel Comedy ‘The Young, the Hot, and the Bothered”
Dan Jinks signs on to produce the coming-of-age comedy
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IFC Midnight Acquires U.S. Rights to ‘Rites of Spring’
Padraig Reynolds wrote and directed the thriller about a group of kidnappers who abduct the daughter of a wealthy socialite
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Paramount Chief Brad Grey Signs 5-Year Contract Extension
The executive will remain as chairman and CEO as the studio tries to ramp up its own inhouse franchises
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Arianna Gives AOL TV a HuffPost Makeover
Jaimie Etkin, former associate culture editor for Newsweek and The Daily Beast will run the rebranded site
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Sony, Escape Artists Extend First-Look Deal
Escape Artists, which made Sony’s “The Pursuit of Happyness,” has been at the studio since 1998
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‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ to Open a Day Early, to Beat the Yule Crush
Sony switches the release date from Dec. 21 to 7 p.m. Dec. 20 — getting a jump on a spectacularly crowded weekend
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IFC Acquires Mary Harron’s ‘The Moth Diaries’
Written and directed by the “American Psycho” writer-director, the film played at the Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals
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Verve: The Little Agency That Could Black List
The upstart agency, along with Paradigm, has more scripts on the list than one-time powerhouse ICM and the long-established Gersh and APA
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Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson Project Goes to Universal
Production on the thriller is scheduled to begin in April 2012
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David Dinerstein to Head New Indie, LD Distribution
Mickey Liddell’s Liddell Entertainment is launching the new company
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‘The Imitation Game’ Tops 2011 Black List
Franklin Leonard’s annual list of best unproduced screenplays includes 73 scripts
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Christmas Crush: Too Many Big Films Crowd Soft Holiday Box Office
“War Horse,” “Dragon Tattoo,” “Mission Impossible” and “Tintin” lead a crowd of tentpoles into a slow marketplace. Says one exec: “It’s insane”
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Music Executive Remains Critical After Hollywood Shooting Rampage
Also, a Hollywood Reporter photo editor suffered minor injuries
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Indie Box Office: ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Debuts to Big $75K Per Location
Jason Reitman comedy “Young Adult” also opens strong, averaging $40K per engagement