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Amazon Makes Its First Exclusive Movie Deal – And It’s With A24
“Spring Breakers” and “The Spectacular Now” will be available to Amazon Prime subscribers
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‘Mad Max’ Reboot Starring Tom Hardy to Be Released in Summer 2015
The actor steps into the role once occupied by Mel Gibson in the Warner Bros. project
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‘Crazy Heart’ Director Scott Cooper Exits Warner Bros.’ Stephen King Adaptation (Exclusive)
The studio brought in the director to re-write and direct “The Stand” earlier this year
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Martin Scorsese, ‘Hoop Dreams’ Director Steve James to Crowdfund Roger Ebert Documentary
Fans who contribute $25 will get to watch the Roger Ebert doc before anyone else
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Greenlighting Movies in the Tentpole Era: A Tough Numbers Game
Studio execs develop detailed business plans before approving projects for production
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Drafthouse Buys Movie ‘The Final Member’ – About World’s Lone Penis Museum
The documentary will hit theaters and VOD next year
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Endemol Hires Former Maker Studios Executive Will Keenan to Run Digital Division
Keenan will produce shows and scour the globe for new talent and companies to acquire.
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Entertainment One Picks Up Domestic Rights for ‘Watermark’
The documentary, which premiered at Toronto, focuses on the vital resource
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WME Signs the Fine Bros., Snagging Two of YouTube’s (and Soon TV’s) Brightest Stars
With more than 7 million subscribers on YouTube, The Fine Bros. will expand into TV.
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U.S. Men’s Soccer Coach, Fox Sports’ Eric Shanks to Speak at SXSW
Bill Simmons and Nate Silver have already signed on to appear.
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Will This Year Cure Hollywood’s ‘Selective Amnesia’ With Black Filmmakers?
Filmmakers and executives question the standard studio excuse that black films don’t work. They do — just look at ‘Best Man Holiday’
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‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Advance Tickets Go on Sale Thursday
The first installment in Peter Jackson’s trilogy grossed $13 million from its midnight showings
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Former MPAA Exec Bob Pisano to Advise LA Film Czar Tom Sherak
Pisano is the former president of the MPAA and had previously served in top roles at SAG and MGM
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How Bob Evans Ended Mia Farrow’s Marriage to Frank Sinatra
The legendary producer also shares how he saved “Chinatown”
