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Paramount’s Jim Gianopulos on Why Profitability Is Only the First Step to Rebuild the Studio
“Being profitable is a good thing; being profitable at the level we should be is the next step,” Paramount Pictures chief Jim Gianopulos says
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Apple’s TV, iPhone and Arcade Announcements Do Little to Move the Needle on Wall Street
Apple TV+ will launch Nov. 1 at $4.99 per month
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Where’d You Go, Indies?: 2019 Has Been a Tough Year at the Art-House Box Office
“It’s been a bad year,” Magnolia Pictures President Eamonn Bowles says
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Aaron Eckhart Cop Thriller ‘Line of Duty’ Acquired by Saban Films
Film follows a disgraced cop in a race against time to find a kidnap victim whose abductor he accidentally killed
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Laika Hires Former Universal Executive David Burke as Chief Marketing Officer
Burke was Universal’s general manager for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland since 2006
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Struggles of a Latino Producer in Hollywood: ‘I Still Face a Lot of Issues When I Pitch to Executives’
Network executives told Producer Jaime Dávila during a pitch that they already had a Latino comedy on the air
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Michael B Jordan Pleads for Mercy in New Trailer for Civil Rights Biopic ‘Just Mercy’ (Video)
The Warner Bros. film also stars Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson
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Areu Bros. Studio Launches New Platform to Support Inclusion, Diversity in Hollywood
Platform is part of the Qualified Opportunity Zones program, enacted into law through the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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Former MGM Exec Damien Marin Joins Spyglass as President of Distribution, Acquisitions
Marin spent 12 years in distribution at MGM
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Disney and #BoycottMulan Campaign: How Studios Must Adapt to Social Media Firestorms
“It’s unrealistic for studios to expect their employees — their stars — to simply fall in line and not speak out or voice their opinions on issues,” crisis management expert Evan Nierman says
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Paging Oscar Voters: 19 Fact-Based Fall Movies and Biopics, From ‘Judy’ to ‘Bombshell’ (Photos)
Some of the glitziest, most-anticipated movies of the fall star Hollywood’s biggest stars portraying real people
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Warner Bros. Names Former Fox Exec Andrew Cripps President of International Distribution
Cripps was laid off as part of Disney’s $71.3 billion Fox acquisition
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Latino Community Largely Ignored in Hollywood Films, New Study Finds
“It is imperative that we shed light on the glaring reality of Latino representation in film,” NALIP Executive Director Ben Lopez says
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Obama Posts Bangin’ Summer Playlist Featuring Frank Sinatra, Lil Nas X, A Tribe Called Quest
“Here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, some fast, some slow,” the former president said
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‘Breaking Bad’ Movie About Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman to Stream on Netflix in October – Watch the First Teaser (Video)
Film will follow Pinkman in the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity as he comes to terms with his past