Daily Variety articles from November 2010, page 8

Daily Variety archives from November 2010

Change in forecast.(THE FUTURE OF FILM SUMMIT PRESENTED BY VARIETY)
November 10, 2010... Panelists covered the gamut of topics from the signs of life in theatrical to the gap before home entertainment and the problems of piracy. Producer Jon Landau gave the keynote interview, and attendees got a peek at the case study of "Funny or...

Europe's recovery boosts RTL Q3 revs.(World News)
November 10, 2010... Pan-European broadcasting giant RTL Group continued its upward trend into the third quarter thanks to strong performances from its TV channels in Germany, France and the Netherlands. The dramatic advertising market recovery in Western Europe...

Hardball at BBC: chief nixes negotiations over pension.(World News)
November 10, 2010... BBC topper Mark Thompson is playing hardball with the pubcaster's disaffected journalists, refusing to enter new talks in the dispute over pension changes "no matter how much industrial action there is." Last week, members of the National...

CCTV sees ads boom at auction.(World News)
November 10, 2010... State broadcaster China Central Television notched up a 15.5% rise in bids for its annual auction of advertising slots, earning a record 12.67 billion yuan ($1.9 billion), more evidence of the boom in China's media sector. The broadcast giant...

Mediaset profits rise.(World News)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... MILAN--The growing recovery in the Italo broadcast market was underlined Tuesday with news that nine-month net profits at top commercial broadcaster Mediaset rose 5% to 193 million [euro] ($267 million) on the back of higher advertising...

Oz prod'n ticks up.(World News)(amount of television production in Australia)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The value of feature and TV productions in Australia rose 2% to $A731 million ($740 million) in the past 12 months, according to a Screen Australia report. The figure was buoyed by the return of foreign productions...

Hungary for change.(World News)(budget for locally made movies to be cut)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... Hungary looks likely to give control of its public financing of locally made films to Hungarian-born producer Andrew Vaina, via his post at the Ministry of National Economy. With a right-of-center government under Prime Minister Viktor Oban...

Nielsen primetime ratings report.(Statistical table)
November 10, 2010... Total Viewers (live plus same-day DVR playback) abc MONDAY 17.09 8:00 Dancing With the Stars 19.93 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 Castle 11.27 10:30 TUESDAY ...

Broadcast season-to-date.(Statistical table)
November 10, 2010... BROADCAST SEASON-TO-DATE Net Viewers 18-49 ABC 9.78 (-3%) 2-8/8 (-7%) CBS 12.75 (+6%) 3.4/9 (+6%) NBC 8.07 (+5%) 2.8/8 (+4%) Fox 8.31 (-18%) 3.0/8 (-19%) CW ...

'Tangled' up in cues: Disney's talismanic toon composer embraces folk-rock influences for new pic.(V PLUS: PROFILE IN EXCELLENCE: ALAN MENKEN)
November 10, 2010... In the mid-1980s, Disney's animation arm was at a low ebb, cranking out titles like "The Black Cauldron" and "The Great Mouse Detective"--a far cry from the glory days of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Pinocchio" and "Bambi." ...

Menken's 'Leap' to Broadway a perilous one.(V PLUS: PROFILE IN EXCELLENCE: ALAN MENKEN)
November 10, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ask Alan Menken about the painful process of getting a Broadway-bound musical on its feet, and he'll quote the late Larry Gelbart who once famously said: "If Hitler's alive, I hope he's out of town with a musical." ...

Pitch-perfect partner.(V PLUS: PROFILE IN EXCELLENCE: ALAN MENKEN)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... Alan Menken has worked closely with a number of top-drawer lyricists throughout his career, most recently partnering with Glenn Slater for a number of projects, but his collaborations with Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz stand above...

Cranky nets balk at 3D bucks: still smarting over HD costs, broadcasters ask, 'who pays?'.(Tech Tussles)
November 10, 2010... If it catches on, 3D TV could alter the entertainment landscape, spurring change in some areas and bolstering the status quo in others. For example, widespread stereoscopic television would prod even more movies to go 3D, if only because the...

ESPN research lab uses hard science to bust stereo myths.(Tech Tussles)
November 10, 2010... 3D has long been subject to myths and conjecture. There has been relatively little hard science studying viewer reaction to 3D images, and almost none specifically on 3D TV. This past summer, Disney and ESPN stepped up to fill that gap. ...

Fashion glasses go groovy, not goofy.(Tech Tussles)(Oakley Inc.)
November 10, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the enduring complaints about 3D viewing is the "goofy glasses." Though that cliche is most often repeated by people thinking of the old cardboard anaglyph glasses of the '70s and '80s, many people find 3D...

Al Johnson.(Obituaries)
November 10, 2010... Former Canadian Broadcasting Corp. prexy Al Johnson died Monday in Ottawa after a lengthy illness. He was 87. Johnson, a career civil servant, headed the CBC from 1975-82. The Saskatchewan native found the work brought him back to his roots...

Yoshinobu Nishizaki.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... Toon producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki, best known for his work on the iconic "Space Battleship Yamato" science-fiction toon franchise, died Sunday after falling from a ship, named Yamato, sailing in the Ogasawara Island group. He was 75. ...

Don Liberto.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... Actor-singer-dancer Don Liberto died Aug. 8 in New York of a heart attack. He was 92. Liberto first appeared on Broadway in 1937's "Babes in Arms" as a member of the gang. His later Rialto appearances included the tuners "By Jupiter," "Du...

Richard 'Scar' Lopez.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... Richard "Scar" Lopez, who scored a national top 40 hit with Cannibal and the Headhunters' 1965 version of "Land of a Thousand Dances," died July 30 of lung cancer in Garden Grove, Calif. He was 65. Lopez began singing with brothers Bobby and...

Kathleen Talbert.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... Publicist Kathleen Talbert, whose clients included Francis Ford Coppola, died July 8 in New York of cancer. She was 60. The Gotham-based publicist had a number of high-profile clients and was Coppola's sole publicist for more than 15 years,...

Jack Wakefield.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... Borscht Belt comedian Jack Wakefield, who also sang, died July 2 in Boynton, Fla., of heart failure and arteriosclerosis. He was 86. As a comedian, Wakefield headlined the Catskills for more than 50 years and toured with Sammy Davis Jr. and...

Bernard Wilens.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 10, 2010... Bernard Wilens, former agent and topper of CBS' film division in Europe, died of natural causes on June 30 in Woodstock. He was 84. Wilens got his start in the mailroom at William Morris in 1949 after graduating from NYU. He climbed through...

IMG chief looking to Brazil biz.
November 10, 2010... Looking to further expand IMG beyond the tenpercentery business, topper Teddy Forstmann is creating a joint venture with Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista to launch a sports and entertainment businesses in Brazil. The venture is being...

Strangers in the City.(Movie review)
November 10, 2010... (Yukizuri no machi) (Japan) A Toei Co. release of a Central Arts, Strangers in the City Prod. Committee production. (International sales: Toei Co., Tokyo.) Produced by Mitsuru Kurosawa, Tatsuya Kunimatsu. Executive producer, Shigeyuki Endo....

Autograph.(Movie review)
November 10, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (India) A Shree Venkatesh Films production, in association with Cinergy Pictures. Produced by Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni, Madhu Mantenai. Executive producer, Abhishek Daga. Coproducers, Nandana Sen, Vishnu Mohta....

AFM in networking mode.(American Film Market)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
November 10, 2010... The number of sellers may have been down 7% at this year's American Film Market, white buyers were even, but overall attendance was up 6% as the annual event evolves into a networking hub. AFM organizers are reporting a surge in the number of...

One Voice.
November 10, 2010... (Docu) A Pacific Islanders in Communications and Juniroa Prods. production. (International sales: Pacific Islanders in Communications, Honolulu.) Produced by Heather Haunani Giugni, Ruth Bolan. Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary. Camera...

He's back.(Variety.com)
November 9, 2010... Conan O'Brien returns to the airwaves, this time on TBS. Visit Variety. corn to read Brian Lowry's review. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Team TWC: Weinsteins set exec deck.
November 9, 2010... The recent spate of new hires at the Weinstein Co.--including Bladimiar A. Norman as veep of marketing, plus a couple of promotions for current TWC execs--is part of an intensive post-restructuring strategy to man key divisions as the company...

WB settles in across pond.
November 9, 2010... Warner Bros. is putting down roots in Blighty. The major has finally cleared bureaucratic hurdles to close the deal on its purchase of Leavesden Studios, where the "Harry Potter" franchise has lensed for the past 10 years. WB has not...

Gunfight at the Icahn corral.(Carl Icahn)
November 9, 2010... The long-awaited showdown between Lionsgate management and Carl Icahn has a date: Dec. 14. That's the date the minimajor has set for its annual shareholders meeting, in Los Angeles. The tussle will take the form of a proxy fight, with Icahn...

Music to eye's ears.
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A few years ago, a handful of music lovers at CBS realized that there was great material to be mined for the Internet from all the rehearsal and preparations that top musical acts go through for a one-song shot on "Late...

Carell rocks 'Imagine' pic.
November 9, 2010... Steve Carell is set to star in "Imagine" for Warner Bros. Carell's producing via his Warner-based Carousel Prods. banner with Denise Di Novi; Carousel's Vance DeGeneres and Charlie Hartsock are exec producing along with Jessie Nelson. ...

Vets plot military's Hollywood strategy.(Brian Chung )(BELOW THE LINE)
November 9, 2010... War films have been a Hollywood staple since the birth of the industry, with "All Quiet on the Western Front," "To Hell and Back," "Apocalypse Now," "Saving Private Ryan" and countless others weaving their way into popular culture. Some of...

'Days' not numbered.
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Days of Our Lives" looks to be one of the survivors among the thinning herd of daytime soaps. As the show marked its 45th anniversary, NBC on Monday gave the sudser a two-year renewal. Venerable sudser is No. 1...

Foundation up for Feiffer.(Jules Feiffer: Funny Side Up)(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... The WGA East Foundation will host a benefit perf of "Jules Feiffer: Funny Side Up" Nov. 15 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater. Show traces Feiffer's eclectic career as a cartoonist, playwright, author and screenwriter, with guest appearances...

Queen's new throne.(Sound recording review)
November 9, 2010... Rock band Queen is moving its catalog from troubled EMI Music to Universal Music Group in a new deal covering territories outside North America. UMG announced the pact Monday. Its Island Records will remaster and repackage the band's 15...

Wrestling with film: WWE in homevid pact with Walmart.
November 9, 2010... World Wrestling Entertainment's film division is starting to show signs of life--just not at the box office so far. Since deciding to self-finance and distribute its own slate of films earlier this year, WWE stumbled with its first, the drama...

Allen's ripe for sitcom at Alphabet.
November 9, 2010... Tim Allen, who helped turn ABC into an early 1990s ratings powerhouse, could soon be back for an encore at the Alphabet net. Allen, who's been plotting a TV comeback, is in talks to star in the Jack Burditt comedy "Man Up," which just scored...

More zombies for AMC.
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AMC has doubled down on zombie drama "The Walking Dead," ordering a second season of 13 episodes--more than twice as many as in this fall's six-episode run. "Walking Dead" premiered Oct. 31 on AMC to the biggest...

Slate of 8 keeps IFC on laff track.(Independent Film Channel)
November 9, 2010... At IFC, there can't be too many kooks in the kitchen. The cabler's new development slate of eight programs expands the cabler's foray into comedy, in a range of formats including scripted, unscripted and animation. Thom Beers ("Deadliest...

Screenvision re-ups deal.(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... Theater advertising company Screenvision has renewed its long-term deal with Sumner Redstone's Massachusetts-based exhib National Amusements. Deal, announced Monday, reps a major move for newly appointed Screenvision CEO Travis Reid, who left...

Renegade lands cable projects.
November 9, 2010... Renegade 83, the shingle behind Discovery's "Man, Woman, Wild," has landed two more projects at the cabler. Company, which produced the popular syndie series "Blind Date," is also back in the dating space, developing the strip show "Excused"...

'Potter' producer walking 'Bulldog'.(David Barton's Runaway Fridge Films)(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... "Harry Potter" producer David Barton's Runaway Fridge Films is joining forces with Pria Viswalingam's Australia-based Fork Films to develop and co-produce a big-budget version of "Bulldog Drummond." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pic will be...

Guilds lobby filmmakers.
November 9, 2010... In an annual ritual at the American Film Market, SAG and the WGA romanced about 200 low-budget producers Monday to use union actors and writers. "Our agreements are designed to help you get your projects made," said SAGIndie national director...

Lorber traps 'Armadillo' doc.(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... Lorber Films has picked up U.S. rights to "Armadillo," Janus Metz' documentary about Danish soldiers in Afghanistan, to release theatrically early next year. Film won the Critics' Week grand prize at Cannes in May. In Denmark, the movie...

Spreading the love: shows share B.O. bounce.(LEGIT)
November 9, 2010... Broadway B.O. stepped up last week following a Halloween dip--but that didn't stop some legiters from wishing for some holiday-week bounty anyway. Take "A Life in the Theatre" ($187,480). The Patrick Stewart-T.R. Knight two-hander slid below...

Dark Knight hits the road.
November 9, 2010... Warner Bros. will launch a Batman arena tour, "Batman Live," next year in the U.K. and Europe ahead of a North American stint planned for 2012. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WB Consumer Products, DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of Water Lane...

Broadway Top 10: Nov. 1-7, 2010.(LEGIT)
November 9, 2010... Broadway Top 10: Nov. 1-7, 2010 Week's gross receipts Show Potential Prev. week's (Theater)(Prod. category)(Seats) gross...

BEEB needs refurb: review calls sked stale.(World News)(BBC)(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... The BBC needs to raise the creative bar for its flagship webs, BBC1 and 2, according to the pubcaster's independent governing body, the BBC Trust. In a review of BBCI, 2 and 4 published Monday, the Trust said while much of the fare being...

'Kill Me' lives anew in Italy.(World News)(Kill Me Please)(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ROME -- Belgian helmer Olias Barco's euthanasia-themed black comedy "Kill Me Please" has been acquired by Italy's Archibald Film from Gaul's Le Pact after taking the top prize at the RomeFilm Festival. Rome's...

'Tron: Legacy' to close Dubai.(World News)(Dubai Film Festival )(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... Joseph Kosinski's "Tron: Legacy" will close the seventh Dubai Film Festival at a gala screening on Dec. 18, the organizers announced Monday. Disney's 3D follow-up to 1982's "Tron" stars original cast members Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner...

BSkyB bull's-eye: it hits 10 mil subs.(World News)
November 9, 2010... U.K. paybox BSkyB has met its long-stated target of signing up 10 million subscribers by the end of 2010. The News Corp.-controlled satcaster, which set the goal back in August 2004 when it had 7.5 million subs, said its channels are now...

'Lies' a true hit in Gaul.(World News)
November 9, 2010... Guillaume Canet's "Little White Lies" is on track to become the highest-grossing French film on home turf this year. "Lies" has earned $29.9 million in three weeks off a current 629-print run and has a good chance of surpassing comedy...

Film box office wrap: for the weekend of Nov. 5-7.
November 9, 2010... Weekend at the B.O. $152.1 million Nov. 5-7, 2010 +26.4% vs. last year +60.1% vs. last weekend Screen scene The weekend's top 10 engagements: Theater, city (circuit) Gross 1 For Colored Girls ...

Tirza.(Movie review)
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (Netherlands) An Independent Films release of a Fu Works, Cadenza Films presentation of a Yirza Prods. production, in association with Prime Time, NTR. Produced by San Fu Maltha, Jeroen Koolbergen. Executive...

Post Card.(Movie review)
November 9, 2010... (Ichimai no hagaki) (Japan) A Tokyo Theaters Co. release of a Kindai Eiga Kyokai production, in association with Watanabe Shoji, Plandas. (International sales: Tokyo Theaters Co., Tokyo.) Produced by Jiro Shindo. Directed, written by...

In Your Hands.(Movie review)
November 9, 2010... In Your Hands (Contre toi) (France) An Origami Films, Ce Qui Me Meut presentation of a Mars FiIms production, with the participation of Canal Plus, Cinecinema and ARD/Degato, in association with La Banque Postale Image 3, Sofica...

Crystal clear cloudy outlook.(THE FUTURE OF FILM SUMMIT PRESENTED BY VARIETY)
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hollywood's best and brightest meet today at Variety's Future of Film Summit in West Hollywood to discuss the multiple choices confronting the entertainment biz. Produced in conjunction with Digital Media Wire, the...

Global network: the Class of 2010 highlights the impact of worldwide talent on the international indie biz.(V PLUS: 10 PRODUCERS TO WATCH)
November 9, 2010... Mary Burke Producer rises on 'Submarine' [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With Richard Ayoade's debut "Submarine" snagging a sale to the Weinstein Co. at Toronto, it's finally time for producer Mary Burke to emerge from the backroom at U.K.-based...

From impalin' Palin to hit 'Date': writer-performer of '30 Rock,' 'Mean Girls' and 'SNL' keeps it light as she lacerates.(actress and comedian Tina Fey)
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It might seem a bit odd that the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has, since its 1998 inception, gone mainly to performers, though most of them write for themselves. But white-haired, mustachioed Twain was a kind of...

Journalists draw ASCAP music nods.
November 9, 2010... The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has announced the recipients of its Deems Taylor kudo for outstanding music coverage. Org will fete the winning broadcasters and journos at a ceremony on Dec. 9 at the ASCAP Gallery in...

Flowers of Evil.(Movie review)
November 9, 2010... (Fleurs du mal) (France) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Sciapode production with the support of Rotterdam CineMart, Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, La Ferme du Buisson, Scene Nationale de Marnela-Vallee, Festival Temps...

Disney shakes it up on Sunday.
November 9, 2010... While football had a hold of the adult audience Sunday night, youngsters flocked to Disney Channel, whose series debut of "Shake It Up" drew more than 6 million viewers. The half-hour buddy comedy became the net's No. 2 series premiere to...

Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace.(Movie review)
November 9, 2010... (Docu) A Channel Prods. production. Produced by Harry Hunkele. Executive producers, Donald Tanselle, Matthew Tollin, Arick Wierson. Co-producer, Vered Kollek-Meisel. Directed, edited by Harry Hunkele. Written by Jonathan Hicks, Hunkele,...

Hyperbole: Origins.(Theater review)
November 9, 2010... (Inside the Ford, Los Angeles; 87 seats; $20 top) A Rogue Artists Ensemble presentation of an entertainment in two acts developed by Sean T. Cawelti, John Nobori, Logan Wince, Miles Taber, Estela Garcia, Nina Silver and Rogue Artists...

Dropping anchor.(V)(Morning Glory)(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You can't turn down the 'Today' show, it's the greatest job in TV!" Or so says Patrick Wilson's character in Paramount's latest adult comedy "Morning Glory." That assessment might rankle...

Menace in 'Venice'.(V)(The Merchant of Venice)(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New York actors from stage and screen turned out Sunday night at the Broadhurst Theater for the opening of "The Merchant of Venice," starring Al Pacino as the bloodthirsty money-lender Shylock....

Tuner skips trip to stix.(V)(Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)(Brief article)
November 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New musical "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" attracted a lot of industry attention for skipping an out-of-town tryout and opening directly on Broadway, in a Lincoln Center Theater production that bowed...

Sweet November: 'Megamind' leads record weekend.
November 8, 2010... A record-setting November kickoff weekend saw Paramount/DreamWorks Animation's 3D toon "Megamind" top the domestic B.O. with an estimated $47.7 million at 3,944 locations. Pic's performance fell in the mid-range for November toons. Estimates...

Early accord.(Hollywood's performers unions deal)
November 8, 2010... With no fanfare or fuss, Hollywood's performers unions have reached a deal with the congloms on a three-year master contract for film and primetime TV --setting the likely template for upcoming negotiations with directors and writers. The...

Myriad seeds 'Grove'.(Brief article)
November 8, 2010... Hayden Panettiere and Nikki Reed have boarded thriller "Downers Grove," based on Michael Hornberg's novel. Bret Easton Ellis penned the adapted script. Myriad Pictures, which has acquired rights to the project, is launching the pic at AFM and...

Helmer sees poe-tential.
November 8, 2010... "Paranormal Activity" helmer Oren Peli has signed on to direct "Eliza Graves" for Sobini Films and Icon Prods. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Loosely based on a short story by Edgar Allen Poe, project centers on a Harvard Medical School graduate...

Failure can bring humbling, bumbling.(THE BACKLOT)
November 8, 2010... This seems to be an appropriate week to comment on the art of losing gracefully. Or simply the art of losing. Politicians, like movie people, tend to blame their fate on the media. But when Sarah Palin told Fox News that she found journalists to...

Tangled.(Movie review)
November 8, 2010... A Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release of a Walt Disney Animation Studios production. Produced by Roy Conli. Executive producers, John Lasseter, Glen Keane. Directed by Nathan Greno, Byron Howard. Screenplay, Dan Fogelman. (Deluxe...

Unstoppable.(Movie review)
November 8, 2010... A 20th Century Fox release presented in association with Dune Entertainment of a Prospect Park/Scott Free production, in association with Ingenious Media, Big Screen Prods. Produced by Pete Yorn, Tony Scott, Mimi Rogers, Eric McLeod, Alex Young....

Sci-fier locks down: FilmDistrict nabs rights.(Brief article)
November 8, 2010... FilmDistrict has snapped up all U.S. rights to EuropaCorp's sci-fi adventure "Lockout," produced by Luc Besson and toplining Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace. James Mather and Stephen St. Leger will direct from a script they co-write with Besson....

Agent left mark on CAA.(In memoriam)
November 8, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Martin Baum, a powerhouse agent who joined CAA a year after it was founded, died Friday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 86. During his 40-year career, Baum repped biz heavyweights including helmers John...

Thesp kept working.
November 8, 2010... Jill Clayburgh, who was Oscar-nommed for her roles in "An Unmarried Woman" and "Starting Over," died Friday in Lakeville, Conn., of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, from which she had suffered for two decades. She was 66. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Toon helps sell 'Money'.
November 8, 2010... The contestants on Fox's new garner "Million Dollar Money Drop" will never be as animated as the players in the show's original pitch. The presentation's contestants, after all, were literally cartoons. When Endemol USA first sold "Money...

Vet Warner records execs pinkslipped.
November 8, 2010... A round of layoffs claimed several veteran execs at Warner Bros. Records on Friday, less than two months after the installation of a top management tier at the Burbank-based label. Among those let go at Warner Music Group's flagship imprint...

Thesp works in 'Shadow'.(Rebecca Hall)(Brief article)
November 8, 2010... Rebecca Hall is attached to star in an adaptation of Tom Bradby's tome "Shadow Dancer," currently in pre-production. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pic will be directed by "Man on a Wire" helmer James Marsh and is produced by Unanimous Pictures'...

Diller dumps his LNE stock.
November 8, 2010... Former Live Nation Entertainment board chairman Barry Diller has sold 2.5 million shares of the concert, ticketing and management company's stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. Selling at $9.62 per share,...

Correction.(Correction notice)
November 8, 2010... An incorrect photo for producer Jennifer Klein ran in the Monday, Nov. 1 edition of Klein Daily Variety. Her correct photo is above. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]