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Warner Brothers stories: 34 news summaries

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 Get Smart
 Gets Rich
 at Box Office 

Mike Myers' 'Love Guru' fails to impress

Jun 22, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Myers' Love Guru failed to work its mojo at the box office this weekend, caving to Get Smart, which raked in $39.1 million. It wasn't a close race: Myers' live-action comedy grossed $14 million, coming in at No. 4. The Incredible Hulk and Kung Fu Panda—in their... More »

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box office • Universal Pictures • Michael Myers • Warner Brothers • Paramount • The Incredible Hulk • The Love Guru • Kung Fu Panda • Get Smart

 'Sex and the City' Mania Builds 

Fever builds as fans count down to opening night

May 20, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Who knew? It's 10 days and counting until Sex and the City opens and the huge surge of interest in the movie has surprised even studio execs, the New York Times reports. In the kind of film fever usually associated with people in Chewbacca costumes, groups of women across the... More »

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Sex and the City • movie premiere • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Kristin Davis • Cynthia Nixon • Warner Brothers • premiere • movies

 Warner Bros.
 Closes 2 Indie
 Divisions 

Shakeup was expected; 70 jobs will be cut

May 9, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Warner Bros. announced yesterday that it is closing both its indie arms, Warner Independent Pictures and Picturehouse. Speculation had the studio merging the indie and art-house divisions, but the studio opted for even more cost-cutting, the LA Times reports. More than 70 employees will lose their jobs in the shakeup. More »

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independent film • layoffs • Warner Brothers • art-house movies • Warner Independent Pictures • Picturehouse

  Studio Will Wizard 2 Movies  
  From Final Potter Book   

Pounding Deathly Hallows will be a two-parter

Mar 13, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Harry Potter series finished after seven books but fans will have an eighth movie to look forward to, the Los Angeles Times reports. Warner Bros. has decided to split the final Potter book, the hefty 784-page Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, into two films to come out in... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows • Warner Brothers • Daniel Radcliffe • movies

10,000 BC Clobbers Competition

College Road Trip pulls into second place

Mar 9, 08 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Action epic 10,000 BC fought its way to the top of the box office this weekend, grabbing Warner Bros. $35.7 million, Bloomberg reports. The chronicle of a hunter facing massive beasts clambered over another new release, College Road Trip, a family film which took $14 million, as well... More »

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Hollywood • film • box office • Warner Brothers • Will Ferrell • Vantage Point • Semi-Pro • 10,000 BC • Raven Symone • The Bank Job • College Road Trip

Semi-Pro Bags Box Office Win

The Other Boleyn Girl debuts in fourth with Portman and Johansson

Mar 2, 08 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Semi-Pro shot to number one at the weekend box office but played worse than expected for New Line, banking just $15.3 million, Bloomberg reports. "It's just Will Ferrell in another funny costume," one analyst said. "The act appeared a bit rote this time." An R-rating... More »

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Hollywood • film • box office • New Line Cinema • Warner Brothers • Will Ferrell

 Warners Swallows New Line

Studio falls in latest Hollywood cost-cutting move

Feb 29, 08 3:06 AM CST
(Newser) - New Line Cinema, the studio that created the Lord of the Rings blockbuster franchise, will be folded into the Warner Brothers unit of Time Warner, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's a cost-cutting move and part of a trend that has seen DreamWorks swallowed by Viacom, and Miramax downsized... More »

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Viacom • Time Warner • Comcast • Sony • Disney • DreamWorks • New Line Cinema • Lord of the Rings • Warner Brothers • Miramax • MGM • Austin Powers • Bob Shaye • Michael Lynne • Richard Bewkes

Toshiba Throws in HD Towel

Rival Blu-ray wins the battle of high-def movie formats

Feb 19, 08 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Toshiba is quitting the HD DVD player business after taking a licking in the protracted market competition, the company announced today. Toshiba's exit, which leaves Blu-ray's technology alone at the vanguard of digital video, comes after Warner Brothers joined the crowd of Blu-ray backers, leaving HD DVD in the cold,... More »

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Sony • HD DVD • high definition • Toshiba • Warner Brothers • Blu-ray

Toshiba May Pull HD DVD Plug

Sales, studio defections indicate fat lady may have sung

Feb 17, 08 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Toshiba has temporarily halted production of players and movies in the HD DVD format, and is contemplating dropping the format altogether, PC World reports. The move would cost the company tens of billions of dollars, but the defection of several studios and retailers to the rival Blu-Ray format has... More »

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HD DVD • Netflix • high definition • Toshiba • Warner Brothers • Wal-Mart • Blu-Ray

Wal-Mart Chooses Blu-Ray Over HD DVD

Latest in long list of defeats for beleaguered hi-def format

Feb 15, 08 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - The blows just keep coming for HD DVD: Wal-Mart announced today that it will sell Blu-Ray high-def movies and players exclusively, CNET  reports. A buyer for Wal-Mart disclosed the decision on her blog, saying that the company had been influenced by Netflix and Best Buy's recent announcements by they will... More »

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HD DVD • Warner Brothers • Wal-Mart • Blu-Ray • movies

Netflix Goes Blue

Rental service will phase out HD DVD

Feb 11, 08 5:36 PM CST
(Newser) - The Netflix DVD rental service has decided to go exclusively with Blu-Ray as its hi-def format for customers, rather than HD DVD. By the end of the year, Netflix will no longer offer HD DVDs, reports CNET. The service made the decision based on the momentum towards Blu-Ray by Hollywood... More »

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HD DVD • Netflix • Warner Brothers • movie rentals • Blu-ray • movies

Warner Bros. Backs Blu-Ray

Future of HD DVD format now in question

Jan 5, 08 6:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Warner Bros. will release new high-def films exclusively in Blu-ray format, the Wall Street Journal reports. The decision marks a major setback for the embattled rival HD DVD format—now adopted by only two studios, Universal and Paramount—and could be a tipping point in the ongoing format war that... More »

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HD DVD • Universal Studios • Blu ray • Warner Brothers • Paramount

Milestone Deal for Madonna

She'll leave record company for concert giant Live Nation

Oct 10, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna is set to leave traditional record labels behind for an all-encompassing deal with concert promoter Live Nation, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Material Girl will bank $120 million; Live Nation gets three studio albums, the right to promote her concert tours, and various merchandising opportunities during a 10-year... More »

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Madonna • Warner Brothers • Live Nation • music label

CBS Lands Bruckheimer's 'Eleventh Hour'

Huge $25M-$30M deal for British scientific thriller beats out ABC

Sep 19, 07 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - CBS beat out all comers, mainly ABC, for the rights to a Jerry Bruckheimer/Warner Brothers adaptation of the British series Eleventh Hour, a scientific thriller a la X-Files. The deal, pronounced the biggest of this development season, puts CBS on the hook for $25 million to $30 million, Variety... More »

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television • CBS • ABC • Jerry Bruckheimer • Eleventh Hour • Warner Brothers • CSI • Cold Case • Without a Trace

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