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NEWS ABOUT: producers

producers stories: 11 news summaries

Mogul Bing Foots Bill for Clinton Mission

Longtime pal donated use of jet, plus $200K for fuel, other costs

Aug 5, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wealthy Hollywood insider, Democratic donor, and Clinton family friend Steve Bing is footing the bill for the trip to North Korea that brought back two jailed American journalists, ABC News reports. Bill Clinton flew on Bing’s private jet, and the mogul will pony up about $200,000 for fuel,... More »

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North Korea • Hollywood • Bill Clinton • journalist • producers • Euna Lee • Laura Ling • rescue mission • Steve Bing • mogul

(Newser) - Three bands just weren’t enough for Jack White, who’s started a music store/recording studio/record label in his adopted hometown of Nashville. Third Man Records is “where everything starts to make sense,” the White Stripes frontman tells the Wall Street Journal. “Where modern meets old... More »

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entertainment • music • producers • Nashville • record label • White Stripes • Jack White • Meg White • The Dead Weather • Third Man Records

Potter Producers Nix Raunchy Fashion Pics
for Watson

W shoot deemed too racy for their Hermione

Jun 7, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - At a recent shoot for W magazine, Emma Watson was certainly not asking, "What would Hermione wear?" But the Harry Potter producers put the kibosh on racy shots, a source tells the Times of London, and a tamer approach was agreed on. "As far as they are concerned,... More »

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Harry Potter • producers • Emma Watson • photo shoot • W magazine

(Newser) - The 2-day-old strike involving almost 150,000 Bollywood film workers has been settled, the BBC reports. Producers agreed to abide by an agreement that limits filming sessions to 12 hours and provides generous compensation and timely payment. "The strike is over and tomorrow we will resume work," the... More »

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film • India • Bollywood • labor unions • producers • management • actors' strike • agreement

Abu Dhabi Invests Another Billion in Hollywood

New subsidiary will work with 3 US producers

Sep 3, 08 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A media branch of Abu Dhabi’s government funneled $1 billion into a partnership with Warner Brothers last year—and now a subsidiary of the same firm is investing a second billion over the next 5 years with three US film producers, the New York Times reports. “Abu Dhabi... More »

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Hollywood • film • partnership • Abu Dhabi • investment • Warner Brothers • producers

 LiLo at Work:
 'So Far,
 So Good' 

Producers surprised by actress' professionalism, talent

Jun 17, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is back at work on the set of the comedy Labor Pains, and after a week, the movie's producers are impressed with her skill and professionalism. "We were a little bit reluctant to work with her," producer Lati Grobman tells People. "But she's been amazing.... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • Los Angeles • celebrity • film studio • producers • movie industry • acting career

 Jessica Alba Gets Hitched 

Actress marries producer Cash Warren

May 20, 08 10:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Alba married movie producer Cash Warren yesterday in a quiet courthouse ceremony in Beverly Hills, People reports. The actress, who is expecting a girl with Warren this summer, wore a long blue dress and “looked happy but nervous,” a source says. No one else attended the ceremony.... More »

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celebrity • wedding • producers • Jessica Alba • celebrity pregnancy • movies • Cash Warren

Reality-Show Exec Charged With Kidnapping

Contestants say he wouldn't let them leave Pauper to Princess set

Apr 15, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The director of a reality TV pilot has been arrested on kidnapping charges after allegedly trying to stop contestants from leaving the house where it was being filmed, ABC News reports. Four women fled the Pauper to Princess house and told neighbors to call the police. The women say they... More »

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Florida • television • reality TV • kidnapping • producers • Pauper to Princess

Jessica Alba
to Get Hitched to Baby's Dad

Actress, due in the spring, will marry longtime boyfriend

Dec 27, 07 8:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Jessica Alba, expecting her first baby in late spring, is now engaged to the child's father, Access Hollywood reports. The 26-year-old actress was spotted over the holidays wearing a rock on her left ring finger, leading Access Hollywood to speculate that husband-to-be Cash Warren popped the question during Christmas. More »

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celebrity • producers • Jessica Alba • movies

Writers Unlikely to Find Happy Ending in Strike

Idealism trumps wallet in such disputes, New Yorker pundit writes

Nov 14, 07 4:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Strikes typically cost both parties more than they’re warring over, but labor relations aren’t “economically rational,” explains the New Yorker’s James Surowiecki, due to “asymmetric information.” Hollywood’s writers simply don’t know the underlying financial truth behind online revenues—the meat of... More »

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producers • Hollywood writers' strike • rational behavior • bluff

Hollywood Writers Call Strike

'Feels like Armegeddon,' says one industry insider

Nov 2, 07 2:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Setting the stage for the first walkout in nearly 20 years, Hollywood writers voted yesterday to go on strike, reports Associated Press. The union's president announced the decision in a closed-door meeting yesterday, drawing raucous cheers from the assembly. "There was a unified feeling. I don't think anyone wants... More »

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Hollywood • strike • contract negotiations • producers • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

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