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February 2008
- Writers, Studios Prepare for Life Post-Strike
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 8, 08 10:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With negotiations wrapping up and striking screenwriters anticipating returning to work as soon as Monday, Hollywood execs are cautiously sussing out studios' post-strike prospects. "Everyone is motivated to get back to work as quickly as possible," one exec tells the LA Times —but he adds that returning shows will be subject to “industrial Darwinism.” More »
  
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  Hollywood • strike
- Lohan Talks for First Time After Rehab
  
  People | Feb 4, 08 6:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In her first interview since rehab, Lindsay Lohan called herself "a good person" who's trying to rid her life of nasty influences—but admitted she won't dis the club scene entirely, People reports. "There are friends that have been hard to hang out with because they've gone down a different path," she said. But she finds it hard because "I'm the kind of person who wants to trust everyone." More »
  
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  Hollywood • drugs • alcohol • actor • Lindsay Lohan • rehab • star
- Hannah Sings at Box Office
  
  Variety | Feb 3, 08 4:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Disney’s Hannah Montana sang a high note this gridiron weekend and nabbed top spot at the box office with $29 million, Variety reports. It also shattered Titanic ’s $21.6 million Super Bowl weekend record. A pleased Disney extended the pic’s planned one-week run. More »
  
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  movie • Hollywood • box office • Miley Cyrus • Hannah Montana • Jessica Alba • Eva Longoria
- Scribes, Studios Close to Accord
  
  New York Times | Feb 2, 08 7:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hollywood writers and studios made a breakthrough in contract talks yesterday and may forge an agreement to end the 4-month-old writers strike next week, the New York Times reports. The sides agreed on tricky issues regarding Internet compensation, but still need to work out details and let the guild's 10,000 members vote on the agreement. More »
  
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  Internet • television • movie • Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • CBS • contract negotiations • Walt Disney
- LA Lawmaker Targets Paparazzi
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 2, 08 6:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Los Angeles councilman is pushing for a "personal safety zone" for celebs after a 12-cop police escort—cost to the city, $25,000—was needed to get Britney Spears past paparazzi to a hospital this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. Councilman Dennis Zine said camera-toting hoards present a real danger. "We are in a celebrity town," he said. "Celebrities have a right to live in peace and freedom." More »
  
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  Hollywood • Britney Spears • paparazzi • law • photographers
- Wesley Snipes Escapes Fraud Charges, But...
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 1, 08 8:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Wesley Snipes is off the hook for tax fraud—but a federal jury in Florida today convicted him on 3 counts of failing to file returns, the Los Angeles Times reports. For the misdemeanors, the actor faces up to 3 years in prison, but he escaped a possible 13 more. The "Blade" star’s two co-defendants were found guilty of tax fraud and conspiracy. More »
  
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  celebrity • Hollywood • tax fraud • tax returns • Wesley Snipes
January 2008
- Brangelina Snooper Busted
  
  E! Online | Jan 31, 08 4:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A man calling himself a freelance reporter was arrested outside Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Hollywood Hills home yesterday, reports E! News. The pair weren't home at the time, but their housekeeper called the cops after noticing a car blocking their driveway and a man asking people which house belonged to Pitt. The 25-year-old man, who was not identified by police, was taken into custody. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Angelina Jolie • paparazzi • Brad Pitt
- No Country Rules SAG Awards
  
  People | Jan 28, 08 5:48 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Coen brothers' powerfully bleak No Country for Old Men captured the honor for best film and best supporting actor huzzahs for Javier Bardem at the Screen Actors Guild's awards ceremony last night. And in a surprise win, stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco of the now-defunct HBO hit series "The Sopranos" both grabbed best actor honors. "This was so not supposed to happen," quipped Falco. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Heath Ledger • Screen Actors Guild • Daniel Day-Lewis • Javier Bardem
- Hollywood Had Math Wrong on College Movie Downloads
  
  Associated Press | Jan 23, 08 5:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - College students aren't such movie thieves after all. Hollywood laid heavy blame for illegal downloading on colleges when a 2005 study alleged that 44% of domestic industry losses came from students downloading films. Now the industry has revised to 15%, citing "human error" in the study. Critics, however, say even the new figure also looks fishy, the AP reports. More »
  
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  Hollywood • student • file sharing • movie industry • colleges and universities • entertainment industry • illegal downloading
- Rolled $20 Found Near Ledger
  
  Associated Press | Jan 23, 08 4:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A rolled-up $20 bill was discovered close to Heath Ledger’s body, the AP reports. No illegal drugs were found in the New York apartment where the 28-year-old Australian actor was found dead yesterday, and a police official said there was no visible drug residue on the bill, which will be tested in a crime lab. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Heath Ledger • Ang Lee
- Oscars Will Be Aired, Even Without Stars
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 19, 08 6:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - ABC is determined to make the Academy Awards happen, with or without striking writers and boycotting actors, the LA Times reports. “I don’t want to say, ‘Read my lips,’ but it’s not going to be canceled,” said producer Gilbert Cates, fresh from chairing successful Directors Guild negotiations with producers. “There are enough clips in 80 years of Oscar history to make a very entertaining show.” More »
  
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  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • ABC • Oscar • Academy Awards
- Directors Guild Cuts Deal With Producers
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 17, 08 4:46 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Directors Guild of America has cut a deal with the major Hollywood studios, the Wall Street Journal reports, ratcheting up pressure on the striking Writers Guild either to accept a similar contract or risk alienating its members. The DGA ironed out a 3-year agreement to compensate members for work presented over the Internet—a prime sticking point for writers. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • Directors Guild of America
- Night the Music Died: Strike Whamming Grammys
  
  Variety | Jan 15, 08 5:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Writers Guild of America has asked members of the Screen Actors Guild to refrain from crossing their picket line at the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards, the second major awards show likely to be hurt by the union's strike. Stars are expected to avoid the presentations if they proceed as planned. Grammy nominees Bruce Springsteen, the Beastie Boys, Joni Mitchell, John Mellencamp and Steve Earle have not yet crossed picket lines, reports Variety . More »
  
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  Hollywood • Writers Guild of America • strike • Grammy Awards
- Atonement, Sweeney Win Deflated Globes
  
  People | Jan 14, 08 3:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Golden Globes ceremony scaled down by the writers strike to a press conference in a mostly empty ballroom yesterday awarded best picture honors to Atonement and Sweeney Todd, and best actor nods to Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis. None of the stars, reluctant to cross the writers, were on hand to receive their awards, reports People magazine. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Johnny Depp • Golden Globes • Daniel Day-Lewis • Marion Cotillard • Julie Christie
- Bucket Tops Box Office List
  
  Variety | Jan 13, 08 3:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Bucket List kicked National Treasure: Book of Secrets from top spot this weekend in the best-ever debut for a Rob Reiner flick, Variety reports. First Sunday nabbed a close second and Juno kept crowds giggling in third. Tonight's toned-down Golden Globes will not help Juno as expected, but the quirky laffer has almost passed Sideways as Fox Searchlight's best-grossing film. More »
  
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  movie • film • Hollywood • box office • Morgan Freeman • Jack Nicholson • Nicolas Cage • Ice Cube
- Hollywood Directors Start Talks; Writers Watch
  
  Variety | Jan 12, 08 9:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hollywood directors start official contract talks with producers today, after several months of informal sessions, Variety reports. Insiders predict a speedy deal, as the Directors Guild of America doesn't usually start formal negotiations until most of the big issues are ironed out. Hopes are that a DGA agreement will provide a framework that will get striking writers back to the table and Hollywood back at work in time for the Academy Awards. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Screen Actors Guild • unions • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • Directors Guild of America
- Oscar Plans Remain Under Strike Cloud
  
  Hollywood Reporter | Jan 9, 08 1:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - After the threat of picketing writers shut down the Golden Globes, organizers of the Academy Awards know they're on thin ice, the Hollywood Reporte r writes. "Our hope is we can work something out or that the strike is resolved in time," Academy executive director Bruce Davis said of the planned Feb. 24 event, already behind schedule. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Oscar • David Letterman • Academy Awards • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Scribes Cut Deal With Tom Cruise's UA
  
  Variety | Jan 7, 08 7:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Striking scribes cut a deal with Tom Cruise's United Artists today, their first with a major studio since walking out in November, Variety reports. Terms were kept secret, but analysts say they likely match a deal struck with David Letterman's WorldWide Pants last week, including new media residuals. “United Artists has lived up to its name," WGA West president Patric Verrrone said. More »
  
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  movie • film • Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • Tom Cruise • Valkyrie • United Artists
- Writers, Studios Agree Only That Stakes Are High
  
  Washington Post | Jan 7, 08 1:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The $150 million or so the Writers Guild's demands would cost over the next 3 years is chump change by studio standards, but the long-term stakes in the deadlocked 2-month-old strike are high, reports the Washington Post. It's now or never for the writers to seal their piece of the nascent digital programming pie. More »
  
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  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • film studio • entertainment industry • residuals • digital rights
- National Treasure Stays in Top Spot
  
  Variety | Jan 6, 08 6:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - National Treasure: Book of Secrets glowed in top spot for a third straight weekend as quirky Juno scored a startling third, almost neck-and-neck with mega-hit I Am Legend . Juno banked an estimated $16.2M and expanded to 1,952 theaters in its fifth week, a near-record run for a specialty film. More »
  
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  movie • Hollywood • box office • Ellen Page

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