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December 1, 2008 10:46:25 AM CST


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 Spielberg 
 Strikes Huge 
 Universal Deal 

Universal Studios to distribute up to 6 films a year

(Newser) - Steven Spielberg is returning to the Hollywood studio where he made his classic blockbusters Jaws and ET.   Spielberg's DreamWorks, backed with $1.4 billion in new financing, has struck a seven-year distribution deal with Universal for as many as six new releases a year, according to the Hollywood Reporter . More »

 'Jaws' Visits Town 
 That Made Him Famous 

Beaches close as great white shark spotted (maybe)

(Newser) - Fears of a real-live great white shark gripped the island site of the film Jaws yesterday, closing two beaches amid unconfirmed reports of a sighting, the AP reports. A plane searched the waters around Martha’s Vineyard off Massachusetts but found no sign of such a beast. Great whites are rare but not unknown in New England, where Steven Spielberg filmed the 1974 movie. More »

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Jaws Actor Scheider Dead at 75

Oscar nominee appeared in more than 60 films

(Newser) - Actor Roy Scheider, famous for his roles in Jaws, All That Jazz , and The French Connection, died yesterday while being treated for multiple myeloma . He was believed to be 75 , though he sometimes gave a different age in interviews, reports the Los Angeles Times . He once predicted that the Jaws role "will be on my tombstone." More »

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25 Films Worth Screaming About

The best horror films are clever, sometimes funny, and occasionally very, very scary

(Newser) - You're never too old to go trick or treating. Well, yes you are. So instead of fighting the little ones for the next sugar high, you can check out Time's top 25 scary movies: Shaun of the Dead, 2004 Red Dragon, 2002 Audition, 1999 More »

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New Yorkers Push 6-Foot Beached Shark Back to Sea

Then they're barred from swimming as 'Jaws' cruises the Rockaways

(Newser) - Never ones to shrink from a challenge, a group of sentimental New Yorkers yesterday pushed a struggling six-foot beached shark back to sea in a "Jaws-dropping" drama off the Rockaways, reports the New York Daily News. "It was freaking out. Its tail was flopping everywhere," said a 10-year-old swimmer. "Maybe it got separated from its family." More »

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Spielberg May Split From Paramount

Angry director could pack up DreamWorks
and leave studio

(Newser) - Steven Spielberg is so disillusioned with Paramount Pictures that he may bail on the studio, which less than 2 years ago bought the director's DreamWorks for $1.53 billion. The legend behind Jaws, E.T.,  and Transformers is furious that Paramount takes credit for his movies and mistreats his friends, including firing best bud Tom Cruise, Business Week reports. More »

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