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DreamWorks stories: 31 news summaries

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 Kung Fu Panda Kicks Butt 

Old story becomes a fun journey in fast-paced martial arts animation 

Jun 6, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dreamworks' animal extravaganza Kung Fu Panda isn't packed full of surprises, the critics say, but top-notch visual and voice acting lift it above the standard animal adventure fare. Jack Black gives the lead character, a pudgy panda who dreams of becoming a martial arts master, a "slightly abashed suburban-couch-potato... More »

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Angelina Jolie • animation • movie review • DreamWorks • Jackie Chan • Dustin Hoffman • Jack Black • kung fu • Lucy Liu • animated movie

 IMAX Stars in
 Hollywood Comeback 

With transition to digital helping trim cost, high-end movie business looking up

May 7, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - IMAX, the format synonymous with a high-end, big-screen movie experience, is poised for a Hollywood comeback as spectacular as anything in theaters, USA Today reports. With new digital projectors trimming costs dramatically, IMAX will increase North American venues 80% by the end of 2009—and movie studios are getting on... More »

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Hollywood • SEC • AMC • DreamWorks • The Dark Knight • 3D movie • IMAX • Richard Gelfond • Bradley Wechsler • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • digital projection • Allen & Co. • Speed Racer

DreamWorks
to Theaters: Where's the 3D?

Katzenberg bemoans industry's slow move
to digital screens

Apr 30, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Movie theaters just aren’t adding digital and 3D screens fast enough, says DreamWorks animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, a big believer in the technology. DreamWorks has pledged to make all future releases available in 3D, at a cost of $15 million per film. But theater chains haven’t matched his... More »

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Jeffrey Katzenberg • DreamWorks • movie industry • movies • animated movie • movie theaters

Dubai Is the New Mecca
for Theme Parks

Abu Dhabi, Shanghai also among locations planning impressive amusements

Apr 3, 08 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The big US amusement companies—Six Flags, Universal, SeaWorld, Warner Bros., MGM—have all seen the future, and it's in Dubai. That's where the world's largest playland—a sprawling $64-billion collection of theme parks, golf courses, museums and hotels—is going up, but it's only the most dramatic of projects... More »

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South Korea • Universal Studios • Dubai • amusement parks • Singapore • Abu Dhabi • DreamWorks • theme park • Shanghai • Six Flags • Dubailand

 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

DreamWorks in Limbo over HD DVD Format

Movie maker says it has 'an obligation' to  stick with Toshiba's HD DVD

Feb 27, 08 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite the fact that Toshiba lost its war with Sony’s Blu-ray disc technology, DreamWorks Animation says it plans to release its upcoming movies in the HD DVD format, unless it hears otherwise from Toshiba, Reuters reports. DreamWorks’ “Bee Movie” is scheduled for release in March. The studio said... More »

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Sony • HD DVD • DreamWorks • Toshiba • Blu-ray • movies

Things That Won't Shake
The Media World in 2008

BusinessWeek columnist takes a stab at '08 predictions

Dec 28, 07 7:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Overloaded with prediction lists, Business Week polishes the crystal ball and looks ahead to see what won't happen in the media world  in 2008.
  1. The writers won't win the current strike
  2. DreamWorks isn't going to leave Paramount after all
  3. Apple won't reinvent TV viewing
  4. "Juno" won't win
... More »

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media • Google • Indiana Jones • Katie Couric • Apple • list • Pixar • Disney • Fox Business Network • DreamWorks • Paramount • predictions • Hollywood writers' strike • Juno • MGM

Why Can't They Just Get Along?

Inside the bitter feud that's breaking up Dreamworks and Paramount

Nov 17, 07 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Less than two years after Paramount acquired DreamWorks, executive tempers have boiled over. The much-heralded union has degenerated into a series of scathing personal attacks between the principals, Sumner Redstone and David Geffen. Shuttling between the bigwigs, Vanity Fair offers an in-depth look at the Hollywood war—and maybe even... More »

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David Geffen • Hollywood • Steven Spielberg • feud • DreamWorks • Paramount

Speilberg & Paramount Head for Divorce

Unhappy DreamWorks director will likely seek new backer

Sep 21, 07 3:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A split between the DreamWorks braintrust and Paramount appears inevitable amid reports that director Steven Spielberg and partner David Geffen will seek new backers as soon as they're free to do so. The duo have been upset almost from the moment they sold Dreamworks to Paramount two years ago, complaining... More »

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David Geffen • Hollywood • Viacom • Steven Spielberg • film • Paramount Pictures • DreamWorks • Stacey Snider • movies

Paramount Drops Blu-Ray for HD DVD

High-definition format war takes a new turn
as player prices fall

Aug 21, 07 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The face-off between two standards for high-definition DVDs took a new turn yesterday as Paramount Pictures and its subsidiary DreamWorks dropped support of Sony's Blu-ray format. Starting this week, the studios will distribute new discs exclusively in the HD DVD format, which is supported by Toshiba and functions on less... More »

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film • DVD • Sony • HD DVD • Paramount Pictures • DreamWorks • Toshiba • Blu ray • movies

Spielberg May Split From Paramount

Angry director could pack up DreamWorks
and leave studio

Jul 20, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(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... More »

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David Geffen • Viacom • Steven Spielberg • film • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Brad Grey • Paramount Pictures • Tom Hanks • Jaws • E.T. • DreamWorks • celluloid • movies • Oscars

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