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Sony to unfurl 'Ribbon' at Christmas

source: Variety

 CA White Ribbon" is the first specialty film to stake out the Dec. 25 date. As of now, film is set to open first in Los Angeles and New York. Christmas day wide releases include 20th Century Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel," Warner Bros. ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

International box office boggles biz

source: Variety

 CA In the US, where it is distribbed by Warner Bros., it's grossed $113.9 million and probably won't see much more theatrically. "Terminator 4" should continue to see impressive business overseas this weekend, although competition looms next week with the ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Ira Gershwin's Trust Claims Fraud by Warner Bros Music

source: Courthouse News Service

 CA By KARINA BROWN LOS ANGELES (CN) - The Ira Gershwin trust claims WB Music Corp. defrauded the lyricist's heirs, giving more money from song licenses to his brother's estate because WB makes more money from its agreement with George Gershwin's estate. ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Supermen of Malegaons

source: Variety

 CA An agreeably ramshackle film about the unshakable commitment of an equally rickety group of dirt-poor movie tragics producing a superhero spoof in their Muslim village, "Supermen of Malegaon" poses no threat to Warner Bros. but possesses a loopy, ...

Published Tue, Jun 16

Warner Bros. nabs videogame vet

source: Variety

 CA Those include titles based on its slate of tentpoles and family fare, the series of Lego games produced by TT Games, and the upcoming "Batman: Arkham Asylum" that it is distribbing for Eidos, and "The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest. ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

Movie games: 'Wolverine' slashes to the top, 'Terminator' and ...

source: Los Angeles Times Blogs

 CA Producing the game, which was distributed by Warner Bros., itself gave Halcyon a bigger potential upside if "Salvation" had been a hit. Since it flopped, however, the indie company would have been better off making a deal with an outside publisher, ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

Snowbound Friday the 13th Coming?

source: ShockTillYouDrop.com

 CA Should a sequel take off, it will likely have the same budget as the first film; unless Warner Bros. and New Line were willing to pony up more dough, don't expect to see Jason coming at you in 3-D. When talking to Fuller, it was palpable that he wants ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

Hangover & Up Continue Box Office Dominance

source: Animation World Network

Hangover & Up Continue Box Office Dominance  CA The Warner Bros. film now has a two-week cume of $105.4M. Also not moving was Disney-Pixar's UP, which stayed a close #2 with $30.5M and a three-week take of $187.2M. Coming in third was action opener THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 (Sony) with $25M. The ...

Published Mon, Jun 15