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Studios banking on star power

Business | By Josh Friedman | September 12, 2008
The fall movie season began with a clunk last weekend when the Nicolas Cage thriller “Bangkok Dangerous,” the only major release, lured few fans to theaters. Read more
 

Projector predictions: Many hits, some misses

Business | By Josh Friedman | September 5, 2008
Projector has always looked forward, but this seems like the time to rewind. Read more
 

Bangkok Dangerous’ will battle 4-week-old ‘Tropic Thunder’ for No. 1

Business | By Josh Friedman | September 5, 2008
Both political parties have staged star-spangled, attack-filled conventions, ensuring a lively start to the fall election season. Read more
 

Abu Dhabi channels more cash to Hollywood

Business | By Claudia Eller and Josh Friedman | September 4, 2008
Furthering the links between the United Arab Emirates and Hollywood, a venture controlled by the government of Abu Dhabi is launching a production company with a $1 billion-plus fund to make movies and digital content in partnership with three as-yet-unnamed Los Angeles producers and other international filmmakers. Read more
 

The film? So-so, but oh, those duck tacos

Business | By Josh Friedman | September 2, 2008
No matter how bad the economy gets, people will always head to the movies for two hours of affordable entertainment – or so the theory goes. Read more
 

Disaster’ will try to steal ‘Tropic’s’ thunder

Business | By Josh Friedman | August 29, 2008
Hollywood’s 18-week summer season ends this weekend with two new flicks in the fight for No. Read more
 

ThinkFilm and Chairman David Bergstein face allegations of unpaid bills

Business | By Claudia Eller and Josh Friedman | August 25, 2008
Hollywood is a club. Read more
 

House Bunny’ set to rule box office

Business | By Josh Friedman | August 22, 2008
Universal Pictures is gunning for No. Read more
 

Tropic Thunder’ could knock ‘Dark Knight’ off No. 1

Business | By Josh Friedman | August 15, 2008
A shape-shifting mummy couldn’t dethrone “The Dark Knight” at the box office two weeks ago, and neither could a pair of stoners last weekend. Read more
 

Pineapple Express’ seeks inside track on ‘Dark Knight’

Business | By Josh Friedman | August 6, 2008
When “The Dark Knight” recently broke the opening weekend box-office record with $158.4 million in sales, Warner Bros. Read more
 
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