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DVD REVIEW: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-2007)

2007-12-12 07:48:00 by John Kenneth Muir in John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV
 
...Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , from The West Wing (1999-2006) mastermind Aaron Sorkin, was considered, to coin a phrase a slam dunk - to achieve critical acclaim and audience interest. Ultimately, that didnt prove the case and the self-important series was quickly eclipsed in popularity and hosannas by other newcomers, including NBCs own...
 
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Fireball sparks the new Bangkok Film Studio

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2008-09-27 10:30:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...studio, albeit one with some familiar names behind it They held a press conference yesterday at the Bangkok International Film Festival to introduce some of the cast of the film and to premiere their finished showreel Producing Fireball is Adirek Wattaleela, better known by the enigmatic nickname of Uncle, and Sangar Chatchairungruang --...
 
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Post Studio Stress Disorder

2008-04-11 12:44:11 by Variety.com * in Thompson On Hollywood
 
...studios and their tentpoles, formula genre fare and comedies, the occasional star-driven vehicle that the studios wouldn't make without a George Clooney on board, like Leatherheads, and there's the studio subsids and indies. In the middle is a raft of indie financeers and suppliers who play both sides of the street, some geared toward the...
 
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Universal Studio Fire Accidental

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2008-06-03 13:35:19 by Sam in Slice of SciFi
...Studio sets, rides, exhibits and lots was accidental Workers using blowtorches accidentally started a weekend fire at Universal Studios, Los Angeles County spokeswoman Judy Hammond told the press on Monday. Adding to the disaster was the explosion of some pressurized tanks sitting nearby which only enhanced the fires ability to spread over...
 
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Millennium has broken ground on new studio, and these dudes aren't my bodyguards

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2008-04-24 11:56:00 by Alexandyr Kent in Louisiana Movies: Glamour, Geeks and Gumbo
...studio for the Ledbetter Heights neighborhood. It's a major development for the local industry on many levels One, Millennium's an L.A.-based company who's decided to "bank on Louisiana," according to executive producer Michael Flannigan. They've made six films here since 2006 and are currently prepping number seven ("Streets of Blood" aka...
 
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UNIVERSAL SAYS NO MASTER PRINTS LOST IN STUDIO FIRE, BUT PRESERVATIONISTS ARE SKEPTICAL

2008-06-05 18:09:29 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
 
...studio during last Sunday's fire has not imperiled master prints of films or TV series. Some of the prints have been salvaged from the fire, but no inventory has yet been done to identify the titles. The studio says that master prints of all the titles are safe and sound, but admitted that much of their archival print library was destroyed....
 
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'Where the Wild Things Are' Will Not Be 'Bland, Sanitized Studio Movie,' Assures Studio Stooge

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2008-07-14 14:08:05 by HASH0x8b29948 in I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
...studio movie." They simply want it cut in such a vapid, anodyne way that it will appeal to everyone: "We've given him more money and, even more importantly, more time for him to work on the film," Horn said. "We'd like to find a common ground that represents Spike's vision but still offers a film that really delivers for a broad-based...
 
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WGA Works Out Deal With Second Movie Studio

2008-01-11 21:36:00 by Editor in Movie Blog
 
...studio allowing striking writers to get back to working on projects owned by that studio (which includes Dimension Films properties too.) The deal between The Weinstein Company and the WGA follows the Guilds earlier agreement with United Artists. Meanwhile talks between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the WGA,...
 
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Original Warner Bros movie studio lot sold

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2008-02-04 04:12:28 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
...studio in Los Angeles where Casablanca, The Waltons and the current TV series ER were all filmed, has been sold, its owner said Thursday Tribune Co. said Hudson Capital LLC bought the property for $125 million It was the first major sale of Tribune property since Chicago real estate mogul Sam Zell took over the media conglomerate, whose...
 
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