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Universal Studios Kicks Off Halloween Horror Nights With Horror Icon Awards, Haunted Tour

2008-10-13 19:29:39 by Tera Heater in MTV Movies Blog
 
...Universal Studios Hollywoods sixth annual Eyegore Horror Awards, where they honored such icons as director Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist), actor Bill Moseley (House of a 1000 Corpses, Devils Rejects) and actress Julie Benz (Saw V). Also in attendance were Lost Boys Corey Haim and Corey Feldman (the latter of whom served as...
 
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DreamWorks Signs Universal Distribution Deal

2008-10-13 11:27:10 by Variety.com * in Thompson On Hollywood
 
The deal is done. Universal will release DreamWorks' movies--for five years. And I hear the studio is throwing that $150 million loan into the deal as well The release is expected at any minute
 
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The Universal Fire

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2008-06-18 03:54:00 by Brian in Hell on Frisco Bay
...Universal Studios at the end of last month. You may have heard that several firefighters suffered "minor injuries" while extinguishing the blaze, but otherwise no-one was hurt, thankfully. You may also have heard the initial reports that the fire destroyed a video libary. You may have breathed a sigh of relief when learning that it was not an...
 
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DreamWorks/Universal Union Disruptive?

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2008-10-12 15:17:47 by Variety.com * in Thompson On Hollywood
...Universal/DreamWorks deal could disrupt the studio is one of those speculative pieces from afar that doesn't entirely get the picture In other words, yes DreamWorks' Stacey Snider used to run Universal. And yes, the DreamWorks people were pissed when Universal waited until the last minute to tell them that they didn't want to make their...
 
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Universal Pictures & Dark Horse Entertainment Make Pact

2008-03-15 05:34:40 by Sam in Slice of SciFi
 
UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND DARK HORSE ENTERTAINMENT SIGN WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Universal Pictures and Dark Horse Entertainment have signed a three-year production and distribution agreement that establishes a studio home for all of Dark Horses creative properties going forward. The agreement was jointly announced by Marc...
 
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NBC Universal Debuts One-of-a-Kind Heroes Trading Cards

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2008-05-23 02:47:41 by Sam in Slice of SciFi
...Universal Television, DVD, Music & Consumer Products Group debuts the first set of collectible trading cards from renowned trading card company Topps. Ninety cards are featured in the first set, which focuses on characters and scenes from the first season of the show The initial card set includes original cast autographs from Jack Coleman...
 
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Huge Fire Erupts at Universal City's Backlot

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2008-06-01 00:00:00 by Peter Martin in Cinematical
...Universal , Newsstand Fire broke out early Sunday morning on the backlot of Universal Studios , causing "tens of millions of damage," according to one news report, and destroying the popular King Kong exhibit. KNBC.com , the Los Angeles affiliate of NBC Universal, has video of the fire. It was first reported at about 4:45 a.m. local time; Los...
 
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Universal Hires Shane Abbess for 'Source Code'

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2008-04-17 00:00:00 by Jessica Barnes in Cinematical
...Universal Considering how much can go wrong in a filmmaker's career, it's always nice to hear a success story. Variety reports that Universal has hired Australian director Shane Abbess to helm the sci-fi thriller Source Code . Universal picked up the rights to the film back in 2007, but the project sat on the back-burner until now. Abbess is...
 
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Universal Back Lot on Fire!

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2008-06-01 08:00:14 by Variety.com * in Thompson On Hollywood
...Universal Studios back lot Sunday morning , which was eventually contained Look at this video Helicopters dropped water on several blocks of burning structures, including a King Kong exhibit, which was destroyed. According to one fire official, the cause of the fire is unknown. UPDATE: At a news conference, Universal studio chief Ron Meyer...
 
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