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Category Archives: Business

SAG Strike Approaching: Trade Roughage 05/01/08

May 1, 2008 – 9:01 am

Fitting for May Day, Variety has the latest on the AMPTP and SAG negotiations, and things don’t look good. The majors are quite upset with the demands of the union, delivering the message that “Unless SAG backs off its demands on DVD and new media soon, it can forget about a deal even if thesps [...]

By Christopher Campbell | Also posted in Documentary, Hollywood, Politics, Technology & Web | Comments (0)

Viacom’s New Movie Channel: Backward or Forward Thinking?

April 21, 2008 – 3:25 pm

Do we really need another pay movie channel?

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Please Pay Me For Writing This

April 14, 2008 – 4:00 pm

Kevin reflects on the shifting economics of an elusive product: film criticism.

By Kevin Buist | Also posted in Technology & Web | Comments (0)

Coca-Cola Cinema

March 27, 2008 – 4:07 pm

Contemplations of the cinematic significance of Coca-Cola.

By Christopher Campbell | Also posted in Classics, Hollywood | Comments (1)

Eliot Spitzer, HookerGate and NY Film Production

March 14, 2008 – 11:15 am

How Eliot Spitzer’s hooker habit could have a lasting impact on the New York State film industry.

By Karina Longworth | Comments (1)

Variety For Sale: Trade Roughage 02/22/08

February 22, 2008 – 8:30 am

Variety’s corporate parents decide to get out of the magazine game. Also: On Wednesday, the Best Picture nominees were box office failures, but today, they’re huge!

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Awards, Documentary, Screenwriting | Comments (0)

Having Fun With the Hasbro News

February 21, 2008 – 10:03 am

Coming soon: movies based on Monopoly, Candy Land, Battleship and Ouija.

By Christopher Campbell | Also posted in Hollywood, Lists | Comments (2)

Trade Roughage 02/19/08

February 19, 2008 – 8:32 am

Jumper only managed to clear $38.1 million at the box office over the five day weekend, which may be enough for sequel talks, but doesn’t seem like such a victory against the news that Step Up 2 made $28 million over the same frame. Meanwhile, The Band’s Visit, which is not a new release, managed [...]

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Awards, Technology & Web | Comments (0)

Trade Roughage 2/4/07

February 4, 2008 – 9:27 am

Who knows whether or not anyone had to use their AK, but according to a “well-placed” WGA strike insider, “Friday was a good day.” The labor dispute is by no means over, but both sides are apparently circling a decision on streaming residuals that no one, as of yet, seems to have a major problem [...]

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Awards, Hollywood | Comments (0)

Trade Roughage 02/01/08

February 1, 2008 – 9:00 am

Informal strike talks are still slogging on––Robert Iger from Disney and Peter Chernin of News Corp will rep the AMPTP today––but without a set deadline for “officially” going back to the table, there are fears that the WGA will drag this out until June, when SAG’s contract expires, so that they can basically shut down [...]

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