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Academy Extends Oscar Nomination Voting
18 hours ago
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended the deadline for members to vote for Oscar nominations by one day to Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, 5.p.m. Pt. The original date was Thursday, Jan. 3, at 5 p.m. Pt. Members may vote online or submit a paper ballot. Any votes received after the deadline will not be counted. Also read: As Online Voting Begins, Oscars Take Extra Steps Not to Leave Voters Behind "By extending the voting deadline we are providing every opportunity available to make the transition to online balloting as smooth »
- Greg Gilman & Steve Pond
Irving Azoff Resigns From Live Nation Entertainment (Updated)
21 hours ago
Irving Azoff has resigned as chairman of Live Nation Entertainment, the country's largest concert promoter and one of the biggest powers in the music industry, the company announced on Monday. Azoff (left with Judd Apatow) had been chairman since 2011, when he was tapped to lead the new music behemoth formed by the merger of promoter Live Nation and ticketseller Ticketmaster. His contract was not up until 2014, the same year as CEO Michael Rapino. Rapino recently signed a new five-year extension. In an exclusive interview with TheWrap on Monday, Azoff said »
- Lucas Shaw
Irving Azoff on Why He Left Live Nation: Running a Public Company 'Sucks' (Exclusive)
21 hours ago
Irving Azoff said he resigned as chairman of Live Nation Entertainment on Monday because "the process of being a public company in America right now sucks if you're an entrepreneur." In an exclusive interview with TheWrap, Azoff, whose position at the head of the largest concert promoter and ticket-seller in the world made him uniquely powerful in the music industry, said he was tired of the demands of a public company and wanted to go back to managing talent. "Life at a public company ain't for me," Azoff (right, with Judd Apatow »
- Sharon Waxman
Jay-Z Composing Original Score for 'The Great Gatsby'
31 December 2012 1:12 PM, PST
If you liked the music in the trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," you'll be happy to hear Jay-Z isn't just lending a few of his songs to the soundtrack, he's composing the upcoming film's entire original score. The rapper is, apparently, hard at work to accomplish the task with another artist, who goes by the name The Bullitts. The latter broke the news on Twitter in the early morning hours Sunday. "Jay-Z and myself have been working tirelessly on the score for »
- Greg Gilman
Is Tom Cruise Still a Go-To Action Hero? Hollywood, 'Jack Reacher' Say Yes
31 December 2012 12:03 PM, PST
Given his age and the tough year he's had in the tabloids, is Tom Cruise still a go-to guy when Hollywood is looking for an action hero? The answer is yes, based on the performance of his current movie, Paramount's "Jack Reacher." It's taken in $45 million in the 10 days since opening with $15.6 million in a very crowded and competitive holiday market. Its second week was a solid $14 million, and it's added $22 million from overseas. Holiday movies tend to have legs and "Reacher" has yet to roll out »
- Todd Cunningham
AMC Networks, Time Warner Cable Agree to Temporary Extension for IFC, We tv
31 December 2012 11:39 AM, PST
Could the cheer and goodwill of the holiday season be bringing a cease-fire in the cable carriage wars? At least for the time being, it seems so. AMC Networks and Time Warner Cable have agreed to a temporary extension for TWC to carry AMC's We tv and IFC, a Time Warner spokeswoman told TheWrap on Monday. The extension, which comes ahead of a midnight deadline, will give the two companies more time to hammer out a longer-term deal, and prevents IFC and We tv from going dark for TWC customers early next year. Also »
- Tim Kenneally
'Dead Man Down' Trailer: Colin Farrell Kills for 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
31 December 2012 10:23 AM, PST
The quality isn't great, but the first trailer for "Dead Man Down" has been released. Noomi Rapace, the original "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," stars in director Niels Arden Oplev's latest revenge movie. In this American crime thriller, however, she's letting Colin Farrell do the dirty work for her. Also read: Noomi Rapace Re-Teaming with 'Dragon Tattoo' Director for Thriller Farrell plays an enforcer for a NYC crime lord (Terrence Howard) who agrees to take out his own boss for a mysterious woman seeking revenge. From the looks of it, Farrell's first assassination attempt »
- Greg Gilman
Disney and Charter Communications Enter Multi-Platform Distribution Deal
31 December 2012 9:56 AM, PST
The Walt Disney Company has entered a multi-year distribution deal with cable and broadband provider Charter Communications that will bring expanded Disney content to Charter customers across a variety of platforms, the companies said Monday. Under the long-term agreement, which begins in the first half of 2013, Disney programming will be available to Charter customers via television, computer, smartphone, tablet, gaming consoles and internet-enabled televisions. The new expanded rights package will include ABC on Demand, ABC Family on Demand, expanded content from Espn on Demand, and Disney-branded on-demand channels. The new deal »
- Tim Kenneally
From 'Les Misérables' to 'The Hobbit,' Holiday Movies Are Getting Longer
31 December 2012 9:26 AM, PST
Moviegoers rushing out to catch "Django Unchained" or "The Hobbit" over New Year's should consider packing an overnight bag. The average length of a holiday movie has been larded up by nearly 10 minutes since 2011, according to a survey of the running times of the top 10 box office films of the final weekend of the year. They ran well over two hours. Moreover, the top 10 grossing holiday movies of 2012 were nearly 25 minutes longer than they were just two years ago. Of the five top earners last weekend, only »
- Brent Lang
Mike Hopkins, Oscar-Winning Sound Editor, Dies in Rafting Accident
31 December 2012 7:20 AM, PST
Mike Hopkins, the Oscar-winning sound editor behind "King Kong" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, died in a drowning accident in New Zealand on Sunday. He was 53. Hopkins (pictured right) was rafting with friends through the Tararua Range on New Zealand's North Island when the raft capsized, throwing him into the Waiohine River, according to the Australian. Hopkins was wearing a wetsuit, lifejacket and a helmet, but the river's fast flow dragged him under, police told the newspaper. The sound editor shared an Oscar with Ethan Van der Ryn for best »
- Alexander C. Kaufman
Tribune Co. Emerges From Bankruptcy After 4 Years of Chapter 11
31 December 2012 7:02 AM, PST
The Tribune Co. will emerge from bankruptcy Monday as a new year dawns, ending a grueling four-year stretch in Chapter 11 protection that ranks as one of the longest in U.S. history. "Tribune emerges from the bankruptcy process as a multi-media company with a great mix of profitable assets, strong brands in major markets and a much-improved capital structure," Eddy Hartenstein, Tribune's current chief executive officer, said in a statement. The company's prize asset is the 23 television stations it owns. Its publishing assets include the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. »
- Brent Lang
Violence Against Women in 2012 — When Will It End?
31 December 2012 6:49 AM, PST
Of all the critical issues that loomed over 2012 -- environmental change, gun violence, Middle Eastern chaos, gay marriage -- the one that is ushering out the year is what keeps coming back to me with a sense of dread: the status of women around the world. We recoil at the murder-by-gang-rape of a young Indian woman in faraway New Delhi, which is sparking political protest in the streets of India. It is so far away, so distant from our everyday concerns. But the brutality of the crime leaves me speechless. »
- Sharon Waxman
Steve Pond: 'Zero Dark Thirty' and 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Top My Imaginary Oscar Ballot
30 December 2012 6:50 PM, PST
2012 was a good year for movies, according to most critics, and it was a year in which the major studios, accustomed to sitting on the sidelines while the indies reap all the year-end glory, are making a surprisingly strong showing with Oscar contenders and critics' awards. From Sony's "Zero Dark Thirty" to Warner Bros.' "Argo" to DreamWorks/Disney's "Lincoln" to 20th Century Fox's "Life of Pi" to Universal's "Les Miserables," the big boys are back in the awards picture with a vengeance. And to a lesser degree, they're back on my own »
- Steve Pond
'Hobbit' Hits $686M Worldwide With $106M at Overseas Box Office
30 December 2012 6:03 PM, PST
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" sealed its designation as an international blockbuster this weekend, rolling up $106.5 million at the overseas box office. That haul, from 16,600 screens in 62 territories, was off just 12 percent from last week and gives Peter Jackson's Middle-earth epic an overseas total of $464 million and an overall worldwide gross of $686 million. Warner Bros.' and MGM's "The Hobbit" has been the world's No. 1 film since it opened three weeks ago and continues to hold the top spot at the box office in France, Germany, »
- Todd Cunningham
Charlie Sheen Apologizes, Kind of, for Homophobic Slur
30 December 2012 5:25 PM, PST
Charlie Sheen has managed to get one more public relations gaffe in before the year runs out. The star of the FX sitcom "Anger Management" has been caught on video delivering a homophobic slur while emceeing the opening of a rooftop bar at a hotel in Mexico. "How we doing?" the 47-year-old actor can be heard asking the crowd at the El Ganzo Hotel in San Jose del Cabo, near Cabo San Lucas, after taking the microphone Friday night. "Lying bunch of f---got a---s, how we doing?" The incident came to light »
- Todd Cunningham
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