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TV Guide Network, TV Land Enthusiastic About 'Curb'
1 hour ago
By Josef Adalian
TV Land and TV Guide Network have locked up basic cable rerun rights to HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
The two networks will share custody of "Curb," with TV Guide Network getting first dibs on the Larry David comedy. The latter network will begin airing the show in February, while TV Land will take over the show as early as February 2013 (though that date could be pushed back should HBO extend its run of "Curb").
HBO and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution in May announced plans to syndicate "Curb" (as well as "Ento... »
- Adalian
'Precious'' Gabby Sidibe: A New Kind of Leading Actress for Hollywood
3 hours ago
Hollywood stereotypes die hard. And Gabourey Sidibe – a plus-size, African-American actress with less-than-perfect features - fits no casting agent’s definition of a leading lady. But she is not deterred.
“I never wanted to be an actress,” said Sidibe, 24, the star of the just-released “Precious,” whose understated performance as an abused, 350-lb, illiterate teenager has garnered critical acclaim and unexpectedly catapulted her onto the shortlist of potential Oscar nominees. “I didn’t want to open myself up to public speculation,&rd... »
- Josh Dickey
New Films Forwards 'Chain Letter'
4 hours ago
By Variety
New Films has picked up worldwide rights to Deon Taylor's horror film "Chain Letter," and will release it in the U.S. next year with an eye toward building the title into a franchise.
The film, which is being screened for international buyers at the American Film Market, stars Nikki Reed ("Twilight," "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"), Betsy Russell ("Saw" franchise) and Brad Dourif ("Child's Play"). It follows a serial killer preying on teenagers who fail to forward a chain letter.
Read more in Variety. »
- Josh Dickey
'This Is It' Still the King at Overseas B.O.
5 hours ago
By Wrap Staff
The world’s love for Michael Jackson has yet to be exhausted.
“This Is It” stayed atop the overseas box office, taking in $29 million this weekend -- a 58 percent drop over last week, but still enough for the Sony release to maintain its No. 1 spot while showing on 8,800 screens in 110 foreign markets. “A Christmas Carol,” which opened to an disappointing $31 million domestically, was No. 2 overseas. The Robert Zemeckis 3D take on the Dickens classic took $12 million at 2,750 screens in 18 territories for a per-screen average of $4,364. "This Is It,&qu... »
- Josh Dickey
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