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FX Promotes Grad, Schrier & Saftler to President Posts
by TV News Desk - Jun 06, 2013
Longtime FX Networks executives Nick Grad, Eric Schrier and Chuck Saftler each have been promoted to the position of President as the company embarks on its planned expansion this fall. Making the announcement was John Landgraf, Chief Executive Officer of FX Networks and FX Productions, to whom they will report. (more...)
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GUY CODE's Dan Soder to Play Four Shows at Comix at Foxwoods this July
by BWW News Desk - Jun 06, 2013
Voted "Funniest Comedian" at the New York Comedy Festival, Dan Soder presents his hysterical comedy routine on the Comix At Foxwoods stage this July. From July 25 through July 27, Soder will perform nightly at 8 p.m. on the Comix stage. On July 27, Soder will perform an additional late night show titled, "Nasty Show with Dan Soder" at 10:30 p.m. (more...)
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Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock and More Attend DCTV's Groundbreaking in NYC
by Movies News Desk - May 07, 2013
Earlier today New York City officials Kate Levin, Scott Stringer, Margaret Chin and Gale Brewer were joined by acclaimed filmmakers Michael Moore (Bowling For Columbine); Matthew O'Neill (China's Unnatural Disaster, Redemption), and Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) at a ceremony to mark the groundbreaking of Downtown Community Television Center's new documentary-only theater. The groundbreaking marks a significant milestone for Downtown Community Television (DCTV), a cultural fixture in Lower Manhattan since 1972 founded by the award-winning filmmaking team Jon Alpert & Keiko Tsuno. (more...)
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ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US Official Fan Poster to Debut Online Tomorrow, 4/18
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013
In what will become a frenzied digital search by 1D fans, One Direction and Sony Pictures will unveil the official movie poster this week for their upcoming 3D film, ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US. The poster, which includes an amazing array of fan-submitted photos from around the world, will launch on Thursday, April 18 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT, in the U.S. with Yahoo! Movies, AOL Moviefone, and MSN Movies, in the UK with The Sun, and on local sites across international markets. (more...)
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Jeff Zucker to Take Over New Duties for Exiting CNN EVP
by TV News Desk - Jan 29, 2013
Mark Whitaker, EVP and managing editor of CNN, announced today in a letter to colleagues that he will be leaving his post. As a result, new CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker will take over the duties handled by Whitaker, who's position will not be filled. (more...)
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Participant Media to Launch TV Network in 2013 Targeting Millennials
by TV News Desk - Dec 17, 2012
Participant Media, the leading provider of entertainment that inspires and accelerates change and known for such award-winning films as An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc., The Help, Steven Spielberg's Lincoln and the upcoming Promised Land, will further expand its growing industry footprint with the Summer 2013 launch of a cable network targeting the millennial generation. The announcement was made today by Participant Chairman and Founder Jeff Skoll and Chief Executive Officer Jim Berk. (more...)
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2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program
by BWW News Desk - Dec 04, 2012
Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The 2013 Short Film program is comprised of 65 short films selected from a record 8,102 submissions (427 more than for the 2012 Festival). (more...)
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One Direction Soars to No. 1 Position on Billboard Albums Chart
by BWW News Desk - Nov 21, 2012
One Direction's sophomore album TAKE ME HOME soars to the #1 position on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart with over 540,000 copies sold this week, the third highest debut of the year, making them the first British band to have their freshman and sophomore albums debut at #1 in the US. (more...)
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Focus Forward Announces Audience Voting, Short Films Now Available For Viewing
by Movies News Desk - Nov 18, 2012
GE and CINELAN today announced that viewing and voting for its $200,000 FOCUS FORWARD Filmmaker Competition is open (http://vimeo.com/focusforwardfilms/competition), with 95 semifinalists in the running for Audience Favorite. Five cash prizes, including the Grand Jury Prize of $100,000, will be awarded at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival by a jury that includes Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost), actress Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill), Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA), Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmer Caroline Libresco, José Padilha (Elite Squad), producer Floyd Webb (Daughters of the Dust), and Peter Wintonick (Manufacturing Consent). The finalists for the cash prizes will be announced and featured on the FOCUS FORWARD website (http://focusforwardfilms.com) on Wednesday, November 28.
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Sony Announces ONE DIRECTION Concert Movie
by TV News Desk - Nov 13, 2012
Sony Pictures announced today that it's making a 3D film showcasing London-based global music sensation One Direction. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) will direct the film, which TriStar Pictures will release on August 30, 2013 (Labor Day weekend). (more...)
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New Animated Short THE REAL BEARS to Feature Music of Jason Mraz
by Movies News Desk - Oct 10, 2012
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is escalating its longstanding campaign to reduce the consumption of soda and other sugary drinks today with the release of an animated short film exposing the drinks' unhappy health consequences. THE REAL BEARS tells the story of a family of polar bears who, even in their distant Arctic environment, are not immune from sunny marketing messages from Big Soda.
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Showtime Premieres Father's Day Documentary THE OTHER F WORD Today, 6/14
by Movies News Desk - Jun 14, 2012
From Blink 182's Mark Hoppus, to Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers to Rancid's Lars Frederiksen - veteran, chart-busting musicians share their contradictory, heartfelt, at times hilarious tales of fatherhood in THE OTHER F WORD, premiering tonight, June 14th at 9:00pm ET/PT. The documentary features fascinating, revealing accounts from a generation of men re-defining their roles as fathers while balancing busy careers and family lives. (more...)
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