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HBO Will Continue Screening Universal Movies
had an agreement in place since 2003. The deal includes movies produced by Universal and its specialty films unit, Focus Features . Current films from the studio include "This is 40" and "Les Miserables." It is also responsible for classics
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HBO Will Continue Screening Universal Movie
had an agreement in place since 2003. The deal includes movies produced by Universal and its specialty films unit, Focus Features . "With our upcoming slate of films, HBO will continue to offer outstanding film content to their already vast library
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Fracking Group Buys Ads to Run in Front of Matt Damon's 'Promised Land'in theaters only in Pennsylvania because that is where the group is based. James Schamus, the chief executive of Focus Features , the studio that produced the film, called the coalition's actions "propaganda." "To be honest, if I could
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'Lincoln,' 'Les Miz,' 'Argo' Earn Producers Honors
with three of the five nominees: "Brave," ''Frankenweenie" and "Wreck-It Ralph." The other nominees are Focus Features ' "ParaNorman" and Paramount's "Rise of the Guardians." Along with honors from other Hollywood professional groups
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Hollywood Faces Fracking in 'Promised Land'
movie does provide is simply not very accurate. The Focus Features release instead concentrates on another aspect of the were probably living in an alternate universe," Focus Features CEO James Schamus said with a laugh. But he insisted
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Review: 'Promised Land' Doesn't Dig Deep
until some major and implausible plot twists make his stance forcefully, indisputably clear. "Promised Land," a Focus Features release, is rated R for language. Running time: 106 minutes. Two stars out of four. ——
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New Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLRs gain autofocus for video
happier." Other Nikon DSLRs offer video, but Nikon tells us the D3200 is the best example of its "full-time" auto focus features . It can record video clips up to 20 minutes in length. It also is more affordable than the T4i, with a lower price
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Reporter's Notebook: Interviewing '50 Shades of Grey' Author E.L. Jamesback story. Until January, when she suddenly landed her book deal with Random House and movie deal with Universal/ Focus Features , she worked in television, too, as an executive often dealing with contracts - something she carried over into
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50 Shades of Grey: Why 'Mommy Porn' is Hotebook fiction bestseller list in March. Vintage Books just bought the rights to all three novels and Universal and Focus Features plan to do a film. Its success raises the question how sexual submission, especially when pain is involved, could
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Screen Actors Guild Nominations AnnouncedMONEYBALL (Columbia Pictures) NICK NOLTE / Paddy Conlon - WARRIOR (Lionsgate) CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal - BEGINNERS ( Focus Features ) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy - THE ARTIST (The Weinstein
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Randy Quaid, Wife Arrested Over Hotel Bill
Independence Day" and "Kingpin." He also played a hard-nosed sheep rancher in "Brokeback Mountain," then sued Focus Features and the film's producers in 2006, claiming he was compelled to work cheaply when told the film - which earned
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Aliens, Bank Robbers and Bruno, Oh My!
figured out a way for her to look six-foot-two like Julia Child was," Travers says. 'Taking Woodstock' ( Focus Features ) Aug. 14 Comedian Demetri Martin plays the young man who helped the Woodstock concert organizers put the historic
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Strange New World: Tech Picks of the Weekgood to watch. That is not exactly progress. Right? Discs Add a Third Dimension The new movies "Coraline" from Focus Features and "Bolt" from Walt Disney Pictures (owned by the parent company of ABC News) are sporting 3-D animation
