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"Senna" Director to Make Amy Winehouse Documentary
The director of award-winning film "Senna" is making a documentary about the late soul singer Amy Winehouse. Focus Features International says the movie will feature unseen archive footage to tell the story of the art and life of the musician
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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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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
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Steve Coogan Gets His British Foot in U.S. DoorHamlet 2," which just expanded to 1,500 screens. The object of a bidding war at this year's Sundance went to Focus Features for a hefty $10 million. Coogan adopts an American accent as Dana Marschz, an inept actor turned self-loathing
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Creating Art to Change Your Audiencea risky film that made its world premiere at the festival and was immediately offered a $10 million deal from Focus Features . In an interview with Peter Travers for ABC News Now's "Popcorn," Coogan explains that he was not dissatisfied
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Consumers get more camera for less money
zoom, will sell for $250. A Canon model with similar specifications but without the SD1100's advanced auto- focus features , the SD850 IS was introduced in June for $400. Nikon's new Coolpix S550, available in early February, is also
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"What happens in Ms. Buford's class stays in Ms. Buford's class"
the film would never again be shown at the school. And actor Randy Quaid, seeking $10 million in damages, sued Focus Features for according to the lawsuit ( CLICK HERE ) succeeded in obtaining Randy Quaid's performance in 'Brokeback Mountain
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie: Emma Watson Casting RumorsAnd we're hearing angelina jolene and adrian lincoln being among those willing to direct. The film's studio focus features says only a screenwriter has been hired so far but that keeps on churning until we finally learn who will feet those
and adrian lincoln being among those willing to direct. The film's studio focus features says only a screenwriter has been hired so far but that keeps on churning until we finally learn who will feet those
