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Taormina to Pay Tribute to James Gandolfini

1 hour 47 min ago
ROME — The Taormina Film Festival in Sicily on Thursday mourned James Gandolfini and prepared to pay tribute to the late actor, whose body lies in the morgue of Rome’s Policlinico Umberto I hospital where, under Italian law, an autopsy must be performed within 24 hours of its arrival. Some details began to surface Thursday... Read more »

‘Mundi,’ ‘Gun’ and ‘Inevitable’ Stand Out in Madrid

2 hours 53 min ago
MADRID — “Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box,” “A Gun in Each Hand” and “Inevitable” proved standouts at this week’s Madrid de Cine-Spanish Film Screenings, Spain’s biggest annual film market for Spanish films whose industry announcements this year confirmed an ongoing revolution in the way films are getting made in the still crisis-wracked country. A... Read more »

Frank Langella Takes on Transatlantic ‘Lear’

3 hours 32 min ago
Frank Langella will topline a new production of “King Lear” set to bow at the U.K.’s Chichester Festival Theater this fall prior to a early 2014 run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Production will follow the same route from Chichester to BAM taken by the 2008 staging of “Macbeth” that starred Patrick Stewart. That... Read more »

Sony’s Kazuo Hirai Seeks Time to Consider Spinoff Proposal

9 hours 19 min ago
Sony Corp.’s chief executive says time is needed to study a proposal from a U.S. major hedge fund to spin off a part of the company’s entertainment unit. Kazuo Hirai was speaking to investors packing a Tokyo hall at the Japanese electronics and entertainment company’s annual shareholders meeting Thursday. The question about a recent proposal... Read more »

James Gandolfini: A Rich Bigscreen Career in the Shadow of Tony Soprano

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 08:03
James Gandolfini will forever be defined by Tony Soprano, a fact that scarcely diminished his work on the bigscreen and stage.

Time Warner Cable Lawsuit: Another Attack on Channel Bundling

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 07:50
The cable industry’s practice of bundling channels is facing pressure from plenty of consumer groups, upstart competitors and John McCain. But the question posed by a class action suit is whether there is a case to be had for the many customers who pay the bills. Four subscribers to multichannel services filed a class action... Read more »

Music Journalist Chet Flippo Dies at 69

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 07:20
Chet Flippo, renowned music journalist who worked for outlets including Rolling Stone, Billboard and CMT, died June 19 in Nashville following a lengthy illness. He was 69. He was serving as editorial director of CMT and CMT.com up until his death. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam... Read more »

James Gandolfini’s Unlikely Stardom, and the Role of a Lifetime

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 05:59
In a different, pre-HBO world, James Gandolfini the TV star never would have happened. Fox wanted Anthony LaPaglia for the lead role when they were developing “The Sopranos,” and it’s hard to imagine a major network having gone with a guy of Gandolfini’s limited profile at the time. SEE ALSO: James Gandolfini Dies at 51... Read more »

Hollywood Reacts to Gandolfini News

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 05:56
The Hollywood community reacted with shock and sadness late Wednesday over the sudden loss of James Gandolfini, who died at the age of 51 of a possible heart attack. He was a genius.  Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that.  He is one of the greatest actors of this... Read more »

James Gandolfini Dead at 51

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 04:57
James Gandolfini, who brought a balance of intensity and vulnerability to his portrayal of conflicted mob boss Tony Soprano that made him among the most respected actors of his generation, died Wednesday in Rome. He was 51 and was believed to have suffered a heart attack. SEE ALSO: James Gandolfini’s Unlikely Stardom According to the... Read more »

Netflix Orders Second Season of ‘Hemlock Grove’

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 04:50
Netflix is scaring up a second season of “Hemlock Grove.” The streaming service has confirmed the horror series, which premiered in April, will return for another 10 episodes in 2014. Veteran showrunner Charles H. (Chic) Eglee (“Dexter”) will join as executive producer of the second season of “Grove,” which is produced by Gaumont International Television.... Read more »

Phase 4 Snags Rights to ‘Adventures in the Sin Bin’

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 04:50
Phase 4 Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to “Adventures in the Sin Bin,” the comedy that bowed last year at the Seattle Intl. Film Festival. The pic from writer Christopher Storer and tyro helmer Billy Federighi centers on a teen who loans out his retro van — the “Sin Bin” of the title — for... Read more »

‘Miss Saigon’ Helicopters Back to West End

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 04:31
The resurgence of the 1980s Brit megamusical continues, with producer Cameron Mackintosh locking in a West End revival of “Miss Saigon” that will open at the Prince Edward Theater in May. Originally helmed by Nicholas Hytner in its 1989 London bow, the new staging of “Saigon” will be directed by Laurence Connor, the co-director of the... Read more »

FX Orders Kelsey Grammer-Martin Lawrence Sitcom

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 03:53
FX has given a 10-episode series order to a comedy starring Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence. Series is produced by Debmar-Mercury and Lionsgate TV under Debmar’s “10/90″ deal format that calls for accelerated production of 100 episodes if the initial 10-episode test run fares well. Untitled comedy about two lawyer friends was created and is... Read more »

Venice Film Festival Gears Up for a Starry 70th Anniversary

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 03:30
Although Alberto Barbera opted to slim down the Venice Film Festival lineup when he was appointed artistic director last year, the world’s oldest international sprocket opera appears to be setting a particularly lavish table for its 70th-anniversary edition.

Hulu’s Executive Exodus Accelerates

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 03:30
As the Hulu sales process drags on, the Internet TV venture increasingly is struggling, with its best and brightest employees jumping ship amid uncertainty about who their new bosses will be.

Is English-Lingo ‘Master of Altamira’ the Symbol of New Euro Pix?

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 03:30
With the film biz ailing on the plains in Spain, any new production is news. But "The Master of Altamira," skedded to start production this year, is noteworthy as a microcosm of trends now driving international film production.

Indie Auteurs Delve Into Gray Areas of Black-and-White Film

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 03:30
In this modern era of 3D, effects-laden movie spectacles, some of Hollywood’s most prolific indie directors are making a colorful splash into black-and-white.

Steven Spielberg: Tackling TV on His Own Terms

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 03:30
DreamWorks mogul Steven Spielberg wants to work on his own terms, so he’s decided to write the checks himself.

Report: Google, Facebook, Microsoft Secretly Pay Millions to Broadband Providers

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 01:51
Internet giants Google, Facebook and Microsoft each secretly pay tens of millions of dollars to top broadband providers to ensure consumers avoid any Internet traffic congestion when accessing their content, according to a report published Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal. Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T and Verizon are named as the broadband providers who... Read more »

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