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= Warner Brothers, CBS Partner Up For Stephen King's "The Stand" = Update By: Noelle Belling February 3rd, 2011 Picture from thewrap.com

===It looks like popular novels are making and continuing comebacks on the big screen. Well known author Stephen King will have his thriller The Stand hit production. Warner Brothers and CBS, two large name production companies, will be teaming up to make the 1978 horror come to life. ABC did a mini-series in 1994 of the same book. Warner Brothers is going to be responsible for the global marketing AND distribution of the film while CBS has the option to participate in financing. Warner Brothers beat out Fox and Sony in a bidding war for the project while CBS has held the rights for a very long time. The adaption may take more then one movie and it is said the King will be a minor or even major player in the deal. Producers Mosiac and Roy Lee will be working side by side on the project. === ==="The Stand" is the typical story of good vs. evil when a horrible virus threatens to wipe out the entire population of America. Although a typical story, it is common knowledge that King's writing is a little more... 'graphic' and 'gorey' then most. ===

Find Article at : [|Hollywood Reporter]

= Film Fighting LA =

February 3rd, 2011
Sherlock Homes LA Stunt Team

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With all of the computer animations and technological advancements that have been made, it is interesting to see that some things never change. Bob Goodwin is responsible created a team of stunt doubles, or “fighters” that are based out of Los Angeles. This team has debuted in well-known films such as; Sherlock Holmes, The Soloist, Mission Impossible 3, etc. Bob Goodwin’s studio also trains actors that want to perform the stunt scenes themselves. For example, Christian Bale received martial arts training for the film Batman Begins. While most things are more efficient with technology, it is nice to know that some things such as fighting scenes are still being done the good old-fashioned way. =====

View article at:[|LA fighters]

= So A Boxer And A Rapper Walk Into A Bar... Leave With A Film Company? =

Updated by: Walter Ayllon

Feb 3rd, 2011



50 cent and Floydmayweather Jr. have announced the launch of their own line of film production. This happened in an interview with MTV News at this past weekends Sundance Film Festival. The joint venture almost sounds like a bad a joke, however could not be any more serious. Just look at those faces in the picture above... nuff said.

Mayweather Productions is a glimpse at a recent trend in media today. Artists branching out into other arts. Converging Medias as I would like to call it (wink). 50 cent already had his taste of success with Vitamin Water, why not try the film industry. As for what Mayweather Productions can offer to the Oscars' in years to come is hard to say. The duo says their gonna "do what we do, brainstorm some new ideas, and think outside the box." With that said, I wonder if they are going to make a film about a poor kid from the streets and his journey to the top. Call it "Lord of the Blings" or something else original.

-view article at [|MTV.com]


 * MPAA, BitTorrent and Illegal Downloading **

Updated by: Andrew Slutzky

Feb. 2, 2011

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Remember that movie //Pay it Forward// with that kid from the //Sixth Sense//? If you haven’t seen it, don’t worry. You can rent it from Blockbuster via their pay-per-video model, order it with a Netflix subscription, or illegally download it for free with BitTorrent, which according to //About.com//, uses a pay-it-forward method. The method rewards those users that share more files by increasing their downloading bandwidth, which allows them to download material much faster than “leeches,” which are users who don’t share files but simply use them.

Why is this relevant to the film industry? Well, the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA) latest Jan. 31, 2011 press release reveals a study sponsored by NBC Universal and carried out by Envisional, which states nearly a fourth (23.8-percent) of all “global internet traffic involves the illegal distribution of copyrighted work.” BitTorrent is the largest violator and is responsible for 11.4-percent of all content downloaded illegally.

First, this study is related to the globalization trend because it allows anyone, anywhere with the appropriate software and Internet connection to download large entertainment files for free.

Second, this study reveals how prominent piracy is in the movie, television, music and video game industries. People don’t want to pay for material they can get for free. They are disregarding copyright laws in the process.

View MPAA press release [|here]. View About.com BitTorrent article [|here].

= Herrick Entertainment Joins Lionsgate’s Bid for 'The Devil's Double' = =**Updated by:Breanne Ratajczak**=
 * February 3, 2011**
 * Herrick Entertainment joined Lionsgat's deal for the Devil's Double on Thursday. Lionsgate and Herrick Entertainment joind together to gain the rights to Lee Tahomori's, The Devil's Double which is an excessively violet drama based on reality. For a awhile now Lionsgae has been searching to find the star, Dominic Cooper with CAA and Paradigm. Lionsgat won the bidding for the Devil's Doubleand has officially gained the rights with North Aerican distribution rights with many the fil poducer and financier, HerrickEntertainment.**

Find article at [|http://www.hollywoodreporter.com]

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=__ New Ticket Tax in Italy Threatens Cinema __=

Updated by- Audrey Rynberg
February 3, 2011



====A new tax on movie tickets in Italy is producing quite an uproar. Italians have planned to protest the proposed €1 ($1.30) increase on single admission tickets. Some exhibitors have even threatened to “…shut down cinemas if the tax goes through". Many movie producers are afraid this might put the current cinema boom to a halt. The issue seems to put producers against the exhibitors (cinema operators) since the tax will be going towards the national production fund.==== Find Article-->>> [|variety.com]