http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:57:54 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:42:27 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Vivendi-provides-another-bump-in-the-road-for-ComcastNBC-U-deal?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner GE still has some kinks to work out before they can complete their sale of NBC UOver the past few weeks, Comcast has been in the process of acquiring a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric. The acquisition has hit several bu... Acquisition Comcast NBC U GE Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:42:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Vivendi-provides-another-bump-in-the-road-for-ComcastNBC-U-deal?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d2-New-York-film-market-takes-a-blow-with-the-closing-of-Miramax?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner RIP New York CinemaDearly beloved; we are gathered here today to pay our respects to a once great independent film company, and the long standing icon of the New York indie film scene. I am referring to of course, Miramax. Yes, some of you may clai... Independent Film Miramax Daniel Battsek Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:29:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d2-New-York-film-market-takes-a-blow-with-the-closing-of-Miramax?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Melinka-ThompsonGodoy-tells-the-story-of-the-Centralian-fire-with-The-Town-That-Was?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner The Centralia fire has been burning since 1962 Imagine there was a terrible fire in your home town. A terrible fire which burned underneath the town. A terrible fire which burned underneath the town since 1962. Would you still live there? T... Interview The Town That Was Melinka Thompson-Godoy Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:14:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Melinka-ThompsonGodoy-tells-the-story-of-the-Centralian-fire-with-The-Town-That-Was?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Oscarnominated-producer-Skuli-Malmquist-talks-about-his-new-film-The-Good-Heart?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner See Paul Dano and Brian Cox star in "The Good Heart" The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the biggest film markets in the world, where movies from across the globe premiere, many of which looking for distributors. One su... Interview Toronto Film Festival The Good Heart Skúli Malmquist Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:21:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Oscarnominated-producer-Skuli-Malmquist-talks-about-his-new-film-The-Good-Heart?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Disney-acquires-Marvel-for-4-billion?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner   Move over Mickey, these guys look like they mean businessOK, group photo everyone. Mickey, why don’t you come up front with Wolverine. Spiderman, get in front of Goofy, we can’t see your face. Has anyone seen Iron Man? Cinderel... Disney Marvel Acquisition Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:35:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Disney-acquires-Marvel-for-4-billion?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Roger-Smith-Shorts-Festival-boosts-spirit-of-independent-film-in-NY?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner No monkeys were harmed in the making of this poster. Normal 0 This past week, I was given the opportunity to be a part of a new and exciting film festival here in New York. The Roger Smith Short Film Festival took place from Augu... Independent Film Interview Roger Smith Shorts Festival Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:28:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Roger-Smith-Shorts-Festival-boosts-spirit-of-independent-film-in-NY?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m8d1-Hot-sales-for-Will-Ferrells-sunscreen-helps-charity?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Charity or not, these pictures are really creepy Normal 0 Funnyman Will Ferrell has recently launched a line of sunscreens this past May.  What many thought to be a novelty product and, quite frankly, a joke, has turned i... Charity Will Ferrell Cancer for College Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:15:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m8d1-Hot-sales-for-Will-Ferrells-sunscreen-helps-charity?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Interview-with-Law-and-Order-SVU-star-Tamara-Tunie?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Actor, Director, and Producer Tamara Tunie Recently, I had a chance to sit down with gifted actress Tamara Tunie. You may know Tamara from her role as Dr. Melinda Warner on “Law and Order: SVU,” but what you may not know is that Ms.... Interview Tamara Tunie Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Interview-with-Law-and-Order-SVU-star-Tamara-Tunie?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Oscars-expansion-of-best-picture-category-to-ten-nominations-purely-financial?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner And the Oscar goes to... Ehh, who cares? Recently, the Academy Awards announced it would be expanding the 2010 best picture category from five nominees to ten, leaving me with one burning question… Why? The Academy is claiming their moti... Oscars Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:15:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Oscars-expansion-of-best-picture-category-to-ten-nominations-purely-financial?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Netflix-prize-of-1-million-still-up-for-grabs?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner $1 million could be yours for the taking Unless you have been living under a rock for the last several years, you are well aware of Netflix and the changes it has brought to home entertainment. Netflix has been steadily gaining market share in ... Netflix Home Entertainment Contests Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:08:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Netflix-prize-of-1-million-still-up-for-grabs?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Interview-with-Daryl-Wein-whose-film-Breaking-Upwards-kicks-off-Brooklyn-Film-Fest?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Taking the words "Based on a True Story" to a new level This past Friday, the twelfth annual Brooklyn International Film Festival kicked off with a film called Breaking Upwards. The film was directed by Daryl Wein... And edited&h... Independent Film Interview Brooklyn International Film Festival Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:55:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Interview-with-Daryl-Wein-whose-film-Breaking-Upwards-kicks-off-Brooklyn-Film-Fest?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Talent-agencies-Endeavor-and-William-Morris-merge-cut-expense-accounts-and-jobs?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner How much did that jet set you back, Ari? The majority of my buddies and I love Entourage, HBO’s hit series about a group of friends from Queens making it big in Hollywood. Easy to relate to for us, being that we’re all young twenty... Recession Talent Agencies Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:21:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Talent-agencies-Endeavor-and-William-Morris-merge-cut-expense-accounts-and-jobs?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d24-New-zombie-movie-Colin-uses-budget-of-70?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Hangovers are a cheap substiture for zombie make-up. I’ve had this long-standing theory about the budgets of films being completely overblown and inflated. Both studio pictures and indies always seem to manage to justify spending millions... Independent Film Cannes Film Festival Coming Soon Low Budget Sun, 24 May 2009 11:18:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d24-New-zombie-movie-Colin-uses-budget-of-70?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Con-Artist-director-Michael-Sladek-talks-about-premiere-at-Tribeca-Mark-Kostabi-and-more?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Enter the world of Mark Kostabi Over the course of the Tribeca Film Festival, I caught about a dozen films. At the end of each movie, the audience was asked to rate the film they just saw on a scale of 1-5. Con Artist was the only movie I ... Independent Film Tribeca Film Festival Thu, 14 May 2009 21:49:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Con-Artist-director-Michael-Sladek-talks-about-premiere-at-Tribeca-Mark-Kostabi-and-more?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Jim-Carrey-and-Ewan-McGregors-new-film?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Jim Carrey loves you Ewan McGregor Better late than never. I Love You Phillip Morris, starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, has been picked up for distribution by Consolidated Pictures Group (CPG). The film, which premiered at Sundance th... Independent Film Coming Soon Tue, 12 May 2009 21:36:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Jim-Carrey-and-Ewan-McGregors-new-film?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d2-What-recession--Box-office-sales-booming-in-2009?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Ready to go where no ticket sales have gone before... Oh no, the recession! What ever will we do?!? The film industry is going to go out of business! How will they ever generate the income they need to stay afloat in this economy?!?... Box Office Recession Sat, 02 May 2009 12:06:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d2-What-recession--Box-office-sales-booming-in-2009?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Handsome-Harry-debuts-at-Tribeca-Film-Festival-where-we-speak-with-producer-Jamin-OBrien?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Catch Handsome Harry at the Festival this week During the past few days, downtown Manhattan has been taken over by the Tribeca Film Festival. There are 85 films being shown from 36 countries, so needless to say, it is near impossible to catch... Independent Film Tribeca Film Festival Handsome Harry Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:41:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Handsome-Harry-debuts-at-Tribeca-Film-Festival-where-we-speak-with-producer-Jamin-OBrien?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d25-Cannes-Film-Festival-selections-make-statement-on-status-of-international-film?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner    This year's festival will take place May 13th-May 24th The lineup for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival was announced this past Thursday, and the first thing one may have noticed was the lack of American presence at this year’s compet... Independent Film Cannes Film Festival International Film Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:03:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d25-Cannes-Film-Festival-selections-make-statement-on-status-of-international-film?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Tribeca-Film-Festival-brings-action-to-NYC-with-free-events-and-new-films?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner Catch events around the city April 22nd- May 3rd.When it comes to entertainment, spring brings new life to the Big Apple. New Yorkers are treated to outdoor concerts, free events around the city, and my personal favorite, the Tribeca Film Festiv... Independent Film Tribeca Film Festival free events Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:58:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Tribeca-Film-Festival-brings-action-to-NYC-with-free-events-and-new-films?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Limits-of-Control-star-Isaach-De-Bankole-speaks-about-film-his-career-and-the-industry?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner    In select theaters May 1st. I recently had a chance to speak with film star Isaach De Bankolé (Casino Royale, Coffee and Cigarettes, 24) about his latest project, The Limits of Control, a new film written and directed by Jim Jarm... Independent Film Piracy Interview Isaach De Bankolé The Limits of Control Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:10:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6449-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Limits-of-Control-star-Isaach-De-Bankole-speaks-about-film-his-career-and-the-industry?cid=exrss-NY-Entertainment-Industry-Examiner