SAG's Pamm Fair resigning</h1> <article> <h1>SAG's Pamm Fair resigning</h1> <p>Company Town — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:53 GMT</p> Pamm Fair, deputy national executive director of the Screen Actors Guild, is resigning. Fair, the longtime head of SAG's government affairs, will step down by the end of the year, a person close to SAG said. SAG officials declined to......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/20/sag-s-pamm-fair-resigning.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Pennan vs. Forks, towns made touristy by movies.</h1> <p>IFC.com - Indie Eye — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT</p> Today, innumerable thousands of shrieking tweens (and older counterparts who really should know better) will descend on the nation's multiplexes, baying for "New Moon" blood. The phenomenon isn't limited to theaters: Forks, Washington -- where Stephanie Meyer set her novel without ever visiting -- has seen tourism jump way up, from 18,000 visitors in 2008 to more than 64,000 this year alone. Twihards come in hoards, over 100 a day, desperate for a scrap of town memorabilia, stealing...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/indie/archive/2009/11/20/pennan-vs-forks-towns-made-touristy-by-movies.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Jeff Zucker's rough ride</h1> <p>Company Town — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:21 GMT</p> It's probably not much fun being Jeff Zucker these days. Over the last year or so, the NBC Universal President and CEO has faced harsher criticism than usual. A press favorite when he was the wunderkind producer of NBC's "Today,"......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/20/jeff-zucker-s-rough-ride.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>'New Moon' smashes 'Potter' midnight ticket sales record</h1> <p>Company Town — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:37 GMT</p> The vampires have beat the boy wizard. According to four people close to the movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sold more than $22.2 million worth of tickets in midnights shows last night, the all-time record set this summer by......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/20/new-moon-smashes-potter-midnight-ticket-sales-record.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>The Morning Fix: Oprah's decision: Winners and losers. Vivendi and NBC still far apart. `New Moon' to be full moon! AOL slashes and burns!</h1> <p>Company Town — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:42 GMT</p> After the coffee. Before getting my audition tape to replace Oprah ready. Oprah makes up her mind. Oprah Winfrey gave official notice that she is leaving her talk show when her deal is up in 2011 and will focus her......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/20/the-morning-fix-oprah-s-decision-winners-and-losers-vivendi-and-nbc-still-far-apart-new-moon-to-be-full-moon-aol-slashes-and-burns.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Fellini: The Ride.</h1> <p>IFC.com - Indie Eye — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:04 GMT</p> Here in America, we have solid theme park rides based on movies that, for the most part, make sense, like Universal Studios' "E.T. Adventure," or the "Wayne's World" roller coaster "Hurler" (since sold and de-"Wayne"'d by Paramount, but still). But in Rome, they're building a ride based on the Fellini film "City of Women." Yes, in an effort to shore up tourism in the city, Cinecittà Studios is going to give us Cinecittà World -- 400...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/indie/archive/2009/11/20/fellini-the-ride.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>The Oprah effect: Winners and losers</h1> <p>Company Town — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:13:14 GMT</p> Oprah Winfrey's decision to walk away from her daytime talk show after 25 years when her contract expires in 2011 will have a ripple effect throughout the television industry. The big winners are Discovery Communications, which is partners with Winfrey......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/19/the-oprah-effect-winners-and-losers.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Oprah Winfrey to quit daytime talk show in 2011 to focus on new cable network</h1> <p>Company Town — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:13:38 GMT</p> Oprah Winfrey is taking her act to cable. The talk show diva who has ruled daytime TV for almost a quarter of a century is pulling the plug when her current deal expires in the fall of 2011. She will......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/19/oprah-winfrey-to-quit-daytime-talk-show-in-2011-to-focus-on-new-cable-network.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009.</h1> <p>IFC.com - Indie Eye — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</p> Jeanne-Claude -- Christo's collaborator and partner -- died today in Manhattan at the age of 74. It was fitting, in a way, not only because the artist pair have been residents of the city since 1964, but because their last big completed project was "The Gates," which turned Central Park's walkways into a series of orange vinyl doorways and drapes, portways of color livening up an especially dreary winter. Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been shorthanded as the people who "wrap"...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/indie/archive/2009/11/19/jeanne-claude-1935-2009.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>State budget cuts hit Hawaii Film Office</h1> <p>Company Town — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:33:42 GMT</p> It's no day in paradise for Hollywood's self-described "Tropical Back Lot." Confronting a fiscal crisis, Hawaii is laying off its film commissioner and two of her key staffers in the Hawaii Film Office in a bid to save the state......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/19/state-budget-cuts-hit-hawaii-film-office.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Movie projector: 'New Moon' headed for $90-million-plus launch</h1> <p>Company Town — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:42:54 GMT</p> Edward and Bella's latest bite at the box office looks like it will be the second biggest of 2009. People with access to pre-release audience surveys say "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" will likely sell about $90 million worth of......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/19/movie-projector-new-moon-headed-for-90-million-plus-launch.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Is John Malone really worried about Comcast-NBC or is there another agenda at play?</h1> <p>Company Town — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:49 GMT</p> How's this for irony? Liberty Media Chairman John Malone, the cable mogul who was once dubbed Darth Vader by Al Gore and who wrote the book on how to combine content with distribution, squeeze competitors and build an empire, is......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/19/is-john-malone-really-worried-about-comcast-nbc-or-is-there-another-agenda-at-play.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>The Morning Fix: Which Hollywood stars are overpaid? New DirecTV CEO is part of Pepsi Generation. NFL to limit tailgating. 'Parks & Recreation' is getting hot</h1> <p>Company Town — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:34:39 GMT</p> After the coffee. Before deciding whether to buy a big-screen TV now or wait for those sexy energy-efficient models coming out in 2011. Overpaid? Me? How dare they! Don't look for Will Ferrell or Ewan McGregor to do any sit-down......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/19/the-morning-fix-which-hollywood-stars-are-overpaid-new-directv-ceo-is-part-of-pepsi-generation-nfl-to-limit-tailgating-parks-amp-recreation-is-getting-hot.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Oscars Doc shortlist: same as it ever was.</h1> <p>IFC.com - Indie Eye — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:00 GMT</p> Bemoaning the failures of the Oscars in the Best Documentary department has become an annual ritual, like spazzing about filing your income taxes or dusting off stale jokes about March Madness obsessions. So the news that this year's doc shortlist of 15 potential nominees is full of omissions and small obscurities is not a surprise. Many folks would've liked to have seen "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil," "Collapse," "Crude," "Tyson," "We Live In Public...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/indie/archive/2009/11/19/oscars-doc-shortlist-same-as-it-ever-was.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>The Werner Herzog, Jr. awards.</h1> <p>IFC.com - Indie Eye — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT</p> "The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" open Friday, Werner Herzog's supposed latest exercise in unhinged lunacy. But as a colleague observed after a screening, "If you didn't know going in Herzog had made it, would you be able to tell?" I'd say probably not: there's none of his trademark stunning footage that was clearly dangerous to get. It's understandable that at 67, Herzog hasn't really endangered himself of late. But who are the filmmakers...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/indie/archive/2009/11/19/the-werner-herzog-jr-awards.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Checking In: N.C. Heikin</h1> <p>Sundance Film Festival | News — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:33:18 GMT</p> Director N.C. Heikin premiered her documentary Kimjongilia at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Her film uncovers one of the most hidden subjects in one of the world's most isolated nations: stories from survivors of North Korea's harsh gulags and prison camps, which have been in existence since the 1950s. Heikin interweaves interviews with survivors—some of whom were artists, musicians, and dancers—with modern dance movements to powerfully render these secret atrocities. Heikin...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/filmfest/archive/2009/11/18/checking-in-n-c-heikin.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Roadtrip/no roadtrip.</h1> <p>IFC.com - Indie Eye — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:50:00 GMT</p> Nothing says 1969 like "Easy Rider," the bad-trip Altamont to the ebullient celebration of the next year's "Woodstock." While the hippies were partying down, Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson were discovering there was no place for them in America, either old or new. On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Keith Phipps retraced the road trip taken by the gang. The week-long series is halfway done on Slate, and it's a good read, tracing what's the same...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/indie/archive/2009/11/18/roadtrip-no-roadtrip.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Hulu gets access to music videos from EMI, amping up online competition</h1> <p>Company Town — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:44:25 GMT</p> EMI Music became the first major music company to agree to distribute its music videos and concert footage on Hulu, the popular online video site. Starting with today's announcement, EMI will make content available from its various music labels, including......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/18/hulu-gets-access-to-music-videos-from-emi-amping-up-online-competition.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Italian cinema on American shores.</h1> <p>IFC.com - Indie Eye — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:41:00 GMT</p> There's never been a better time to indulge in a little Italian cinema, at least if you live on the coasts. For New Yorkers, that's meant classics from the likes of Visconti, Rossellini and Pietro Germi at the Italian Neo-Realism series at the Lincoln Center, and a new 35mm print of Vittorio De Sica's "The Bicycle Thief" at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas. If you live on the west coast, mid-November means Cinema Italian Style in Los Angeles and New Italian Cinema in San Francisco...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/indie/archive/2009/11/18/italian-cinema-on-american-shores.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Ratings: Heather Locklear's return boosts 'Melrose Place' -- just a bit</h1> <p>Company Town — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:23:37 GMT</p> It's not much of a comeback story, yet. Heather Locklear's heavily hyped return to The CW's remake of "Melrose Place" did provide a bump in the ratings -- but it was nowhere near as big a bump as the flailing......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/18/ratings-heather-locklear-s-return-boosts-melrose-place-just-a-bit.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>DirecTV picks beverage executive as its new chief</h1> <p>Company Town — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:06:52 GMT</p> DirecTV, the nation's largest satellite television provider, has named Pepsico International chief executive Michael White, who also serves as vice chairman of the beverage giant, to its top job. He replaces former chief executive Chase Carey, who was named chief......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/18/directv-picks-beverage-executive-as-its-new-chief.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Video game sales are to movie box office as house sales are to pet adoptions</h1> <p>Company Town — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:13:57 GMT</p> In a culture that has become obsessed intrigued by movies' openings at the box office, it's no surprise that other products, particularly in the world of entertainment, want to compare their launches to those of the biggest films. There's a......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/18/video-game-sales-are-to-movie-box-office-as-house-sales-are-to-pet-adoptions.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>The Morning Fix: Analyzing Comcast. Call of Duty delivers! Icahn at it again.</h1> <p>Company Town — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:38:01 GMT</p> After the coffee. Before buying up those last spots at the Super Bowl. Analyzing Comcast. Wall Street Journal columnist Holman Jenkins weighs in on Comcast's plans to take over NBC Universal. Though he's quick to buy the spin on why......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/18/the-morning-fix-analyzing-comcast-call-of-duty-delivers-icahn-at-it-again.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>In defense of John Woo's American period.</h1> <p>IFC.com - Indie Eye — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT</p> Friday sees the release of an abridged version of John Woo's new film, "Red Cliff," a two-part, five-hour epic condensed for American audiences into what's still an admittedly pretty entertaining regular-length feature. As Glenn Kenny notes at The Auteurs while comparing the two versions, what's gone is a lot of character detail and poetic flourishes. What's left is one ridiculously over-the-top battle scene after another, which is definitely fun if you want to see, say...(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/indie/archive/2009/11/18/in-defense-of-john-woo-s-american-period.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Rupert Murdoch plays what-if with NBC Universal</h1> <p>Company Town — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:40:49 GMT</p> Fox Business Network interviewed News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch today (gee, wonder how they were able to book that one) and the media mogul acknowledged taking a look at General Electric's NBC Universal after word got out that Comcast was......(<a href="http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/17/rupert-murdoch-plays-what-if-with-nbc-universal.aspx">read more</a>) </article> </main></body></html>