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Tucker Max banks on his base to drive 'Beer in Hell' by Company Town

When it comes to promoting "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell," the movie based on his bestselling book, author and provocateur Tucker Max knows his audience: frat boys and the girls who love them. With a limited budget and...
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Universal Pictures pushes back release of 'The Wolf Man' yet again by Company Town

Universal Pictures is once again pushing back the release date of its big-budget monster movie "The Wolf Man," now to Feb. 12, some three months after the studio last planned to debut the remake directed by Joe Johnston and staring...
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Report says doom and gloom of movie biz means make more movies! by Company Town

Money's tight. Financing is nowhere to be found. DVD sales are slumping. What's a big studio to do? Make more movies. That contrarian thinking is the word from industry research firm SNL Kagan, which just released a report suggesting that...
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James Cameron starts 'Avatar' hype machine early by Company Town

The King of the World isn't leaving anything to chance. Six months before "Avatar" hits theaters, director James Cameron and 20th Century Fox are holding a full-court press with the nation's leading exhibitors at Grauman's Chinese...
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Universal recuts a tamer 'Bruno' for U.K.'s younger teens by Company Town

Universal Pictures will release a tamer version of its Sacha Baron Cohen comedy "Bruno" in the United Kingdom alongside the currently playing uncut film in hopes of attracting a bigger audience that includes teens 15 and older. When Universal...
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Valerie Van Galder to exit Sony Pictures; Marc Weinstock to take over marketing by Company Town

Valerie Van Galder, co-president of worldwide marketing at Sony Pictures Entertainment, will not renew her contract when it expires at the end of the year. Co-president Marc Weinstock will assume her duties and be the studio's sole marketing president...
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On location filming down 43% in Los Angeles by Company Town

It was another bleak week for film production. Production days for on-location filming dropped 43% last week compared to the same time a year ago, with the biggest falloff occurring in feature films. See the latest figures and a sampling...
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Panavision shake-up: Campell out, Bevins in by Company Town

Panavision Inc., the longtime supplier of motion picture camera equipment, has replaced Chief Executive William (Billy) M. Campbell — after just 10 weeks on the job. The Woodland Hills company, controlled by the billionaire Ronald O. Perelman, said in...
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SAG members, finally, approve contract by Company Town

Hollywood's largest actors union strongly endorsed a new film and TV contract, closing the chapter on a year-long dispute with the major studios. The vote, which was expected to be close, drew a stronger show of support from the membership...
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Tyler Perry will push Lions Gate to record revenues, but not profits by Company Town

If only Tyler Perry could make two or three movies every quarter Lions Gate Entertainment might be profitable already. Thanks to Perry, Lions Gate should post solid fourth-quarter and record year-end revenues, but it won't be enough to lift the.....
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Movie Projector: 'Up' to soar past $60 million; 'Drag Me to Hell' to open solidly by Company Town

The only question for Disney/Pixar's "Up" is how far its opening weekend gross will fly. The bar is pretty high, given that "Wall-E" opened at $63.1 million last summer on its way to taking in $224 million in domestic box...
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DreamWorks, bucking Hollywood trend, to make more movies by Company Town

In the face of tough economic times, most Hollywood studios are paring back the number of movies they make each year, but apparently DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. didn't get the memo. The Glendale-based animation studio announced this morning that...
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Actors ratify commercials contracts by Company Town

It may not do much to spur sluggish commercial production in Los Angeles, but the two unions representing Hollywood actors overwhelmingly backed new contracts covering their work in commercials. Members of the Screen Actors Guild and its smaller sister...
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Hollywood unions come together -- for a change by Company Town

Hollywood's entertainment unions, which often clash over bargaining strategy, finally have something they can rally around (surprise): the right of workers to form a union. As debate in Washington heats up over the proposed Employee Free Choice Act...
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Regal CEO Mike Campbell out as movie theater industry shake-up continues by Company Town

Regal Entertainment Group, the nation's largest theater chain, said Wednesday that Amy Miles, the company's chief financial officer, had been named chief executive, replacing Mike Campbell. Campbell's exit as CEO marks the latest executive...
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