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Student film projects in L.A. are up sharply (updated)
Forty crew members were set up inside of Banco Popular building in downtown Los Angeles. Some angled the lights and cameras toward a staircase, preparing to film a character running out of the building after an altercation. High walls of marble cast...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Students, University of California, Los Angeles, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment
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'Downton Abbey's' Julian Fellowes is glad about character's death
"Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes appeared at a recent event at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and to hear him tell it, there won't be much mourning following one of the series' most shocking character deaths. Here's the part where...
Tags: Julian Fellowes, Liam Neeson, Game of Thrones (tv program), CMT (tv network), Downton Abbey (tv program)
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Alan Perris, Television Academy COO, to Retire This Year
ReutersJun 10 (TheWrap.com) - Alan Perris, the chief operating officer of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Academy Foundation, will retire at the end of the year, the Academy said on Monday. Perris has been with the Television Academy since early...Tags: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Satellite and Cable Service
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A 'House of Cards' nod could reshuffle Emmy digital content game
In the TV business, an Emmy Awards campaign can function a lot like a billboard on Sunset Boulevard: a way for companies to announce their presence with authority to others in the game and to lure talent to future projects by staking out a highly...
Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., House of Cards (tv program), Politics, Amazon.com Inc., Television
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Relativity Names David Shane Executive VP of Corporate Communications
ReutersJun 01 (TheWrap.com) - David Shane has been named executive vice president of corporate communications at Relativity Media, where he'll report directly to CEO Ryan Kavanaugh and president Tucker Tooley. Shane will be responsible for developing and...Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Relativity Media
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South Windsor Grad Producer On 'What Maisie Knew'
The Hartford Courant"What Maisie Knew" opened in New York and Los Angeles to fine reviews, and it moves to more theaters this week, including opening in New Haven and Hartford. The Julianne Moore-Steve Coogan divorce drama, adapted from the novel by Henry James, is the...Tags: Reese Witherspoon, Film Festivals, Steve Coogan, Liam Neeson, Manhattan (New York City)
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Neil Patrick Harris Returns as Emmys Host
ReutersMay 29 (TheWrap.com) - Neil Patrick Harris is returning to host the Emmy Awards this September. This will mark the second time that Harris, who's also hosting this year's Tony Awards, has hosted the television awards ceremony. He also hosted the 2009...Tags: Nokia Theater, Breaking Bad (tv program), Awards and Prizes, Primetime Emmy Awards, Neil Patrick Harris
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How Netflix's 'Arrested Development,' 'House of Cards' Are Crashing the Emmys
ReutersMay 23 (TheWrap.com) - Primetime television shows are eligible for the Primetime Emmy Awards, of course. So are programs that don't air during primetime, and commercials, and webisodes and apps, and Netflix's "House of Cards" and "Arrested Development"...Tags: Arrested Development (tv program) , House of Cards (tv program), Entertainment Events, Television, PBS (tv network)
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Emmy campaigning is more competitive than ever
When the producers of "Modern Family" claimed in a full-page Variety ad two years ago that curvaceous star Sofia Vergara would run naked down Sunset Boulevard if the ABC sitcom won the Emmy (it did, and she didn't), it may have seemed as if award...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Culture, The Tudors (tv program), Sofia Vergara, Television
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Emmys won't combine telefilm actor categories
Don't say Kevin Costner doesn't spur change! The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced late Thursday that it will not combine lead and supporting acting categories in the TV movies and miniseries field for this year's nominations....
Tags: Celebrities, Sundance Channel (tv network), Kevin Costner, American Horror Story (tv program), Political Animals (tv program)
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Baltimore-based Veteran Artist Program seeks to propel veterans into mainstream arts community
When bad luck struck, John Mann was all but certain that he'd have to abandon his dreams. In 2005, Mann was a 28-year-old film school graduate who was just starting to make inroads in the difficult East Coast television industry. He hoped to one day...
Tags: Afghanistan, Artists, Fine Artists, Annapolis, U.S. Department of Defense
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Warner Bros. names Kevin Tsujihara chief executive
In a bold bet on the digital future of entertainment, Time Warner Inc. has selected its digital guru -- Kevin Tsujihara -- as the new chief executive of Warner Bros. Entertainment. Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes' selection of Tsujihara,...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., DVDs, Todd Phillips, Gaming Industry
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