Obituary: His music heard in ‘Pelican Brief,’ ‘Lost Boys,’ more — Warners Bros. VP of music and resident musicologist Danny Gould died Nov. 4 in Los Angeles due to complications from a stroke. He was 89.
Obituary: His music heard in ‘Pelican Brief,’ ‘Lost Boys,’ more — Warners Bros. VP of music and resident musicologist Danny Gould died Nov. 4 in Los Angeles due to complications from a stroke. He was 89.
Headline Newsletter Film News: Financial thriller stars Spacey, Irons, Quinto — Armed with a new promo, Myriad Pictures closed a number of key territory deals for Kevin Spacey-Jeremy Irons-Zachary Quinto financial thriller “Margin Call” during the American Film Market.
Obituary: He helped co-found Feref Associates — Fred Atkins, co-founder of Feref Associates, which produces key art for major film campaigns in the U.K., died Oct. 28 in East Sussex, U.K., of kidney failure caused by cancer. He was 82.
Legit News: Smaller venue makes ceremony tickets harder to get — The Tony Awards just got a lot more exclusive.
Technology News: Video site recently launched a $10-per-month subscription — Online video site Hulu is on pace to generate more than $240 million in revenue this year, more than double the $108 million in 2009.
Headline Newsletter TV News: Production delayed during labor action — NBC reality series “The Biggest Loser” is facing a strike by the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
Headline Newsletter Film News: Gerber, Wasserman to develop thriller — Looking to start a action-thriller franchise, Warner Bros. has picked up feature rights to develop Brad Thor’s Scot Harvath thriller novels and set up development with Warner-based Bill Gerber and Casey Wasserman.
TV News: Burke could announce new structure next week — As rumors of Comcast’s new structure for NBC U continue to leak, new CEO Steve Burke is set to fly to Universal City next week.
Music News: Other country acts, Jason Aldean and Sugarland, also shine — Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” maintains its supremacy at No. 1 on the national album chart, despite a drop of nearly 70% in sales in its second week.
Film News: Michael Burns says execs are open to MGM pact — Lionsgate is stalking MGM, with Lionsgate toppers meeting with MGM to pitch its merger proposal to combine the two studios.