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FILMMAKER FOCUS
Studio executive-turned-producer Hal Lieberman, whose horror-thriller "Vacancy" hits theaters this weekend, is building a slate of pictures built under the adage "smaller movies have a smaller downside," TATIANA SIEGEL writes. Read column
RISKY BUSINESS
A trove of interviews from 1975-78 with George Lucas and other "Star Wars" collaborators are used in a new book, "The Making of Star Wars," to shed light on how the movie was really made, GREGG KILDAY writes. Read column
Driven by Marion Cotillard's stunning performance as Edith Piaf, Picturehouse's "La Vie En Rose" -- written and directed by Olivier Dahan, pictured -- is heading for Oscar and Golden Globes nominations, MARTIN GROVE writes. Read column
MERMIGAS ON MEDIA
In tumultuous times like these, challenged media players on both sides of the digital divide -- including the formidable likes of Google and News Corp. at either ends of the spectrum -- should be asking questions along the lines of "What would Warren Buffett do?" Read column
TV REPORTER
"Jury Duty" producers Vincent and Linda Dymon learned a lesson in where perseverance and determination can get you as newcomers to the world of syndicated television, KIMBERLY NORDYKE writes. Read column
THE PULSE
When the story broke that Rolling Stones rhythm guitarist Keith Richards allegedly snorted his father's cremated remains, it sounded true, even though he later denied it -- or did he? RAY RICHMOND wonders. Read column
PLAYING GAMES
When Insomniac Games' releases its upcoming "Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction," it will feature a character based on 9-year-old whose family suffered several serious mishaps. Read column
RAMBLING REPORTER
Michael Sheen, pictured, co-stars with Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon," the next major Broadway opener. Read column
MUSIC REPORTER
Having won an Academy Award for best original song that was used in "An Inconvenient Truth," singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge hopes to use the anthem for change as a springboard to raise awareness for climate change. Read column
STREET TALK
With "Spider-Man 3" set to hit theaters next month, smaller entertainment firms Marvel Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation got some Street love, GEORG SZALAI writes. Read column
THINK TANK
FCC commissioner Deborah Tate, pictured, and the Sen. Sam Brownback are out to keep America slim by taking on food commercials -- but BROOKS BOLIEK thinks the initiative may be half-baked. Read column
DIGITAL REPORTER
Amp'd Mobile founder and CEO Peter Adderton, pictured, wants his company and its division Amp'd Originals to be seen as the HBO of wireless content, CARLY MAYBERRY writes. Read column
SHARPER PICTURE
When the BBC's award-winning comedy "My Family" marked the beginning of its latest season, it was the result of many factors, including a U.S. studio production method that resulted in the fastest production pace for a U.K. sitcom since the early 1960s. Read column
ON LOCATION
When Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Reaping" -- a horror pic about biblical plagues -- was being shot in Louisiana, its filmmakers didn't anticipate that they would be dealing with an act of God in the form of Hurricane Katrina. Read column
APPLE CORPS
Shooting on location in New York offers many options, but consistent weather is one of them. But clever producers, like the team behind TV's "The Black Donnellys," can use the climate to their advantage. Read column
POSTCARD
Monaco's sixth annual International Cinema and Literature Forum managed to survive an airline strike and for those in attendance, the key word was "adaptation," REBECCA LEFFLER writes. Read column
INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE
Breaking from Germany's traditional forms of comedy has made Christoph Maria Herbst of "Stromberg" fame and known by some as his nation's answer to Ricky Gervais a star in his land, SCOTT ROXBOROUGH writes. Read column
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