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Disc biz seeks new spin in 2008
Homevid arms plan to do everything they can to jumpstart their various formats next year. Given the size of the biz just under $24 billion domestic annually and studios reliance on this coin to offset theatrical costs, they have to.
Euro fans find thin air in blogosphere
Continent lags behind U.S. in awards websites
Julie Sneddon & Daniel Solnicki
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Dennis Maguire
Paramount Home Entertainment
Kazumi Kawashiro
Bandai Visual
Christophe Geoffroy
Carrefour
Charles Fotheringham
HMV
Keith Feldman
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Paul Evenden
Entertainment in Video (EiV)
Mike Ellis
Motion Picture Assn.
Eddie Cunningham
Universal Pictures International Entertainment
Ian Ditcham
Tesco
Philippe Cardon
Warner Home Video
Pierre Brossard
TFI Video
Matt Brown
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Foreign distribution now run from L.A.
Studios bring international depts back from UK
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Digital Cinema
At a recent digital cinema event in Hollywood, a speaker joked that it was no accident exhibs had dubbed nonfeature content "Other Digital Stuff."
That's O-D-S for short. Pronounced odious. The line was meant as a joke, but many exhibs act like that's what they think.
Global Independents
Hedge funds aren't just for the majors anymore. While the first round of big fund players -- Dune, Virtual, Legendary, Gun Hill -- focused on studio slates and would-be blockbusters, investors have a new target in the entertainment business, with potentially lower risks and higher returns: specialized film.
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Keira Knightley at the 'Atonement' premiere on Thursday at the Academy in Beverly Hills.
Daniel Day-Lewis and Dillon Fraiser at the 'There Will Be Blood' premiere in New York on Monday.
Universal topper Ron Meyer, Diane Sawyer, film's Julia Roberts and director Mike Nichols at the 'Charlie Wilson's War' premiere in Universal City Monday.
Reviews:
The Golden Compass
Re-telling the story of The Golden Compass, with all its twists, turns and dense mythology, in videogame form is a near impossible task, which makes it mystifying why Sega tried in its vidgame adaptation of the film and book.Pirates of the Caribbean Online
SimCity: Societies
Rock Band
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
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International Homevid Leader Report
Holiday Gift Guide
Searching for that perfect present? Let the holiday gift guide come to the rescue. With everything from scents to shoes to scarves, it's sure to please everyone on your list.
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