Ben Fritz

Ben Fritz

@benfritz Los Feliz, L.A., CA, USA
Entertainment business reporter for the LA Times. Core belief: We all have it coming. ben.fritz@latimes.com
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Ezra Klein
Bottom line, Romney's budget promises would require a 36.4% cut in all domestic spending, including SS
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Ben Fritz
Ryan Gosling, patriarchy, and late capitalism. The article @ is kicking herself for not writing:
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Ben Fritz
OK I think I finally must do a google search and figure out who Jeremy Lin is
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Ben Fritz
Gotta give Kotaku credit for this: not afraid to embrace change and take risks
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Ben Fritz
The main theme of Top Chef now is how nasty everyone is to Beverly no matter how often she proves she's as good or better than them all
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Ben Fritz
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@ had that happen many times and that's why I write everything in Google Docs now. live in the cloud!
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Ben Fritz
Paramount releasing its Star Trek video game next winter w/Namco, well ahead of movie. Helped by delay of film from 2012 to 2013, of course
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Ben Fritz
"Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2" trailer will debut on "The Hunger Games" in first significant Lionsgate/Summit synergy:
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Ben Fritz
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@ I would definitely not want to put myself up against @ for the hottest news at the LA Times
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Ben Fritz
Seems very weird to write about Erik Feig going to Lionsgate without mentioning Alli Shearmur and Mike Paseornek
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Ben Fritz
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@ as a Los Angeles parent who works in the entertainment industry, you mean. AKA as a pervert.
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Ben Fritz
Also noteworthy: Lionsgate's longtime production prez Mike Paseornek, who works on Tyler Perry's + genre films, will stay, report to Feig
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Ben Fritz
Lionsgate's Alli Shearmur negotiating producer deal as Summit's Erik Feig is named to her job. Details at
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Ben Fritz
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@ you must also be a Kay Bailey Hutchinson fan?
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Ben Fritz
And that's pretty much the only interesting details I see in Lions Gate's earning
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Ben Fritz
Lions Gate's digital and on-demand revenue grew 80% (!) last quarter to $62.4 million
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Amy Kaufman
So @ just used the word "mentch" for "mention." I'm rubbing off on him! I'm so proud!
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Ben Fritz
Bold prediction from @: "The Vow" could make as much as $40M this weekend. Well it'll definitely be #1.
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Ben Fritz
hard at work with many of my fellow LATers on a huge project
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Ben Fritz
Montecito Picture Company has a really slick website: