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Bright Star: 'A tale of the past that chimes with the present'

Jane Campion's sensual and satisfying portrayal of the romance between John Keats and Fanny Brawne has Xan Brooks waxing poetic Your IP address will be logged When autoplay is on, videos on these pages will autoplay Please activate cookies in order to ...

From XAN BROOKS, HENRY BARNES, Guardian Unlimited,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jane Campion,  John Keats

Disney Will Make Over Mickey. Why? To Make Us Like Him.

LOS ANGELES For decades, the Walt Disney Company has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual merchandise sales. One false move and Disney ...

From BROOKS BARNES, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Walt Disney Company,  Robert A. Iger,  Pixar,  Nickelodeon Network,  Nintendo

China Approves Disney Theme Park in Shanghai

The initial resort, with a mix of shopping areas, hotels and a Magic Kingdom-style theme park, will sprawl across 1,000 acres of the city's Pudong district. Matt Gross, the Frugal Traveler, takes his daughter (and 20 pounds of baby gear) to ...

From BROOKS BARNES, New York Times Travel,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Omni Hotels

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host the Oscars

Beverly Hills, CA—Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today. We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the ...

From BROOKS BARNES, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Academy Awards,  Alec Baldwin,  Steve Martin,  CA Inc.,  Tina Fey

Dead Man Running's Brenda Blethyn and 50 Cent on guns, gangs and grudges

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Dead Man Running stars Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and Brenda Blethyn tell Xan Brooks about making Alex de Rakoff's crime thriller on gangsters in the global financial crisis Your IP address will be ...

From XAN BROOKS, HENRY BARNES, Guardian Unlimited,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: 50 Cent,  Brenda Blethyn

‘This Is It’: No. 1, but Still Disappointing

LOS ANGELES Sony’s much-hyped Michael Jackson documentary, “This Is It,” failed to thrill a mega audience in North America, selling a solid if unspectacular $21.3 million in tickets over the weekend, for a five-day total of about $32.5 million. But ...

From BROOKS BARNES, The New York Times,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sony,  Michael Jackson,  Miley Cyrus,  Kenny Ortega,  Paramount Pictures

President Is Stepping Down From a Shrunken Miramax

LOS ANGELES The pilot light at Miramax keeps growing fainter. The Walt Disney Company said on Friday that Daniel Battsek would step down as president of Miramax Films at the end of the year. On Oct. 2, Disney eliminated about 50 jobs from the ...

From BROOKS BARNES, The New York Times,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Miramax,  Walt Disney Company,  Bob Weinstein,  Academy Awards

Studios’ Quest for Life After DVDs

LOS ANGELES Movie studios, desperate to return their home entertainment divisions to growth, are scrambling to shape the post-DVD era. Blu-ray sales were up in the first half of the year, but studios are no longer acting as though that growth will ...

From BROOKS BARNES, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Walt Disney Company,  Sony Pictures,  Time Warner Inc.,  Wal-Mart,  Comcast

Disney Hopes ‘Christmas Carol’ Lives Up to Its Blockbuster Marketing

LOS ANGELES Most Hollywood marketers would balk at selling a movie about winter in the dead of summer. But not Walt Disney Pictures, which arrived in New Orleans in August to promote its new 3-D version of “A Christmas Carol.” The scene was certainly ...

From BROOKS BARNES, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Walt Disney Pictures,  Robert Zemeckis,  Jim Carrey,  Warner Brothers,  Polar Express

The Loin in Winter: Hefner Reflects, and Grins

HOLMBY HILLS, Calif. Hugh Hefner leaned back on a red loveseat, the saggy one in the study of his infamous mansion here, and interlocked his fingers behind his head. A visitor had asked more like shouted, since he has trouble hearing a question about ...

From BROOKS BARNES, The New York Times,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Playboy Enterprises, Inc.,  Hugh Hefner,  Brian Grazer,  Marilyn Monroe,  Ray Kroc

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