The Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild of America each pushed up their 2014 awards ceremonies to the weekend of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, on Jan. 18 and 19, respectively. The Academy Awards in both 2014 and 2015 will be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and broadcast live on ABC. ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co..
LONDON, March 25- British actress Helen Mirren has chided filmmaker Sam Mendes for failing to mention any women as influences during an acceptance speech at a British awards ceremony, a thorny issue after no women filmmakers were nominated for an Oscar this year.
Liberty Media bought a 27.3 percent stake in Charter Communications on Tuesday, taking advantage of a "rare" opportunity to buy a stake in the cable operator. "We're very happy" with the purchase, CEO Greg Maffei said.
NEW YORK-- Why couldn't NBC just leave well enough alone? Name an NBC program with more laughs, intrigue, double-dealing and disgrace than when the network moved Jay Leno to prime time and handed Conan O'Brien the "Tonight" show, then reversed itself several months later, bringing back Leno and losing Conan.
"Jews of Egypt" will screen on March 27, director Amir Ramses said on Wednesday after the censor's office told him it had decided to license the film. Most Jews fled the country due to attacks on their community, particularly after the 1956 war, when Israel invaded Egypt along with Britain and France, which were trying to regain control of the Suez Canal.
"The Croods," out in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, is being watched closely by analysts after the weak performance of "Rise of the Guardians" last year, which led DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc to write down about $87 million in costs. DreamWorks has enjoyed huge success with its "Shrek," " Madagascar," and "Kung Fu Panda" franchises.