Sector: Movies and Entertainment

Every so often, a movie depicts a character in an outfit that becomes iconic. What follows is a list of those that made an article of clothing famous, made characters famous for fashion sense, or managed some combination of the two.

Wanda Group, one of China's largest theatre owners, has agreed to buy AMC Entertainment in a deal valued at $2.6 billion, creating the world's biggest cinema operator, the companies said.

As with past technological threats, network executives are closing ranks against a Dish Network device that undermines the broadcast business model. The New York Times reports.

The raven-tressed heroine stares adoringly at the handsome Mughal prince, who gazes lovingly back at her — from where they are painted on a Mumbai wall.

Al Jazeera has closed the China bureau for its English channel after Chinese authorities refused to renew its correspondent's visa, marking the first time an accredited foreign correspondent has been forced to leave the country in over a decade.

AMC Entertainment, which owns the second-largest movie theater chain in North America, is in talks to sell the company or a significant stake in it to the Wanda Group, one of China’s largest theater owners, according to people briefed on the discussions. The NYT reports.

Wynn Macau posted robust growth in the first quarter, helping to boost its parent group Wynn Resorts flagging Las Vegas revenue — underlining the incentive for CEO Steve Wynn to develop his business further in the bustling enclave off China's coast.

The pop star formerly known as Vanilla Ice has spent the past 15 years flipping houses in Florida and has found it as rewarding as the music business.

The already hostile takeover fight for New Frontier Media, the publicly traded owner of nine adult-themed pay-per-view networks, has expanded to include a pair of Hollywood power players – one of whom is also a former video game executive.

We're on the verge of yet another transformation of TV advertising. In the new model users won't be able to skip ads as easily — but they won't want to, because the ads will be as interesting as the content itself.

Television used to be a fairly straightforward, one-way experience. Now technology is becoming more interactive and even making the viewer the remote.

The race is on: Hulu and Netflix broke new ground when they offered consumers streaming content on demand. But now they're facing more competition than ever.

Michael Eisner, the former chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Co,  is trying to raise $800 million for a new film and television production company, according to people who have been approached about investing.

Children's publisher Scholastic raised its profit forecast for fiscal 2012, boosted by stronger-than-expected sales of “The Hunger Games” trilogy after the release of Lions Gate Entertainment’s film based on the book.

So how do we spot the future—and how might you? The seven rules that follow are not a bad place to start. They are the principles that underlie many of our contemporary innovations. They have played a major part in creating the world we see today. And they’ll be the forces behind the world we’ll be living in tomorrow.