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WGA Writers Strike

Read the latest news and information on the writers guild strike.

Mipcom Territory Reports

International territory reports on the TV biz including top nets, big buyers and viewership across the globe

Gobbling up prizes on the fest circuit, Israeli films have hit a new level of maturity. This has been a banner year for Israeli cinema in other ways, too, with international co-productions up and Israeli auds flocking to see films from their own country. While the resurgence of Israeli filmmaking is self-evident, more difficult to categorize is Israeli cinema itself.

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.

Global Locations

As runaway production takes its toll on Hollywood, studio back lots have become more important than ever -- attracting productions, earning revenue and sometimes being used as a marketing tool.

Island Locations

Island location shoots make for exotic and iconic images for both television and film. New tax breaks and growing local industries are making these type of shoots more popular than ever.

Licensing Impact Report

It's tough to get a toehold for new entertainment properties and their characters these days, with the open-wide ethos extending itself to crowd store shelves with the latest sequels, and a consolidated cadre of mass-merchant retailers almost as risk-averse regarding new content and characters as the studios are.

Legal News

Studios and industry folks certainly like to keep their legal departments busy. Legal news covers all those in trouble with the law, which Hollywood denizen is suing who, and the ins and outs of business dealings.

Mipcom 2007

As the global TV business arrives on the French Riviera for the 23rd edition of Mipcom, the Hollywood contingency comes full of promise, hope and swagger. And maybe a few hits.

E3

E3 was once a spectacle of long lines, big screens and bikini-clad booth babes, but this year’s edition, which opens Wednesday, will be a subdued affair. Nonetheless, E3 is still the industry’s biggest event, where the biggest announcements of the year are made.

'Hairspray's' 5th Anniversary

Last winter, it looked like the many wigs of "Hairspray" were in for their final tease on Broadway. The tuner struggled along at below-breakeven biz with little more than $407,952 during the week of Feb. 5-11 this year. Three weeks after the release of the movie "Hairspray" (July 20), however, the box office at the Neil Simon Theater was back to doing capacity business.

TV Groundbreaker: Vin Di Bona

Vin Di Bona may not have the most instantly recognizable name in Hollywood, but television viewers are certainly familiar with his accomplishments: "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "Entertainment Tonight."

Pusan Film Festival

With a lineup that includes 37 world preems among its 205 feature-length titles, the 12th Pusan Intl. Film Festival is coming out of its corner (Oct. 4-12) in fighting form.

Radio News

Tune in to the buzz of radio with Variety's coverage of the airwaves. Find out who is causing static and who is coming in crystal clear in the radio industry.

Roger Ebert: Critic's 40th Anniversary

Roger Ebert the print critic is back at work at the Chicago Sun-Times, schlepping to screenings and reviewing a full load of movies.

Rowan Atkinson: International Star of the Year

Not so very long ago pantomime was part of every major comedian's repertoire. But in today's media-saturated world where low-attention-span consumers are bombarded by HD images and high-decibel surround-sound systems scar the eardrums, pantomime has come to seem too slow, antiquated and precious. About as cutting edge as a tour of a wax museum. But there is one magnificent exception: Rowan Atkinson.

Scout and About: L.A.

A look at the city of Santa Clarita, Todd-AO scoring stage, L.A. Center Studios, military bases and more.

Scout and About: New Mexico

New stages, scenic locations and aggressive rebates put New Mexico on Hollywood's map.

Legit Leader: 'The Color Purple'

If there's a color barrier on Broadway, "The Color Purple" has broken it. According to producers, black theatergoers make up an average of 50%-65% of "Purple" auds -- a jaw-dropping jump from the overall Rialto average, which stands at less than 5%.

Spotlight: Brazil/Rio Film Festival

With the fifth-largest population and territory in the world, Brazil is often referred to as the country of the future. A joke heard here is that Brazil is indeed the country of the future and always will be.

Spotlight: Catalonia and Sitges Film Festival

The Catalan co-production boom remains a case apart, reflecting second-phase growth in a young movie industry.

The New Fall Season: TV on DVD

There's more than one fall TV season these days. In addition to the annual return of scripted fare to the major networks, early autumn now kicks off primetime for DVD releases of current TV shows.

Toho at 75

Toho is an old-time Hollywood mogul's dream: a vertically integrated behemoth with its own theater chain and studio -- both the biggest in the country -- whose lineup dominates the domestic B.O., year after year, decade after decade.

Tokyo Intl. Film Festival / TIFFCOM / Japanese Animation & Cinema

It is now Asia's biggest film fest, but the Tokyo Intl. Film Festival, which unspools Oct. 20-28, has been shaken to its once-inward-looking core by the soaring international status of the rival Pusan Intl. Film Festival, held in the South Korean resort city of Busan.

Tokyopop 10th Anniversary

Comicbooks and graphic novels have been hot stuff at the box office the past few years. But as studios work their way through the superhero pantheon, the need for new properties to adapt has put manga -- the Japanese-style cousin of American comics -- on deck to be the next big thing. That's good news for Tokyopop, the 10-year-old manga publisher that has developed an extensive slate of original properties as well as a diverse and global fan base.

Toronto International Film Festival

The credit crisis may still be reverberating, but largely undaunted film companies are entering the 32nd Toronto Film Festival with fat wallets and a healthy appetite for product.

Tune in: Fall TV Preview

Networks learn the hard way the value of patience in nurturing new series.

Spotlight: Korea

It's perhaps unfair to say the Korean Wave (hallyu) has crashed. Success stories continue to emerge. However, with export numbers plunging and Asian viewers' enthusiasm for Korean product starting to wane, expectations have certainly fallen back to earth. Once again, Korea is pondering its future.

Spotlight: New Zealand

They could easily be a regional outpost of the recent Stateside Splat Pack phenomenon, a collection of New Zealanders cutting their teeth on quirky frighteners.

Swiss Cinema

Switzerland has plenty of cinema buffs and a vibrant fest scene, but Swiss helmers have a difficult time getting films made at home. From raising local financing to distribution, every step is tricky -- especially for arthouse pics.

Shoreline Entertainment at 15

Few companies can go the distance on the foreign sales circuit, but Shoreline Entertainment, now 15 years old, is among that elite group.

ShowEast

Here's one of the bigger questions facing attendees at ShowEast this year: How will "Summer of '08 -- the Non-Sequel" play?

Showmen of the Year: Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton

Productivity is one quality that no studio, or any major business operation, can get enough of. So it shouldn't be surprising that Sony Pictures Entertainment has room for two hyper-productive chairmen, Michael Lynton and Amy Pascal.

Women in Showbiz: The Politics of Change

When Oprah Winfrey hosted her giant fund-raiser for presidential candidate Barack Obama, the assumption was that her endorsement and financial heft would pose a challenge to Hillary Clinton's support among women.

World Cinema in Toronto

European cinema is falling apart. In its place, national European film industries are gaining in strength.

Youth Impact Report '07

The reels kept coming in every few months to the Disney Channel offices in Burbank. A gawky pre-teen girl with a charming Tennessee drawl was determined to land the role of her dreams in a show that the kidvid cabler was developing about an everyday tween kid who happens to lead a double life as a rock star.

U.K.: Beyond London

Peace dividends fuel hopes for regional cinematic renaissance.

Up Next: Latin American Filmmakers

Variety profiles ten Latin American filmmakers making a splash in the cinema scene.

TV fall-stars

Who at the broadcast networks faces the highest expectations for the upcoming TV season? Daily Variety offers 20 individuals, pairs or groups that are among the most important to keep an eye on: the people shaping the new over-the-air product and the personalities taking on the most important new roles.

'Star Wars' 30th Anniversary

In the official souvenir program for "Star Wars," George Lucas says of his most famous creation: "It's always been what you might call a good idea in search of a story." One that 30 years later, the industry seems to have taken to heart.

'Two and a Half Men' 100th Episode

Solace, in the form of big ratings and numerous awards nominations, comes in abundance to the cast and crew of CBS' sitcom "Two and a Half Men," cushioning the blows it has taken from a great many critics for 100 episodes and counting.

'Wheel of Fortune' 25th Anniversary

In television, new technologies get spun and old business models go flat, but the "Wheel" rolls on.

"Live With Regis and Kelly" 20th Anniversary

It's hard to imagine daytime TV without Regis Philbin. "Live With Regis and Kelly" (and before that, "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee") marks its 20th anniversary in national syndication Friday -- but Philbin had already been a familiar TV presence for more than two decades before that.

'Cold Case' 100th Episode

For Jenee DeAngelis, working on "Cold Case" compares to taking a graduate course in Music 101.

10 Cinematographers to Watch

Having attended Camerimage, a film festival devoted to the art of cinematography, I was struck by how the audiences who made the trek to Lodz, Poland -- many of them film students -- treated the d.p.s in attendance like rock stars. Even the lenser's name during a film's credit roll would elicit whoops and hollers.

10 Producers to Watch

On the 10th anniversary of our 10 Producers to Watch list, Variety looks both forward and back. We present a new crop of producers showing great promise.

10 Screenwriters to Watch

Our 10th annual list of emerging scribes boasts a particularly heavy comedic contingent this year. Herewith, the class of 2007.

Actors Fund 125th Anniversary

In its 125-year history, the Actors Fund has helped showbiz pros in all professions through all kinds of crises.

AFM Preview

Fall is getting crowded for pic purveyors. A raft of film festivals gaining varying degrees of importance coupled with an industrywide trend of more frequent travel to visit overseas partners is making the American Film Market just one of many stops on the late-year industry calendar.

American Cinematheque Award: Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts is the reigning heavyweight champion -- the $20 million hire, the female star who can open a movie with one arm tied behind her back.

American Film Institute at 40

In 1967, NEA chair Roger L. Stevens announced the establishment of the AFI. Two years earlier, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, saying, "We will create an American Film Institute bringing together leading artists of the film industry."

Arab TV

How do you launch a brand synonymous with cutting-edge programming and risque content in a region most commonly associated with conservative social mores? That is the challenge facing Viacom and Arab Media Group when they begin their eagerly anticipated joint venture MTV Arabia in November.

Billion-Dollar Director: Brett Ratner

It's easy not to take Brett Ratner seriously. But there's more to this gifted helmer than meets the eye. Since his 1997 feature debut, the Chris Tucker comedy "Money Talks," the Miami-born director's seven released movies have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.

Britannia Awards

Few stars can boast the consistency of Denzel Washington. At 52, this year's Stanley Kubrick Award honoree -- to be given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles at tonight's Britannia Awards -- has an almost unbroken 20-year run of box office winners, with nary a bad performance or flop in the bunch.

Broadway & the Road

Hollywood calls them "tentpoles," those B.O. blockbusters that hold up the whole industry. Legiters don't use that buzzword, but secretly they anticipate a few shows that will generate the kind of commercial frenzy that spills over to other shows.

Central Europe/Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival

Romania may be the European country with the least number of films being produced each year, but who cares if two out of those six annual productions win top gongs on the fest circuit? At the recent Cannes festival, Romanian helmer Cristian Mungiu nabbed the Palme d'Or with "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," while the main prize of Un Certain Regard went to "California Dreamin' " by the late helmer Cristian Nemescu.

CineAsia 2007

In South Korea, you can buy a movie ticket almost anywhere: on your mobile phone, through numerous sites on the Internet, in selected cash machines, at convenience stores, even at the occasional cafe. For customers, it's not only convenient to show up to the theater with an electronic ticket, it makes good sense.

Mipcom News 2007

The upcoming Mipcom TV trade show in Cannes has taken the wraps off its roster of keynoters, with Leslie Moonves set to kick off the five-day TV and digital market and conference Oct. 8.

Legend & Groundbreaker: Alan Ladd Jr.

Alan Ladd Jr. -- "Laddie" to everyone -- is a scion of Old Hollywood who's managed to teach New Hollywood a thing or two about making pictures.

Los Angeles Film Festival

Based for the second year in Westwood, the Los Angeles Film Festival is taking over the college enclave in a bigger way during the next 10 days. In addition to retaining more far-flung venues in WeHo and downtown, the fest footprint will spread south to the new Landmark theaters in West L.A. and be more robust on Westwood's streets.

Media Buyer's Guide

This year, perhaps for the first time in the upfront's almost five-decade history, there could be as much cooperation as competition. On May 31, Nielsen will begin offering ratings on the ads themselves -- or more precisely, average commercial-minute ratings -- as well as their familiar program ratings.

Middle East Intl. Film Festival

Film execs are eagerly awaiting Abu Dhabi's inaugural Middle East Intl. Film Festival, set to unspool Oct. 14-19.

International Animation

From a sidewalk cafe in Cannes, Kabillion CEO Bill Schultz had a streetwise view of the international animation scene on display at the recent Mipcom.

International Homevid Leader Report

The homevid world may be full of pirates, but it isn't flat. Variety profiles 14 international execs who are steering their respective companies to hidden treasures and new islands of growth.

International Homevid Leader Report

The homevid world may be full of pirates, but it isn't flat. Variety profiles 14 international execs who are steering their respective companies to hidden treasures and new islands of growth.

International Homevid Leader Report

The homevid world may be full of pirates, but it isn't flat. Variety profiles 14 international execs who are steering their respective companies to hidden treasures and new islands of growth.

George Carlin: 50 Years in Show Business

The audience's split second of shock is always palpable when it hears George Carlin say, "If there is a god, may he strike me dead." So far, there have been no takers. After 50 years of doing it his way, why shouldn't he exercise fearlessness?

High-Def DVD Europe

Spreading counterintuitively in regard to most global conflicts, the war to determine which high-def disc format will take over the world began in the U.S. before moving to the Western European home theater. As the largest region in the worldwide homevid market, accounting for around 40% of all DVD households, Europe proved crucial in cementing the standard-def disc's stature over the last decade.

Hollywood Festival & Awards

The Hollywood Awards tonight mark the season's first movie-kudos presentation on the L.A. sked. But not to be overlooked in the autumn rush of starry photo ops and freshly rolled-out red carpets is the attendant Hollywood Film Festival, which plays the serious sister in this family of events.

Inside L.A./LAFF

With downtown's population estimated to rise from 29,000 to as high as 60,000 by the end of next year, at least according to projections by the Anschutz Entertainment Group, residents eager for movies and smaller legit theaters in their neighborhood should keep the wheels of commerce churning.

Inside London

Even in the most amicable divorce, there's always one party that's more eager to get out of the marriage than the other. So it was with the breakup of United Intl. Pictures, the London-based theatrical distribution partnership between Universal and Paramount that was formally dismantled at the end of last year.

Edinburgh Intl. TV Festival

British webheads have been caught red-handed cheating their audiences in numerous rigged telephone phone-in quizzes -- and that's just the tip of the U.K. TV fakery iceberg.

Er 300th Episode

David Zabel has been writing for "ER" for seven years and has risen to the rank of showrunner. Other than John Wells and medical consultant-turned-writer Joe Sachs, no writer has more experience with the doctors of County General.

European Film Promotion 10th Anniversary

When Daniel Craig was picked to be the new James Bond in 2005, it is unlikely the shouts of joy were louder anywhere more than in the European Film Promotion office.

European Visual Effects

As visual effects have become an important piece of global filmmaking, French companies have been behind the curve. "The truth is ... we don't have a vfx culture," admits Yann Blondel of Paris-based vfx shop Laboratoires Eclair Blondel.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's 100th Episode

It takes about 130 hours to build a house on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," and documenting the process consumes 350 hours of video.

Fall Fashion: The Look of Awards Season

If Goldilocks were trying on dresses for the red carpet, she would probably proclaim the looks for the Oscars too haute, the Globes too bold but the Emmys just right.

French Cinema

Don't expect to see many French film stars partying into the wee small hours in Berlin's nightclubs this week.

Sports News

Coverage of all sports-related entertainment info, including ratings, the Olympics, big-name deals and athletes that cross over to the silver screen.

Spotlight: French TV

Local dramatic fare has always ruled on the Gallic smallscreen but it's been a hard sell internationally. Lately, though, the French TV world seems to be turned on its head.

Publishing News

All of the news that's fit to print on the book, newspaper and magazine biz. Find out the big deals and steals of the publishing industry.

Pilot Watch 2008

Keep tabs on upcoming shows, casting information and latest news for the new television season.

Philanthropy

While monetary contributions ebb and flow, a bustling grassroots sector of giving is flourishing across Los Angeles. Industry professionals are passing on their expertise through an array of arts education programs.

Pilot Watch

Featuring new shows, casting info, and who's doing what, Variety is hot on the trail of the latest news in the TV pilot and casting world.

Pilot Watch 2007

Keep tabs on upcoming shows, casting information and latest news for the new television season.

Mobile Entertainment

Among the flurry of U.S. wireless service providers and entertainment companies striving to get into the mobile TV and video business, all agree that the key to sparking lukewarm consumer interest in the States is compelling content.

Sequels

It's not really a hit in Hollywood unless there are two or three sequels in the works. The amound of sequels in the pipeline just proves that anything and everything will get a second outing as long there is money to be made.

Reality TV

From "Cops" to "Real World" to "Amazing Race," Reality TV has changed the world's programming landscape. "Survivor," the big gun of the current crop, has claimed the genre's first Emmy.

Remakes

Even if it is right the first time, try, try again. Classic horror films, situation comedies and intense dramas get a second turn at the box office with a slew of remakes and updates on their way to theaters.

TV Ratings

Another sweeps period has come and gone. The life and death of television shows, new and old, could be determined by the upcoming Nielsen numbers. Variety chronicles the hits, flops, battles and surprises on the small screen.

TV Renewals & Rejections

The clock is ticking on new shows and old in the new television season. Find out which skeins get the "back nine," which faves will return, and which ones get shown the back door.

Tune Tracker

Find out what crooners, bands and soundtracks are spinning to the top album sales of the week.

Variety Announcements

This area groups together all of Variety's official announcements: who's been promoted, who's ankled and what new initiatives we've launched.

Video Games

From the early days of Atari and the mesmerizing "Pong," the video game industry has grown to a booming business, with numbers even bigger since the arrival of uber-consoles like Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox. And the industry's spotlight, E3 - the Electronics Entertainment Expo, will serve to underscore this fact.

Weekend B.O.

Find out if the big openers made dashing debuts or posted dull digits. Will a mid-week opener dash into the weekend's top 10? Get your figure fix with our box office data.

Upfronts 2007

Find out what's new and when it's on with the latest news on TV schedules and pickups from the network upfronts.

Upfronts 2007 Pickups

Find out what the networks want you to see next season.

Upfronts 2007 Skeds

Find out when the networks plan on airing their latest efforts.

Game Developers Conference

The Game Developers Conference takes place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Ben Fritz will be there to cover the event, Feb. 18-22.

Inside Moves

Get the buzz around town with the latest Inside Move. The who, what and where of Hollywood, Broadway and the tube.

In Decency

As a bill is expected to increase indecency fines on Capitol Hill, Janet Jackson's "costume malfunction" at the Super Bowl halftime show has brought increased scrutiny. Here we compile news on the war for onscreen decency.

H'w'd and D.C.

Washington hasn't given up the idea of regulating the entertainment biz's financial practices, technologies or content. Digital conversion and copy protection are now on the politco hitlist.

Film Festivals

The world loves its cinema, and in every corner of the globe you can find a group of people who express that passion by holding a festival. No Cannes or Sundance here, this is for the other 98% of the world's fests.

Labor Issues

Guilds get back to basics: creating/protecting jobs, honoring their peers and resolving issues. Search here for past analysis and the latest news on upcoming elections.

Chasing Pirates

The music and homevideo industries lose billions of dollars worldwide per year due to piracy. The Internet, interactive television, and other businesses are also affected. Track the international fight to bring thieves to justice.

Cannes Film Festival 2007

In a departure from tradition, a number of films that will be shown at the Cannes Festival this year have never been seen before and, further, will never be available for release. The films, in fact, are of two or three minutes duration and were directed by past winners of the coveted Palme d'Or. The filmmakers were asked to do the films by Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux as part of the 60th year anniversary of the festival, which kicks off May 15.

Book Adaptations

Classic novels and bestsellers get a big screen makeover as studios and prod'n houses turn to tomes for fresh new movie fodder.

Comic-Con

Starting July 26, the entertainment universe won't revolve around Hollywood. It's moving to San Diego. That's because, more than ever, studios will be rushing to Comic-Con with previews of upcoming pics -- some not even in production yet -- for an audience made up of fanboys and a growing number of families.

Award Central

Oscars, Globes, guild kudos and more... Award Central offers the most up-to-date awards season news, a customizable screening schedule and a comprehensive anthology of reviews, contender Q&A;, features, photos and much more.

Animation

With more and more CGI films in the pipeline, as well as a large fanbase for traditional animation, toons have become big business in Hollywood. Variety keeps on top of the latest news in the animation industry as Toontown meets Tinseltown.

10 Comics to Watch

Variety ventures through clubland for our annual lineup of exciting new laughmakers.

Album Reviews

Fall TV Sked

The cablers and networks have announced their lineups and the TV world is gearing up for a new fall season. We follow the developments of the 2002-2003 campaign as the biz searches for the next "24" or "Osbournes." News includes info from this year's Upfront presentations.

10 Actors to Watch

The fall season brings new faces to freshman TV shows, as well as series that have already made their mark. As award season begins to gear up, these upcoming global thesps are hoping that their craft is noticed the world over.

Telecom Hollywood

"Net neutrality" may sound like something only a Web geek could love, but at some point showbiz, largely indifferent to it so far, will have to start declaring an interest -- perhaps passionately. Why? Because Net neutrality -- or, as some call it, Net regulation -- has the potential to affect content protection, otherwise known as Priority No. 1 of the entertainment industry. Access to online content, itself no small concern, could also be at stake.

CineVegas

The ninth iteration of CineVegas kicks off with a glitzy, perfect-for-the-Strip screening of "Ocean's Thirteen" with many of its high-powered cast in attendance.

Diversity in Hollywood

Minority groups have oft blasted Hollywood for a lack of diversity -- both on- and off-camera. Employers insist they're doing everything possible to be more inclusive, and that they can handle the problem themselves without gov't intervention.

Facts on Pacts

This list represents agreements signed between studios and production companies or individuals for development and output.

International Television Report

As digital channels proliferate, the demand for brand-defining shows continues to grow. Big content producers are well aware that U.S. fare adds a touch of class to worldwide schedules and continues to be strong.

Comicbook Biz

Spider-Man. Batman. X-Men. Superman. The comic book industry has created household names known worldwide. That rich tradition, familiarity, and character development is carrying over more and more to the visual media. We track those movements here.

AFM Screening Guide

Probes & Prosecutions

The world's financial watchdogs have thrown down the gauntlet on corporations, Wall Street moves are receiving close scrutiny, and individuals are on the hotseat over questionable actions and toe-the-line financial doings. Follow the inquiries and accusations here.

Corrections

A collected list of the clarifications and corrections to Variety's articles and reviews. To bring a correction to our attention, use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of any Web site page.

Legit B.O.

Follow the limelight as we track the ups and downs of Broadway, Off Broadway and regional ticket sales.

Earnings Reports

Up or down? Rise or dive? Find out how much (or little) companies profited as they release quarterly and yearly reports on their earnings.

Upfronts/TV Skeds

Converging at the upfront presentations, broadcast and cable companies are constructing their programming lineups for the coming season. We cover these career-making, and career-ending, decisions from announcement to air.

Runaway Production

The high cost of filmmaking in the U.S. has driven a plethora of production companies out of the country. We cover Hollywood's efforts to lure "runaway" filmmakers home.

Digital TV

While countries such as the U.K. and France are aggressively making the transition, digital television is far from becoming mainstream in the U.S. Concerns over piracy and expense aside, the FCC has stepped in to speed up the process.

L.A. Screenings

With U.S. hours riding a tidal wave of international success, a likely record number of foreign TV station program buyers -- as well as newcomer telco, mobile and broadband reps -- have hit town for the 10-day annual marathon known as the L.A. Screenings.

Perspectives

Variety makes its, and others, opinions known through guest columns, editorials, commentaries, and letters to the editor.

Global Box Office Reports

While a handful of Hollywood blockbusters duly brought home the bacon from abroad this year, so too did a surprising number of locally made movies. A Variety survey of a dozen foreign countries found that burgeoning film industries are turning out commercially appealing titles of their own.

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