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Russell Kelban joins Paramount

Paramount Home Entertainment has tapped Russell Kelban senior VP of brand marketing.

MTV takes a stand on 'Rock Band'

Xbox 360 game to battle 'Guitar Hero' this fall

Universal ups Scoggins to senior VP

Creative exec developed Solar online

Studios sign Web deal for clips

PopTok to provide shorts for email, IM

Brooks estate sues over 'Ed' DVD

Claim says MGM owes $378,396, plus interest

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DVD/BlU-RAY Releases:

WEEK OF 07/1/08
• Batman: The Movie (Blu-Ray)
• The Closer: Season 3
• Drillbit Taylor
• Mad Men: Season 1
• My Blueberry Nights
• Patriotism (Criterion)
• Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
• Vantage Point

WEEK OF 07/08/08
• Batman Begins (Blu-Ray)
• Batman: Gotham Knight
• Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
• Monk: Season 6
• The Ruins
• Soul Food: The Final Season
• Stop-Loss
• X-Files: Revelations

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Beijing 2008 Olympics News

To get an idea of what the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mean to China and Chinese broadcasting, it's useful to recall that the world's most populous nation has only been competing in the global event since Los Angeles 1984, when China resumed its seat on the Intl. Olympic Committee.

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.

Mip 2008

While the TV business community gathered at NATPE in Las Vegas in January to pontificate about "what if," attendees at the upcoming Mip confab will be discussing "now what."

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Blogs:

Peter Bart [New]

Unfiltered opinion from the editor in chief of Variety.

The Cut Scene

Variety video games reporter and reviews editor Ben Fritz tracks the business of games and their intersection with Hollywood.

Bags and Boards

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VPage Photos

'Journey' to L.A. film fest

Halle Berry presents Don Cheadle with his award at the L.A. Film Festival.

'Speed Racer' hits Japan

Emile Hirsch and Hiroyuki Sanada at the Japan bow of 'Speed Racer.'

BAFTA/LA event a hot time

BAFTA/LA board member Nigel Lythgoe and chairman Peter Morris at the org’s garden party at Greystone Mansion in BevHills on Sunday.

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BEYOND VARIETY:

Discs & Downloads

CBS' Cnet buy puts division CEO in S.F.; Completed $1.8 billion deal merges and expands the Internet operations

Hear ye, hear ye book lovers Audio downloads let patrons skip the trip to the library

Content & Commerce

Flash Sites Become Searchable

Google backs a new show on the Web

Policy & IP

P2P pic pirate's convicted

Rhapsody to open P3 store; Retailer joins with Web services to sell transferable tunes

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Reviews:

The Spiderwick Chronicles

David Lewis

Everything about "Spiderwick Chronicles" wants to be in the same leagues as "Lord of the Rings," "Harry Potter" or even "Chronicles of Narnia." But instead of the elaborate behind-the-scenes material and packaging afforded to those other film series, "Spiderwick's" two-disc DVD release settles for a faux fancy container and a smattering of overly familiar featurettes.

Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs

David Lewis

High Noon

David Lewis

Be Kind Rewind

Liz Shannon Miller

Jumper

Liz Shannon Miller

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Video Game Photos

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Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Incredible Hulk: The Video Game

Iron Man: The Videogame

Columns:

Anne Thompson

Oscar hopefuls holding off

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Liz Smith

Kidman invited to 'Party'

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