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Friday, March 30, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 30, 2012

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Script sales and deals: Action screenplays sell for big money

“White House Down” — Huge payday for hot screenwriter James Vanderbilt. In fact, the $3 million dollar script deal is being called the biggest so far this year. The action spec script is described as a cross between “Die Hard” and “Air Force One.” Apparently there was some heated bidding for the script with Sony Pictures finally closing a deal […]

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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Comcast announces deal with four new minority-owned networks

The nation’s largest cable company, Comcast, announced a sweeping deal today with four new minority-owned network with some famous names like Earvin “Magic “Johnson, Sean “Diddy”Combs, and filmmaker, Robert Rodriguez. Comcast did not suddenly decide to reach out to minorities. The deal was part of the conditions of last month’s controversial approval by the government of that mega-merger of Comcast/NBC […]

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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Media City G Connection: Jobs and career opportunities

Ten scribes for the first Fox Writers Intensive program have been announced. The names of the lucky writers appear on Deadline.com. The program is “… designed to introduce experienced writers with unique voices, backgrounds, life and professional experiences that reflect the diverse perspectives of the audiences we create to a wide range of Fox staff writers, showrunners, directors, screenwriters and creative […]

Monday, January 23, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 23, 2012

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News & General Info

Producers Guild Awards winners

The silent French film, “The Artist,” begins the week with some extra Oscar heat. Last Saturday the feature, about an aging silent male film star and and a rising young actress, picked up the top trophy at the 23rd Producers Guild Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. In the past two years, the winner of the PGA […]

Sunday, January 15, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 15, 2012

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Catching up: DGA Awards nominees are out

The entertainment industry’s awards season is in full bloom. This past week, the Directors Guild of America released a slew of its nominations for television, feature films, and documentaries. Here are the nominees for the prestigious outstanding directorial achievement in feature films for 2011. Woody Allen “Midnight in Paris” Fifth nomination. He won in 1977 for “Annie Hall” David Fincher “The […]

Friday, January 6, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 6, 2012

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Script sales and deals

“Little White Corvette” — Action/comedy screenplay by Michael Diliberti reportedly sold in a deal worth a cool million bucks to GK Films. It’s about money-strapped siblings who set out to peddle a load of cocaine discovered in the trunk of their late father’s white corvette. Diliberti wrote the story with David Branson Smith. Script is on the Black List 2011, […]

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, January 4, 2012

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Producers Guild announces final nominees for 2012 awards

The Producers Guild of America’s list of best motion picture producer nominees of 2011 include some of the year’s most talked about films. Yesterday, the PGA released the names of the nominees for the Producer of the Year Award in theatrical motion pictures, animated theatrical motion pictures, and in long-form television. The documentary film category and other television category nominations were releaved by […]

Thursday, December 15, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, December 15, 2011

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Golden Globe nominees announced today

The Hollywood award season is in full swing. Today the Hollywood Foreign Press Association released its list of nominees for the 69th annual Golden Globes. “The Artist,” “The Descendants”, and “The Help” got the most film nominations. All three films have Oscar buzz. Check out the Golden Globes website for a complete list of the nominations. The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards […]

Thursday, December 15, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, December 15, 2011

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18th Annual SAG Awards nominations are out

Some lucky thespians are celebrating nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . The nominees were announced yesterday in West Hollywood and leading the film field “The Help” and “The Artist.” Toping the TV list, “Broadwalk Empire,” “Breaking Bad,” and “Modern Family.” The Los Angeles Times has extensive coverage here. The winners will be announced during the 18th Annual […]