Read more Warner Brothers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13018/warner-brothers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:32:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71961/wild-things-runs-rampant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhere the Wild Things Are ran wild at the weekend box office, exceeding expectations by doing $32.5 million worth of business. Spike Jonze's first foray into children's cinema earned the director his strongest opening weekend ever. "I can't imagine too many people who could do what Spike did," an...http://www.newser.com/story/71961/wild-things-runs-rampant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 13:48:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68532/spike-jonze-brings-wild-things-to-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpike Jonze grew up on the children's classic Where the Wild Things Are , and wanted to make a very raw, very unconventional movie of it, portraying the wild things as the scary emotions kids feel. Jonze persuaded Maurice Sendak to take a shot on his vision, but the studio was...http://www.newser.com/story/68532/spike-jonze-brings-wild-things-to-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 8:45:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68464/studios-youtube-talk-movie-rentals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYouTube is in talks with big Hollywood studios about making movies available for rent on the popular video-sharing site, the Wall Street Journal reports—a rare move toward making YouTube users actually pay for content. Lions Gate, Warner Brothers and Sony are among the studios that could make titles available,...http://www.newser.com/story/68464/studios-youtube-talk-movie-rentals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66119/studios-sweating-august-releases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStudios used to spending August releasing movies from slightly out in left field, free from the pressure of early summer blockbusters, are finding this year more stressful than usual, the New York Times reports. A soft four weeks has put releases such as Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds under pressure to...http://www.newser.com/story/66119/studios-sweating-august-releases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 8:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48496/warner-bros-slashing-10-of-workforce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven the Dark Knight is no match for this economy. Warner Bros. is cutting 800 jobs across all levels of the firm, shrinking its workforce by 10%, the Wall Street Journal reports. That means 600 employees will have to leave, with 300 departing in the next few weeks. The rest...http://www.newser.com/story/48496/warner-bros-slashing-10-of-workforce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 20:19:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48085/studios-call-off-watchmen-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAudiences will be able to watch Watchmen as scheduled now that Warner Bros and Fox smoothed out a super hero dispute, E! Online reports. Fox, which sued Warners for copyright infringement over the DC Comics film adaptation, has agreed to relinquish distribution rights for a cash payment and a share...http://www.newser.com/story/48085/studios-call-off-watchmen-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 1:49:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46253/wb-wont-show-dark-knight-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust because Batman landed in Hong Kong doesn't mean The Dark Knight will. Warner Bros. has decided not to release the film in China in part because of "cultural sensitivities," the studio said. Warner Bros. did not elaborate, but company execs are apparently concerned that the film's scenes in Hong...http://www.newser.com/story/46253/wb-wont-show-dark-knight-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 20:16:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44585/oscar-campaign-for-ledger-is-a-tough-balancing-act.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWarner Bros. is tiptoeing around the possible Oscar nomination for Heath Ledger, the late star of Dark Knight , writes Rachel Abramowitz in the Los Angeles Times . Hollywood insiders contend that a nod for Ledger is almost certain, but the studio must tread the line between boosting his chances and exploiting...http://www.newser.com/story/44585/oscar-campaign-for-ledger-is-a-tough-balancing-act.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Dec 2008 12:58:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44073/songbird-paris-goes-it-alone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe good news for Paris Hilton fans is that she’s finished her second album. The bad news is that the omnipresent gossip magnet doesn’t actually have a contract, or even a label. “I’m figuring it out right now. I’m not sure which label I’m doing it with,” Hilton tells Entertainment...http://www.newser.com/story/44073/songbird-paris-goes-it-alone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Dec 2008 10:43:01 CST