Read more movie industry stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23810/movie-industry.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:18:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74432/movie-popcorn-3-quarter-pounders-plus-butter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFigure 1,600 calories, 60 grams of saturated fat, and 980 milligrams of sodium—that’s what you’re eating when you scarf down a medium helping of movie popcorn at the nation's biggest theater chain. Add a soda and it’s the equivalent of eating a pound of baby back ribs and...http://www.newser.com/story/74432/movie-popcorn-3-quarter-pounders-plus-butter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73319/funding-for-independent-films-dries-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith no public funding and credit lines frozen, American independent filmmakers are finding it tough to make a movie these days. “I mean if Osama bin Laden gave me money to film, I’d take it,” Todd Solondz tells Bloomberg . The financial crisis has heavily curbed bank financing, while hedge funds...http://www.newser.com/story/73319/funding-for-independent-films-dries-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73104/downeys-sherlock-less-gent-more-hero.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey Jr, is no tweed-clad gentleman. In the latest movie remake, which opens Christmas Day, the detective is reimagined as a ripped martial arts expert "with a mind that whizzes along like a Ferrari and a penchant for falling into a disheveled slough...http://www.newser.com/story/73104/downeys-sherlock-less-gent-more-hero.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 11:11:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71215/hollywood-heads-roll-as-dvd-sales-plunge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn previous downturns, the corporate owners of America's movie studios would cut Hollywood some slack. Not anymore: these days, the corporate suites of LA look like the aftermath of a slasher flick, with old hands kicked out at Disney, Universal, MGM, and Paramount. With DVD sales down 25% and easy...http://www.newser.com/story/71215/hollywood-heads-roll-as-dvd-sales-plunge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 8:44:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70928/blogger-nikki-finke-stays-one-step-ahead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNikki Finke works out of her apartment in Hollywood, surrounded by six phones, a laptop, and a cat. Although she doesn’t go out and mingle with her contacts, she certainly has them. And their desire to be on her good side—or stay out of her sights entirely—has made...http://www.newser.com/story/70928/blogger-nikki-finke-stays-one-step-ahead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 13:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70931/studios-hot-and-bothered-on-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMovie companies aren't sure yet how big the Twitter effect is in making or breaking films—a spate of negative tweets are reputed to have killed Bruno after a strong opening over the summer—but they're leaving as little as possible to chance. It's the hot new "campaign-management tool," Advertising...http://www.newser.com/story/70931/studios-hot-and-bothered-on-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:06:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70919/zombieland-conquers-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZombieland raked in $25 million to dominate the box office in its debut weekend, easily dethroning Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, which had held the top spot the previous two weekends. The R-rated comic horror movie starring Woody Harrelson drew an overwhelmingly young audience, with 56% under 25, Variety...http://www.newser.com/story/70919/zombieland-conquers-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 14:01:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70392/meatballs-rain-on-bruce-willis-parade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCloudy With a Chance of Meatballs dominated the box office for the second straight weekend, racking up $24.6 million in ticket sales and running 10-day total to $60 million. That represents just a 19% fall-off from its opening weekend performance, a notably strong showing in a generally weak autumn...http://www.newser.com/story/70392/meatballs-rain-on-bruce-willis-parade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Sep 2009 15:10:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70353/3-d-tv-shows-promise-but-those-glasses-still-a-must.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdmit it, your heart skips a beat at the prospect of a 3-D high-definition TV in your own home. And by this time next year, Sony and Panasonic will have ‘em on the market. But—and it’s a big one, even after the cost—you’re going to have to wear...http://www.newser.com/story/70353/3-d-tv-shows-promise-but-those-glasses-still-a-must.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 26 Sep 2009 12:04:32 CDT