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Jennifer Hudson to Sing at State Dinner

Harry Kimball — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:21:27 CST

Tonight's first state dinner of the Obama administration is likely to be a star-studded affair, and while the White House has been tight-lipped thus far, details are leaking: Guests at tonight’s celebration of Indian PM Manmohan Singh are said to include Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, as well...

Biden Attracts West Wing Love

Elizabeth Wolff — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:31:00 CDT

He probably wouldn’t merit a Washington appointment, but Joe Biden’s biggest Tinseltown fan has small-screen political experience, the Los Angeles Times reports. Richard Schiff, who won an Emmy for his role as White House communications director on West Wing , is stumping for his “real deal” candidate this week in Denver,...

DreamWorks Near Bollywood Alliance

Rob Quinn — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:09:02 CDT

Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks venture is closing in on a deal with an Indian media conglomerate that could fund a break from Paramount Pictures, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mumbai-based Reliance, a conglomerate with stakes in telecom, finance, and entertainment looking to expand into Hollywood, could bring as much as $600...

DreamWorks to Theaters: Where's the 3D?

Kevin Spak — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:28:03 CDT

Movie theaters just aren’t adding digital and 3D screens fast enough, says DreamWorks animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, a big believer in the technology. DreamWorks has pledged to make all future releases available in 3D, at a cost of $15 million per film. But theater chains haven’t matched his enthusiasm. “Things...

Spielberg May Split From Paramount

Heather McPherson — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:23:00 CDT

Steven Spielberg is so disillusioned with Paramount Pictures that he may bail on the studio, which less than 2 years ago bought the director's DreamWorks for $1.53 billion. The legend behind Jaws, E.T., and Transformers is furious that Paramount takes credit for his movies and mistreats his friends,...

3-D Format Will Foil Film Pirates

Dustin Lushing — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:24:51 CDT

Movie makers are preparing to launch a major assault on video piracy—in 3-D. In two years, more than 4,000 theaters will be 3-D-ready, and top studios are gearing up to create films in the new format, which can't be recorded off the screen. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson...