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Patt Morrison Asks: Hollywood's pol, Chris Dodd
Hollywood loves comeback stories. Will SOPA/PIPA be one of them? The anti-piracy bills that were working their way through Congress with Hollywood's blessing got tanked by a massive online campaign — petitions, website blackouts, even T-shirts. From...Tags: Media Industry, Politics, Theft, Piracy, Popcorn
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Hollywood moguls convene in nation's capitol for a change
Company TownFor the first time anyone could recall, studio chiefs trekked to Washington to attend the annual meeting of the MPAA on Wednesday.... -
Chris Dodd and Sean Penn in Haiti
Opinion L.A.Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, recently traveled to Haiti with Sean Penn.... -
Sumner Redstone receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Company TownSumner Redstone, the 88-year-old billionaire chairman of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.... -
Is ‘Bully’ a tipping point for the MPAA movie ratings system?
24 FramesHarvey Weinstein’s PR blitzkrieg for "Bully" may turn out to be a pivotal chapter in the battle to overhaul the Motion Picture Assn. of America's ratings system.... -
Harvey Weinstein on ratings battle: I'm not just hiring legal big guns to get PR for my movies
The Big PictureHarvey Weinstein has been quietly fuming for weeks over the MPAA ratings board, which has slapped two of his company's films with what he considers overly restrictive ratings. "The King's Speech," a leading best picture Oscar contender about an... -
Former Sen. Chris Dodd to head Motion Picture Assn. of America
Company TownFormer Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, a veteran Washington insider, is Hollywood's new chief lobbyist. The Motion Picture Assn. of America said Tuesday that Dodd will become the new chief executive of the MPAA, the lobbying arm for the main studios...... -
The Morning Fix: 'Salt' to storm box office! Drowning in Comic-Con hype! Kerrey nearing MPAA deal.
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before deciding whether the new Sheryl Crow CD is any good. "Salt" ready to shake things up. The Angelina Jolie action thriller "Salt" is expected to give "Inception" a run for the money this weekend at the...... -
The Morning Fix: DeGeneres out at `Idol.!' Is Lopez in? Disney finally announces deal to sell Miramax. McPherson retains legal eagle. More Sumner shenanigans .
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before ... wait a minute ....Jennifer Lopez? Really? No Idling for "American Idol." Lots of drama at Fox's "American Idol" Thursday. First, Ellen DeGeneres announced she was quitting as a judge on the show after just one...... -
Bob Kerrey out of running for top job at MPAA
Company TownIt's back to square one for the Motion Picture Assn. of America. After months of negotiations with former Nebraska Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey to become head of the movie industry's chief lobbying arm in Washington, talks broke down between the...... -
Bob Kerrey is out: Who's the new pick for MPAA chief?
The Big PictureIt's been a poorly kept secret in Hollywood that the MPAA has been engaged in a prolonged waltz with former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey, who was the first (and for that matter, second and third) choice to succeed Dan Glickman...... -
High hopes, low notes for film world's NC-17 rating
In the late '80s a thunderbolt of inspiration struck Jack Valenti, longtime chief of the Motion Picture Assn. of America: What if his organization got rid of the X rating, besmirched by years of misappropriation by hard-core exploitation films, and...Tags: Media Industry, Emile Hirsch, Pulp Fiction (movie), Darren Aronofsky, Bernardo Bertolucci
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