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Test-How Ridley Scott came to direct the new 'Blade Runner'
![Alcon Entertainment producer Andrew Kosove knew how badly he wanted Ridley Scott to return for a new "Blade Runner." He just had no idea if he could land him.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/post/2011-08/64094069-19075313.jpg "Alcon Entertainment producer Andrew Kosove knew how badly he wanted Ridley Scott to return for a new "Blade Runner.\" He just had no idea if he could land him.")
Alcon Entertainment producer Andrew Kosove knew how badly he wanted Ridley Scott to return for a new "Blade Runner." He just had no idea if he could land him.
"We had a few Plan Bs. But we were really focusing on Plan A, which was Ridley," Kosove...Tags: Employers, Movies, Fencing, Tony Scott, Career and Workplace
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'Battleship' debuts weakly at the box office [video]
24 FramesThe headlines writers had fun. The makers of “Battleship” didn’t. In a dramatically weak opening, the alien invasion drama grossed just an estimated $25.3 million in its domestic premiere, as “Battleship” took in less than... -
His vision for a better world [Corrected]
While most of us don't think twice about our ability to see the world around us, many lack even the basic access to eyeglasses. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Dr. Ahsan Khan was the president of...Tags: Abbott Laboratories, Pakistan, Guatemala, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Joseph Farrell dies at 76; introduced market testing to Hollywood
![As founder, chairman and chief executive of National Research Group Inc. from 1978 to 2003, movie market researcher <a href="http://lat.ms/tdUqJm">Joseph Farrell</a> introduced the concept of market testing to Hollywood, originating now-standard industry practices such as audience tracking surveys, focus-group preview screenings and demographic analysis of moviegoers. Over the decades, NRG's confidential research reports were used by all of the major Hollywood studios to make decisions about release dates, tweak marketing campaigns and — sometimes to the unease of filmmakers — tinker with movies.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66732737-12213042.jpg "As founder, chairman and chief executive of National Research Group Inc. from 1978 to 2003, movie market researcher <a href="http://lat.ms/tdUqJm\">Joseph Farrell</a> introduced the concept of market testing to Hollywood, originating now-standard industry practices such as audience tracking surveys, focus-group preview screenings and demographic analysis of moviegoers. Over the decades, NRG's confidential research reports were used by all of the major Hollywood studios to make decisions about release dates, tweak marketing campaigns and — sometimes to the unease of filmmakers — tinker with movies.")
As founder, chairman and chief executive of National Research Group Inc. from 1978 to 2003, movie market researcher Joseph Farrell introduced the concept of market testing to Hollywood, originating now-standard industry practices such as audience tracking...Tags: A Beautiful Mind (movie), St. John's University, Media Industry, Research, Michael Douglas
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Movie Projector: 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Contraband' fight for No. 1
Company TownA 3-D re-release of "Beauty and the Beast" will likely be in a tight race for the No. 1 spot at the box office with the Mark Wahlberg action flick "Contraband." Pre-release audience surveys indicate each movie is expected to debut with between $17 million... -
Box Office: 'Contraband' steals No. 1 spot from 'Beauty and the Beast' [Updated]
Company TownThe ugly world of drug smuggling beat out a fairy tale "Beauty" at the box office this weekend, as Mark Wahlberg's "Contraband" was the No. 1 pick at the multiplex. The action thriller was the most popular film over the...... -
Box Office: Fourth 'Underworld' film is No. 1 on strong weekend [Updated]
Company TownThe vampire film starring Kate Beckinsale, "Underworld: Awakening" opened to $25.4 million in ticket sales The George-Lucas produced "Red Tails" -- about the Tuskegee Airmen -- exceeded industry expectations, selling $19.1 million worth of tickets.... -
'Chernobyl Diaries' mines nuclear disaster for horror thrills
24 FramesAudiences will get a history lesson of sorts from "Chernobyl Diaries," a movie due in theaters May 25 which follows a group of young American tourists in Europe on a jaunt to the abandoned Ukrainian site of the 1986 nuclear meltdown.... -
Clearwater set to ride Winter the dolphin's coattail
CLEARWATER -- Winter, a cute, tailless dolphin with a perky personality, has saved Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Now it's starring in a family film that could bring millions of tourists and dollars to this Gulf Coast community. Expecting "Dolphin Tale"...Tags: Restaurants, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dining and Drinking, Human Interest, Entertainment Events
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New iShuttle routes called 'seamless'
IRVINE — The two new iShuttle routes opening Monday provide a "seamless last-mile transfer" among major live-work destinations and the Irvine Station, a transportation official said. The new routes, labeled C and D, will connect the Irvine...Tags: Transportation, Verizon Wireless, New Products, Travel, John Wayne
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Box Office: 'Dolphin Tale,' two other holdovers beat four new films [Updated]
Company TownFour new films were beat by three holdovers at the box office this weekend. "Dolphin Tale," which was released last weekend, took the No. 1 spot, followed by "Moneyball" and a 3-D version of "The Lion King." Four new releases trailed behind -- the...
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