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1 The Blood Diamond Controversy: Does the End Justify the Means?
Leonardo DiCaprio
2 After Titanic, Leo Looks to the Sinking Ship of Enron
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3 Paddington Bear Stories to Become Live-Action Film
Books
4 It's Official: Final Harry Potter Book to Be Two Movies
Movies
5 Warner Bros. Hoping to Fast-Track the SATC Sequel
Heath Ledger
6 The Dark Knight to Get Another Round in Theaters, January '09
Movies
7 Next Resurrection of an Old Cartoon: Yogi Bear
Movies
8 Will You Wait Two Extra Weeks to See Harry Potter in IMAX?
Warner Brothers
9 Netflix Enforcing 28-Day Wait Period For Warner Bros. Movies
Michelle Williams
10 Link Time! Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams Ready to "Waltz"
Now that the final movie is out, Warner Brothers will have a tough time figuring out how to further monetize its Harry Potter empire, which currently includes paraphernalia, video games, and a theme park in Orlando. The franchise has been quite profitable for the firm so far, and the company has earned $1 billion in profits. In an attempt to lengthen the life of these lucrative wizarding Read more
Watch out Netflix, there's a new streaming site in town, and it already has upwards of 600 million users. This morning, Warner Bros. announced a new partnership with Facebook that will allow users to rent, or even buy, digital titles to stream over the social network from within fan pages. While there's only one title available now — The Dark Knight — the goal is to release more digital Read more
Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen are rumored to get romantic for Take This Waltz — Deadline Hollywood Former Bachelor Jason Mesnick to marry Molly Malaney on ABC — TV Watch Brittany Murphy's husband is blaming Warner Bros. for her death — The Daily Beast Check out this goofy video from the Macgruber set — TV Squad Mel Gibson in talks for the thriller Cold Warrior — Cinematical Joe Read more
You know when you want to watch a new movie on Netflix, and you wait (and wait) for it to arrive? Being an in-demand film is one thing, but now the company has struck a deal with Warner Bros that means an even longer period before that red envelope arrives. The two groups have arranged a 28-day lag time between the studio's releases and when they'll be made available to Netflix customers. That Read more
Don't freak out — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is still scheduled to open nationwide on July 14, but for two weeks the only option will be to see the movie on your normal movie screens (with the exception of two theaters: one in New York and one in Los Angeles). Starting July 29, the movie will be available on IMAX screens nationwide. Why the delay? Apparently it's a result of "the Read more
Ah, the latest old cartoon character to be swiped from the past: Yogi Bear. Warner Bros. is planning a feature film for Yogi Bear and Boo Boo with a mixture of live-action and CGI characters (like last year's Alvin and the Chipmunks movie). The Hollywood Reporter has more info, though no specific plot details: Much of the movie will be live-action, but Yogi Bear and sidekick Boo Boo will be done Read more
Even though The Dark Knight has gone above and beyond the line of duty at the box office, earning an estimated $512 million domestically, Warner Bros. has announced it will get a re-release in January 2009. The Hollywood Reporter notes: Warner Bros. domestic distribution president Dan Fellman acknowledged ongoing talks with IMAX execs over the prospect of restoring the Christian Bale starrer to Read more
There was plenty of sequel chatter immediately following the major box office success of the Sex and the City movie, but now certain head honchos are confirming that there is "a lot of energy behind doing another SATC movie." According to EW, "a sequel to the Sex and the City movie is in the early stages of development." HBO's president of programming group, Michael Lombardo, mentioned that Read more
Don't get me wrong, I love being able to see a movie I missed in theaters as soon as it becomes available on DVD — don't we all? But in all honesty, it really doesn't bother me if I want to watch it on my cable pay-per-view service and wait a few months after the DVD release. Well according to The New York Times, Warner Brothers will now be offering video-on-demand systems on the same day they Read more
It was a rumor before, and now it's confirmed: the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is to be made into two separate films: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The films are set to be released in November 2010 and May 2011. The movies will be shot back-to-back and will be directed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Read more
