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The article presents an interview with the stars of the all-female film "Ghostbusters" which include Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones. Topics discussed include the American actresses' reactions when they heard that Paul Feig will direct the remake, their views about the original film, and the characters of the actresses in the film.

The article presents a roundtable discussion featuring American actresses Eva Longoria, Elizabeth Banks, Kerry Washington, and Reese Witherspoon, and it mentions the actresses; views about topics such as women in the film and television industries, accomplishments, and social media. Questions for actresses are examined in relation to events such as the Academy Awards (Oscars). Pay inequality involving actresses and actors is examined, along with role models for women. Social activism and the concept of actresses as television and film producers are also assessed.

The article focuses on film director Ava DuVernay and the controversy surrounding the lack of Academy Award nominates for her film "Selma" in 2015. Topics include her portrayal of the U.S. civil rights movement in the film, her depiction of former U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, and sex discrimination against female directors in the U.S.

The article discusses a rise in female producers within the motion picture industry. Topics include the greater amount of opportunities and potential paths to becoming a film producer compared to those of other film industry professions, sexism within the motion picture industry, and top women film directors such as Kathleen Kennedy, Dede Gardner, and Megan Ellison.

The article focuses on the success of the "Twilight" film franchise. The films are based on the young adult novels by Stephenie Meyer. Particular attention is given to marketing to child consumers and business forecasting. Additional topics include actors Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautners' interaction with their fans, and the studio's fear that "New Moon" would not be as successful as the first film "Twilight."

The article examines how the presidency of U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama will impact popular culture. Writer-director Nora Ephron is skeptical that his administration will transform the motion picture industry and screenwriter John August is optimistic. Information on how television readjusts its programming depending on the cultural climate is also provided.

This article presents information on a select group of specialty distributors of films in the U.S. Fine Line Features, New Line Cinema Corp.'s specialty division, marked its last year of doing business in its original incarnation with three Oscar-nominated films that wowed critics if not large numbers of moviegoers. With films like "Maria Full of Grace," "Vera Drake" and "The Sea Inside," Fine Line enjoyed a relatively robust 2004. Focus Features, Universal Pictures' specialty arm, has had stunning success with a wide range of English-and foreign-language titles. Focus has reached its goal of releasing eight to 12 films annually and its foreign sales division has been thriving thanks to the films "Bad Education," and "House of Flying Dragons."

Reports developments in the U.S. motion picture industry as of March 2002. Negotiations on the role of Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger in the film 'Cold Mountain,'; Role of Jamie Kennedy in the comedy feature 'Suckaz,' for Warner Bros.; Selection of Nick Stahl to cast in the 'T3: The Rise of the Machines,' for C-2 Pictures/Intermedia.

The article discusses the documentary film "Waiting for 'Superman'" directed by Davis Guggenheim. Topics discussed in the article include the way in which the film discusses problems being faced by schools in the U.S., the amount of money the U.S. spends on education and the impact that this film has had on people. INSET: 5 MOVIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.

Focuses on the ShowEast convention, an annual industry convention to be held at Orlando, Florida, in October 2002 and on the boxoffice growth of the U.S. motion picture industry in the year. Importance of the convention for exhibitors; Issues that will be discussed in the convention; Motion pictures that have done good business in 2002; Concerns of the digital cinema observers.

The article discusses the impact of U.S. president-elect Donald J. Trump's proposed trade policy on the motion picture industry. Topics include the tendency for U.S. motion pictures to have higher box office revenue overseas than in the U.S., foreign investment in U.S. motion pictures, and Trump's proposed tariffs on Chinese exports which could impact Chinese acquisitions and investments in U.S. entertainment companies.

The article reports on the announcement by the U.S. Treasury Department on April 20, 2016 that abolitionist Harriet Tubman will be replacing former U.S. President Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill.

The article examines the voting choices of the 2015 Academy Awards judges, who explain their voting choices in categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. Topics include why they chose each of their selections, the voting process for members of the Academy, and who is selected as an Academy Award judge.

The article presents questions and answers about 3-D films in the U.S. including the time it takes to convert a non-3-D film into the format, the question of finding enough 3-D venues for films and the reformatting of classic films to fit the 3-D style.

The article focuses on the 2008 U. S. presidential candidates who are using the entertainment industry in Hollywood, California as a battleground. February 5, 2008 is Super Tuesday in the campaign cycle for California and many other states. Republican strategist Rich Galen believes the Republican candidates are having doors opened to them in California because of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The article reports on the performance of motion pictures during the Presidents Day weekend in the U.S. The combination of the comic book adaptation of "Ghost Rider," by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution's family flick "Bridge to Terabithia" have helped the North American boxoffice to new heights. The performance of top two films, plus solid showings from various entertainment companies, pushed the holiday weekend to estimated record $193 million.

The article reports on the intent of AccessIT Corp., a digital-cinema integrator, to acquire Bigger Picture Media, a subsidiary of privately held Sabella Dern Entertainment, in the U.S. Accordingly, both media companies have signed an agreement intended to consolidate the companies' operations in the country. The said move has been aimed to expand AccessIT's operations including other programs of genre films, as well as the Bigger Picture's content into other niche programming areas.

The article reports on the announcement made by U.S. theater chain Marquee Holdings, regarding its filing for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Marquee Holdings the parent company of AMC Entertainment Inc., has not yet determined on the number of shares it wants to offer or the price range for the offering. According to AMC's form tiled with the SEC, the company considers its efforts to close older, underperforming theaters.

The article reports that Technicolor Digital Cinema Inc. will announce that it has signed an agreement with exhibitor National Amusements Inc. to install digital cinema systems in National's theaters in the U.S. The agreement has called for Technicolor to install digital projection equipment in 14 National sites. In addition, the two companies have continued their discussions on deployment of these equipment throughout the 1,066 National's screens in the country.

The article offers information on the releasing dates of several motion pictures in the U.S. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. has announced the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" on November 21, 2008. Paramount Pictures Corp. also has claimed of releasing DreamWorks Animation's "Madagascar" sequel on November 7, 2008. Warner Bros. has set the release of "License to Wed" on July 4, 2007 in competition with Paramount/DreamWorks production "The Transformers."

This article reports that Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is betting that Patricia Arquette has some influence with moviegoers interested in seeing its upcoming Oscar contender "Memoirs of a Geisha." On Monday night, the Culver City-based studio, which lacks its own network, partnered with NBC and its supernatural thriller series "Medium" to sell "Geisha" by making it part of the episode's story line. Sony negotiated the "Medium", "Geisha" deal during the summer's upfront buy as part of its overall media plan with NEC.

This article reports that 2929 Entertainment is demonstrating its belief in the indie filmmaker by creating a distribution company named Truly Indie that will allow filmmakers to control how and when their film gets distributed. 2929 plans to use its Landmark Theater Corp.'s digital projection system, set to launch next year, to inexpensively distribute digital movies that would otherwise not get picked up for theatrical exhibition. Truly Indie has created an internal process to vet films from interested filmmakers on the basis of artistic and commercial viability. The filmmaker will then be able to choose which markets he or she wishes to release the film in, and Truly Indie will dedicate customized marketing resources to the advertising and publicity of that film.

The article reports that the six major motion picture studios in the U.S., said on Monday that they have agreed to fund a nonprofit research and development company called Motion Picture Laboratories Inc., or Movielabs. Planning to spend more than $30 million during the next two years, the Walt Disney Co., Paramount Pictures Corp., Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Universal and Warner Bros. Inc., will unite to create technologies to protect the distribution of films and other works and protect against electronic theft, particularly over the Internet.

The article reports that Hurricane Katrina swooped over Florida and slammed into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, shuttering film theaters and disrupting filming. Much of the cast and crew of Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Reaping"--a Joel Silver production starring Hilary Swank, which had been headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana--evacuated to hotels in Austin on Sunday. By contrast, Katrina's impact on filming in Florida, which it passed over as a Category 1 hurricane late last week, was less disruptive.

Focuses on the concerns raised by the U.S. entertainment industry on the low revenue generated by science fiction films "The Island" and "Stealth." Budget allotted for the films; Marketing challenges associated with explaining the original concepts behind the motion pictures; Drawbacks of casting of the films.

This article reports that Mandate Pictures has announced a slew of management changes on Monday. Headlining the promotions and hires is Rob McEntegart, who has been promoted to executive vice president of business affairs. Joining the business and legal affairs department under McEntegart are John Biondo as the new vice president of business and legal affairs and Meredith Grindlinger, who has been brought on as director, business and legal affairs. On the production and development side, film producer Kelli Konop has been hired as vice president of physical production and Matthew Milam has been promoted to story editor.

The article informs about the recipients of Oscar awards for the year 2004. While everyone's waiting to find out who's going to take home the most Oscars for 2004's films, everybody knows that the film producing company of the United States Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. was going to walk off with the most Nielsen/EDI Gold Reel Awards, which acknowledge films that have surpassed the $100 million mark at the domestic boxoffice. Warners had four $100 million-plus films in 2004, the same as the previous year. However, those films that did hit the magic number tended to open wider and earn more than last year's Gold Reel winners.

This article reports that the industry veterans Greg Laemmle and Steven Zeller announced the formation of a new Los Angeles-based theatrical distribution company, Laemmle/Zeller Films. Laemmle and Zeller said the company will focus on releasing smart, provocative independent films that normally fall through the cracks of the traditional distribution system, capitalizing on the pair's combined 40-year experience and established operations. Laemmle, president of Southern California's specialized theater chain Laemmle Theatres, and Zeller, president of GS Entertainment Marketing Group, are forming a virtual distribution company, whereby the work will emanate from the two principal's primary headquarters. The first film up to bat for Laemmle/Zeller is the documentary "Up for Grabs," winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2004 Los Angeles Film Festival. The film, from first-time director Michael Wranovics, centers on two grown men fighting over a million-dollar baseball hit by San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds.

This article reports that Nielsen National Research Group, a division of Nielsen Entertainment, announced Monday the launch of Nielsen NRGi, a new division set up to provide the independent film market with Nielsen's research services. NRGi will customize NRG's data collection and analysis for the indie community, including providing such new methodologies as weekly art house tracking, expanding into online tests of commercials and trailers, East Coast-based screenings and location-based testing. Joseph Craig, senior vice president and general manager, will lead NRGi. According to Craig, the company's initial focus will be on helping indie films with marketing, from screenings to testing ad materials to developing road maps for comprehensive campaigns.

This article presents information about Regal CineMedia Corp., the media subsidiary of Regal Entertainment Group, which said that it has sealed a deal with Georgia Theatre Co. (GTC) to distribute Regal's Digital Content Network on GTC's theater screens. Under terms of the deal, GTC, the 18th-largest theater company in the United States, will join the Digital Content Network as a network affiliate. The agreement allows for the delivery of customized preshow content and advertising, marketing and sales support for cinema advertising and the opportunity to participate in upcoming digitally delivered events, including concerts, corporate meetings and educational events.

This article focuses on three veteran independent distributors have merged their efforts to form Freestyle Releasing Llc., an independent marketing and domestic distribution company. Susan Jackson will merge the theatrical distribution arm of her company Turtles Crossing with Mark Brode's theatrical distribution and consulting company Innovation Film Group and the theatrical distribution arm of Mike Doban's Arcangelo Entertainment. Principals of Freestyle have worked together closely in the past.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear cases by the company Regal Entertainment Group and Cinemark USA Inc. regarding wheelchair access in their theaters. The decision is a blow to U.S. theater chains that have been looking for a resolution regarding conflicting decisions from two courts over the law requiring that wheelchair spaces in theaters provide disabled patrons with a view similar to those for the non-disabled. Steve Fellman, attorney for the National Association of Theatre Owners, said, "I don't know what we do now. We'll negotiate with the U.S. Justice Department and try to reach a reasonable solution to a significant problem."

Called the Anti-Camcording Rewards Program, the new initiative will give U.S. theater employees as much as $500 if they catch people recording films, notify police and stop the recording. A great majority of the films that show up on the Internet for download arc a result of camcorders, according to MPAA spokesman Matt Grossman. Typically, according to the MPAA, movies are filmed by camcorder during the first few days of their U.S. release, then distributed in digital form worldwide on filesharing networks and other online outlets. Overseas labs then use the pirated films to create illegal DVDs, which are distributed en masse on street corners around the world.

Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. has been sold for the second time in three years for close to $2 billion Canadian dollar to a private equity group composed of Bain Capital Inc., the Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors. The deal, announced Monday by Loews parent companies Onex Corp. and Oaktree Capital Management, completes a sale process that began eight months ago when the exhibition chain entered negotiations with AMC Entertainment, the second-largest U.S. movie theater operator. The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, has employed several high-level Washington figures, including former U.S. President George W. Bush, who was a senior adviser, and his secretary of state James Baker III, who currently serves as its senior counselor.

A group opposing Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" is urging U.S. movie theaters not to screen the film, which is set to open June 25, 2004. In addition to sending e-mails to exhibitors across the country, Move America Forward has listed on its Web site the movie theaters that either have agreed already to screen "Fahrenheit 9/11" or have not yet decided on a course of action. The Web site lists e-mail addresses of executives at 23 theater chains, both large and small, along with their business addresses, and it urges the public to contact them with their objections to the film.

The holiday-themed comedy film "Elf", released on Nov. 7, 2003, has become the unofficial bell-ringer of the U.S. motion picture industry. In its second weekend, the movie dropped just 15%, one of the best second-weekend performances for 2003. Produced for $30 million, the movie opened to $31.1 million and has unwrapped $70.4 million in just 10 days. However, the distribution and marketing team at New Line Cinema did make a few strategic choices that paid off. Heading into" Elf's" second weekend, they sought to reach beyond the movie's core family audience that had been heavily targeted in the first round of advertising.

Viacom Inc. can proceed with the renaming of cable channel TNN as Spike TV now that the media giant has settled its legal dispute with filmmaker Spike Lee over the channel's name. Details of the settlement reached Monday were not disclosed, but one source said Lee has dropped all of his legal claims against Viacom, and the company will proceed with its intended name change. The parties settled on the same day that New York Supreme Court Judge Walter Tolub lifted his order preventing Viacom Inc. from renaming its TNN to Spike TV. TNN, formerly known as the National Network and the Nashville Network, had been looking for a new identity.

Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Matrix Reloaded," which many in the industry expected to be in a close competition race with "Bruce Almighty" for the No. 1 position in the motion picture industry, fell an estimated 60% with $45.6 million, after surpassing the $200 million mark in its 11th day of release. If the estimated numbers for the weekend hold true, "Bruce Almighty" and "The Matrix Reloaded," coupled with strong performances from recent holdovers, could propel this year's Memorial Day weekend to the best ever, surpassing last year's record revenue of $200.6 million for the four day frame.

Online movie-ticket provider Fandango Inc. said that it will begin selling tickets for Regal Entertainment Group's United Artists Theatres beginning in the week following May 13, 2003. The deal comes as United Artists' contract with rival ticketing company Moviefone Inc., an AOL Time Warner unit, expires in the week ending May 13. The new agreement, according to Fandango, will add nearly 200 theaters to Fandango's online and telephone network, increasing the company's market share to almost 70% of the nation's theaters wired for online ticketing.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 5, 2003 filed papers in court requesting that Gemstar — TV Guide International hold $37.6 million in severance payments from two former officials until it concludes its investigation of the company. According to papers filed in the federal court of Los Angeles, the SEC said it was concerned that Henry Yuen, founder and former CEO of Gemstar, was involved in "fraudulent activities" after he missed several depositions last month and then invoked the Fifth Amendment in an April 23 session. Formerly president and CEO of TVN Entertainment, Ian Aaron will be responsible for overseeing the operation of the newly formed entity, which comprises the TV Guide Channel, TV Guide Interactive Program Guide and TV Guide International.

Studio executives are embracing co-production deals as a way to cope with the economic conditions in the motion picture industry as of the year 2003. From co-production deals between studios to co-financing deals with third-party production companies, the moviemaking machine has become much more risk-averse. "The studios today are more willing than ever to share the financial burden of major motion pictures," states Spyglass co-chairman and CEO Gary Barber, who recently struck an exclusive first-look deal with Dream Works. he adds "The constraints put on by cither the corporate conglomerate that owns them or their own internal budgets have restricted studios' involvement in as many pictures as they want. One way to keep their involvement is to seek a partner who can share some of the risk with them."

In certified earnings release of the company Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. since it underwent a massive management overhaul in 2002, the Pasadena, California-based company posted in Aril 2003 a widened fourth-quarter loss because of a significant decrease in assets. The company took steps to review its past accounting statements after it disclosed in 2002 that it had overstated sales for its business units that develop interactive program guides unleashing a firestorm of events including an investigation.

Presents several news briefs related to the motion picture industry in the U.S. as of March 2003. Gerry Rich and Larry Gleason Clare nearing deals to join Miramax Films Corp. as heads of marketing and distribution, respectively, according to sources. Although New York-based Miramax declined comment on the speculation, the addition of the two executives would presumably fill positions that have been open since last year's departure of marketing specialist Mark Gill— the former Miramax Films Los Angeles president who resigned to become president of Stratus Film Co.— and the promotion of Rick Sands, Miramax's veteran distribution head, to chief operating officer. Gleason was president of Mann Theatres and was president of marketing and distribution at the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group. Home Box Office Inc.(HBO), in the legal battle with“Sopranos” actor James Gandolfini plans to file a countersuit against him in Los Angeles, California Superior Court. Gandolfini had filed a suit against HBO, claiming that the network breached his contract by not giving him enough notice in 2001 that the network intended to pick up his option for a fifth season on the show.

Reports on the performance of the motion picture 'Daredevil,' despite of snowstorm in the U.S. during the President Day holiday week ended on February 17, 2003. Comparison between collections of motion pictures during the week in years 2001, 2002 and 2003; Collections for the motion picture 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 days'; Reason behind strong performance of motion pictures during the week.

Focuses on the economic conditions of investors with stock holdings of the entertainment industry in the U.S. in 2002. Factors responsible for incurring losses on stocks of entertaining companies; Estimation of loss incurred by the entertaining companies.

Reports that motion picture theater managers in the U.S. are spending a considerable amount of time attracting advertisers, enhancing their technology and altering preshow programs to increase revenue. Reason why advertisements displayed before start of the film have a high recall rate; Deal signed between media company Regal CineMedia and broadcasting network National Broadcasting Corp.; Format adopted by National Cinema Network.

Reports on plans of Toronto, Ontario-based Onex Corp. to buy Los Angeles, California-based art and specialty chain Landmark Theaters (LT). Letter of intent signed by the company to acquire LT and its subsidiary Silver Cinemas; Hopes of the holding company to capitalize on the expanding specialty market; Purchase of LT.

Reports on the appointment of chief administrative officer Keith Comrie as financial consultant by the Entertainment Industry Development Corp. (EIDC), a film permitting agency in Los Angeles, California. Reason for the appointment of Comrie at EIDC; Responsibilities held by Comrie at EIDC.

Reports that the American entertainment industry has taken the ongoing criminal investigation of the Entertainment Industry Development Corp. (EIDC) as proof of widespread political collusion between the semi-public agency and city officials who are among the agency's board of directors. Call for officials' resignation and in-depth investigation; Questions raised about activities of EIDC; Response of locations professionals.