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NBC’s on a First-to-Worst Freefall

The high ratings and industry swagger of last fall have vanished, and Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt's pet project Smash has led the decline. more »

Why Hollywood Studios Need to Learn Chinese

A pair of recent releases co-produced by Village Roadshow Pictures Asia, a subsidiary of Village Roadshow Limited focused on Chinese-language movies, show why language may matter more than ever. more »

New York’s IFC Center Mounting Complete Kubrick Retrospective

In anticipation of the March 29 opening of Rodney Ascher's documentary "Room 237," New York's IFC Center is mounting a complete retrospective of the the films of Stanley Kubrick. more »

From Shawshank to Skyfall, How Master Cinematographer Roger Deakins Got These 10 Shots

Root all you want for your Chastains, your Rivas, your Hathaways, and your Day-Lewises; for me, the Oscar nominee to pull for this weekend is venerated cinematographer Roger Deakins, nominated 10 times with nary a win to his name. more »

How “Golden Eagle Snatches Kid” Ruled The Internet

Four Canadian film students were assigned a project: Create a YouTube hoax video that gets 100,000 views. They got nearly 42 million instead. Here’s the definitive behind-the-meme look at how — and why — their homework snowballed into one of the most popular and rapidly spread videos ever. more »

TVs Connected to the Internet to Be Counted by Nielsen

Americans who have spurned cable, but who have a television set hooked up to the Internet, will now be counted as a “television household” by The Nielsen Company, potentially adding to the sample of homes that are rated by the company. more »

Hollywood Interns: Fox Lawsuit Likely to Break Ground

A proposed class action breaks down how Fox has allegedly exploited unpaid labor. Both sides make arguments in anticipation of a summary judgment ruling later this year. more »

What the Oscar Nominations Say About America

From Zero Dark Thirty and Django Unchained to Lincoln and Life Of Pi, the Oscar-nominated Hollywood films champion hope, faith and vengeance – or the moral values of the wild west. more »

Imax Profit Doubles on Theatre Network Growth

Canada-based movie system maker Imax Corp's fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, helped by theatre network growth and strong box office performances. more »

Sony Targets PS4 for Holiday 2013

The long-anticipated successor to the PlayStation 3 videogame console will come with vastly improved online video streaming capability for Netflix and other entertainment companies. more »