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Oscar Nominations

Posted January 24, 2012 by Mitch Salem

>We'll have some analysis later (good news: Extremely Loud! Margin Call for Screenplay! Bad news: no Michael Fassbender? No David Fincher?), but for now, here's a link to the full list of Oscar nominees: http://oscar.go.com/nominees?cid=ealert_012412_oscars_nom_nomindex_oscarpagevideovisitors Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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THE SKED: “Arrow” Flies For A Full Season

Posted October 22, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  ARROW is the biggest hit to launch on CW since The Vampire Diaries 4 seasons ago with twin 1.3 18-49 ratings, and the network has quite properly leaped to give the show a full-season order.  That still leaves CW with problems on every other night of its week, with BEAUTY & THE BEAST falling […]

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What Are Legendary, Dune and RatPac and Why Should We Care?

Posted July 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  There is tumult in the movie business, we’re told.  Reports warn that several studios as we know them are about to undergo seismic change for years to come.  And why?  Because Legendary Entertainment may shift its allegiance from Warner Bros to Universal, and consequently, Warners may take Dune Entertainment from 20th Century Fox, possibly […]

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Furious 7″” Off To the Races With Giant Opening Day

Posted April 4, 2015 by Mitch Salem

Everyone knew that FURIOUS 7 (MRC/Universal) was going to have an enormous weekend, but the franchise is toppling even the most optimistic forecasts.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, opening day (which includes $15.8M from Thursday night shows) could reach $68M, an amazing 75% increase over the first day of Fast & Furious 6, which […]

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