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   Judge: Paramount Won't Lose Right to Make More 'Godfather' Films

   12:13 pm 9/27/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   A New York federal judge trims counterclaims made by the Mario Puzo estate over the famed franchise.Read more

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   'Cocaine Cowboys' Griselda Blanco, Real-Life 'Female Tony Montana,' Gunned Down in Colombia

   5:00 am 9/5/2012

   • by Shirley Halperin

   The cold-blooded drug lord -- and unequivocal star of the popular HBO documentary series -- led a reign of terror on Miami in the early 1980s.Read more

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   Puzo Estate Asks Judge to Take Away Paramount's Rights to More 'Godfather' Films

   8:35 am 9/4/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   A dispute over a new book has evolved into a high-stakes war over the future of the franchise.Read more

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   New 'Godfather' Book Will Be Published After Paramount, Mario Puzo Estate Strike Deal

   3:01 pm 5/11/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   Sides agree to put money from the forthcoming book, "The Family Corleone," into escrow as they continue to fight over who has copyright authority on literary sequels.Read more

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   Mario Puzo Estate Wants To Cancel 'The Godfather' Contract with Paramount in Countersuit

   3:47 pm 3/13/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   Controversy erupted after the estate of Mario Puzo had plans to license a new book sequel without Paramount's blessing. "Paramount wanted a war, and they’re going to get one," says estate attorney Bert Fields.Read more

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   'The Godfather' Returning to Theaters For a One-Day Engagment March 1

   6:41 pm 2/28/2012

   • by Gregg Kilday

   Paramount has restored the best picture Oscar winner, which will play 55 Cinemark XD theaters nationwide.Read more

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   Paramount Sues to Stop New 'Godfather' Book From Mario Puzo Estate

   12:13 pm 2/21/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   UPDATED. Studio says it doesn't want new work tarnishing the legacy of the famed franchise.Read more

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   'The Godfather' Game to Launch on Facebook

   7:50 am 8/25/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Kabam's "The Godfather: Five Families" will go head to head with Zynga's "Mafia Wars."Read more

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   AMC's 'Mob Week' Features 'The Godfather,' 'Scarface' and More

   10:30 am 7/26/2011

   • by Lacey Rose

   Rudy Giuliani will host the cable channel's themed week of gangster flicks and mob-related documentaries.Read more

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    Unproduced 'Godfather' Screenplay to Be Published as a Prequel Novel

    2:06 pm 5/4/2011

    • by Sofia M. Fernandez

    "The Family Corleone," based on a work by Mario Puzo, will be released in June 2012.Read more

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