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1. Sundance's Greatest Hits: The Movies That Broke Through

   3:21 PM PST 1/11/2013

   Since its inception, the Sundance Film Festival has launched the careers of countless filmmakers and stars, and along the way changed the filmmaking paradigm. In the end, however, it's about the movies -- and while hundreds debut at the festival each year, only a select few leave an indelible impression upon the cultural landscape. This partial list revisits some of the most unforgettable. Read More
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   Elissa Greer Named FilmDistrict Senior VP of Publicity

   5:27 pm 6/25/2012

   • by Gregg Kilday

   She joins the indie distributor's new marketing team assembled by Christine Birch.Read more

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   Lee Daniels' 'The Paperboy' Starring Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman to Get Canadian Release

   11:36 am 1/19/2012

   • by Etan Vlessing

   The drama, which also co-stars Matthew McConaughey, was picked up from Millennium Films by Canuck indie distributor D Films. Read more

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   Why Jennifer Hudson Turned Down 'Precious' Role

   5:12 am 12/26/2011

   • by Erin Carlson

   The Oscar winner says she didn't want to gain weight to play the part.Read more

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   'Mo'Nique Show' Put on Indefinite Hiatus

   4:24 pm 8/1/2011

   • by Sofia M. Fernandez

   BET pulls the plug on the actress' late night talker.Read more

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   Lionsgate Publicity Executive Departs (Exclusive)

   4:33 pm 4/21/2011

   • by Matthew Belloni

   Stacey Mooradian, who was with the company for six years, was instrumental in press campaigns for films including "The Expendables," Precious," "Crash" and the "Saw" and Tyler Perry franchises. Read more

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   Black 'Thor' Actor Blasts Debate Over His Casting

   11:01 am 3/4/2011

   • by Pamela McClintock

   “It’s so ridiculous,” Idris Elba says as The Hollywood Reporter magazine looks at colorblind casting and the shrinking roles for African-American actors before Friday's NAACP Image Awards.Read more

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   EXCLUSIVE: 'Precious' Director Lee Daniels to Helm 'Anna in the Tropics'

   4:36 pm 12/13/2010

   • by Borys Kit

   "Precious" director Lee Daniels has signed on to develop and direct Anna in the Tropics, a film adaptation of Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer and Steinberg Prize-winning Broadway play being produced by John Torres Martinez and Joe Lamy of Austin-based Mankind Entertainment.Read more

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   Oscar Marketing Smackdown: '127 Hours' and 'Buried'

   12:55 pm 12/10/2010

   • by Tim Appelo

   One reason why James Franco and Danny Boyle may need tuxedos sooner than Ryan Reynolds and Rodrigo Cortés: marketing luck.Read more

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    'Precious' Author Sapphire Sells Sequel Novel

    6:11 am 11/12/2010

    • by Lindsay Powers

    "The Kid" will follow the main character's son as he "approaches manhood -- alone, brutalized and with the soul of an artist."Read more

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