March 9, 2012

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March 9, 2012
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Whatever Happened to Ted Turner?
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Features
1. Red Carpet Fashion
  
  OSCAR 2012: Highlights of the high fashion and star power on display at the Oscar ceremony.
  - THR Staff
2. On the Red Carpet
  
  OSCAR 2012: Nominees greet the world press as they arrive for the big night.
  - THR Staff
3. Oscar Night: Governors Ball
  
  OSCAR 2012: A peek inside the exclusive post-ceremony soiree at Hollywood & Highand.
  - THR Staff
4. Oscar Night: Vanity Fair
  
  OSCAR 2012: Big names stopped by one of the night's biggest events.
  - THR Staff
5. Oscar Night: Elton John Party
  
  OSCAR 2012: The musician's annual event hosted more than 900 attendees.
  - THR Staff
6. Rambling Reporter: Oscar Week
  
  OSCAR 2012: Wrapping a week's worth of parties and one big night of celebration.
  - THR Staff
7. THR Nominees Night
  
  OSCAR 2012: Stars gathered at Getty House to celebrate the spotlight.
  - THR Staff
8. Red Carpet: Spirit Awards
  
  RED CARPET: Host Seth Rogen kept the indie awards event moving for the gathered underdogs and insiders.
  - Stacey Wilson
9. Whatever Happened to Ted Turner?
  
  The "Mouth of the South" is no longer as he devotes his time (and $1 billion) to the U.N. and here opens up about Rupert, Jerry and his abuse as a child.
  - Stephen Galloway
10. The Impact of Turner's Philanthropy
  
  At the decade mark of its existence, the largest private donation in world history has gotten a lot smarter.
  - Alex Ben Block
11. The Unlucky/Lucky Life of Kyle Killen
  
  The quirky Texan writer behind "The Beaver" and "Lone Star" is sleeping in his office as he attempts to break his streak with NBC's "Awake."
  - Lacey Rose
12. The Social Media Poll: New Forms
  
  Wired consumers are increasingly use Facebook and Twitter to supplement their traditional entertainment experiences.
  - THR Staff
13. The Social Media Poll: Making Choices
  
  THR and Penn Schoen Berland reveal the impact of social media on what entertainment users watch, reject and write about.
  - Matthew Belloni
14. Free Preview
  
  Movie Marketers Hone 'Social Listening' Skills to Build Buzz
  
  Online chatter on Twitter and Facebook is playing a pivotal role in how films are promoted before release.
  - Pamela McClintock
15. How to Fake 1% Opulence, 'Dallas'-Style
  
  For ABC's "GCB," production designer Denny Dugally created ostentatious yet sophisticated sets for the primetime soap's rival Texas ladies.
  - THR Staff
Departments
1. Harvey's New Goal: Make Box-Office Gold
  
  THE REPORT: Can 'The Artist' double its grosses? Weinstein plots an ambitious expansion as skeptics wonder how much Oscar bump a silent film can get.
  - Pamela McClintock
2. THR Heat Index
  
  THE REPORT: Billy Crystal delivers improved ratings, if not critical kudos, on Oscar night, while Sacha Baron Cohen adds some much-needed drama.
  - THR Staff
3. Harvey: The Off-Broadway Play?
  
  THE REPORT: A New York stage production has some similarities to the real-life Weinstein Co.
  - David Rooney
4. Who Won Oscar Night's Coveted 'Thank You' Award
  
  THE REPORT: Harvey Weinstein took home the most statues, but Graham King received the most praise from the Oscars stage.
  - Gregg Kilday
5. Gossip Brand TMZ Joins Westside Office Boom
  
  THE REPORT: Vacancy plunges, rents move up as tech firms contribute to leases "straight out of 2006."
  - Daniel Miller
6. Chaos, Uncertain Future at Hilton
  
  THE REPORT: Things have turned upside down at the storied Beverly Hilton since Whitney Houston's death.
  - Daniel Miller
7. Personnel Woes at 'The Office'
  
  THE REPORT: Spader's out, and others could be next as NBC's top comedy shows signs of age.
  - Lacey Rose
8. Lionsgate Stock Soaring
  
  THE REPORT: With "Hunger Games" and Charlie Sheen arriving, analysts have been boosting targets.
  - Georg Szalai
  - Lacey Rose
9. Real-Life Exec Suite Hunger Game
  
  THE REPORT: Office shuffles continue as Lionsgate absorbs Summit Entertainment.
  - Jay A. Fernandez
10. 'Dr. Phil' Leads Post-Oprah Race
  
  THE REPORT: Newsy guests including Casey Anthony and Winfrey's absence drive ratings way up.
  - Alex Ben Block
11. 7 Days of Deals
  
  THE REPORT: When Jai Courtney landed the role of John McClane's son in "A Good Day to Die Hard," it marked the end of an unusual five-month search.
  - Compiled by Lesley Goldberg and Daniel Miller
12. Yes, I Did Say That!
  
  THE REPORT: Julia Roberts sees showbiz as an express elevator for up-and-comers.
  - THR Staff
13. Rambling Reporter
  
  ABOUT TOWN: When it comes to her love life, "Mad Men" costume designer Janie Bryant thinks ignorance is bliss. Wedded bliss, actually.
  - Merle Ginsberg & Gary Baum
14. Hitched, Hatched, Hired
  
  ABOUT TOWN: Inside the industry's celebrations and news.
  - THR Staff
15. How I Wrote 'Sarah Palin'
  
  THE BUSINESS: The scribe behind HBO's "Game Change" reveals how he put words in the mouth of one of today's most controversial political figures.
  - Danny Strong
16. How to Fix 'American Idol'
  
  THE BUSINESS: An anonymous former finalist offers advice on what's gone wrong and how to dam season 11's double-digit drop.
  - Anonymous
17. The Hot Club You (Probably) Can't Get Into
  
  HOLLYWOOD HIDEOUTS: Paul Sevigny and Armin Amiri open up for the first time about Smoke & Mirrors.
  - Gary Baum
18. Back to Business
  
  HOLLYWOOD STYLE: Awards season has wrapped, but dressiness -- since networking never stops -- can keep going with these handome card carriers.
  - Carol McColgin
19. Free Preview
  
  The Lorax
  
  FILM REVIEW: Green trumps greed in this pleasant, spirited take on Dr. Seuss' save-the-planet fable.
  - Michael Rechtshaffen
20. Free Preview
  
  Also in Theaters
  
  FILM REVIEW: Ewan McGregor gets recruited by a sheik to make Yemen teem with salmon in director Lasse Hallstrom's latest effort.
  - THR Staff
21. Free Preview
  
  Awake
  
  TV REVIEW: Kyle Killen's complex drama on NBC is already in danger of tripping over its plotlines.
  - Tim Goodman
22. 8 Decades of The Hollywood Reporter
  
  Penny Marshall remembers her friend John Belushi's death 30 years ago.
  - Bill Higgins

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