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Spin Master Hires Former Universal, Disney Exec for Toy Franchise Development
Spin Master Entertainment -- the entertainment division of the company behind the PAW Patrol toy line that inspired the Nickeldodeon series -- has hired Hollywood consumer products veteran Heather Oster as vp of global franchise development.
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Noah Baumbach, George Drakoulias Fete Randy Newman’s ‘Marriage Story’ Score at Netflix Soundcheck
For the inaugural Soundcheck: A Netflix Film and Series Music Showcase event, presented by Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, longtime collaborators Noah Baumbach and George Drakoulias reflected on their work together and the vitality of Randy Newman's score for 'Marriage Story.'
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Disney Plans Third ‘Cars’ Movie and Second ‘Incredibles’ Film
UPDATED: Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger also disclosed during a shareholders meeting that the next "Star Wars" movie will take place 30 years after the events in 1983's "Return of the Jedi."
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‘Toy Story’ and ‘Expendables’ Mashup Makes Woody and Buzz Killing Machines (Video)
With action shots from the three Pixar films synced to the action all-star flick leads to high octane plastic adventures.
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Box Office Mid-Year Report: What’s Worrying Hollywood
Domestic revenue is at a record level, so why aren't studios smiling? Between the dramatic slide in 3D attendance and a string of jaw-dropping disappointments, there's little reason to celebrate.
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Disney Grows Quarterly Net Income By 12 Percent
UPDATED: The conglomerate says the studio and interactive entertainment are the two segments that didn't grow revenue in the most recent quarter.
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Netflix Shares Surging After a Blowout Quarter
The beleaguered company posts financial results that exceed expectations, sending the stock 15 percent higher after the closing bell.
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Disney Posts 30 Percent Boost in Quarterly Net Income as Theme Parks Soar
UPDATED: Studio revenue falls as "Cars 2" and "Thor" are no match for last year's "Toy Story 3" and "Iron Man 2."
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Top 15 Grossing Threequels of All Time (Photos)
"Paranormal Activity 3" is the most recent film trilogy edition to make box office bank but it's nowhere nearly as successful as its threequel brethren.
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Top 15 Grossing Threequels of All Time
The third film in a franchise can often be a box office and critical disaster, but a few threequels -- including the recently released "Paranormal Activity 3" -- have proven that "third time's a charm." From a magical tale about a green ogre in a land far, far away to an emotional story about a group of toys whose owner is leaving them for college, these 15 films have shown that a threequel can make it to "infinity and beyond."
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Alexandre Desplat Wins Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
The French composer wrote the scores for "The King’s Speech," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and "The Tree of Life."
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Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 Teams With Disney for Fun, Sesame Workshop for Learning Products
The company wants to redefine learning with interactive TV, book and games offers that allow users to interact with the likes of Grover and Cookie Monster and let kids play with characters from "The Incredibles," "Toy Story 3" and "Cars 2."
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