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Saturday, April 14, 2018

Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ Dies at 86 by Michael Cieply

The filmmaker, born in Czechoslovakia, challenged Hollywood with his subversive touch, and twice directed movies that won the Oscar for best picture.

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

‘Wicked,’ the Movie, Coming December 2019 by Michael Cieply

A screen version of the Broadway musical “Wicked” has finally been scheduled for release by Universal Pictures.

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Saturday, December 19, 2015

The Weinstein Brothers Have Oscar Gold. Now They Need Cash. by Michael Cieply

Investors who put their money behind the brothers in their venture 10 years ago are itching for more than award-worthy entertainment. They want a payout.

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Sunday, November 15, 2015

For Spike Lee, an Honorary Oscar, but Diversity Takes Center Stage by Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes

Stung by criticism of its failure to nominate any black actors or directors last season, the Academy used its annual Governors Awards to face the issue head on.

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Coppola to Receive Thalberg Award by MICHAEL CIEPLY

Francis Ford Coppola will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award this year from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, while honorary Oscars will go to the director Jean-Luc…

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IFC Acquires Rights to Film About Harvey Weinstein by MICHAEL CIEPLY

IFC Entertainment has acquired "Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project," about the volatile ways and remarkable career of the Miramax co-founder.

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal of Sony Apologize for Racially Tinged Comments on Obama by Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply

An email exchange disclosed through an attack by hackers commented on the president’s imagined movie tastes.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

ArtsBeat: And the Oscars Host Is (Drumroll) Neil Patrick Harris by Michael Cieply

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences called Mr. Harris a “triple threat,” for his appearances on Broadway and in film and television.

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Hollywood Was Just One of His Stages by Patrick Healy and Michael Cieply

Philip Seymour Hoffman had many irons in the fire at the time of his death, most of them projects and roles that fans will never get to see.    

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

ArtsBeat: Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to Produce Academy Awards Show by Michael Cieply

Along with their credits as film producers, Mr. Zadan and Mr. Meron have worked in television.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Christopher Dodd Accentuates the Positive in First Speech as Head of Film Group by Michael Cieply

Christopher J. Dodd played the cheerleader in his inaugural speech as chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

'Natural Selection' Wins Grand Jury Prize at SXSW by Michael Cieply

The film, written and directed by Robbie Pickering, is a comedy, about a woman who gets to know the eldest son of her husband, who has been a regular donor at a sperm bank.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

What's SXSW Really About? The Beer by Michael Cieply

Austin is even more serious about the beer, which was being shuffled around by a forklift behind The Stage.

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SXSW: In the Year of the Small, Personal Story, There's 'American Animal' by Michael Cieply

The movie, billed as a dark comedy, is about a young man who is terminally ill and flips out over the thought of his roommate starting a new job.

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Monday, February 7, 2011

Michael Moore Sues Weinsteins by Michael Cieply

Mr. Moore on Monday filed suit against Bob and Harvey Weinstein, who through their specially formed Fellowship Adventure Group distributed "Fahrenheit 9/11" in an alliance with Lionsgate and…

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