'Birdman' puts Fox Searchlight and New Regency at the top of the Oscar mountain

Posted by · 10:49 am · February 23rd, 2015

Ready for your Oscar season hangover? Some major takeaways from all the players in the awards season game.

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MPAA relents and allows Weinsteins to use 'Lee Daniels' The Butler' in title dispute (UPDATED)

Posted by · 7:53 pm · July 19th, 2013

Well, this whole silly, overblown, clearly-about-something-else mess has finally seen a solution…and everyone’s going to just keep calling it “The Butler” anyway.

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Weinstein Company forced to rename 'The Butler' (UPDATED)

Posted by · 6:46 pm · July 2nd, 2013

Warner Bros. has been awarded rights to the title “The Butler,” forcing The Weinstein Company to rename its upcoming film.

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Ben Affleck to direct his second Dennis Lehane adaptation with 'Live By Night'

Posted by · 4:27 pm · May 7th, 2013

His debut, ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ was also based on the Boston crime writer’s work.

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