http://en.redtram.com/ hollywoodreporter.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:22:57 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 261795 | 'Harry Potter' tops competitive sales week http://en.redtram.com/go/236313110/top100/ 236313110 Three high-profile new releases battled it out on the national home video charts this past week, as the flood of theatrical hits -- crammed into December to capture the impulse shopper -- continues. The biggest winner, by far, was Warner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:58:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313110/top100/ 261795 | 'Avatar' advance ticket sales skewing male http://en.redtram.com/go/236313103/top100/ 236313103 Advance ticketing for James Cameron's sci-fi actioner "Avatar" is skewing heavily toward male moviegoers, but sales are going so strongly that it shouldn't represent a problem. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:57:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313103/top100/ 261795 | MPAA ratings: Dec. 16, 2009 http://en.redtram.com/go/236313097/top100/ 236313097 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:57:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313097/top100/ 261795 | DreamWorks goes to 'War' http://en.redtram.com/go/236313091/top100/ 236313091 DreamWorks Studios has acquired film rights to the 1982 novel, "War Horse," written by Michael Morpurgo. Lee Hall ("Billy Elliot") has been hired to write the adaptation. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:57:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313091/top100/ 261795 | Roy E. Disney dies at 79 http://en.redtram.com/go/236313082/top100/ 236313082 Roy E. Disney, the son and nephew of the Walt Disney Co. founders who twice led shareholder revolts that shook up the family business, died Wednesday. He was 79. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:56:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313082/top100/ 261795 | Swiss to make Polanski decision in 2010 http://en.redtram.com/go/236313076/top100/ 236313076 Switzerland will decide next year whether to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the U.S. for sentencing over a 1977 case of unlawful sex with a minor, the Justice Ministry said on Wednesday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:56:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313076/top100/ 261795 | 'Avatar' eyeing big boxoffice bow http://en.redtram.com/go/236313061/top100/ 236313061 With James Cameron's "Avatar" believed to have cost at least $300 million to produce, the film has a long road ahead before it becomes profitable. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:56:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236313061/top100/ 245283 | YouTube considers subscription service http://en.redtram.com/go/236309747/top100/ 236309747 YouTube is considering offering users the option to pay for subscriptions in a bid to encourage more media companies to license premium TV shows and movies to the popular online video site, a senior executive said. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:38:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236309747/top100/ 276394 | Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' sent before street date http://en.redtram.com/go/236299564/top100/ 236299564 While most of Lil Wayne's fans will have to wait until at least February for his often-promised and often-delayed "Rebirth" album, about 500 Amazon customers who pre-ordered the album are enjoying the record already, thanks to a shipping mishap. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:30:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236299564/top100/ 276394 | Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin set jazz fest http://en.redtram.com/go/236299554/top100/ 236299554 Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin and, making its first appearance since Feb. 2009, My Morning Jacket, are among the acts set for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, to take place the weekends of April 23-25, 29-30 and May 1-2 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:30:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236299554/top100/ 276394 | Metallica, Slayer to tour together http://en.redtram.com/go/236299546/top100/ 236299546 Heavy metal's Big Four -- Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax -- will ride together in 2010. In Europe, at least. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:30:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236299546/top100/ 276394 | King Sister Yvonne King Burch dies at 89 http://en.redtram.com/go/236299536/top100/ 236299536 Yvonne King Burch, lead singer of the groundbreaking swing-era vocal group the King Sisters and the creator of television's "The King Family Show," died Dec. 13 in Santa Barbara. She was 89. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:29:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236299536/top100/ 264687 | StarHub, SingTel joint bid for World Cup http://en.redtram.com/go/236295898/top100/ 236295898 In a sign that the cost of football rights in soccer-mad Asia may be reaching a painful level, Singapore TV rivals StarHub and SingTel said they have submitted a joint bid for the 2010 World Cup. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:42:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236295898/top100/ 264687 | Screen Australia takes 'Bait' http://en.redtram.com/go/236295887/top100/ 236295887 Russell Mulcahey's big-budget 3-D shark movie "Bait 3D" was named as one of four new movies to be granted state funding by Screen Australia. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:41:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236295887/top100/ 264687 | Pinewood Shepperton expands into Malaysia http://en.redtram.com/go/236295878/top100/ 236295878 U.K. studio facilities group Pinewood Shepperton, listed here on the stock exchange, is spreading its tentacles across the globe, sealing a deal with the Malaysian government to set up a studio there. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:41:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236295878/top100/ 264687 | Firefly, Bla Bla Bla team for Mamet film http://en.redtram.com/go/236295871/top100/ 236295871 U.K. production banner Firefly is teaming with L.A.-based producer Bla Bla Bla Productions to produce a David Mamet script entitled "Come Back To Sorrento." Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:41:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236295871/top100/ 264687 | Senator files order against RapidShare http://en.redtram.com/go/236295858/top100/ 236295858 German distributor Senator Film has filed a cease-and-desist order against file sharing platform RapidShare after illegal copies of Senator release "The Reader" appeared on the platform. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:40:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236295858/top100/ 261795 | Feast or famine for Globes nominees http://en.redtram.com/go/236280001/top100/ 236280001 Not everyone was laughing Tuesday as the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. tossed multiple Golden Globe nominations to a lucky few while other awards hopefuls went hungry. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:07:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236280001/top100/ 261795 | Globe nominees poised for boxoffice boost http://en.redtram.com/go/236279990/top100/ 236279990 This alchemy might turn gold into ink as several Golden Globes nominees should be able to convert acclaim into free publicity. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:05:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236279990/top100/