Latest Hollywood script deals
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Universal Pictures has  optioned the comedy pitch "Tour de Frank" by former journalists  Andrea King and Andy Marx for a mid-six-figure advance.
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The Hollywood directors' union  reached a contract deal with major film and television studios  on Thursday -- a move likely to turn up pressure to settle a  10-week-old strike by screenwriters.
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RKO Pictures has signed an interim deal with the striking Writers Guild of America.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The head of the Motion Picture Association of America said on Saturday a recent labor contract between major studios and film and TV directors offers a template for deals with striking writers and other guilds.
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New books on casting films, Stephen BaldwinÂs faith, Jimmy Stewart, Ellen Burstyn and life in old Hollywood.
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LOS ANGELES  - George Clooney has signed on to two high-profile projects with Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Independent Pictures.
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LOS ANGELES  - Contract negotiations between Hollywood's directors and studios represent the industry's best shot at getting back to business as usual, even as the writers strike enters its 11th week Monday.
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In a surprise development, Hollywood's directors said Monday they will begin negotiations for a new contract, 10 months before the current one expires and with a host of critical issues on the line.
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Movie and TV directors tentatively agreed to a new contract with production companies, sending a message to striking screenwriters.
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With rumors flying of an  imminent deal, it's safe to say that Day 3 of the Directors  Guild of America's contract talks with the studios went well  enough for another session to be scheduled for Tuesday.
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LOS ANGELES  - A struggling screenwriter who was on the verge of quitting the business a few years ago is now juggling three high-profile Hollywood projects and working alongside noted directors such as Rob Reiner and Jon Turteltaub.
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LOS ANGELES  - Hollywood is taking  advantage of the first holiday frame of 2005, offering four new  wide releases to duke it out over what should be a competitive  extended weekend.
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The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday, Daily Variety reported, in a move that could hasten the settlement of a 10-week-old screenwriters' strike.
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Paramount Vantage has  purchased the horror script "Details" from writer Dan Kay.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 -- For sale: a piece of Hollywood history.
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By Daily Mail, London  Dec. 16--Computer games maker SCi Entertainment is going to Hollywood  after Warner Brothers spent Â£44.5m for a 10pc stake.