`Babel' writing-directing duo feud
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The chasm grows even wider between the filmmaking duo who gained worldwide success with movies about the connections among disparate locations and characters &#151; and people are taking sides.
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In a pre-emptive purchase, New Line Cinema has scored with "Heckled," picking up the comedy script from the writing team of Jeremy Haft and Ed Gonzalez.
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A producerâs online forum became a destination for Transformers fans to vent frustration with a filmâs production executives.
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âThe Linguists,â a film focused on studying the worldâs vanishing languages,  has its premiere this week at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Two of the greatest actors  in   world cinema  met  up  last week.
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Details are emerging on the deal between the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. John Scott Lewinski provides links to the numbers.
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In a spat between partners who have shared a lot of success, NBC Universal has filed suit against Dick Wolf, the prolific producer of the networkâs three âLaw & Orderâ series. The suit, filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, centers on complex terms in Mr. Wolfâs contract. NBC argues that Mr. Wolf, right, is misinterpreting them to demand millions of dollars in executive-producer fees for two years after his shows leave the air. NBCâs interpretation is that if the network produces a sufficient number of episodes it can fulfill the contract and not owe Mr. Wolf for work he is no longer doing. Mr. Wolfâs side contends that the contract guarantees the money as a kind of termination payment, or âkill fee.â No matter when NBC decides to end his series, Mr. Wolf argues, he is to be paid for 48 more episodes. NBC asks that if the court finds the contract language ambiguous, it direct that the errors be fixed rather than force NBC to pay the money. A representative of Mr. Wolf, who like other Hollywood writers is on strike, said he was traveling on Tuesday and could not be reached. But Mr. Wolf issued a statement last week saying: âNBC Universal is trying to rewrite an existing contract. Apparently, our partner is willing to commission rewrites during the strike.â.
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Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito look tired and out of sorts as feuding neighbors, and you can hardly blame them, given this pictureÂs inept, curdled mixture of sappiness and crude humor.
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Tune into a classic rivalry in the same league as Russell and Chamberlain, or Itchy and Scratchy.
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The continent-hopping, Oscar-nominated "Babel" has made subtitles sexy once again for American moviegoers. In Switzerland, they never went out of style.
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"Babel," a searing film about cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven Golden Globe nominations on Thursday to lead a surprising range of nominees for the widely watched movie honors.
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Sandhya Mridul has been roped in for Mahesh DattaniÂs adaptation of Killing Time by Richard Stockwell. The play titled Double Deal:
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Rappers love a good feud. Whether  it's East Coast vs. West Coast, or Eminem vs. everyone, the  spats inspire spiteful lyrics that make for juicy listening.
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Two men behind a Hollywood flop are locked in a legal battle over who is to blame for the movie's failure.
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The trio will make an interesting combination on screen.
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The writersâ strike threatens another beloved Tinseltown institution â the swag bag.
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Group of television writers have different story lines, but none knows how this chapter will end.