California tries to lasso 'runaway' productions
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Governor Schwarzenegger is using political savvy and industry pals to help keep filmmakers in state.
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Movie studio DreamWorks, which is preparing to spin off its animation unit in an initial public offering, is scrambling to prevent the proliferation of pristine bootleg copies of its hit cartoon "Shrek 2," Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety said in its Monday edition.
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By Don Jergler, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.  Sep.
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Movie studio DreamWorks, which is  preparing to spin off its animation unit in an initial public  offering, is scrambling to prevent the proliferation of  pristine bootleg copies of its hit cartoon "Shrek 2," Hollywood  trade paper Daily Variety said in its Monday edition.
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LOS ANGELES  - With such titles as   "Vanished" and "Kidnapped," no wonder new hit shows have gone   missing so far this season, particularly at Fox.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - During the San Francisco 49ers&#39; bye week, Dennis Erickson wants his players to get as far away as possible from their burgeoning disaster of a season.
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By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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By George Kelly, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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The California Assembly approved an overdue state budget early Friday, but the squabbling isn't over yet. The deal would give tax credits to movie studios, tech firms and others, and the Senate's leader hates it.
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California's troubled prison system was dealt a setback Tuesday when a judge ruled the state cannot ease its severe overcrowding by transferring inmates elsewhere.
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By David Pollak, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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Sometimes a TV series needs a tune-up. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.
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Hit US television series such as Heroes could be threatened by a strike of Hollywood screenwriters.
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By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 31--Expecting to receive an infusion of money soon, Contra Costa sheriff's deputies are preparing for yet another round of pulling abandoned boats out of the Delta.