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Black Panther poised to smash box office records Feb 16, 2018

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Going into opening weekend, we're already hearing the thunder of Marvel's newest movie 'Black Panther.' The film will almost certainly break the box office record for February film and has the highest ticket pre-sales of everything except the 'Star Wars' movies.

After Uma Thurman story, Quentin Tarantino comes under scrutiny Feb 09, 2018

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Uma Thurman told The New York Times about being in a car crash on the set of 'Kill Bill' after Quentin Tarantino forced her to drive a car she thought was dangerous. It's a bad look for Tarantino, who's also under scrutiny for some resurfaced comments about Roman Polanski and his rape victim.

In new NFL deal, Fox is betting on Thursday night football Feb 02, 2018

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Fox has paid more than $3 billion to broadcast 11 Thursday night NFL games a year, for the next five years. The deal is a peak at the broadcast network's future strategy in the wake of the Disney deal.

Speaking up about salary, in the name of pay parity Jan 26, 2018

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In the next phase of the #MeToo movement, women in Hollywood are starting to break the taboo of talking about money. Writers and actresses have begun sharing their salaries as a way of demanding equal pay from studios.

Days before Oscar nominations, the race is still murky Jan 19, 2018

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Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23, and normally at this point in the awards season there's a clear frontrunner or two for best picture, but this year, the indicators all are over the place.

What's up with the pay disparity in 'All the Money in the World'? Jan 12, 2018

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It's now come out that when the cast and crew came back for reshoots on Ridley Scott's latest movie, Michelle Williams did the work for practically nothing, and Mark Wahlberg was paid $1.5 million.

The big Hollywood stories of 2017 Dec 22, 2017

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Women and men speak up, Harvey Weinstein goes down. A stunning reversal of fortune in late night. And deals that are reshaping the industry.

A historic day in Hollywood as Disney acquires large parts of Fox Dec 15, 2017

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There used to be six major film studios, now there are five. Disney buying most of Fox is a disruptive move that has those in the industry reeling.

How Disney buying Fox could reshape business in Hollywood Dec 08, 2017

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Fox may be on the block, with Rupert Murdoch looking to sell some of his major assets -- including the film studio -- to Disney.

After Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose, what's next for morning news? Dec 01, 2017

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NBC fired Matt Lauer this week after allegations of sexual misconduct. Lauer was the face of the Today show for 20 years. With him and Charlie Rose out at CBS, is the era of the star anchor over?

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