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Antitrust a Hollywood hit

'The Informant!' hit the big screen last weekend, and antitrust lawyers should take friends and family who don't understand what they do.


Michael Imperioli to play Bernie Madoff?

Actor Michael Imperioli may be one of the first in Hollywood to film a Bernie Madoff biopic.


William Morris eyes next Endeavor

A merger could "increase pressure on other talent agencies such as CAA, ICM and United Talent Agency -- to embrace or gobble up smaller firms," according to the Los Angeles Times.


Tribune to Beatty: Give back Dick Tracy

The bankrupt media company challenges actor-director Warren Beatty's claims to the "Dick Tracy" character and universe.


Chrysler won't say 'Hasta la vista, baby' to Hollywood

While much has been made of all of the dealers, suppliers and workers impacted by the troubles of automaker Chrysler LLC, it is nice to know that at least one Big Three constituent is not suffering: Hollywood. ...


Roll Call: Wall Street's impact on Hollywood

Well, that's showbiz. As Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily points out, Wall Street's cut is bleeding into the stocks of many Hollywood and big media companies. - Maria Woehr ...


Technology marches on. Will Ampex?

When Toshiba Corp. said in February that it would no longer produce the HD DVD format, making the Blu-ray Disc the likely format of the future for movies and other programming, it was another example of how swiftly a new technology can reshape the economic landscape. Ampex Corp. in the past had been able to keep up with those technological shifts. But past successes don't guarantee future ones, as the company's bankruptcy filing on Sunday attests....


Ashton Kutcher joins William Morris, Ledecky as dealmaker

How do you know when a trend such as the growth of special purpose acquisition companies has hit critical mass? When everyone and their grandmother is in on the action. Well, it seems the SPAC trend is near that point as actor and producer Ashton Kutcher is joining the William Morris Agency Inc.'s blank-check firm Performance Acquisition Co., a SPAC seeking $500 million through an IPO on the American Stock Exchange....



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Editor's letter: Nov. 16, 2009

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