International Business News - movie http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Hollywood's biggest annual advertisement for itself--the Academy Awards broadcast--now can carry commercials for movies themselves. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board voted to allow commercials for movies to air on the Oscar telecast for the first time starting with the Feb. 22 ceremony on ABC, academy spokeswoman Leslie Unger said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/your-movie-ad-here-oscars-to-accept-studio-spots.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:29:56 EDT One of China's leading private movie companies expects to list on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in the first half of 2009, its chief executive said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/huayi-brothers-expects-china-listing-next-year.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:54:23 EDT Hollywood's biggest annual advertisement for itself--the Academy Awards broadcast--now can carry commercials for movies themselves. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board voted to allow commercials for movies to air on the Oscar telecast for the first time starting with the Feb. 22 ceremony on ABC, academy spokeswoman Leslie Unger said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/your-movie-ad-here-oscars-to-accept-studio-spots.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:41:55 EDT Robby Benson knows how it sounds. But his reason for making a movie about the life of a young Billy Graham, the director says, is simple: "I wanted to make a movie about goodness." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147699-film-billy-graham-movie.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/movie-tells-tale-of-a-young-billy-graham.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/movie-tells-tale-of-a-young-billy-graham.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:03:35 EDT You may want to try this at home. Suresh Joachim of Toronto, and Claudia Wavra of Germany, claim to have broken the world record for continuous movie watching, after seeing 57 films in 123 hours in a plastic-glass house in New York's Times Square. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147231-screening-city-of-ember-ny.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/2-people-watch-123-hours-of-movies-in-nyc.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/2-people-watch-123-hours-of-movies-in-nyc.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:44:23 EDT You may want to try this at home. Suresh Joachim, of Toronto, and Claudia Wavra, of Petersburg, Germany, claim to have broken the Guinness World Record for movie-watching, after seeing 57 films in 123 hours in a plexi-glass house in Times Square. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/duo-claim-record-by-watching-57-films-in-123-hours.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:48:51 EDT The city of Newark has received an influx of cash to save a movie complex that has been struggling financially. NEDC Riverfront Corporation has pledged $650,000 to help out Newark Screens. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/newark-gets-cash-to-save-ailing-movie-theater.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:00:30 EDT Sit beside Steve Martin for a screening of "The Jerk," share a theater with Mike Myers for a showing of "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" or squirm in your seat alongside Jodie Foster during "The Silence of the Lambs." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127129-celeb-movie-night.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/catch-a-flick-with-your-favorite-celeb-for-25.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/catch-a-flick-with-your-favorite-celeb-for-25.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:17:36 EDT The Mumbai premiere of Indian movie star Amitabh Bachchan's latest film was canceled Wednesday because of safety concerns amid growing anger over a language dispute. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/indian-star-bachchans-movie-premiere-canceled.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:48:23 EDT Indian actress-turned politician Jaya Bachchan has apologized for not speaking in the local language, trying to defuse a language row that saw a regional politician threatening to stop screenings of movies starring her Bollywood family. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/indian-actress-jaya-bachchan-defuses-language-row.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:31:44 EDT With "RocknRolla," writer-director Ritchie returns to the sort of gangster tale that shot him to fame with "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch," presenting a big, boisterous ensemble of lovable low-lifes doing anything they can to score a buck or rub out an enemy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/123756-guy-ritchie.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/guy-ritchie-rocknrolla.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/guy-ritchie-rocknrolla.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:06:07 EDT Robert Redford was so struck by a story of Texas mayors, ranchers and other citizens who stood up against plans for a batch of new coal-fired power plants that he narrated a film about it. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/redford-hopes-coal-movie-inspires-citizen-groups.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:16:49 EDT "Rock Me Sexy Jesus." "You're As Gay As the Day is Long." "Raped in the Face." These aren't insults. They're song titles from the new film "Hamlet 2," which opened over the weekend. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115692-hamlet-2.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/hamlet-rocks-with-racy-musical-numbers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/hamlet-rocks-with-racy-musical-numbers.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:58 EDT "Death Race," the latest product on screens from Paul W.S. Anderson, who also did Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, Alien vs. Predator, makes its debut Friday in the United States. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/death-race-movie-theaters-resident-evil.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:56:45 EDT As "Death Race" debuts this Friday, film critics have compared it with "Death Race 2000", the film that it was based on, evaluating the 2008 production with lower or worse reviews. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/death-race-movie-critics-satire.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:21:48 EDT A city commission has granted historic status to an Art Deco movie palace that closed in 2002 and has been threatened with demolition. The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted unanimously Friday to place the Boyd Theatre on a city register that protects the structure from being demolished or altered. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/philadelphia-grants-1920s-theater-historic-status.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:54:07 EDT The parents of an assistant propmaster killed in an accident during the filming of "The Kingdom" have sued director Peter Berg, seeking reimbursement of funeral expenses and other damages. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/104862-movie-crash.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/director-sued-over-death-of-movie-propmaster.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/director-sued-over-death-of-movie-propmaster.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:44:40 EDT Movie Gallery Inc. has announced that Lucinda M. Baier will become the new executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Dothan-based video rental chain. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/cindy-baier-named-new-movie-gallery-cfo.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:57 EDT Christian Bale's Batman is perched atop a skyscraper, looking over a dark and foggy skyline pierced by glittering lights, preparing for a dive to the gritty streets below. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94999-monday-movie-buzz-chicago-as-gotham.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/dark-knights-kind-of-town-gotham-city-gets-windy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/dark-knights-kind-of-town-gotham-city-gets-windy.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:44:15 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Friday, July 11, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Movie theater operators' shares declined with the broader market on Friday as an analyst said Cinemark Holdings and other large chains are undervalued, but high food costs are likely to pressure food concession margins. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/sector-roundup-movie-theater-operators-chemicals.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:06:21 EDT