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Although the mighty producer and film executive Harvey Weinstein has had his financial problems in recent years, today’s Oscar nominations demonstrate once again his peerless ability to get Hollywood’s...
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The Hollywood financial juggernaut of 2012, “The Hunger Games” has grossed a quarter-of-a-billion dollars in its first 10 days in release. The movie, based on a hugely popular 2008 young adult novel by...
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What a year Jennifer Lawrence has had — an Oscar win for “Silver Linings Playbook” last winter; a starring role in one of the biggest box office hits of the fall (“The Hunger Games: Chasing Fire”); and...
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