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- Satellites align for Canadian film Juno
- Canadian director Jason Reitman's Juno has won three Satellite Awards. The Satellites are handed out annually by the International Press Academy, which represents entertainment journalists.
- Cockeyed, Moccasin Flats writers from B.C. head to Sundance
- Two British Columbia writers - Ryan Knighton, author of Cockeyed, and Darrell Dennis, creator of the TV show Moccasin Flats - have been awarded a place in the Sundance screenwriters' workshop.
- Leno, Conan to head back to work despite writers' strike
- The late-night talk shows of Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien will be the first to return to production despite the ongoing strike by Hollywood screenwriters.
- LOTR's Gollum signs on for Tintin film
- Award-winning British actor Andy Serkis will once again team up with director Peter Jackson on one of the new Tintin films, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
- No Country for Old Men, Juno named to AFI's Top 10 of year
- Crime thriller No Country for Old Men and oil boom epic There Will Be Blood have added more accolades to their growing film awards haul, after the American Film Institute released its list of 2007's top movies.
- New Line hit by another lawsuit over Lord of the Rings profits
- The Oscar-winning producer of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is suing New Line Cinema, accusing the distributor of hiding its profits.
- Dances with Wolves actor-musician Floyd Red Crow Westerman dies
- Floyd Red Crow Westerman, a U.S. aboriginal activist, actor and folksinger who appeared in Dances with Wolves and performed with Willie Nelson and other musicians, has died. He was 71.
- Maddin's My Winnipeg to open Berlin festival showcase
- The Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival next February will open with Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg, a quirky homage to his home city.
- Crowe, Kidman top Forbes list of most overpaid actors
- Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman have topped a Forbes list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood.
- U.S. screenwriters attempt to force studios back to table
- The union representing striking U.S. screenwriters has filed a labour practices complaint with the federal government.
- Jackass 2.5 to test market for online film release
- Paramount is to experiment with releasing the next instalment of its Jackass series of movies free on the internet, bypassing the cinema.
- British romance Atonement leads Golden Globe nominees
- The historical romance Atonement, based on Ian McEwan's bestselling novel, led a vast field of nominees Thursday morning for the Golden Globe Awards, one of Hollywood's highest honours and an important precursor to the Oscars.
- Writers Guild announces annual awards nominations despite strike
- NBC's The Office, Showtime's Dexter and HBO's The Wire are among the contenders for top honors at the 60th Writers Guild Awards.
- Cameron's Avatar postponed to December 2009
- The release of Avatar, the 3-D feature from Canadian-born director James Cameron that has so far been 12 years in the making, has been postponed again.
- ACTRA angry over delayed copyright reform
- ACTRA, the union for Canada's English-language performers, is angry with the government for delaying its proposed copyright reform legislation.
- Actors union gets writers guild waiver for SAG awards show
- The show will go on — complete with one-liners, quips and on-stage banter — for the coming Screen Actors Guild Awards, after the union received permission for a striking Hollywood writer to pen the gala's script.