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Friday, January 6, 2012

THR's Midseason TV Report Card; Sony Nabs Seth Rogen's 'Apocalypse'; Kathryn Bigelow Assembles Cast for Bin Laden Movie; Box Office Preview: 'Devil Inside' Kicks Off 2012; Seacrest Facing 'Idol' Pay Cut; Oscar Trailer Debuts; Film Review: Joyful Noise

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THR's Midseason TV Report Card: Where the Networks Stand Heading Into TCA
NBC prays for a "Smash" and the other broadcast nets arrive with a sense of (cautious) optimism.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Negotiating to Pick Up Seth Rogen's 'The Apocalypse'
The studio would finance and distribute the end-of-the-world comedy that is serving as Rogen's directorial debut.

Bin Laden Movie Assembles Cast as U.S. Investigation Heats Up
A key Republican in Congress alleges the Obama White House gave improper information to the Hollywood filmmakers.

Box Office Preview: Horror Pic 'The Devil Inside' Kicks Off 2012
The low-budget horror film will compete with holiday holdovers at the domestic box office; Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" still going strong, while "Tinker Tailor" eyes major expansion.

Ryan Seacrest Facing Possible Pay Cut As 'Idol' Renegotiation Looms
As the multihypenate talent's $45 million pact ends and NBC dangles "Today," a source tells THR the host is unlikely to score another mega-deal.

VIDEO: Hollywood Hunts for Billy Crystal in Oscars Debut Trailer
Megan Fox, Robin Williams and Josh Duhamel make cameo appearances in the spot titled “Off the Grid.”

FILM REVIEW: Joyful Noise
Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah square off on-screen, and in the church choir, in this musical comedy that plays out a bit like "Sister Act 3."

MOVIES

Why 'Drive,' '50/50' and 'Warrior' Still Have a Shot at Oscar
Though not as lauded as "The Artist," these wide releases deserve another look, writes THR's Gregg Kilday.

Matt Damon Won't Direct Movie He Co-Wrote with John Krasinski
Sources confirm that Damon has dropped out due to what are being called "scheduling issues."

ANALYSIS: How Two Oscar Op-Eds Rocked the Academy a Decade Ago and Still Impact Campaigning Today
THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg on why the Academy started cracking down on members who revealed their opinions about films ... and why they should stop.

How to Save the Movies: A 2012 Box-Office Game Plan
Moviegoing has dropped to a 16-year low, domestic revenues are down for the first time in six years and young people are AWOL. So how does Hollywood solve the problem?

TV

NBC Eyeing Canadian Drama 'Saving Hope' For Summer Run
NBC is expected to order a fast-paced Toronto hospital drama starring "Smallville's" Erica Durance and Michael Shanks.

CW Eyes Canadian Soap 'L.A. Complex' for Summer
The young-skewing network is eyeing the MuchMusic drama from CTV as it attempts to bulk up on scripted fare during the season.

HBO to Netflix: Buy Your Own Darn Discs!
The premium channel tells the streaming and DVD-by-mail company — which has increasingly been viewed as a competitor — that it will no longer supply them discounted product.

Former NBC Marketing Honcho Adam Stotsky Named G4 General Manager
Stotsky replaces Neal Tiles, who served as president of the male-skewing network for six and a half years.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: 'Dollhouse' Star Dichen Lachman Joins 'Being Human'
Jeremy Carver, executive producer of the supernatural Syfy drama, tells THR of Lachman's introduction on the show: "She's all but unrecognizable."


THE BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Rick Nicita Exiting Morgan Creek
The departure comes after THR reported that his contract was up in December.

Ron Burkle Buying Elliott Out of Relativity
The billionaire investor has agreed to buy Elliott Management's stake in Ryan Kavanaugh's studio.

STYLE

Where to Sleep and Dine During the Palm Springs Film Festival
One hundred and sixteen miles outside of Los Angeles, the desert town hosts the annual event through Jan. 16.

Marilyn Monroe Photographer Eve Arnold Dies at 99
The Philadelphia native also shot personalities like Joan Crawford, Jacqueline Kennedy and Malcolm X.

Madonna and Matthew Badger Bury Three Daughters In New York
On Thursday, over 1,000 people mourned the fashion-industry executive's young girls who died Christmas morning in a Conn. house fire.


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