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Friday, January 27, 2012

Three Movies Vie for Box Office Glory; Fox, CBS Greenlight More Pilots; 'V/H/S,' 'How to Survive' Acquired at Sundance; WME Settles Real Estate Litigation; Kim Kardashian Joins Lifetime's 'Drop Dead Diva'; Details on First Super Bowl Commercials

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Box Office Preview: Will Liam Neeson's 'The Grey' Steal the Show?
The action pic opens against Summit thriller "Man on a Ledge" and Lionsgate's Katherine Heigl action-comedy "One for the Money"; award contenders "The Artist" and "The Descendants" make major expansions.

Comedy From John Wells, 'Glee' Duo Moving Forward at Fox
"Prodigy Bully," based on the one-minute movies from Hank Perlman, revolves around a boy genius who uses his brains and brawn to get what ever he wants.

CBS Orders Drama Pilots from Chris Columbus, Nicholas Pileggi and Ilene Chaiken
CBS greenlights projects centered on cops, private investigators and other crime-solvers.

SUNDANCE EXCLUSIVE: Sundance Selects Grabs 'How to Survive a Plague'
The indie distributor has purchased North American rights to the AIDS-awareness documentary.

SUNDANCE EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures Acquiring 'V/H/S'
The found-footage-within-found-footage creeper is the first horror title to be acquired at the festival this year.

WME Settles Real Estate Litigation
The talent agency backed out of a lucrative Beverly Hills lease after the merger of Endeavor with the William Morris Agency.

EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian to Recur on Lifetime's 'Drop Dead Diva'
She'll play a new business partner for April Bowlby on the upcoming fourth season of the Josh Berman dramedy.

VIDEO: First Super Bowl Commercials Spoof 'Ferris Bueller,' 'Twilight' Vampires
Matthew Broderick reprises his iconic role for a teaser, and Audi stages an ill-fated bonfire for vampires in an early game day ad.

MOVIES

Slamdance 2012 Awards Announced
Keith Miller's "Welcome to Pine Hill" and Jens Pfeifer's "No Ashes, No Phoenix" won grand jury prizes Thursday.

Q&A: Taylor Hackford on the DGA's Fight Against Piracy and the Awards Show's New Host
"The creative people who create content are being destroyed," the Guild president told THR.

Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly to Star in 'Writers'
The indie drama, about complicated family relationships, will mark the feature directing debut of Josh Boone.

Warner Bros. Picks Up 'Killshot'
The pitch hails from "The Mentalist" writer Ken Woodruff.

Fox Loses Appeal to Overturn R-Rating on 'This Means War'
The Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy comedy received the restrictive rating for "some sexual content."

TV

Florida TV Stations Set to Rake in $20 Million-Plus From GOP Primary Attack Ads
The resurrection of Newt Gingrich already is directing millions of dollars in local television advertising to the Sunshine State ahead of the end-of-month primary.

NBC Hires Talent Development Exec Chuck LaBella
Having consulted on past reality shows and specials for the network, LaBella will focus on luring celebs and handling talent relations.

'Welcome Back Kotter's' Epstein, Actor Robert Hegyes, Dies at 60
He played Juan Epstein on the 1970s television show and was a regular on "Cagney & Lacey."

Marie Osmond to Replace Martha Stewart on Hallmark Channel
The network is finalizing a deal for Osmond to join the daytime lineup after Stewart's talk show was canceled earlier this month.

'Dance Moms' Producer Developing 'Ice Moms' at Lifetime
The female-skewing cable network continues to build on the success of the franchise with a docuseries set in the world of competitive figure skating.


THE BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Lawsuit Claims TNT's 'Falling Skies' Has a Font Problem
German designer sues TBS for using his font software allegedly wrongfully.

Netflix's Stock Jumps, Analysts' Views on Company's Outlook Differ
Some Wall Street observers raised their price targets following a better-than-expected earnings report, but one compares the company's mix of good and bad news to "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde."

STYLE

The Definitive List: The Female Oscar Nominees' Stylists 2012
Who's dressing whom for the Oscars has never been a bigger nor more important business. THR gives you this year's crop.

SAG Awards Fashion: What Makes Just the Right Dress for This Night
It's the only awards show where one's talent actually is supposed to trump one's glamour quotient, and a real star will dress like it.


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