Studios' New Pain: Homegrown Films Beat Tentpoles Overseas; Inside China's Hoop Dreams; Germany Debates Star Salaries
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Studios' New Box Office Pain: Homegrown Films Are Beating Tentpoles Overseas
A tiny coming-of-age drama beat "Man of Steel" in China; a South Korean crime thriller whupped "World War Z": Local films are racking up huge numbers, often outperforming Hollywood fare. | Read More
Inside China's Hoop Dreams
When it comes to cracking the Chinese market, Hollywood could take a page out of the NBA's playbook. "The love for basketball here is just incredible," Kobe Bryant tells THR. | Read More
LATEST MOVIE NEWS
UltraStar Cinemas to Build 40 Digital Theaters in China
The San Diego-based company is the latest to get in on China's exhibition building boom, partnering with the country's Letian Entertainment. | Read More
Entertainment One and CBS Films Renew Canadian Output Deal
The multiyear extension will kick off with the release of "Last Vegas," which stars Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman. | Read More
Eastern European Distributor A Company to Release More Local Movies
The Berlin-based firm sees opportunities in expanding its distribution fare to include varied regional titles, along with Hollywood imports. | Read More
LATEST TV NEWS
BBC Dramas, Kids Shows Among First to Benefit From U.K. TV, Animation Tax Credits
Jane Austen-inspired mystery mini series "Death Comes to Pemberley," crime drama "By Any Means" and kids show "Sarah and Duck" have been guaranteed tax breaks. | Read More
U.K.'s ITV Suspends Soap Actor, Cites Violent YouTube Raps
Chris Fountain, who stars on "Coronation Street," posted videos as masked alter-ego The Phantom. | Read More
Scotland Yard Won't Investigate BBC Severance Payments
Some called for a fraud probe of payouts that exceeded contractual promises, but the London police says there was "insufficient evidence of dishonesty or criminal misconduct." | Read More
THE BUSINESS
German Star Salary Report Sparks Debate
The German actors association criticizes the publication of top star salaries as misleading and designed to "create envy." | Read More
Silvio Berlusconi Camp Uses Seaside Air Blitz to Rally Supporters Over Summer Break
August traditionally sees Italy's lowest TV ratings and cinema attendance as Italians head to the beaches en masse. | Read More
U.K. Cable Giant Virgin Media Strikes Carriage Deal for BT Sport Networks
The company owned by John Malone's Liberty Global will offer the new channels that compete with BSkyB, of which Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox owns 39 percent. | Read More
REVIEWS
Mr. Morgan's Last Love: Locarno Review
Michael Caine plays a widower who strikes up a friendship with Clemence Poesy's young French dance teacher in Sandra Nettelbeck's adaptation of a novel by Francoise Dorner. | Read More
Our Sunhi (U ri Sunhi): Locarno Review
Korean director Hong Sang-soo makes another low-key and loquacious film, this time about a film student who needs a recommendation letter. | Read More
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Written by José Vizcarra
on Friday, August 16, 2013 at 9:05 AM.

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