AP Exclusive: Academy president responds to Oscar firestorm
By SANDY COHEN Responding for the first time to the firestorm of criticism over the lack of diversity in this year’s Oscar nominations, film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says…
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Digital dilemma: How will US respond to Sony hack?
By ERIC TUCKER and TAMI ABDOLLAH The detective work blaming North Korea for the Sony hacker break-in appears so far to be largely circumstantial, The Associated Press has learned. The…
N Korea-linked Sony hack may be costliest ever
By BERNARD CONDON, ERIC TUCKER and MAE ANDERSON The unprecedented hack of Sony Pictures which a U.S. official says is linked to North Korea may be the most damaging cyberattack…
TYCOON PLANS $8 BILLION CHINESE HOLLYWOOD
By WANG YISHAN and KELVIN CHAN Wanda Chairman Wang Jianlin speaks during a press conference after a launching ceremony of Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong…
INFLUENCE GAME: INDUSTRY SOUNDS ALARM ON PIRACY
By ANNE FLAHERTY FILE – In this April 24, 2012, file photo, Motion Picture of Association of America of Chief Executive Chris Dodd speaks during his CinemaCon State of the…
JAMES BOND STUDIO TO OPEN 1ST US FACILITY IN GA.
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY In this image provided by Pinewood Shepperton PLC, an artist’s rendering of Pinewood Atlanta is shown. Pinewood Shepperton PLC and River’s Rock LLC together announced a…
AMPUTEE VETERAN HELPS TRAIN TROOPS FOR WAR
By JULIE WATSON In this Dec. 10, 2013, photo, a U.S. Navy corpsman pulls an actor to safety during a training mission at Strategic Operations where “reality based training” is…