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MOVIE & TV NEWS
A
Big Screen Christmas
Thanksgiving
holiday weekend shoppers found that the nation's largest retailers had
slashed prices of large-screen LCD and plasma TV sets, and therefore bought
them in record numbers. Information
Week says that plasma TV sets 42 inches and smaller are being phased
out as the prices of LCD sets fall. They say that by this time next year
"there will be no price difference between
plasma and LCD TVs" for 42-inch models.
Superheroes
Going to Court?
Marvel
Entertainment says that future of X-men and Spiderman movies depend
on talks between Marvel,
Sony, and Fox
over the next several months. Sony is confident that Spider-Man
3 will be a hit and so both they and Marvel are in full blown talks
about more movies with current casts and crews. On the other hand the talks
between Marvel and Fox are not so easy. At the time of X3’s
release, the fact that this was "the last
one" was openly reported. But Fox changed
their minds due to the Box Office, while Marvel felt they could have a
better deal.
The
Gift
Ralph
Fiennes has been named as the star of writer/director Jacob
Aaron Estes' "The Gifted." Fiennes will play philanthropist Zell
Kravinsky. The film is based on Ian Parker's New Yorker article about
Kravinsky, who made millions in real estate and has given nearly $45 million
away, while he lived in a modest home. In 2003 the man donated his kidney
to a stranger. Production startsn next spring in New York.
TV's
Catch Phrases
TV
Land has put together a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in
the history of televison. They will air a countdown special, "The
100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catch Phrases,"
over five days starting Dec. 11. Larry Jones, TV Land president, said:
"We have found that television is such
a huge part of baby boomers' DNA that it makes sense that so much of America's
pop culture jargon has come from TV."
The list, in alphabetical order, is here.
And
the Cancellations Begin
Reuters
is reporting that Fox has reduced
their order for "The Loop"
by three episodes, and ABC has
dumped "The Nine."
Fox has the drama "Drive"
and the comedy "The Winner"
in the cue for midseason, with David
E. Kelley's untitled wedding project also targeted for later this
season. "The Nine"
has been removed from the schedule, effective immediately. Seven episodes
of "The Nine's"
13-episode order have aired. On Wednesday, the final night of the November
sweep, ABC will air a special "20/20"
in the low-rated serialized drama's 10 p.m. slot. The remaining six episodes
of "The Nine,"
will return later in the season.
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