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Friday, July 25, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 25, 2008

Movie Deals

Tyler Perry Tobey Maguire A number of film deals announced this week. Here are some that caught my attention. Tyler Perry signs a new three-year first-look deal with Lionsgate for at least three more films. Lionsgate has distributed five Perry films starting with “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” in 2005. The prolific filmmaker has “The Family That Preys,” coming […]

Thursday, July 17, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 17, 2008

Big day in Hollywood

The Primetime TV Emmy nominations were announced this morning. The biggest surprise — a very impressive showing by basic cable programmers. In fact, the HBO presidential series “John Adams” received the most nominations of any program, with 23. Also, up for best drama series two first-year cable shows, AMC’s “Mad Men,” and FX’s “Damages.” This is the first time cable […]