Duo ready local 'Rebelde' for Brazil
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International News: TV Record, Televisa to co-produce telenovela -- Brazilian net TV Record and Mexico's giant Televisa are gearing up to co-produce a Portuguese-language version of a Televisa telenovela to air next year in Brazil. Read Full Story
UTA makes Theresa Peters partner
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Front Page: WMA vet brings McAvoy, Dunst to new agency -- Days after Theresa Peters left William Morris Agency, United Talent Agency has hired her as a partner and agent in its talent department. Read Full Story
'Quarantine' seals off top of B.O.
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Front Page: 'Body of Lies' spies third behind 'Chihuahua' -- Sony-Screen Gems' horror thriller "Quarantine" distanced itself from a fresh batch of October wide entries earning $5.4 million Friday off 2,461 engagements. Read Full Story
SAG could strike in November
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Business News: National board to meet next weekend -- The Screen Actors Guild could go on strike before the end of November. Read Full Story
'Dead Men' win at Vancouver fest
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Web Exclusive: Nonfiction award goes to 'Born Without' -- Helmer Kari Skogland's "Fifty Dead Men Walking" scooped the Western Canada film award at the 27th Vancouver Film Festival, which wrapped its 16-day run on Friday with a gala screening of Gallic helmer Laurent Cantet's "Entre les murs" (The Class) . Read Full Story
'Moscow' team tap Flemish coin
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Web Exclusive: Film directed by Christophe Van Rompaey -- "Tante Miche," a new project from the team behind Cannes player "Moscow, Belgium," has received coin in the latest round of subsidies from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund. Read Full Story
Singapore jails second DVD pirate
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Legal News: IPRB officers seize over 6,000 discs in raid -- A Singaporean court has jailed a man for 15 months after being convicted of selling illegal DVDs. Read Full Story
SevenOne pacts with Sultan Sushi
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International News: Marketing deal includes rights to TV formats -- ProSiebenSat.1's sales division SevenOne Intl. has inked a marketing agreement with Belgian producer Sultan Sushi. Read Full Story
Soderbergh believes in 'Che' brand
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Weekly: Director discusses resonance of Korda image -- In stalls on the streets of Mexico, as on many around the world, the silk-screened image of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara is ubiquitous -- a fact on which director Steven Soderbergh is banking. Read Full Story
Paris plays presidential pretender
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Weekly Music and Technology: Hilton, Sheen team for funnyordie.com video -- No matter which way America votes on Nov. 4, we'll always have Paris. Read Full Story