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New Line

  1. movies
    Adam Shankman Will Direct The NutcrackerSo many Nutcracker movies.
  2. the industry
    Garry Marshall Heads to New Year’s EveNew Line wanted him to continue the burgeoning holiday-themed franchise.
  3. the industry
    Robert De Niro Walks Off the ‘Edge’Plus: Denzel Washington signs up for a “post-apocalyptic drama”!
  4. the industry
    John Waters to Apply Another Blast of ‘Hairspray’Plus: MTV is remaking ‘Rocky Horror’ for no reason whatsoever.
  5. the industry
    The Twelve Labors of Peter BergPlus: George Lucas wants to screw around with the entire ‘Star Wars’ series. Again.
  6. apropos of nothing
    Peter Jackson a Master of UnderstatementHow does Christopher Tolkien really feel about the upcoming movie of ‘The Hobbit’?
  7. the best part
    Wading Through the Peter Jackson–Guillermo del Toro ‘Hobbit’ ChatWill actors from ‘Lord of the Rings’ reappear? What will be in that second movie? And how awesome will the dragon be?
  8. the industry
    Middle-earth Welcomes a New Jolly, Bearded DirectorPlus: Ewan McGregor joins ‘Angels & Demons,’ J.J. Abrams makes his ‘Superbad,’ and Christian Slater is still playing Jack.
  9. the best part
    Just How Abrasive Is Former New Line Head Bob Shaye?“Never blessed with the shrewd fashion sense of Bai Ling…”
  10. the early-evening news
    Does Ludacris Have Hos in Your Area Code?Plus: Is The Golden Compass a success after all?
  11. countdown
    C’mon, New Line, Just Release ‘Harold & Kumar’ EarlyHow about this week?
  12. the early-evening news
    Buffy Is an Open-minded, Modern Kind of Vampire SlayerPlus: Little Jonathan Winery?
  13. news reel
    Breaking: Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne Stepping Down at New LineNew Line is being folded into Warner Bros.
  14. the take
    Guillermo del Toro to Direct ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Hobbit 2: Hobbits Take Manhattan’We don’t have anything bitchy to say about this.
  15. the early-evening news
    The Vatican Gives Two Thumbs Down to ‘The Golden Compass’Plus: Bill Watterson, The Hobbit sequel, and Michel Gondry’s next project.
  16. the take
    We’re Officially Excited About ‘The Hobbit,’ and Worried About the SequelHow much did New Line have to pay Peter Jackson to settle their lawsuit?
  17. news reel
    Peter Jackson, New Line Headed Back to Middle-earthJackson will produce The Hobbit.
  18. the industry
    George Packer, Karl Rove, and John Mellencamp Finally Share a HeadlinePlus industry news on the Reese Witherspoon’s new movie and Wolverine’s new sidekick.
  19. apropos of nothing
    ‘The Golden Compass’ Flops?Is hope of a trilogy dead?
  20. the take
    Where Did ‘The Golden Compass’ Go Astray? And Was Tom Stoppard’s Original Script a Masterpiece?We got our hands on two early drafts of the screenplay and figured out why the movie wound up a failure.
  21. news reel
    Well? How Anti-Christian Is ‘The Golden Compass,’ Anyway?We bring Vulture’s anti-religion-o-meter (patent pending) into a screening.
  22. the take
    Is ‘The Golden Compass’ in Box-Office Trouble?We’re no Paul Dergarabedian, but we know that 85 percent is less than 100 percent.
  23. the take
    Philip Pullman Realizes ‘Killing God’ Not the Ideal Sales PitchHollywood vs. Christmas, all over again!
  24. the take
    Is ‘The Golden Compass’ Too Anti-Christian, or Not Anti-Christian Enough?The Catholic League and the National Secular Society argue about why New Line’s fantasy franchise is offensive.
  25. apropos of nothing
    The Last Photo of Mr. Big Before His Gruesome DeathProduction begins today on the Sex and the City movie.
  26. news reel
    ‘Agent Zigzag’ Sells to New Line for $1 Million?Is this Tom Hanks’ next role?
  27. the industry
    Matthew McConaughey Is a Golden God; Jerry Bruckheimer Could Buy and Sell YouPlus industry news on Ryan Adams, Ryan Reynolds, and Britney Spears.
  28. the industry
    Mary-Louise Parker Picks Up the ‘Phone’Plus industry news on Eminem, Terry Zwigoff and Dan Clowes, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
  29. the industry
    Viggo Mortensen and Renée Zellweger Head WestPlus industry news on Adam Rapp, Van Halen, and He’s Just Not That Into You.
  30. the industry
    Public Theater Slate Includes Plays by Churchill and Shepard, Work by Hoffman and StrathairnPlus industry news on Pal Joey, Drew Barrymore, and Lil Jon.
  31. pop trash
    ‘Hairspray’ Offers a Penny for Our ThoughtsThe Penny Pingleton doll revealed in all her glory.
  32. the industry
    Dust Off Your Manolos: ‘Sex and the City’ Heading to the Big ScreenNew Line finalizes deal to produce Sex and the City movie, with series creator Michael Patrick King writing and directing and all four stars participating. Kim Cattrall had held things up with contract demands but receives a deal for a future show at HBO as part of negotiations for this project. [Variety]
  33. the industry
    Jack Black: ‘Man-Witch’!
  34. trailer mix
    New Line Selling ‘The Golden Compass’ as ‘Lord of the Rings IV’
  35. apropos of nothing
    How Nicole Kidman Finds Her Power Animal