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On the Set for 1/1/16: George Lopez Starts ‘Aloha Santa’, Dave Bautista Wraps ‘Bushwick’, Catherine Zeta-Jones Finishes ‘The Godmother’
Other wraps include the film adaptation of the novel Before I Fall and True Crimes starring Jim Carrey. (SSN)
Fox Tallies $2.73B International Grosses For 2015 In Studio’s 3rd Best Year Offshore
Wrapping up its third-highest grossing year ever, 20th Century Fox International today reported total offshore box office for 2015 came to $2.73 billion. Fox’s biggest year was 2014 with $3.73B and its second-best was 2010 with $2.93B. (DH)
AMC Networks Faces Possible New Year’s Day Blackout Of 4 Million Subscribers
AMC Networks and a coalition of independent cable operators are going down to the wire in negotiations on a new carriage agreement covering about 4 million subscribers, most of them in small and rural markets. (VAR)
Hollywood’s 10 Make-or-Break Moments Of 2016
Will Adele’s tour top Taylor Swift’s? Can ‘Batman v. Superman’ launch a Warner Bros. franchise? And can Netflix expand to China? Mark your calendar now for these major moves. (THR)
James Franco’s Movie Column: The Best Movies Of 2015
For his last column of the year, James discusses his favorite recent films with his alter-ego, Semaj. (IW)
The Best Cinematography Of 2015
Cinematography is an aspect of filmmaking that often goes overlooked and undervalued. The best cinematographers know that to maintain the artistic integrity of the film itself, all of these should be motivated by character or story. Collider highlights the very best cinematography from 2015. (COLL)
Martin Scorsese’s Film School: The 85 Films You Need To See To Know Anything About Film
With 11 nominations and five wins for Hugo at the 2012 Oscars, Martin Scorsese remains one of the most influential directors in Hollywood. But what influenced him? Here’s an A-Z list of the films that mattered to Scorsese. (FCC)
Screenwriters: ‘Gone With The Wind’
The January 24, 1939 final shooting draft by Sidney Howard. (DS)