Los Angeles: M’max retains rights of first refusal for co-financing, distrib -- Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired feature rights to the Jonathan Larson musical "Rent" from Miramax Films, with Chris Columbus to write and direct. With Tribeca Films, Columbus and his 1492 Films will also produce.
Warner Bros. Awards Season Almanac 2005: The boy wizard works his magic -- Warner saw the pleasures and the pitfalls of its tentpole...
MSN ditches ESPN for Fox Sports Los Angeles: Site to feature exclusive video from net’s skeins -- Microsoft’s MSN Internet network has aband...
Miramax babysits ’Nanny’ Los Angeles: Project loosely based on McLaughlin, Kraus bestseller -- "Friends" scribe Dana Klein has a new be...
Fox 2000 to redo ’Million’ Los Angeles: Ladd, Wyler to produce ’S.W.A.T.’ scribe’s script -- Fox 2000 is ramping up a remake of &...
’Providence’ to Lifetime Los Angeles: Skein to lead-in to cabler’s 9 p.m. movie -- Lifetime has purchased the rerun rights to NBC Enterpris...
A&E spending spree Los Angeles: Cabler nabs first windows on MGM, Fox pix -- Continuing its theatrical-movie-buying binge, A&E has pick...
Bird in flight pattern with ’Daughter’ Los Angeles: Moews to produce from scipt by Yakin, Ricourt -- Antonia Bird has been attached to direct suspenser "A...
