China Box Office: 'Thor' Sequel Makes Strong Debut; AFM: Buyers Swoon for Biopics of Elton John, Janis Joplin; Chinese Film, Web Video Companies Sue Search Giant

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser. TOP STORIES China Box Office: 'Thor: The Dark World' Makes Strong Debut, Edging Out 'Escape Plan' The Marvel Studios sequel took $20.98 million, while total box office was up 45 percent for the week compared with last year. | Read More Chinese Film, Internet Video Companies Sue Search Giant Baidu in Anti-Piracy Push Dalian Wanda Group, Youku Tudou and others seek $49 million in damages from Baidu and a smaller search engine in litigation announced at a Beijing press event attended by reps from the MPAA and Hollywood studios. | Read More LATEST MOVIE NEWS AFM: Buyers Swoon for Biopics of Elton John, Marvin Gaye, Janis Joplin Foreign buyers showed great interest in the stories of music's superstar personalities; says one analyst, "These projects have a built-in global audience in music fans." | Read More Robert De Niro Visits Anupam Kher's Mumbai Acting School The Bollywood veteran, who appeared with the U.S. star in "Silver Linings Playbook," was also joined by leading Indian film figures, including Anil Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. | Read More LATEST TV NEWS Endemol to Invest $40 Million in Global Online Video Channel Network Endemol Beyond The new unit will be led by Georg Ramme, who has been building the independent TV production giant's German digital video hub. | Read More MTV EMAs: Early Data Points to Record Ratings for 20th Edition The biggest Viacom International Media Networks event of the year took place in Amsterdam and featured performances from Miley Cyrus, Eminem, Katy Perry, Robin Thicke and others. | Read More THE BUSINESS Indian Film Firm Eros Sees Stock Drop Early in U.S. Debut After Pricing Below Target The Bollywood company, which produces and distributes movies in more than 50 countries, was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange. | Read More Russian Filmmaker Calls for Tighter Control of Media Stanislav Govorukhin, who was campaign chief for President Vladimir Putin in the last election and serves in the Russian parliament, says the media law adopted in the 1990s is no longer relevant. | Read More REVIEWS Fish & Cat (Mahi va Gorbeh): Film Review Iranian director Shahram Mokri delivers a single-shot, two-hour-plus film set among a group of university students camping at a lakeside and three middle-aged cooks eyeing the young flesh on offer. | Read More Quod Erat Demonstrandum: Rome Review Writer-director Andrei Gruzsnickzki ("The Other Irene") unspooled his second feature in competition at the Rome Film Festival. | Read More RECOMMENDED FOR YOU YouTube's Shane Dawson, 'Big C' Creator Team for Weight Loss Comedy at NBC The Big C's Darlene Hunt is teaming with YouTube star Shane Dawson for a weight loss comedy. | Read More 'Shakespeare in Love' Sets London Stage Premiere NEW YORK -- Viola de Lesseps will serve as muse to struggling playwright Will Shakespeare once more when the stage version of Shakespeare in Love opens next summer in London. Disney Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions will team on the long-gestating project. The new play has been adapted by Lee Hall, the Tony-winning book writer of Billy Elliot, who also penned the screenplay for the original film on which that hit musical was based. | Read More You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter International newsletter as zakakl9000.worldmovies@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Follow us on Twitter or Facebook ©2013 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy