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Universal Pictures International Crosses $1 Billion at Overseas Box Office

PRNewswire
August 15, 2008 - UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif -- As of August 13, Universal Pictures International (UPI) has grossed more than $1 billion in box-office revenue for the year-to-date, it was announced today by Universal Pictures' Chairman Marc Shmuger and Co-Chairman David Linde. ...
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Review: 'Tropic Thunder' is a Battle of Wit

The Baltimore Sun, Maryland
August 14, 2008 - As he showed in his short-lived comedy-sketch TV series, Ben Stiller has a gift for crafting show-biz lampoons that explode the boundaries between burlesque and satire, low and high culture, clowning and parody. ...
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Lionsgate to bring back 'Conan' to movie screens

Zap2it (Los Angeles, Calif.)
August 14, 2008 - Conan the Barbarian is back to conquer this generation of moviegoers. ...
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Laughter, Sadness Over Mac's Lion in 'Madagascar'

USA TODAY
August 14, 2008 - GLENDALE, Calif. -- It was a bittersweet morning Wednesday at DreamWorks Animation, as the makers of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa showed off the first footage of the film -- much of it highlighted by a lion voiced by the late Bernie Mac. ...
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J.J. Abrams Moves With Earthquake Flick

Zap2it (Los Angeles, Calif.)
August 13, 2008 - After producing "Cloverfield," J.J. Abrams is looking for another way to shake things up. ...
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Calls for a 'Tropic Thunder' Boycott

International Herald Tribune
August 13, 2008 - A coalition of disabilities groups in the United States was expected as early as Monday to call for a national boycott of the film "Tropic Thunder" because of what the groups consider the movie's open ridicule of the intellectually disabled....
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'Mummy' Wraps Up Overseas Box Office: 'The Dark Knight' Came in Second

Zap2it (Los Angeles, Calif.)
August 12, 2008 - Although "The Dark Knight" held sway over the North American box office for its fourth week out, it was "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" that reigned over international audiences. ...
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'Dark Knight' Holds Top Spot for Fourth Straight Time

Virginian - Pilot

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August 12, 2008 - Batman was higher than Hollywood's newest pot heads. ...
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Disability Group Condemns 'Tropic Thunder'

United Press International
August 12, 2008 - The American Association of People with Disabilities Monday condemned the filmmakers of "Tropic Thunder" for their portrayal of intellectual disability....
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Review: 'Tropic Thunder' Misses Its Potential

The Arizona Daily Star
August 12, 2008 - "Tropic Thunder" promises a nonstop hailstorm of ribald comedy, but it only delivers scattered cloudbursts. ...
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