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Former Sentator Dodd Named New Head of MPAA
The Motion Picture Association of America named former Senator Chrisopher Dodd as the new Chairman and CEO. Â The news makes more sense in light of the fact that the MPAA is one of the largest lobbying groups in America.
Hopefully, the MPAA will go through some changes under Dodd’s leadership. Â Their system of movie ratings has always been controversial, but it’s been under attack more recently. Â The system is overly analytical and ignores context and thematic elements of transgressions.
The full text of the press release is under the cut.
Source: MPAA Press Release
Monday News Roundup – Julia Stiles & Torchwood
Posted by mmoret in Featured, Movies, Television on June 7th, 2010
No big news today, but some interesting TV casting and moves.
- Julia Stiles will be on ten episodes of the new season of Dexter.
- Torchwood’s next season is moving from BBC America to Starz.
- Lie to Me is returning to Fox tonight, Pretty Little Liars is premiering tomorrow on ABC Family and True Blood is returning on Sunday.
- MTV showed some stuff over the weekend, but I don’t care.
- Apparently, this last Memorial Day was the worst one for movies in 17 years. Â Neither Prince of Persia, nor SATC 2 brought in the revenue that people were expecting.
Del Toro Quits The Hobbit
Guillermo Del Toro just announced today that he will not longer be directing The Hobbit. Just a few days ago, during press for Splice, Guillermo said he was still on board for the project. Unfortunately, delays caused by MGM’s troubles led to the departure.
In 2009, MGM sought to restructure its debt in an effort to continue operations. Â Investors refused the restructure proposal and decided instead to sell off the company, either in pieces or as a whole. Â The company’s intellectual property includes James Bond and part of the two Hobbit movies slated to be released in 2011 and 2012. Â Estimates on the value of the company range from 1 to 3.5 billion.