'Godzilla' Studio Denied Arbitration in Producers Dispute
Something here is decidedly fishy. Oh wait, that's the old meme. The modern meme is, This doesn't pass the smell test.

And it all revolves around Legendary Pictures "moves are in contrast to typical studio/producer relationships in which those who generate a movie project are included when the project gets made."

And yet at the same time, GODZILLA producers Producers Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Doug Davidson are basing their case on an "oral agreement to be included on the movie."

An oral agreement? On a movie deal? Are you freaking kidding me? Was the paper and ink too expensive?

Read the whole story at Hollywood Reporter.

Universal Studios was preparing to release the horror classics on home video. Since they originally had virtually no soundtrack music, Universal wanted to fill it in.

"I said, 'I'll do all three,' " the prolific, influential composer recalls. "They said, 'No, no, no. You have to pick one.' "

So Dracula is the horror antihero whose saga unfolds to the accompaniment of music by Glass.

Continued at Chron.

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17 Things About The Film Biz That Should Significantly Influence Your Behavior
Ted Hope is an independent film Producer. His films have received some of the industry's most prestigious honors: THE SAVAGES (2007) earned two Academy Award nominations; 21 GRAMS (2003), two Academy Award nominations and five BAFTA nominations; and IN THE BEDROOM (2001), five Academy Award nominations. Ted holds a record at Sundance: three of his twenty-three Sundance entries (AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003), THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (1995), and WHAT HAPPENED WAS . . . (1994)) have won the Grand Jury Prize; no producer has won more. Two of his films, AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003), and HAPPINESS(1998), have won the Critics Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival. Ted is currently the Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society.

Continued at NoFilmSchool.

What does the above mean? It means that nearly four years later, the industry is starting to agree with me.

What does that mean?

Back in 2009 I wrote the article, BIG STARS WON'T SELL YOUR GENRE MOVIE.

How Iron Man 3 Perfectly Punked The Internet
by Katey Rich
I've seen Iron Man 3 twice now, and each time the audience has reacted the loudest to the same scene, which might actually be the quietest in the film. Tony Stark, using a bunch of gadgets he conjured up at Home Depot, breaks into the Miami compound where the Mandarin is hiding. He arrives in the bedroom to find the man himself… (Warning: SPOILERS!!!)

Continued at Cinema Blend.

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5 Things That Bothered Me About 'Iron Man 3′
by David Chen
I saw Iron Man 3 this past week, and I enjoyed the film well enough. Shane Black injects some pretty hilarious moments into the franchise and the action beats were more impressive than those in the second film. (Warning: SPOILERS!!!)

Continued at SlashFilm.