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'Precious' finds special place at B.O.
Box Office: Lionsgate pic opened to $1.8 mil from 18 locations for a record-breaking average.
Gyllenhaal goes straight to 'Source'
Film: Actor is in negotiations to star in sci-fi thriller 'Source Code.'
Gaga greenlights growth
AFM News: Japanese distrib ramps up with 'District 9,' seeks AFM buys.
'Prophet' grabs six European Film nods
Award Central: Jacques Audiard's thriller 'A Prophet' leads the noms for this year's European Film Awards.
StudioCanal pacts with producers
AFM News: Mini-major StudioCanal is forging production partnerships with a trio of high-profile shingles.
Paltrow joins Kidman in 'Danish Girl'
BFDealMemo: Gwyneth Paltrow set to co-star with Nicole Kidman in transsexual drama.
'Precious'
The specialty box office roared to life as Lionsgate's 'Precious' opened to $1.8 million from 18 locations.
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to star in sci-fi thriller 'Source Code' for Vendome Pictures and Mark Gordon Co.
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'District 9'
A newly recapitalized Gaga is back and buying movies.
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'A Prophet'
'A Prophet' nabbed noms for best picture, director, actor, screenwriter and cinematography.
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'Escape from New York'
StudioCanal is forging a production pact with Original Films, whose slate includes 'Escape from New York.'
  1. 'Bruc' belongs to StudioCanal
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Gwyneth Paltrow
Based on the novel by David Ebershoff, 'Danish Girl' will be directed by Thomas Alfredson.

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CHARTS

Weekend Estimate November 6, 2009 - November 8, 2009 (*millions)Market data provided by Rentrak.
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Film Reviews

A lovestruck townie tries to steal a girl away from a traveling fair.
A superbly written loony-tunes satire played by a cast at the top of its game.

TV Ratings

Freed from the shadow of baseball's just-concluded World Series, scripted TV made a primetime comeba
FX's "The League" is suddenly in the game, while the O.C. edition of Bravo's "Real Housewives" squee

TV Reviews

Without some fine-tuning, show provides a slim platform even for those who share her politics.
Lifetime Movie Network is following its elder sibling into the true-crime.

Films Now Playing

Docu offers a heretofore unseen glimpse of the star's creative process.
Fleet of foot, emotionally attuned to its subject and instinctively faithful to its source.

Legit Reviews

The one-act gains considerable fizz from punchy production and bristling interplay of its actors.
A naturalistic play about four self-absorbed twentysomethings in New York.

Weekend Box Office

The specialty box office roared to life as Lionsgate's "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapph
Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale "A Christmas Carol" takes on added dimension this weekend.

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