This year’s Sundance Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend in historic fashion by awarding the dramatic competition grand jury and audience prizes to “The Birth of a Nation”, a historical biopic a Virginian slave revolt. The film made headlines earlier in the week when Fox Searchlight purchased the film for a record $17.5 million after beating out Netflix in a heated bidding war.

We’ll tell you about all the big Sundance awards and continue the Oscar season slog, in which this year’s front runners are as mixed up as a Republican presidential primary. SAG added to the confusion, making “Spotlight” this week’s hero, after “The Big Short” looked like a winner the week before.

Meanwhile the Federal Communications Commission is about to vote on ending the monopoly of set top boxes for US cable subscribers, a decision that could have big ramifications for everything from what you watch to the stock prices of numerous tech companies, including Apple and Roku.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including Louis CK bypasses television networks and brings his new series directly to viewers, Pope Francis gets ready for his closeup in a feature film and sales of new music were outpaced by catalogue titles over the past year.

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Nears $2 Billion in Worldwide Box Office

https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/star-wars-the-force-awakens-worldwide-box-office-2-billion-1201693347/

‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Scores Biggest Animated Film Opening in China

https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/kung-fu-panda-china-box-office-opening-1201693281/

SAG Awards: The Complete Winners List

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-sag-winners-complete-list-856945

France’s Cesar Awards Nominations Spotlight Women and Ethnic Minorities

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/cesar-awards-nominations-2016-france-diversity-1201689840/

Michael Douglas to Receive Honorary Cesar Award From French Academy

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-douglas-honorary-cesar-award-859737

‘Golden Years,’ ‘Marguerite,’ ‘Dheepan,’ ‘Mustang’ Lead Cesar Nominations

https://variety.com/2016/film/global/golden-years-marguerite-dheepan-mustang-lead-cesar-nominations-1201689761/

‘The Birth of a Nation’ Sweeps Top Prizes

https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/sundance-film-festival-awards-1201693027/

Sundance Wrap: Why Netflix and Amazon Dominance Matters

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-wrap-why-netflix-amazon-860987

The 21 Best Films of Sundance 2016

https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/best-films-of-sundance-2016-1201693354/

Sundance: 19 Biggest Breakthrough Performances

Anyone who is anyone in the indie film world is presently in Park City, Utah attending this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Of course, it’s impossible to see all the nearly 200 films making their debut at Sundance. As we explain, seeing some of the hottest titles at the festival requires hours of waiting in line for screenings that are often over capacity, thus leaving dozens out in the cold. Literally and figuratively.

Some of the biggest headlines at this year’s Sundance were made by Amazon and Netflix. Though both distributors have previously had a presence at Sundance, this year they went on a buying spree, shelling out big bucks to snap up a number of buzzworthy films. The industry now is watching closely how the distribution of these acquisitions is handled and whether the companies are capable of turning them into financial successes.

Meanwhile, the controversy over the lack of diversity for this year’s Oscar nominations continues to boil over. With talk of boycotts and accusations of racial bias, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced some drastic steps it plans on taking to rectify the situation. Unfortunately, this only caused the debate to become even more boisterous.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including the Grammy Awards will go live, Bette Midler will be going to Broadway and actress Gillian Anderson balks at being paid half of what David Duchovny makes for the “X-Files” reunion.

Broadway Shows Cancelled, Movie Theaters Darkened Due to Blizzard

https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/broadway-shows-cancelled-blizzard-1201686973/

‘The Revenant’ Tops International Box Office

https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/the-revenant-international-box-office-star-wars-1201687476/

China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Earns Impressive $6.4M in Previews

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-kung-fu-858877

Box Office: ‘The Revenant’ Survives Storm Jonas to Win Weekend With $16M

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-revenant-survives-storm-858764

‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Gets New Release Date

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-viii-gets-857601

Steven Spielberg’s New Amblin Chief Reveals Who Has Greenlight Power

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-spielbergs-new-amblin-chief-854838

Ticket Prices Hit Record High in 2015

https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/ticket-prices-2015-record-1201683031/

MPDAA Confirm 2015 Best Year Ever for Australian Film

http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/news_and….

So Far, Amazon and Netflix Are Sundance’s Top Buyers

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/business/media/so-far-amazon-and-netflix-are-sundances-top-buyers.html

Sundance: ‘Birth of a Nation’ Lands at Fox Searchlight in Re...

With Netflix now available in 190 countries, the upstart video-on-demand service has grown so big Hollywood studios and television networks are getting seriously worried. Sure, they’ve earned millions by licensing their content to Netflix, but they now find themselves competing with the company for new projects, not to mention the industry’s most sought after talent.

TV networks are especially upset Netflix can claim to be a success without ever revealing their ratings. Some have even gone so far as to commission studies to determine the true viewership of Netflix programming. Meanwhile, Netflix has become concerned about viewers bypassing geographic restrictions by subscribing to their U.S. service from international territories.

When it came to this year’s Academy Awards nominations however, Netflix was overlooked in all of the major categories. So were minorities. For the second year in a row all of the acting nominations and those for best director went to caucasians, giving rise to a repeat of the #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including NBC’s plans to produce a live version of the musical “Hairspray”, Al Jazeera America is being shut down and the death of actor Alan Rickman.

Box Office: ‘Ride Along 2’ Speeding Past ‘The Revenant,’ ‘Star Wars’ Over Holiday Weekend

https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/ride-along-2-box-office-the-revenant-1201682080/

Japan Box Office: ‘Star Wars: Force Awakens’ on Course to Cross $100 Million

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-star-wars-854862

Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith Call for Oscar Boycott

https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/spike-lee-jada-pinkett-smith-oscar-boycott-1201682165/

Oscar Nominations: The Complete List

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-complete-list-855398

Academy Nominates All White Actors for Second Year in Row

http://variety.com/2016/biz/news/oscar-nominations-2016-diversity-white-1201674903/

‘Straight Outta Compton’ Producer Calls Oscar Noms “Embarrassing”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/straight-outta-compton-producer-calls-856421

DGA Awards Film Nominations Unveiled

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dga-awards-film-nominations-unveiled-854770

‘Hairspray’ Set as NBC’s Next Live Musical

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hairspray-set-as-nbcs-next-855371

ESPN Launches Vertical to Cover eSports, Competitive Gaming

https://variety.com/2016/digital/games/espn-launches-vertical-to-cover-esports-competitive-gaming-1201679478/

David Bowie Hits No. 1 on Billboard Chart with ‘Blackstar,’ a First

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This year’s Academy Award nominations will soon be announced and we wonder if one can predict who might take home Oscar gold by watching the annual honors handed out by Hollywood’s labor guilds. We’ll tell you how won Golden Globes, which have proven less reliable in forecasting Oscar winners, and take a look at who the Brits shine a spotlight on via the BAFTAs.

Much like the movie business, publishing has become a global game. That makes the recent broadside by groups representing authors around the world especially notable. They’re calling on publishers to offer author contracts that are more equitable and represent the way business is done in the 21st Century.

Director/Producer Gavin Polone believes Hollywood studios and television networks are only hurting themselves when they decide to cook the books when it comes to reporting earnings to profit participants. He argues that the talent and creatives they cheat on the backend have no incentive to keep costs down on the front end.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including how Netflix went worldwide, actor Sean Penn went to Mexico to interview the head of a drug cartel and the death of legendary musician David Bowie.

‘Star Wars’ Beats ‘The Revenant’ in U.S., Storms China With Record $53M Debut

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-star-wars-beats-853756

Why ‘The Revenant’ Proves Leonardo DiCaprio May Be Hollywood’s Biggest Star

https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/leonardo-dicaprio-revenant-box-office-1201676230/

Producers Guild Surprises With Nods for ‘Compton,’ ‘Sicario’

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/movies/producers-guild-surprises-with-nods-for-compton-sicario.html

‘The Martian,’ ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Land Writers Guild Nominations

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/martian-straight-outta-compton-writers-guild-nominations-1201672993/

‘Bridge of Spies,’ ‘Carol,’ ‘Mad Max,’ ‘Revenant,’ ‘Sicario’ Nominated for ASC Awards

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/asc-awards-nominations-mad-max-revenant-sicario-1201672842/

‘Carol’ and ‘Bridge of Spies’ Lead Bafta Nominations

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/01/08/carol-and-bridge-of-spies-lead-bafta-nominations/

Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-winners-2016-list-853010

Authors Guild Begins Letter-Writing Campaign to Meet with Publishers

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/69050-authors-guild-begins-letter-writing-campaign-to-meet-with-publishers.html

2016: An International Coalition of Author Advocacy Challenges Publishing Contracts

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Few, if any, can rival Paul Dergarabedian when it comes to analyzing the film industry’s global box office. Rentrak’s senior media analyst has been running movie numbers for upwards of 20 years now and is a regularly quoted box office pundit. Dergarabedian joins us to discuss how 2015 turned into a record breaking year at the box office all over the world.

We cover everything from how the winners at last year’s box office left little for the losers to the increasing role social media plays in the fortunes of any given movie, from the importance of international grosses to the record shattering “Star Wars” sequel. One big question is how 2016 could ever top last year’s figures or if that even matters.

We wind up in the music business where lawsuits are always a good indication on the issues affecting the industry. Two big new lawsuits target Spotify and Ticketmaster. We’ll explain what they are all about… and predict if they will actually make it to trial.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including why The Beatles agreed to put their music on streaming services, how Taylor Swift’s concert tour topped the charts last year and the sexual assault charge against Bill Cosby.

Rentrak Weekly Worldwide Box Office

http://www.rentrak.com/section/movies_and_tv_everywhere/….

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Crosses $100M Milestone in Imax Theaters

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-force-awakens-crosses-851298

Steven Spielberg Puts His Own Big Bucks Into the New Amblin Partners

https://variety.com/2015/film/news/steven-spielberg-amblin-investment-1201669720/

Rentrak Reports 2015 Worldwide Box Office Sets New Record with $38 Billion-Plus

http://investor.rentrak.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=948427

China Box Office Grows Astonishing 48.7 Percent in 2015, Hits $6.78 Billion

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-grows-astonishing-851629

Box Office 2015: How Revenue (Narrowly) Hit a Record $11B in the U.S.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-2015-how-revenue-851167

‘Star Wars,’ ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Push Disney Past $5 Billion Mark for First Time

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-box-office-disney-5-billion-1201666226/

Half Of Top-Grossing Films Worldwide Were Released In 2015

http://deadline.com/2015/12/top-grossing-films-worldwide-half-released-in-2015-1201670465/

Hollywood Rules French Box Office in 2015

http://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/hollywood-france-box-office-2015-1201670302/

Italy Box Office 2015: ‘Inside Out’ Arrives on Top, Overall Revenue Jumps

http://www.hollywoodreporter.

The release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” shattered box office records the world over and became the biggest movie opening of all time by earning $529 million. We explain why in countries such as Japan and South Korea, the latest “Star Wars” not only didn’t win the weekend, but in some cases earned less than earlier installments of the franchise. We also look at the breakdown of which formats audiences favored when buying tickets.

George Lucas’ original “Star Wars” movie was released in 1977 and was added to the National Film Registry in 1989. We weigh in on the annual list of films added to the registry by the Library of Congress, charged with selecting new entrants. It always makes for a fascinating mix; we’ll discuss what made this year’s cut there and why. Hint: It’s not always artistry that counts… and no we’re not looking at you “Top Gun.”

In music news, it turns out online radio services such as Pandora will soon be paying more to license songs. Meanwhile, Adele is trying to prevent her fans from having to pay more to purchase tickets to see her in concert. We’ll tell you about the growing backlash against the secondary market for concert tickets and what some artists are doing about it.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including how “Star Wars” bumped Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie out of a historic movie theater, Howard Stern signs a new deal with SiriusXM and the list of this year’s inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Box Office: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Opens to Record $238M for Cosmic $517M Global Launch

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-star-wars-force-850340

Foreign Box Office: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Blasts Off With $279M

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/foreign-box-office-star-wars-850387

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Shatters Box Office Records

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/21/movies/star-wars-the-force-awakens-shatters-box-office-records.html

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ TV Spend at $66 Million and Rising

http://adage.com/article/media/star-wars-force-awakens-tv-spend-66/301693/

‘Star Wars’ Carries Its Own Marketing Weight for Disney

http://www.wsj.com/articles/star-wars-carries-its-own-marketing-weight-for-disney-1449536686

‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Top Gun,’ ‘L.A. Confidential’ Among 2015 National Film Registry Selections

https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/national-film-registry-2015-ghostbusters-top-gun-l-a-confidential-1201662032/

Howard Stern Sets New Five-Year Deal with SiriusXM Satellite Radio That Includes Video Plans

https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/howard-stern-5-year-deal-sirius-xm-satellite-radio-1201661527/

Peak TV: Scripted Series Surpass 400 in 2015

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peak-tv-scripted-series-surpass-849541

Paramount, Hasbro Creating Movie Universe Around G.I. Joe, Four Other Brands

Sal Nunziato, former co-owner of the shuttered record store NYCD, is now a musician and popular music blogger. He joins us to weigh in on his favorite albums of 2015 and unlike Rolling Stone magazine, Adele’s latest release didn’t make Sal’s list. Who better to get a state of the industry report on the music business?

The end-of-year awards season continued to kick into high gear as the Golden Globes announced their nominees. The SAG Awards may matter more however, since some of the guild’s members actually vote for the Oscars. Even after these nominations the Oscar race continues to be wide open.

With “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opening this week it’s impossible to avoid news about the eagerly anticipated sequel. Disney’s secrecy over the project reached new heights when the studio held its press junket without first showing the film to the media.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including Melissa McCarthy’s sitcom is canceled, “Dirty Dancing” is being adapted into a television musical and Apple presses pause on its plans to offer a live streaming television service.

Sal Nunziato’s Burning Wood Blog

http://burnwoodtonite.blogspot.com/

‘In The Heart Of The Sea’: What The Hell Happened?

https://deadline.com/2015/12/the-heart-of-the-sea-box-office-why-it-bombed-1201666007/

‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Tanks at the Box Office

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/in-the-heart-of-the-sea-tanks-at-the-box-office/?_r=0

10 Things We Learned At The ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Press Conference

http://www.slashfilm.com/force-awakens-press-conference/

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Has Roused Theater Campers Too

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-star-wars-tcl-line-20151209-story.html

‘Star Wars’ Premiere Street Closures Are “Bigger Than the Oscars”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-premiere-street-closures-848194

Lin-Manuel Miranda Explains How He Ended Up Working With J.J. Abrams on ‘Star Wars’

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lin-manuel-miranda-explains-how-846547

Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List

https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/golden-globe-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201658166/

SAG Awards Nominations: Complete List

https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/sag-award-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201657169/

Streaming Video Now Accounts for 70 Percent of Broadband Usage

https://recode.net/2015/12/07/streaming-video-now-accounts-for-70-percent-of-broadband-usage/

ABC Sets ‘Dirty Dancing’ Musical With Abigail Breslin

The National Board Of Review, the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics have all weighed in on the best movies and performances of 2015. We said it was a wide-open awards race and perhaps for the first time in history, none of them agree. On anything.

On the other hand, the Grammy Award nominations seem to have come to a consensus with just about everyone agreeing Kendrick Lamar released one of the best albums of the year. We’ll fill you in on some of the other musicians who racked up Grammy nominations this year.

During Inside Baseball we once again turn to the world of television where new studies are reporting that ad sales are edging downward as advertisers begin to increase their campaign spends on digital media outlets.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including how Adele’s latest release became the only album to ever sell more than one million copies during two different weeks, Jerry Seinfeld agrees to a long term residency at New York’s Beacon Theatre and Morrissey wins a dubious award for his first novel.

‘Star Wars’ Tickets Getting Scalped for Big Bucks

https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-the-force-awakens-tickets-scalping-1201651963/

China Hits Another Box-Office High

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/china-hits-another-box-office-high/?_r=0

‘Spotlight’ Named Best Film of 2015 by Boston Society of Film Critics

https://variety.com/2015/film/in-contention/spotlight-named-best-film-of-2015-by-boston-society-of-film-critics-1201655050/

‘Spotlight’ Named Best Picture by L.A. Film Critics

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/spotlight-named-best-picture-by-846239

‘Carol’ Dominates New York Film Critics Circle Awards

https://variety.com/2015/film/in-contention/new-york-film-critics-circle-winners-in-progress-1201651677/

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Named Best Film by National Board of Review

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/national-board-review-2015-winners-844862

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Named Best Film by National Board of Review

https://variety.com/2015/film/in-contention/national-board-of-review-winners-2015-best-film-1201650879/

Oscar Unveils List of 15 Films on Documentary-Feature Short List

https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/oscar-unveils-list-of-15-films-on-documentary-feature-short-list-1201651045/

Grammy Nominations: Full List For 58th Annual Awards

https://variety.com/2015/music/news/grammy-nominations-full-list-58th-annual-taylor-swift-1201655347/

Adele’s ’25’ Sells 1.11 Million in Second Week in U.S.

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Taking a cue from cable networks like AMC and USA, Fox recently became the first major network to abandon the practice of touting overnight television ratings numbers. The move simply confirms the growing realization within the industry of a sea change in viewing habits that is having a massive impact on when shows are watched, what shows are produced and how they get promoted.

The publishing industry is undergoing its own set of struggles. New reports on book sales paint a dire picture for the ebook format and mid-size publishers. We’ll go over the numbers and explain what they actually mean.

Speaking of numbers, Adele’s new album “25” broke sales records selling 3.38 million copies in its first week, accounting for 67% of all record sales in Billboard’s Top 200. While you can hear songs from the album on the radio or purchase it via digital download and even on compact disc, Adele is not allowing you to stream it on services such as Spotify or Apple Music

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including how French television series were big winners at the International Emmy Awards, why only one of this season’s new TV shows have been cancelled and Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing Betamax tapes.

Activision Claims ‘Biggest Entertainment Launch’ of 2015 with $550 Million for ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III’

https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/activision-claims-biggest-entertainment-launch-of-2015-with-550-million-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-iii-1201638343/

‘Star Wars: Force Awakens’ Racks Up $50M-Plus in Advance Ticket Sales

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-force-awakens-racks-842279

Soft E-book Sales Underscore Down HBG Results

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/68630-soft-e-book-sales-contribute-to-down-hbg-usa-quarter.html

U.S. book Publishing Industry Stats From Nielsen

http://jwikert.typepad.com/the_average_joe/2015/11/us-book-publishing-industry-stats-from-nielsen.html?et_mid=797336&rid=240996315

September Bookstore Sales Up 6.7%

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/68702-september-bookstore-sales-up-6-7.html

Broadway Box Office: ‘Hamilton’ Dethrones ‘Lion King’ As Highest Grossing Show

http://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2015/11/10/broadway-box-office-hamilton-dethrones-lion-king-as-highest-grossing-show/

‘Bones’ Producer Sues Fox for “Accounting Chicanery,” Claims Top Execs “Threatened” Him

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/bones-producer-sues-fox-accounting-843854

Anne Frank’s Diary Gains ‘Co-Author’ in Copyright Move

http://www.nytimes.

Until the past few years virtual reality felt more like actual fiction, as proponents offered up underwhelming demonstrations which requiring expensive and cumbersome equipment. The days however, the ongoing work by the pioneers developing VR has transformed the technology into a viable platform for more than just the odd hardcore gamer.

As VR products and content make their way into the consumer market, it seems no industry trade show or film festival is complete without addressing the technology in some way. In fact, just last week, the Sundance Institute announced they would begin a residency program in VR and the New York Times launched their own VR initiative. We dive into the hype behind VR and try to make some sense out of what all the fuss is about.

Meanwhile, as the MPAA confirmed a new agreement for film distribution in China, and with the country on track to surpass North America as the world’s largest movie market in 2017, a number of organizations are claiming China isn’t abiding by international trade rules to which it had originally agreed.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including the nominees from this year’s European Film Awards, Showtime’s plans for the revival of “Twin Peaks” and why a number of police departments are calling for their officers to boycott Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming movie.

Spectre’ and ‘Peanuts’ Resuscitate the 2015 Box Office

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4120&p=.htm

Making A Killing! 17 Different Brands Linger On Screen in New Bond Film

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3285408/Making-killing-17-different-brands-linger-screen-new-Bond-film-Spectre-007-profits-endorsement.html

James Bond Exercises License to Shill With ‘Spectre’ Product Placement

http://www.thewrap.com/james-bond-exercises-license-to-shill-with-spectre-product-placement-wrap-trends-video/

A Look Inside Lincoln Park’s New ArcLight Movie Theater

http://www.redeyechicago.com/movies/redeye-arclight-chicago-theater-20151103-story.html

MPAA Confirms New Hollywood-China Film Distribution Agreement

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mpaa-confirms-new-hollywood-china-837645

China Is On Track To Surpass U.S. As Aorld’s Biggest Movie Market By 2017

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-china-growth-20151105-story.html

China Still Not Complying With WTO Distribution Deal, Says IFTA

https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/china-not-complying-with-wto-distribution-deal-ifta-1201636022/

European Film Awards: ‘The Lobster,’ ‘Victoria,’ ‘Youth’ Score Multiple Nominations

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/european-film-award-nominees-announced-838169

‘The Lobster’ Leads British Independent Film Awards Nominations