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CNNMoney: Dow closes above 13,000updated: Tue Feb 28 2012 16:24:00

U.S. stocks closed at multi-year highs, as investors weighed a small pullback in oil prices and improving consumer confidence against a worse-than-expected drop in durable goods orders.

CNNMoney: Stocks to advance as oil prices pauseupdated: Tue Feb 28 2012 08:46:00

U.S. stocks were poised to edge higher at Tuesday's open, tracking gains in global stock markets, as oil prices pull back following a seven-day run-up that sent crude 9% higher.

More Hollywood films set for Chinaupdated: Tue Feb 21 2012 06:50:00

In a boon for IMAX and movie-watchers in China alike, a deal struck between the United States and China last week raises the number of 3D, IMAX and similar enhanced-format movies released in China.

CNNMoney: How Shrek saved DreamWorksupdated: Mon Nov 14 2011 15:11:00

Hollywood powerhouse DreamWorks Animation pours eight-figure sums each year into software R&D and is now "as much a technology company as we are an animation company," according to CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.

Box office report: 'Puss in Boots' has $34 million debutupdated: Mon Oct 31 2011 10:17:00

The box office had to contend with the World Series, a very early snowstorm in the Northeast, and Halloween festivities across the country this weekend, but audiences still managed to make it to the movies!

Mr. Moviefone: 'Puss In Boots' charmingupdated: Mon Oct 31 2011 10:17:00

Mr. Moviefone says the 'Shrek' spin-off 'Puss In Boots' will be big with families this weekend. But skip the 3D.

CNNMoney: Netflix scores exclusive DreamWorks streaming dealupdated: Mon Sep 26 2011 13:06:00

Two of the key players in the battle for online streaming market, Netflix and Amazon, announced Monday that they've acquired new weapons for their content arsenals.

Things that go bump in the lightupdated: Sat Aug 20 2011 10:44:00

Back in 2008, while hope was still alive, I was canvassing for Barack Obama in Nevada -- in a suburban area that borders the Las Vegas Strip. At first glance, the neighborhood looked idyllic.

Is 2011 the year of the animation invasion?updated: Thu Apr 14 2011 20:45:00

He's made more money at the movies this year than Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, invading aliens and yes, even Justin Bieber. His name is Rango, a strange-looking lizard with the voice of Johnny Depp, and he's the current king of the box office.

People.com: Our Dream Cast for The Help: The Movieupdated: Tue Mar 09 2010 13:28:00

We've made our picks of actresses to play Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny. Now make yours!

Spielberg gets movie cash with India partnershipupdated: Mon Aug 17 2009 21:50:00

Financing for DreamWorks Studios' partnership with one of India's richest men was finalized Monday, giving Steven Spielberg and partner Stacey Snider money to resume making movies.

3D projects new vision for the movie industryupdated: Thu Jul 23 2009 22:37:00

It's being presented as the future of cinema and a movie-going revolution.

MLK movie in limbo as King siblings squabbleupdated: Wed May 20 2009 21:58:00

DreamWorks Studios will back out of plans to produce a movie about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. unless King's three surviving children settle their differences over the deal, the studio said Wednesday.

Cannes gets specs appeal as 3D 'Up' opens festivalupdated: Thu May 14 2009 08:45:00

Dark glasses are de rigueur on the sun-kissed French Riviera, but this year glamorous cineastes attending the opening night of Cannes were matching another kind of face wear with their tuxedoes and designer dresses.

Film piracy trial verdictupdated: Sat Apr 18 2009 20:15:00

A verdict is expected in a copyright battle between movie studios and Internet pirates. CNN's Neil Curry reports.

Verdict due in major Internet piracy caseupdated: Fri Apr 17 2009 02:52:00

The founders of a Swedish file-sharing Web site could face jail time and multimillion-dollar fines if convicted of copyright infringement.

Innovative movie technologyupdated: Sat Mar 28 2009 10:20:00

AOL's Russ Leatherman reviews the new movie 'Monsters vs. Aliens.'

Mildly cranky critic looks over weekendupdated: Sat Mar 28 2009 10:20:00

You want monsters and aliens? Hollywood has your monsters and aliens right here.

Part 2: 'Monsters vs. Aliens'updated: Sat Mar 28 2009 09:20:00

The Screening Room previews "Monsters vs. Aliens," the new 3D blockbuster from Dreamworks.

'Monsters vs. Aliens' buzz gives boost to 3D revolutionupdated: Sat Mar 28 2009 09:20:00

Editor's note: Watch The Screening Room March show at the following times: Saturday 28 March: 0730, 1800, Sunday 29 March: 0530, 1830, Monday 30 March: 0400 (all times GMT)

Review: 'Monsters' can't save itselfupdated: Fri Mar 27 2009 07:55:00

Watch out! Lock up your loved ones! Another bloated, over-produced, high-concept monstrosity has escaped from the labs at Dreamworks Animation, and it's out to devour your kids.

Disney strikes deal with DreamWorksupdated: Wed Feb 11 2009 14:10:00

Walt Disney Studios has reached a distribution deal with Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios, the companies announced Monday.

Fortune: Why Disney wants DreamWorksupdated: Mon Feb 09 2009 14:43:00

It's a no-brainer why DreamWorks wants to ally with Walt Disney.

CNNMoney: Early selloff on Wall Streetupdated: Mon Feb 09 2009 09:46:00

Stocks slipped Monday morning as investors considered the ongoing economic stimulus debate and a delay in the announcement of the bank bailout plan.

Fortune: A new No. 1 best employerupdated: Thu Jan 22 2009 12:36:00

How do you keep employees happy, even in troubled times? The companies on this year's list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For showed us that culture continues to be the most important aspect of what makes a company great. Our new No. 1, NetApp, the San Francisco-based data storage and management company that has been on the list for the past six years, continues to grow revenues while boosting employee morale -- enough to topple Google (No. 4), which held the crown for the past two years.

Film goes back to the future with 3Dupdated: Tue Jan 13 2009 11:54:00

In the future, viewing the world through rose-tinted glasses may not just be the prerogative of the naive.

Time.com: Financial Crisis Puts Squeeze on Hollywoodupdated: Thu Sep 18 2008 01:00:00

Big banks only recently got into the business of moviemaking. Now, some are bailing out

Commentary: Critics of 'Tropic Thunder' are missing the pointupdated: Wed Aug 13 2008 14:39:00

It is hard to imagine that DreamWorks and Paramount, the companies behind "Tropic Thunder," did not foresee some sort of reaction from activist groups.

Commentary: Why 'Tropic Thunder' shouldn't be seenupdated: Wed Aug 13 2008 14:35:00

I am so proud of everyone who turned out to Monday's premiere of the film "Tropic Thunder" to protest its unfortunate and humiliating portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities.

Time.com: Disability Groups Protest Tropic Thunder updated: Tue Aug 12 2008 08:00:00

Tropic Thunder is pushing the envelope too far for groups representing the mentally disabled

'Tropic Thunder'updated: Mon Aug 11 2008 15:25:00

Actor Brandon T. Jackson talks about his new movie, also starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.

'Tropic Thunder' pushes envelope and then someupdated: Mon Aug 11 2008 15:25:00

There's no question "Tropic Thunder" takes chances.

Time.com: Spielberg's Bollywood Weddingupdated: Mon Jun 23 2008 13:55:00

Is a reported deal teaming up the legendary director's Dreamworks studio with a cash-rich Indian entertainment company the wave of the future?

CNNMoney: Wall Street set for weak openupdated: Wed Jun 18 2008 08:31:00

Stock futures fell Wednesday morning, following mixed earnings news from Morgan Stanley and FedEx and ahead of a key report on crude oil inventories.

Review: 'Panda' is bear-ly goodupdated: Fri Jun 06 2008 07:50:00

Ever since Robin Williams' turn as the Genie in "Aladdin," voice artists who specialize in character work for animated movies have been sidelined by celebrities, no doubt tickled to do something they can show to their children.

Time.com: Cartoon Pandas, Animated Nightmaresupdated: Thu May 15 2008 12:00:00

Two very different animated features stake their own ground at Cannes.

Fortune: Who's cashing in on the 3-D boom?updated: Mon Apr 07 2008 06:25:00

Unless they happened to have adolescent daughters, it's unlikely that many Hollywood executives donned funny glasses the first weekend in February to catch the film debut - in glorious 3-D - of Disney's tween TV and pop star Miley Cyrus, better known to fans as Hannah Montana. But come Monday, there were high-level meetings all over town to deal with its impact. "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour" opened small, on only 683 screens. But thanks to packed theaters and premium ticket prices ($15 to $24 each), it booked $31 million. That's $45,000 per screen - a Hollywood record.

Movies in 3D: Into the next dimension...updated: Thu Jan 10 2008 10:35:00

They've been around for years -- but are 3D movies set to make a comeback? Although basic 3D technology has been around since the 1890s, the availability of 3D screens and 3D movies has been relatively limited. But now, companies such as IMAX (Canada), Dolby and REAL D (United States) are promising a renaissance of 3D films by creating viewing systems which provide flawless performances at the cinema.

Cruise, Streep and Redfordupdated: Sun Nov 11 2007 13:41:00

Robert Redford directs the political thriller ''Lions for Lambs'' starring Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep.

'Gangster' tops box officeupdated: Mon Nov 05 2007 10:13:00

A heroin pusher and a honey bee put some sting back into the movie business.

Actors silenced at Emmysupdated: Wed Sep 19 2007 06:12:00

CNN's Carol Costello reports on censorship at the Emmy Awards -- political or otherwise.

CNNMoney: Viacom preparing for Spielberg departureupdated: Wed Sep 19 2007 06:12:00

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. head Jeffrey Katzenberg said Wednesday that Viacom Inc. shouldn't be nonchalant about the possibility of losing Steven Spielberg.

CNNMoney: DreamWorks, Paramount pick HD DVDupdated: Tue Aug 21 2007 07:45:00

Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation said on Monday they will release their DVD titles exclusively on HD DVD ahead of what they say could be the biggest holiday season ever for DVDs.

CNNMoney: No fairy tale story for DreamWorksupdated: Thu May 17 2007 14:14:00

Friday marks not only the biggest day for DreamWorks Animation this year but the biggest in three years.

Business 2.0: Great Balls of Plasticupdated: Thu Mar 15 2007 12:59:00

New Zealand gave the world bungee jumping, which turned its inventor into a multimillionaire. Now the Kiwis have created another bizarre but lucrative pastime: zorbing. Participants, called zorbona...

Today's Buzz storiesupdated: Mon Feb 12 2007 15:22:00

Kylie Minogue wants her fans to leave her ex-boyfriend alone.

Fortune: Leading indicatorsupdated: Tue Nov 21 2006 12:47:00

NEWSPAPERS BY THE NUMBERS

CNNMoney: Green ogre = greenbacks for DreamWorksupdated: Mon Nov 06 2006 09:16:00

The tale of a pair of cartoon rats and their adventures in the sewers of London wasn't enough to beat out Kris Kringle and a faux Kazakh journalist at the box office this past weekend.

CNNMoney: Friday's late-moving stocksupdated: Fri Oct 27 2006 16:09:00

Here are some stocks that were moving in late trading Friday:

Fortune: Viacom's Stacey Snider Named One of FORTUNE's 50 Most Powerful Womenupdated: Thu Oct 19 2006 17:26:00

Stacey Snider, CEO, DreamWorks SKG of Viacom, ranks No. 50 on Fortune's 2006 list of 50 Most Powerful Women.

Fortune: Indra risingupdated: Thu Oct 19 2006 11:14:00

1 Indra Nooyi

Review: Nature triumphs in 'Over the Hedge'updated: Fri May 19 2006 09:53:00

Don't get me wrong, I laughed like a [insert laughing animal of choice here] throughout "Over the Hedge," the latest DreamWorks Animation project to provide career rejuvenation for famous-name actors employed to voice the neuroses of raccoons, porcupines, skunks, squirrels, possums and turtles lost in suburbia.

CNNMoney: Cartoon warsupdated: Fri Mar 03 2006 09:10:00

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Hollywood is gearing up for a major cartoon showdown.

CNNMoney: Nightmare on Wall St. for DreamWorksupdated: Wed Dec 28 2005 12:12:00

I hope that DreamWorks Animation isn't paying Shrek with stock options. Dealing with an angry ogre can't be a lot of fun.

CNNMoney: Stocks on the riseupdated: Mon Dec 12 2005 09:24:00

Stocks advanced Monday morning, as investors welcomed a proposed $30 billion merger in the oil industry and Viacom's purchase of DreamWorks, and shrugged off the latest rise in oil prices.

CNNMoney: Taking a high toneupdated: Mon Dec 12 2005 05:41:00

Stocks could get a lift Monday from some good corporate news, including labor agreements and merger talk.

Fortune: Box Office Bounce?updated: Mon Nov 14 2005 00:01:00

Can a few kid flicks salvage what has been a miserable year in the movie business? For just the second time in two decades, box office revenues are down--by about 8% through late October. But the e...

CNNMoney: NBC Universal lowers DreamWorks bidupdated: Mon Oct 17 2005 09:35:00

GE's NBC Universal unit revised its offer to independent film studio DreamWorks, lowering its bid from $1.6 billion to $1.45 billion, according to a news report published Monday.

CNNMoney: Cartoon showdownupdated: Mon Oct 10 2005 09:17:00

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Investors in Pixar and DreamWorks must feel like they've been characters in the companies' hit cartoons.

CNNMoney: Braced for what's nextupdated: Tue Sep 27 2005 05:46:00

A new drop in oil prices could give stocks a lift in early trading Tuesday.

Fortune: Does anyone think this dream still works?updated: Mon Aug 22 2005 00:01:00

THE TROUBLE WITH DREAM TEAMS IS that they aren't built to last. The 1992 USA Olympic basketball team played only eight games. Derek and the Dominos made just one album. Never mind Ben and J. Lo. Qu...

CNNMoney: GE mulls DreamWorks acquisitionupdated: Wed Jul 27 2005 06:58:00

General Electric's NBC Universal unit is in talks to possibly buy the live action part of independent studio DreamWorks, according to a published report.

CNNMoney: DreamWorks hit by SEC probeupdated: Mon Jul 11 2005 09:46:00

For at least two months now DreamWorks Animation chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg has been scratching his head over a new and worrisome question: Why isn't the most popular animation film ever released in theaters, "Shrek 2," flying off video store shelves?

CNNMoney: DVD: doom, gloom or boom?updated: Fri Jul 01 2005 09:05:00

Do two missteps make a trend?

CNNMoney: Mickey D's breaking up with Disney?updated: Mon Jun 06 2005 07:17:00

After a decade-long exclusive relationship with Disney, McDonald's is signaling it may be ready to play the field and work with other studios to develop movie-themed merchandise for its Happy Meals, according to a published report Monday.

Summer flicks to end box-office blues?updated: Thu May 19 2005 11:32:00

Summer in Hollywood usually hits in early May, when the big-budget action-adventure flicks, comedies and epics start hitting the multiplex. Between then and Labor Day weekend, the movie industry makes more than half its money.

CNNMoney: Iger answers criticsupdated: Wed May 11 2005 15:05:00

Michael Eisner, the outgoing CEO of Walt Disney Co., is known for his combative style while his hand-picked successor, Robert Iger, has been described as a consensus-builder.

A sweep for 'The Incredibles'updated: Mon Jan 31 2005 09:21:00

It was an incredible night for "The Incredibles."

CNNMoney: 'Shrek 3' delay hits DreamWorksupdated: Wed Dec 08 2004 18:35:00

The lovable ogre Shrek delivered better-than-expected profits to DreamWorks Animation SKG in its first quarter as a public company, but the studio's announcement that his next film will be delayed sent the stock tumbling.

CNNMoney: Mr. Incredible versus Shrekupdated: Thu Nov 04 2004 11:01:00

Movie buffs flocking to "The Incredibles" will see a story of an overweight ex-superhero living in suburbia and newly unemployed when he secretly returns to his crime-fighting life and uncovers a sinister plot.

CNNMoney: NBC said pulling 'Father of the Pride'updated: Wed Nov 03 2004 09:51:00

NBC is preparing to put its new animated television show "Father of the Pride" on ice, according to a published report.

CNNMoney: DreamWorks: Risky businessupdated: Mon Nov 01 2004 17:06:00

"You oughta be in pictures!" The come-on works for starlets and silver-screen dreamers, but how about investors?

CNNMoney: Dreamy start for DreamWorksupdated: Thu Oct 28 2004 10:13:00

Shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG rocketed 39 percent to $39 in their first morning of trade Thursday. By midday, shares had eased a bit but still traded 34 percent higher.

CNNMoney: The animation flood: Too much Shrek?updated: Thu Oct 28 2004 09:12:00

Weeks or months from now, there is a good chance that DreamWorks Animation's decision to go public Thursday will look not only smart, but pure genius.

CNNMoney: Oiling a rally?updated: Thu Oct 28 2004 05:37:00

A continued retreat in oil prices could extend this week's stock market rally when trading begins Thursday.

CNNMoney: DreamWorks IPO flies highupdated: Wed Oct 27 2004 10:22:00

Move over Nemo. A great white shark named Lino and his vegetarian son Lenny just gave investors another option.

CNNMoney: A shark bite for DreamWorks?updated: Thu Sep 30 2004 11:37:00

Are a great white shark named Lino and his vegetarian son Lenny about to take a bite out of DreamWorks' stock market dreams?

HK firm banks on DreamWorks hitupdated: Sun Aug 15 2004 23:06:00

Jaws dropped when Francis Kao, fresh out of college, persuaded his father to transform the family's highly profitable business making plastic Christmas trees into a digital animation house.

Fortune: The Dream Team Cashes Inupdated: Mon Aug 09 2004 00:01:00

On the heels of Shrek 2's success ($425 million in ticket sales), DreamWorks Studios is gearing up for the $650 million IPO of its animation division. But is it the end of the celebrated partnershi...

'Shrek 2' shakes up box officeupdated: Sun May 23 2004 14:23:00

"Shrek 2," a cartoon revolving around a green ogre and his princess bride, trampled even the most optimistic forecasts as it set several new opening records at the weekend box office and kick-started the lucrative summer moviegoing season into high gear.

CNNMoney: 'Shrek 2' - can the ogre sell the stock?updated: Tue May 18 2004 12:27:00

Some see "Shrek 2" as this summer's "Finding Nemo."

Fortune: Cartoons Get Oldupdated: Mon May 26 2003 00:01:00

Coming soon to a TV near you: toons aimed at adults. Networks have been emboldened by Adult Swim evenings on the Cartoon Network (which, like FORTUNE's publisher, is owned by AOL Time Warner); its ...

Fortune: Playlistupdated: Mon Oct 16 2000 00:01:00

Almost Famous Soundtrack DreamWorks Cameron Crowe's autobiographical flick about his years as a teen rock reporter in the '70s trots out a Bic-flicking mix of earphone-friendly numbers by the Who, ...

Fortune: Ash's Sophomore Slumpupdated: Mon Oct 11 1999 00:01:00

Ash Nu-Clear Sounds (DreamWorks Records)

Fortune: "DEARLY BELOVED, VALUED CUSTOMERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA..."updated: Mon Nov 24 1997 00:01:00

Every October, movie theater owners convene in Atlantic City to schmooze with the major studios and be plied with meals and gifts. At this year's convention, freebies included a Flubber T-shirt fro...

Fortune: SHEINBERG'S LAST TAKE AT MCA?updated: Mon May 15 1995 00:01:00

"As long as I am treated nicely, and I can be of some help, I'll be only too pleased to do anything I can, anytime," says MCA President Sidney J. Sheinberg. Had he been able to get that message thr...

Fortune: ANALYZING THE DREAM WANT TO INVEST IN DREAMWORKS SKG, THE ENTERTAINMENT MEGA-VENTURE BEING CREATED BY STEVEN updated: Mon Apr 17 1995 00:01:00

The combination of Spielberg, Katzenberg, and Geffen might well be the greatest collection of talent since Jordan, Johnson, and Bird hit the hardwood together in the 1992 Olympics, but investors in...

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