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Sony Announcement Causes .07% Stock Drop Story by David Clark The past few months have seen Sony Pictures Entertainment in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A recent hacking scandal that followed the release of The Interview has caused speculation within the industry regarding the company’s integrity and long term viability. Sony Pictures Entertainment is a mogul in the film industry and anything that significantly impacts Sony could affect the rest of the industry. From out of Sony’s many plans to right the ship and please investors through restructuring comes todays latest news, Amy Pascal has tendered her resignation. One of the most revered female executives in the industry, Amy Pascal held the position of co-chairwoman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and chairwoman of Sony’s motion picture group. Pascal has been in the center of the Sony hacking scandal. Activists targeted Sony due to the release of confidential emails from her containing remarks pert...

Does its release on Netflix change anything for Sony Pictures? Story by Matt Cummings Perhaps the most significant entertainment story of 2014 was one of its last: the decision by Sony Pictures to cancel the release of the comedy The Interview . This sparked a wave of controversy that hit social media like a 50' wave of guffaws and stunned reactions from people like Director Michael Moore to Actor Patton Oswalt. And although the film eventually saw theatrical release and did well in the VOD market, no one expected to see it on Netflix for at least a couple of months. That changed today when Variety and other outlets today reported that Netflix had agreed to stream the film with Seth Rogen and James Franco beginning January 24th. Sure, it's already made about $6m (at the time of this posting) from 581 theatrical locations, but its VOD went off the scale to the tune of $40m. The Netflix news answers one question: would Sony seek a Netflix release, just to squeeze...

The final push in 2014 for Oscars nominations and our hard-earned dollars is upon us - welcome to our December On the Radar Preview! November 2014 was filled with tasty movie goodness, offering solid Oscar candidates with a collection of enjoyable animated fare. From Penguins of Madagascar to Big Hero 6 , November began and ended with some of the best the genre had to offer. Even the live-action sequel The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 delivered on many levels. The only stinker was the disappointing Dumb and Dumber To (but don't tell our writer Brandon Wolfe we said that). But now, it's on to December and the final push towards Oscar season, with Hollywood not sure if they'll beat 2013, but happily relieved that Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America: The Winter Solider saved them from a potentially disastrous year. But unlike previous months - especially August and September - our worry this month lies in the sheer number of quality releases:...