The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: SUNDANCE 2013: WHAT'S BEHIND THE 7-FIGURE SPENDING $9.75 million for "The Way, Way Back," $4 million for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "Don Jon's Addiction," documentary prices are soaring -- why this year's deals are breaking records. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-2013-don-jons-addiction-414675?AP WHY THE MEDIA IS NO LONGER AFRAID OF SCIENTOLOGY (ANALYSIS) THR's Kim Masters, in the wake of Lawrence Wright's best-selling exposé "Going Clear," writes of her own experiences covering the Church and how the Internet and Tom Cruise have helped thaw a chill on investigative reporting. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-cruise-scientology-why-media-414256?AP HOLLYWOOD CASHES IN ON THE LANCE ARMSTRONG DRAMA Movies, TV deals and books will test the post-Oprah-confession market. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-cashes-lance-armstrong-drama-414504?AP WHO'S PUTTING ACADEMY SCREENERS ONLINE? Studios and indie distributors weigh investigating one guild member who's under suspicion. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-2013-whos-putting-academy-414505?AP SXSW REJECTED LINDSAY LOHAN'S 'CANYONS' OVER 'QUALITY ISSUES' A festival insider tells THR the Paul Schrader-directed thriller has "an ugliness and a deadness to it." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sxsw-lindsay-lohans-canyons-rejected-414498?AP THR COVER: HOLLYWOOD'S 25 TOP POWER LUNCH RESTAURANTS More than 100 elite industry insiders, from executives to CEOs, weighed in on THR's inaugural ranking -- was it The Polo Lounge, e. baldi or Soho House that grabbed the top spot? http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywoods-25-top-power-lunch-414541?AP Continued... |