Entertainment & Arts
In a long-expected move that could lead to other high-level changes in Hollywood, Mark Canton has resigned as executive vice president of worldwide movie production at Warner Bros.
Sept. 6, 1991
Warner Bros. will formally consider releasing production chief Mark Canton from his contract to pursue another job, sources close to the talks said Friday.
Aug. 3, 1991
Movies
While mingling at the premiere of mega-hit “Men in Black,” Sony Pictures chief John Calley had a ready quip for why the studio he’s headed for just eight months is on such a roll at the box office.
July 11, 1997
Mario Cantone, from ‘Sex and the City,’ sharpens his claws in a one-man Broadway show, skewering A- and B-list celebrities.
Dec. 15, 2004
Sony Pictures movie chief Mark Canton, whose studio has been plagued by a long string of box-office flops that include “Multiplicity” and “The Fan,” is expected to be replaced soon, possibly within weeks, according to sources close to the company and the executive.
Sept. 11, 1996
It’s a scene straight out of “The Player,” director Robert Altman’s blistering satire on Hollywood.
Oct. 8, 1992
World & Nation
Early this month, the Canton Evening News called for a ban on late-night disco dancing and other forms of “capitalist dissipative night life” in this city.
Oct. 27, 1985
At first blush, Warner Bros.
June 12, 1986
Columbia Pictures Denies Canton Talks: The entertainment concern described as “meaningless speculation” reports that it was courting Warner Bros. production chief Mark Canton, whose contract with Warner has about 16 months left.
Aug. 5, 1991
Mike Medavoy seemed to have had a relatively good 1993, while Mark Canton, by any measure, had an awful year.
Jan. 12, 1994