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Agutter to appear in Landis movie
Actress Jenny Agutter reveals she has a role in the new John Landis grave-robber movie Burke and Hare.
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Bollywood star takes up 'vogging'
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he will take up "vogging" or vocal blogging to reach out to his fans.
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Liberty's Malone Ready to Break With Overture Films
By Sharon Waxman EXCLUSIVE
The future of independent distributor Overture Films hangs in the balance as corporate parent Liberty Media led by billionaire John Malone seeks to rid itself of the unit, according to individuals knowledgeable ...
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White House celebrates music that fueled the civil rights era
An all-star lineup of musical artists of all genres braved a snowy night to perform civil right-era music for the president and ...
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AFTRA the deal of choice
TV News: TV producers shun SAG -- AFTRA has clearly become the deal of choice this pilot season, as producers shun SAG -- which once dominated primetime.
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Off-Broadway puppets for adults
Legit News: Henson improv 'Unstrung' set for Union Square -- Puppet improv offering "Stuffed and Unstrung," an adult-oriented comedy show from Henson Alternative, will play a 10-week run this spring at Off Broadway's Union Square Theater.
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Goodman sets 2010-11 sked
Legit News: Season includes new plays by Ruhl, Taylor, Bradshaw -- World premieres from Sarah Ruhl, Regina Taylor and Thomas Bradshaw, plus a reimagining by Mary Zimmerman of "Candide" are among highlights of the 2010-11 season at Chicago's Goodman ...
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'Stuffed' sets Off Broadway dates
Legit News: Henson Alternative show to play ten-week run -- Puppet improv offering "Stuffed and Unstrung," an adult-oriented comedy show from Henson Alternative, will play a ten-week run this spring at Off Broadway's Union Square Theater.
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Freetime Machos
Film Reviews: Pic is an affectionate sendup of stoic northern Finnish manhood.
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'Princess' goes Roadside
Film News: Historical Hawaiian film to be released in theaters in spring -- Roadside Attractions has nabbed U.S. distribution rights to the historical biopic "Princess Kaiulani," starring Q'orianka Kilcher.
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Survivors
TV Reviews: Post-apocalyptic visions have been all the rage of late, but BBC America's "Survivors" finds a sweet spot in the midst of such mayhem -- it's not terrific but proves eminently watchable in an extremely commercial, popcorn-movie kind of ...
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Comcast ups marketing trio
Los Angeles: Department under goes restructuring -- Comcast Entertainment has given expanded roles to three marketing execs as part of a departmental restructuring.
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'I Love New York 2' contestant Jamal Trulove convicted of murder
A San Francisco jury has found a former reality TV show contestant guilty of killing a man in 2007.
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Vfx artist plight at issue
Technology News: Blog posting highlights low pay rates, grinding workload -- Though the WGA strike and the dramas among SAG and AFTRA leadership found their way into mainstream media, post-production labor issues rarely enter the consumer press.
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Hollywood Sign Getting Covered to Raise $6M
By Brent Lang If the rain that blanketed Los Angeles for much of Tuesday ever stops, the iconic Hollywood sign stands to get a lot less visible.
The Trust for Public Land, a land conservation group, is scheduled to mask the Tinseltown ...
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R
Film Reviews: As inventors know, good ideas sometimes surface simultaneously in multiple places, and the first to get the patent wins.
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Vespa
Film Reviews: Deceptively simple tale is saved by straightforward helming and the thesps' naturalistic perfs.
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Provincetown fest takes on Wharf
Gotham: Festival invests $650,000 in renovation -- The Provincetown Film Festival has announced a $650,000 capital campaign to purchase and renovate the Whalers Wharf Cinema.
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Vital Signs (Les Signes vitaux)
Film Reviews: Ultra-serious tone sinks Sophie Deraspe's pic under its own gravitas.
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'Maurice Sendak' to Oscilloscope
Gotham: Co. nabs N. American rights to film -- Adam Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to "Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak."
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NBC eyes Paul Reiser pilot
TV News: Network close to ordering single-camera comedy from WB TV -- NBC is close to sealing a pilot order for a comedy from "Mad About You" alum Paul Reiser and Warner Bros. TV.
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Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
Legit Reviews: Christopher Durang, master of neurotic urban self-involvement, brings his A game and A+ notion of citizenship.
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Happy Now?
Legit Reviews: It's always a joy to watch other people's marriages crash and burn.
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Are You Smarter Than a Gossip Columnist? Reality Lush Edition
Any guesses as to which reality-star boozer was quite the embarrassment in Miami over the weekend? When asked at a party by a reporter what she had been up to lately, the eloquent gal said...
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'Imaginocean' hits Off Broadway in March
Legit News: 'Avenue Q' star Tartaglia pens the book -- John Tartaglia has a new puppet show in town, with the tuner "Imaginocean" getting an Off Broadway run next month.
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Food crusader to reveal secret wish
Moments after marine explorer Sylvia Earle finished her passionate plea to preserve vast stretches of the world's oceans at last year's TED conference, a foundation executive walked up to her and pledged a million dollars for the cause.
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Sal Nunziato: Nick Curran's "Reform School Girl" : Early Candidate For Best Record of 2010
Yeah, I know it's only February, but I'm surrendering. Next week, Nick Curran & The Lowlifes will be releasing their new record, "Reform School Girl," and I'm going all in. This IS, and will continue to be, the best record of 2010.
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Muppets Take On 'Dust in the Wind'
By Wrap Staff Another Muppets music video hits the web. After covering "Bohemian Rhapsody," the ditzy puppets (specifically Beaker) offer their take on another seventies rock classic - Kansas' "Dust in the Wind." See if it ...
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Nancy Kerrigan's Dad's Death Ruled a Homicide
Nancy Kerrigan not only has to deal with the tragic death of her father, but the former Olympic star now faces the prospect of her brother being charged with murder.
The...
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'Lost' star Daniel Dae Kim cast in 'Hawaii 5-0'
Lost star Daniel Dae Kim is the first actor cast for the remake of the hit cop series Hawaii Five-0.
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Einsatzgruppen: The Death Brigades (Einsatzgruppen, les commandos de la mort)
Film Reviews: The harrowing two-part, three-hour docu "Einsatzgruppen: The Death Brigades" exhaustively chronicles the lethal work of an SS band charged with exterminating Jews in Russia and the Baltic states before the establishment of the death ...
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Louis Gossett Jr.: I Have Cancer
Some sad news from an Oscar-winning actor.
Louis Gossett Jr., who took home the golden prize in 1982 for An Officer and a Gentleman, announced today that he's been diagnosed with...
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Death of Kerrigan's father ruled a homicide
The medical examiner has ruled that the death of Daniel Kerrigan, the father of skater Nancy Kerrigan, was a homicide, the Middlesex, Massachusetts, district attorney's office said Tuesday.
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Black Eyed Peas Settlement a Real Perez Dispenser
Did they meet him halfway? We may never know.
The slur-happy Perez Hilton has settled his civil suit against the Black Eyed Peas' punch-happy tour manager, Liborio Molina. The terms...
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Google Unveils Its Own Social Network, Buzz
By Dylan Stableford Google unveiled its latest product on Tuesday – Google Buzz – the search giant’s broad swipe at creating a social network to rival Facebook.
The Gmail application – available to people with Gmail ...
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Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Fighting Early Stages of Cancer
'An Officer and a Gentleman' actor Louis Gossett Jr. has announced that he's battling the early stages of prostate cancer and is undergoing intensive treatments.
The Oscar Award winner spoke of his condition, “I count this diagnosis among ...
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ABC Sees the Light, Orders More 'Dark'
By Josef Adalian It's lights on for "Dating in the Dark."
ABC has just greenlit six more episodes of the fun summer reality series, a network spokesperson told TheWrap Tuesday. The show revolves around contestants who first meet each ...
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Guggenheim builds 'House' at Universal
Film News: Scott Stuber to produce thriller -- David Guggenheim has set up his "Safe House" at Universal Pictures.
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Google unveils social network
Technology News: 'Google Buzz' feature to compete with Facebook -- Google is making it easier to socialize on its e-mail service. It's unveiling a new "Google Buzz" feature that sets up a face-off with Facebook.
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Eisner taps Ryan O'Hara for Topps post
TV News: Former TV Guide president named head of baseball card co. -- Former TV Guide Network prexy Ryan O'Hara has been tapped as topper of Topps Co., maker of baseball cards and confections.
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Sebbe
Film Reviews: A sensitive teenage loner contends with bullies at school and abuse from his stressed-out single mom.
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Miyoko (Miyoko asagaya kibun)
Film Reviews: Life and obsessions of cult manga artist Shin'ichi Abe fuel Yoshifumi Tsubota's dissatisfying pic.
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Tick, Tock: Time's Running Out for '24'
By Josef Adalian Time may be running out for Fox's "24" -- but the series could live on via another network or a feature film.
That's the word from Entertainment Weekly and Variety, which Monday night reported that the film and TV ...
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La Toya Jackson: 'You haven't heard the end'
HTV cameras are on the move with La Toya Jackson , who reacts to the charges against Dr. Conrad Murray in relation to her late brother Michael .
As she's leaving the valet at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, she rolls down her window ...
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Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Ajami
An Oscar nominee as best foreign-language film, Israel's Ajami is a reminder that things can always - always - be worse.
Set in the predominantly-Arab neighborhood of Tel Aviv known as Ajami, the film looks at the lives of an intersecting group ...
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'Burma VJ' wins Mumbai prize
International News: 'August 17' nabs Golden Conch for docu -- Anders Ostergaard's "Burma VJ -- Reporting from a Closed Country" won best film at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival of Documentary, Animation and Short Films, which wrapped Tuesday.
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San Sebastian to honor Don Siegel
International News: Festival prepares complete retrospective -- Action pic maestro Don Siegel will be honored with a retrospective at this September's 58th San Sebastian Film Festival.
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Liberty opens $3 billion warchest
International News: Chief says target is Central, Eastern Europe -- Liberty Global, the international cable giant controlled by John Malone, is ready to dip into a $3 billion warchest to strengthen its operations in Europe, according to its chief ...
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