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Taylor Swift and MJ Take Top Awards at AMAs

 

Published 7 hours ago by Sharon Waxman at The Wrap RSS

By Wrap Staff Michael Jackson, post-mortem, took home top awards at the 37th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, as did Taylor Swift, who won five awards including Artist of the Year. Michael Jackson, who died at age 50 this fall just ...

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Jackson 'Moonwalk' Glove Sells for $350K at Auction

 

Published 11 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By Reuters   Michael Jackson's famous white glove sold for $350,000 at a memorabilia auction, soaring far past pre-sale estimates, while a black jacket he wore during a 1989 world tour fetched $225,000. The Jackson memorabilia was the ...

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Microsoft, News Corp in Talks to Pull Content from Google

 

Published 12 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By the Financial Times   Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company’s being paid to “de-index” its news websites from Google, setting the scene for a search engine ...

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Michael Jackson's Doctor Returning to Work

 

Published 13 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By the Associated Press Michael Jackson's former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop singer's death, his lawyer said Sunday. Dr. Conrad Murray is set to resume office hours ...

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Seven Bulls Escape From Set of Cruise, Diaz film

 

Published 13 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By the Associated Press Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring  Tom Cruise and  Cameron Diaz  broke free in  Spain  and slightly injured two people. Cruise and Diaz were not at Sunday's rehearsal. ...

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'Twilight' Sequel a Big, Bad B.O. Wolf Abroad: $118.1M

 

Published 13 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By Wrap Staff “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” rose to No. 1 at the international box office this weekend with $118.1 million, outpacing Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic “2012,” which held strong with $100.5 million in ...

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David Frost to Take International Emmy Awards Honor

 

Published 14 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By the Associated Press British TV personality  David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual  International Emmy Awards  for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering  political satire  on ...

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DGA Board Member Kim Kurumada Dies

 

Published 16 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By the Hollywood Reporter Kim Kurumada, a longtime DGA board member who received the guild's Frank Capra Achievement Award in January, died Thursday of esophageal cancer in Northridge, Calif. He was 64. Kurumada worked as an assistant director ...

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'Avatar' to Run 2.5 Hours

 

Published 16 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By the Hollywood Reporter How long is it? That is the question about James Cameron's "Avatar," the science-fiction epic opening Dec. 18 that has been hotly debated for months, with rampant speculation that it would run over three ...

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Vivendi Holding up Comcast Deal?

 

Published 16 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By Variety Vivendi's impasse with General Electric over the value of NBC Universal may be holding up Comcast's bid to take over the peacock. Vivendi retained a 20 percent stake in Universal Studios after selling the majority to GE in 2004. The ...

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'High School Musical' Heads to China

 

Published 17 hours ago by Josh Dickey at The Wrap RSS

By Variety Disney is raising the stakes in its penetration of the potentially enormous mainland Chinese market with a local adaptation of its "High School Musical" franchise, which has just started production. Co-production partners ...

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Monster Smash: $140.7M Opening for 'New Moon'

 

Published 19 hours ago by Daniel Frankel at The Wrap RSS

By Daniel Frankel Everybody knew it would be big, but the opening of Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight” sequel, “New Moon,” ended up being much bigger than even the wildest pre-release expectations. The film about ...

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Good Morning, Oscar: November 22

 

Published 19 hours ago by Steve Pond at The Wrap RSS

By Steve Pond In this weekend’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, the documentaries cause more controversy and the white noise gets louder and louder. Anne Thompson and Kris Tapley do their weekly “Oscar ...

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Biggest Day Ever: $72.7M Friday for 'New Moon'

 

Published 43 hours ago by Daniel Frankel at The Wrap RSS

By Daniel Frankel Sexy brooding teenagers absolutely ruled the domestic box office Friday, with Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight Saga: New Moon” opening to a record single-day total of $72.7 million at 4,024 theaters, according ...

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Previewing Oscar's Animated Shorts

 

Published 2 days ago by Steve Pond at The Wrap RSS

By Steve Pond The problem with the Oscar short film categories used to be that it was impossible to see most of the films, so they were just titles on a piece of paper, tie-breakers in Oscar pools that often as not simply revealed who made the best ...

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Dobbs in 2012?

 

Published 2 days ago by Brent Lang at The Wrap RSS

By Reuters A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate. "Right now ...

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Elba Joins 'Thor'

 

Published 2 days ago by Brent Lang at The Wrap RSS

By the Hollywood Reporter Idris Elba has joined the cast of "Thor," Marvel Studios' film centering on the Norse god of thunder. Chris Hemsworth will star as Thor; Tom Hiddleston will play Loki, and Natalie Portman is the love ...

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10 Things I Learned This Week

 

Published 2 days ago by Lew Harris at The Wrap RSS

By Michael Adams 1. Sam's Boots Were Made for Walking With just a month to go until “Avatar” makes him one of the biggest -- and bluest -- stars in the movie world, Sam Worthington's having himself a fun victory tour of his native ...

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SAG Probing Motion Capture Work

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By Variety With motion capture becoming increasingly popular production technique, the Screen Actors Guild is investigating how actors perform the work -- a signal the issue may emerge as a factor in next year's contract negotiations. The ...

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Bill Moyers Announces Retirement From Weekly TV

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By New York Times Bill Moyers said he is retiring from weekly television and will end his PBS public affairs show “Bill Moyers Journal” on April 30. That date will also be the last for “Now on PBS,” which has been ...

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U.K.'s Channel 4 Signs YouTube Deal

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By Variety Channel 4 became the world's first broadcaster to sign a long-form content deal with Google-owned website YouTube. Beginning next year, U.K. Web surfers will be able to watch full-length TV shows for free. YouTube last week unveiled ...

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Pixar, Nick Park on Animated Shortlist

 

Published 2 days ago by Steve Pond at The Wrap RSS

By Steve Pond Another day, another Oscar shortlist. This time it's the animated-short category, where 10 contenders have been chosen out of a field of 37 qualifying shorts.  (That's low, by the category's usual standards.)    ...

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Brett Ratner Re-Editing Bollywood Film

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By the Hollywood Reporter Brett Ratner is re-editing an English-language version of Reliance Big Pictures and Rakesh Roshan's "Kites," which will be released internationally in both Hindi and English. In India it will play only in ...

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Sony Plans New Online Store

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By CNET Sony is planning a new online store a la Apple's iTunes, but with a few twists. The new service, called Sony Online Service for now, was announced at a strategy meeting in Tokyo on Thursday. It will hawk music, movies, books, and other ...

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Sigourney Weaver: Cameron Spent Responsibly on 'Avatar'

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By New York Sigourney Weaver says she loved her "surly character" in James Cameron's upcoming "Avatar," reportedly one of the most expensive movies ever made. Asked whether she could "see and feel" where the money ...

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New 'Princess' a Royal Sensation for Disney

 

Published 2 days ago by Brent Lang at The Wrap RSS

By Variety Disney already has a new star on its hands with Princess Tiana. "The Princess and the Frog," in which she's featured, doesn't bow until Dec. 11, but merchandise for the Disney toon is outselling other Disney ...

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TLC Orders 'Mall Cops' Series

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By Lisa Horowitz If you liked "Paul Blart, Mall Cop," TLC has a show for you. The cable network said Friday that it has started production on 12 half-hour episodes of new series "Mall Cops: Mall of America." TLC ...

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Academy: 'Tyson' Extortion Charge Is False

 

Published 2 days ago by Steve Pond at The Wrap RSS

By Steve Pond So much for that “extortion” plot that director James Toback said kept his film “Tyson” off the Oscar shortlist. In Friday’s New York Times, the director charged that during the voting process for the ...

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'Project Runway' Ends Season on High Note

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By Lisa Horowitz Thursday night's season-six finale of "Project Runway" was the highest-rated episode of the season among key demos, Lifetime Television said. In its first season on Lifetime after five on Bravo, "Runway" is ...

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Tim Russert Exhibit at the Newseum Just Plain Creepy

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By Dylan Stableford I’m going to reserve my final judgment until I see it in person. But, from afar, this new exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. – in which the late Tim Russert’s office at NBC is recreated exactly the way ...

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Pamm Fair to Leave SAG Position Dec. 31

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By Wrap Staff Screen Actors Guild deputy national executive director Pamm Fair is resigning her position effective Dec. 31. No immediate replacement was named. Fair, who joined the SAG staff in 2002, will remain with SAG through the end of ...

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Oprah's Network Sets Yet Another Launch Date

 

Published 2 days ago by Lew Harris at The Wrap RSS

By Daniel Frankel  A day after setting an end date to her landmark syndicated daytime show, Oprah Winfrey set a new launch target for the new cable channel she’s launching in partnership with Discovery Communications: January 2011. ...

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Palin Boosts Ratings for Oprah, Hannity

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By Dylan Stableford Quick update to this post. Sarah Palin’s Wednesday appearance on Sean Hannity’s show was his second highest-rated this year, according to Nielsen Media Research. The Fox News host pulled in more than 4 million ...

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IFC, Netflix Partner for Streaming Deal

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By Wrap Staff IFC Entertainment announced a partnership with Netflix that gives the online movie rental service U.S. rights to 53 unique IFC titles. Under the agreement, announced Friday, select titles from IFC Entertainment's library of ...

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Miley Cyrus Racial Insult Suit Tossed

 

Published 2 days ago by Steven Mikulan at The Wrap RSS

By Steven Mikulan Superior Court Judge Ronald Sohigian Friday tossed out a civil suit filed against Miley Cyrus that accused the teen singer of delivering a racial insult.   Last February a photo appeared on the internet of Cyrus slanting her ...

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River Road Lands $65 Million Credit Facility

 

Published 2 days ago by Lisa Horowitz at The Wrap RSS

By Wrap Staff River Road Pictures said Friday it has entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility that provides for up to a total commitment amount of $65 million. Union Bank arranged the transaction. RRP is a wholly owned ...

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Big Comcast Deal...With TV Guide

 

Published 2 days ago by Brent Lang at The Wrap RSS

By Brent Lang Big Comcast news. No, not that news. But while the rest of the world waits for white smoke to bellow out of 30 Rock's chimney, signaling a union between the cable titan and NBC Universal, Comcast announced the extension of an ...

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Hoffman Out of 'Little Fockers'?

 

Published 2 days ago by Brent Lang at The Wrap RSS

By Entertainment Weekly Those of you looking forward to seeing Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand reunite as Bernie and Roz Focker, you may have to just rent Meet the Fockers again. It’s looking like Hoffman isn’t returning to the ...

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'Avatar' Launches Augmented Reality

 

Published 2 days ago by Brent Lang at The Wrap RSS

By Variety If you haven't heard of augmented reality, you will soon, thanks to "Avatar." The technology launches movable 3D images or games on computer screens when an item is held up to a webcam. James Cameron's sci-fi flick will ...

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Oprah's Announcement: 'I Love It Enough to Know When It's Time to Say Good-Bye'

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By Dylan Stableford Oprah made the big announcement at the end of her show today. Here are the comments Tim Bennett, the president of Harpo Productions, said yesterday would "mark an historic TV moment that we will all be talking about for ...

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Good Morning, Oscar: November 20

 

Published 2 days ago by Steve Pond at The Wrap RSS

By Steve Pond In this morning’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, “Tyson” strikes back, things fall apart, and Nic Cage gets weird. When I said yesterday that the omissions in this year’s ...

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A Ho-Hum Last Night on the Runway

 

Published 2 days ago by Lew Harris at The Wrap RSS

By Jennifer Kelly If a network acquires a show that was taped almost a year ago and it airs the finale, did the season ever really happen? I just couldn’t get fully invested in “Project Runway” this time around, and I blame the ...

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James Toback Says 'Extortion' Led to Oscar Snub

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By the New York Times “Tyson,” a critically acclaimed movie about the boxer Mike Tyson, was not among 15 feature documentaries that qualified on Wednesday for possible Oscar nominations, and James Toback, the filmmaker behind it, is ...

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Diddy's 40th Birthday Party: No Red Carpet, Just Chaos

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By Showbiz411 Sean “P. Diddy” Combs threw a party last night at the Plaza Hotel and everyone came. And no one could get in. A black tie birthday fete for 40 year-old Combs was set for 9 p.m. in the Plaza’s main ballroom. But ...

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Spielberg, King Team on 'Dome'

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By Variety It's a potent combination: Steven + Stephen. Steven Spielberg and Stephen King are joining forces to develop a limited series based on King's just-released supernatural thriller "Under the Dome." DreamWorks TV has optioned ...

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Chris Brown Receives 'Extremely Favorable' Report From Judge

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By Associated Press Chris Brown has received an "extremely favorable" report from probation officials overseeing his felony assault case, a judge said Thursday. Brown appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom to offer a judge his first ...

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Uma Thurman to Star Opposite Robert Pattinson

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By the Hollywood Reporter Uma Thurman soon will making time with Rob Pattinson. The actress has signed to star opposite the "Twilight" star in an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story "Bel Ami." Kristin Scott ...

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Sam Worthington Attached to 'Crime'

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By Variety Sam Worthington is heading back to the future again. The "Avatar" star, who recently toplined "Terminator Salvation," is attached to star in yet another sci-fier: "The Last Days of American Crime."  ...

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Sam Shepard to Star in Epix Pilot

 

Published 2 days ago by Dylan Stableford at The Wrap RSS

By the Hollywood Reporter In its first casting, Epix has tapped Sam Shepard to star in its inaugural pilot, "Tough Trade," an indication that the fledging multiplatform entertainment service will be pursuing established talent for its ...

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Brace Yourself for 'Jackass 3-D'

 

Published 3 days ago by Brent Lang at The Wrap RSS

By Cinematical The Paramount slate for 2010 in our inbox happens to list a "Jackass 3-D," with a release date to be determined. Johnny Knoxville and company don't seem too busy of late, and even with the eye-popping added dimension, ...

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