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Today's Entertainment News: NBR names `Up in the Air' best film of the year Source: Stephanopoulos offered `GMA' job 'Monk' star Shalhoub calls finale very satisfying Uchitel lawyer cancels news conference Universal Studios unfazed by Comcast deal Walters spotlights year's Most Fascinating People "Entourage" movie being considered "Entourage" movie being considered University turns iPhones into musical instruments Comcast lands NBC in deal that reshapes media Alfred Molina Stars in Donmar Warehouse's Premiere of John Logan's 'Red' Usain Bolt gathers stars for charity Flying High with George Clooney at the "Up in the Air" Premiere 'Lieutenant' producers reload Lethem's "Gun" NBR names `Up in the Air' best film of the year Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:53 pm PST AP - "Up in the Air" was named best picture from the National Board of Review and won a total of four awards. Full Story Top Source: Stephanopoulos offered `GMA' job Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:53 pm PST AP - An executive with knowledge of the negotiations says ABC News has offered George Stephanopoulos (STEFF'-uh-nop-oh-luss) the job of "Good Morning America" co-anchor, although ABC's political expert hasn't said he will take it. Full Story Top 'Monk' star Shalhoub calls finale very satisfying Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:30 pm PST AP - The final episode of "Monk" has some heavy lifting to do: Resolve Monk's poisoning and whether he survives, uncover his wife's killer or, just maybe, reveal whether Trudy really is alive after all. Full Story Top Uchitel lawyer cancels news conference Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:30 pm PST AP - A lawyer for a New York woman who has denied having an affair with Tiger Woods has canceled a news conference that had been scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles. Full Story Top Universal Studios unfazed by Comcast deal Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:58 pm PST AP - Almost everywhere you look at Universal Studios Hollywood, there are signs flaunting the 5-year-old marriage of NBC and Universal. Full Story Top Walters spotlights year's Most Fascinating People Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:53 am PST AP - Barbara Walters thinks this year's roster of fascinating people is a little edgier, more current and less obvious than usual. Full Story Top "Entourage" movie being considered Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:33 pm PST Reuters - Two more seasons of HBO's "Entourage" and then a movie? Full Story Top "Entourage" movie being considered Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:33 pm PST Reuters - Two more seasons of HBO's "Entourage" and then a movie? Full Story Top University turns iPhones into musical instruments Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:54 pm PST Reuters - Welcome to an orchestra of the 21st century. iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at an American university. Full Story Top Comcast lands NBC in deal that reshapes media Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:50 pm PST Reuters - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how television shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home. Full Story Top Alfred Molina Stars in Donmar Warehouse's Premiere of John Logan's 'Red' Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:51 pm PST Playbill - The world premiere of John Logan's Red begins performances Dec. 3, prior to an official opening on Dec. 8, for a run to Feb. 6, 2010. Alfred Molina returns to the London stage for the first time since 1992 to play artist Mark Rothko, with Eddie Redmayne as his assistant, in director Michael Grandage's production. Full Story Top Usain Bolt gathers stars for charity Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:08 pm PST AFP - International singer The Dream and Ludacris will be the headline performers at Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt's 9.58 SuperParty to benefit charity this weekend. Full Story Top Flying High with George Clooney at the "Up in the Air" Premiere Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:08 pm PST Fashion Wire Daily - The Oscar buzz was "Up in the Air" on Monday night, Nov. 30, as George Clooney led the high-flying audience at the premiere of his latest film. Already being carried on a cloud of hot buzz in Hollywood, "Up in the Air" is Jason Reitman's latest film, following his much-applauded "Juno," and he was one excited guy as the crowd jammed the Mann Village theater in Westwood. Full Story Top 'Lieutenant' producers reload Lethem's "Gun" Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:32 pm PST Reuters - Novelist Jonathan Lethem's "Gun, With Occasional Music" is being loaded once again. Full Story Top

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