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News: Colleague recalls journalist Anthony Shadid's last moments Rush Limbaugh loses another sponsor over Sandra Fluke remarks Ron Paul sets Los Angeles fund-raiser Animated "Lorax" leads box office with big debut Rush Limbaugh loses another sponsor over Sandra Fluke remarks President Obama supplants NYT editor as Barnard speaker Oscars wins boost "Artist," "Separation," "Undefeated" Ralph McQuarrie, "Star Wars" designer, dead at 82 George Clooney, Brad Pitt star in gay marriage play, "8" Paulson, Rabe, Peters returning to "American Horror Story" GLAAD rips actor Kirk Cameron for remarks on homosexuality Art world does makeover of American dream Kardashians named in $5 million QuickTrim lawsuit Whitney Houston death jokes spark changes at radio station Harvey Weinstein to receive the Legion d'Honneur Cruise industry woes not affecting Disney, CEO says "Game Change" depicts a devoted yet unhinged Sarah Palin Scarlett Johansson to play Janet Leigh in "Making of Psycho" "Awake" gives NBC boost, "American Idol" wins night Three mull first U.S. lawsuits against Murdoch: source Hindus protest bin Laden film shoot in north India UK chooses crooner Humperdinck as Eurovision entrant Winehouse charity sets up performing scholarship Artists Gilbert & George debut new work in Hong Kong Rolling Stones to issue 50th anniversary photo book Internet TV firm Aereo says sued by U.S. broadcasters Murdoch-sparked media inquiry recommends new Australian watchdog Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart dead at 43 Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart dead at 43 Chris Brown brings "Fortune" to fans in May UK media inquiry preparing to call Rupert Murdoch Tim and Eric's "Billion Dollar Movie" worth about 15 cents Harvey Weinstein blasts French politician over film comment Teen got 165,000 signatures protesting "Bully" rating Country's Craig Morgan finds balance in new album Disney defends Iger role, pay Fox tops TV ratings with 'Idol,' 'Modern Family' closes in Redbox and Universal extend rental deal through 2014 "Awake" Is the Best New Show of the Season Eddie Izzard, Liam Neeson join NY Amnesty benefit lineup Colleague recalls journalist Anthony Shadid's last moments Sun,4 Mar 2012 05:58 PM PST Reuters - In his last moments, New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid knew that he faced danger from the horses that would lead him back to safety from Syria, over the border with Turkey. But he had little choice but to press on. "He will get through this as he did on the much more strenuous hike in, I thought," wrote Shadid's colleague Tyler Hicks in a front-page story in the New York Times on Sunday. ... Full Story Top Rush Limbaugh loses another sponsor over Sandra Fluke remarks Sun,4 Mar 2012 05:01 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - Online florist ProFlowers said Sunday it had suspended advertising on Rush Limbaugh's radio program because his comments about Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke "went beyond political discourse to a personal attack and do not reflect our values as a company." ProFlowers posted the comment Sunday on its Facebook page. That's the seventh advertiser to pull its ads from the conservative talk show host's program in the wake of comments he made about law student Fluke, who testified about birth control policy. ... Full Story Top Ron Paul sets Los Angeles fund-raiser Sun,4 Mar 2012 05:01 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - Presidential candidate Ron Paul will make a fund-raising pitch to Republicans and backers on Tuesday, March 20, in Los Angeles, TheWrap has learned. The $2,500-per plate dinner will take place at the Los Angeles home of Mark Spitznagel, the co-founder and chief investment officer of hedge fund Universa Investments. Leading Republican candidate Mitt Romney will follow with his own L.A. fund-raiser on March 27. Romney took in an estimated $1 million at a Beverly Hills fund-raiser in December. ... Full Story Top Animated "Lorax" leads box office with big debut Sun,4 Mar 2012 03:20 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A big-screen version of classic Dr. Seuss children's book "The Lorax" rang up a massive $70.7 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, the biggest movie debut so far this year. The popularity of the 3D animated "Lorax" far exceeded industry forecasts and helped lift total box-office receipts ahead of last year for the ninth weekend in a row. Danny DeVito provides the voice of the small orange Lorax who guards the trees in the film based on Seuss' 1971 book about preserving the environment. ... Full Story Top Rush Limbaugh loses another sponsor over Sandra Fluke remarks Sun,4 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - Online florist ProFlowers said Sunday it had suspended advertising on Rush Limbaugh's radio program because his comments about Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke "went beyond political discourse to a personal attack and do not reflect our values as a company." ProFlowers posted the comment Sunday on its Facebook page. That's the seventh advertiser to pull its ads from the conservative talk show host's program in the wake of comments he made about law student Fluke, who testified about birth control policy. ... Full Story Top President Obama supplants NYT editor as Barnard speaker Sun,4 Mar 2012 03:12 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - New York Times, move aside for the President of the United States. President Barack Obama has supplanted Times editor Jill Abramson as Barnard College's commencement speaker this year, per an announcement on Barnard's website. "This is an extraordinary honor for Barnard and we are thrilled to welcome President Obama for this important moment in the lives of our graduates and their families," Barnard President Deborah L. Spar said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Oscars wins boost "Artist," "Separation," "Undefeated" Sun,4 Mar 2012 02:34 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - A week after taking home the gold, a handful of Oscar-winning movies are raking in the green. "The Artist," which won five Academy Awards, including best picture, last Sunday, grossed $3.9 million -- more than 10 percent of its domestic total so far -- this weekend. That was enough to make the mostly silent, black-and-white film the No. 10 movie in America. The movie was No. 11 on Super Bowl weekend, but this is its first appearance in the top 10. ... Full Story Top Ralph McQuarrie, "Star Wars" designer, dead at 82 Sun,4 Mar 2012 12:53 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - Ralph McQuarrie, whose conceptual designs were behind the "Star Wars" characters Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO, has died at the age of 82. Director George Lucas credited McQuarrie for bringing his vision for "Star Wars" to the big screen. Lucas called him a visionary artist and a humble man. "Ralph McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision Star Wars," Lucas said in a statement. "His genial contribution, in the form of unequaled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of the cast and crew of the original Star Wars trilogy. ... Full Story Top George Clooney, Brad Pitt star in gay marriage play, "8" Sun,4 Mar 2012 12:52 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - On one side, in the all-star play "8," which was live-streamed from Los Angeles Saturday night, you had George Clooney and Martin Sheen in the heroic roles of the pro-gay-marriage attorneys ... not to mention Brad Pitt as a judge so sympathetic to the cause, he might as well have been starring in a buddy picture with the aforementioned leading men. On the other side, portraying a noted anti-gay-marriage advocate, you had Jane Lynch at her scenery-chewing best; think Sue Sylvester with a very specific reason for hating musicals. Then there was John C. ... Full Story Top Paulson, Rabe, Peters returning to "American Horror Story" Sun,4 Mar 2012 10:54 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - "American Horror Story" Season 2 is shaping up to be quite the reunion. Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe will be returning for the Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk horror drama, it was announced at the show's PaleyFest panel in Beverly Hills (and reported on the series' Twitter account) Friday night. Peters, Paulson and Rabe join previously announced returning cast members Jessica Lange and Zachary Quinto. Peters played Tate Langdon, Rabe played Nora Montgomery, and Paulson played Billie Dean Howard on the first season of the FX series. ... Full Story Top GLAAD rips actor Kirk Cameron for remarks on homosexuality Sun,4 Mar 2012 10:53 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - Former "Growing Pains" star Kirk Cameron's negative comments on homosexuality and gay marriage, made Friday on CNN's "Pier Morgan Tonight," have drawn a rapid response from GLAAD. Cameron said he thought homosexuality was "unnatural." "I think that it's detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization," the actor told Morgan. Cameron, who is an evangelical Christian, also spoke out against gay marriage. "Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. ... Full Story Top Art world does makeover of American dream Sun,4 Mar 2012 09:23 AM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - There is no easy fix to the foreclosure crisis in the U.S., but the art world is offering one possible remedy. A new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York looks at five U.S. towns hit hard by foreclosures and asked a group of the nation's best architects, urban planners, ecologists, engineers and landscape designers to come up with ideas for reimagining the way towns might look in the future and the way people might live in them. The exhibit, "Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream," comes up with some provocative ideas such as closing off most of the roads in Orange, ... Full Story Top Kardashians named in $5 million QuickTrim lawsuit Fri,2 Mar 2012 06:08 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and two of her sisters have been slapped with a $5 million lawsuit alleging they and the makers of QuickTrim diet pills falsely touted the product's effectiveness for losing weight. The proposed class action lawsuit takes aim at the sisters' endorsement deal with the weight loss company. It was filed on Thursday in federal court in New York on behalf of four plaintiffs who used the product. ... Full Story Top Whitney Houston death jokes spark changes at radio station Fri,2 Mar 2012 05:26 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Whitney Houston's death -- or rather, the crude comments made about Whitney Houston's death by on-air personalities John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou -- have prompted a number of changes at Los Angeles radio station KFI AM 640. In a memo "to the Los Angeles Community" issued Thursday, the radio station noted that it has enacted new policies -- and will continue to enact new policies following public criticism over the comments. ... Full Story Top Harvey Weinstein to receive the Legion d'Honneur Fri,2 Mar 2012 05:26 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After helping to turn Frenchmen Jean Dujardin and Michel Hazanavicius into Oscar winners last weekend for their work in "The Artist," Harvey Weinstein will receive one of the country's highest honors. The Weinstein Company co-chairman will receive the 2012 Légion d'Honneur, after being personally nominated by President Nicolas Sarkozy. He will receive the award in a ceremony to take place in Paris. Weinstein will enter the Légion d'Honneur with the grade of "Chevalier. ... Full Story Top Cruise industry woes not affecting Disney, CEO says Fri,2 Mar 2012 12:51 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - As Disney prepares to launch its fourth cruise ship following several recent disasters that have rocked the industry, and other cruise lines jump to slash fares, the company's chief executive officer never considered cutting rates for passengers on its new Disney Fantasy ship, scheduled to sail on March 31. "The opportunity we see isn't in grabbing market share by pricing. We have a brand that means quality and service for family entertainment," Chief Executive Bob Iger said from a Disney Fantasy stateroom an hour before its March 1 christening in New York City. ... Full Story Top "Game Change" depicts a devoted yet unhinged Sarah Palin Fri,2 Mar 2012 12:33 PM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is one thing the new HBO movie "Game Change" won't alter after it airs on television in one week: Sarah Palin still will be loved by many Republican conservatives and loathed by liberal Democrats. In the controversial new TV movie that aims at a behind-the-scenes portrait of the former vice presidential candidate, Julianne Moore portrays Sarah Palin as a devoted Republican who lacks basic knowledge of world affairs and careens out of control. ... Full Story Top Scarlett Johansson to play Janet Leigh in "Making of Psycho" Fri,2 Mar 2012 12:26 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 2 (TheWrap.com) - Scarlet Johansson is checking into the Bates Motel. "The Avengers" star will play Janet Leigh in "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho," a spokesman for the actress confirmed to TheWrap. In a boon to the hormonal hordes, that means that the star will be re-enacting Leigh's famous shower scene. It also may require lathering up with chocolate syrup, which was used in the original black-and-white film to simulate blood. Anthony Hopkins has been tapped to play Hitchcock and Helen Mirren will play the director's wife, Alma. ... Full Story Top "Awake" gives NBC boost, "American Idol" wins night Fri,2 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 2 (TheWrap.com) - "American Idol" received a boost and scored an easy win for Fox on a repeat-heavy Thursday night, while NBC's new drama "Awake" premiered soft but still yielded the network's best numbers in its timeslot in nearly a year, according to preliminary numbers. "Idol," on Fox from 8 to 10 p.m., was up 18 percent in the adults 18-49 demographic versus last week, taking a 5.3/15 in the demo. The episode, which saw the Top 13 finalists chosen, was also up in total viewership, climbing 17 percent to 18.3 million total viewers. ... Full Story Top Three mull first U.S. lawsuits against Murdoch: source Fri,2 Mar 2012 11:09 AM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Three people who believe they were targeted by a private investigator working for Rupert Murdoch's News of the World while they were in the United States are considering suing his company in U.S. courts, a source close to the case said. The lawsuits would be the first litigation filed against Murdoch's News Corp empire in the United States and could mark a significant escalation in a scandal that has already shaken Britain's media and political establishment. ... Full Story Top Hindus protest bin Laden film shoot in north India Fri,2 Mar 2012 07:24 AM PST Reuters - CHANDIGARH, India (Reuters) - Hindu radicals in India protested on Friday against the shooting of a film by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow on the hunt for Osama bin Laden on the grounds that the film-makers were portraying Pakistan on Indian soil. Bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States was killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan in May last year. The film-makers, denied permission to film in Pakistan, converted parts of the Indian city of Chandigarh to look like the Pakistani city of Lahore. ... Full Story Top UK chooses crooner Humperdinck as Eurovision entrant Fri,2 Mar 2012 06:00 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British septuagenarian crooner Engelbert Humperdinck will represent the United Kingdom at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, according to the BBC, which chooses the country's contestants. The 75-year-old singer, best known for his 1967 hit "Release Me," will be hoping to reverse a slump in fortunes for British acts at the annual sing-off. "It's an absolute honor to be representing my country for this year's Eurovision Song Contest," the singer told the BBC. "When the BBC approached me, it just felt right for me to be a part of an institution like Eurovision. ... Full Story Top Winehouse charity sets up performing scholarship Fri,2 Mar 2012 05:12 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The Amy Winehouse Foundation, set up after the British singer's death last year aged 27, will fund a scholarship at the theatre school where her voice was first nurtured. Winehouse was 13 when Sylvia Young of the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London auditioned her and was "blown away" by her version of "On the Sunny Side of the Street." Amy's father Mitch said the scholarship would be awarded to a child who otherwise could not afford to attend, in keeping with the foundation's aim of helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. ... Full Story Top Artists Gilbert & George debut new work in Hong Kong Fri,2 Mar 2012 04:07 AM PST Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Death, hope, life, fear, sex, money, race and religion through Britain's tabloid headlines is the subject of the latest art exhibition from British art duo Gilbert and George, premiering in Hong Kong. The immaculately dressed Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore, who met at art school in London in the late 1960s and still live, work and eat all their meals together every day, are among Britain's best known artists. They married in 2008. ... Full Story Top Rolling Stones to issue 50th anniversary photo book Fri,2 Mar 2012 03:15 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Fifty years to the day after the Rolling Stones first took to the stage, the veteran rockers will publish a photographic record of their rise to fame and lasting success. "The Rolling Stones: 50" will hit the shelves on July 12, the date in 1962 when the band debuted at the Marquee Club in London's Oxford Street. The book, published by Thames & Hudson in Britain, is part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for one of rock and roll's biggest acts, but what fans are calling for most is another world tour. ... Full Story Top Internet TV firm Aereo says sued by U.S. broadcasters Fri,2 Mar 2012 12:01 AM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Aereo Inc, which is scheduled to roll out its new online TV service, said late on Thursday a group of broadcasters have filed two separate federal lawsuits against the company, citing likely violation of copyright laws. Aereo said in a blog post the broadcasters have maintained that the company will infringe their copyrights by enabling consumers to access broadcast television via a remote antenna and digital video recorder. ... Full Story Top Murdoch-sparked media inquiry recommends new Australian watchdog Thu,1 Mar 2012 10:51 PM PST Reuters - CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian inquiry sparked by concerns about journalistic practices at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Friday recommended a new government-funded body to set and enforce standards across the country's tightly owned media. Murdoch's local arm News Ltd immediately rejected the recommendation for a "News Media Council" which could force media to uphold journalistic ethics and issue an apology, correction or retraction, or grant a person right of reply. ... Full Story Top Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart dead at 43 Thu,1 Mar 2012 04:45 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, an influential voice in Republican circles known for his online media attacks on liberals, died unexpectedly of natural causes in Los Angeles early on Thursday, his family said. He was 43. Breitbart, the founder of a news website named after himself, was walking late on Wednesday near his Los Angeles home when he collapsed, said his father-in-law, actor Orson Bean. "He collapsed on the sidewalk and the paramedics were there very quickly and they couldn't revive him," Bean told Reuters in a phone interview. ... Full Story Top Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart dead at 43 Thu,1 Mar 2012 03:00 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, an influential voice in U.S. Republican politics known for his attacks on liberals and Democrats, died unexpectedly of natural causes in Los Angeles early on Thursday, his family said. He was 43. Breitbart was walking last night near his Los Angeles home when he collapsed, said his father-in-law, actor Orson Bean. "He collapsed on the sidewalk and the paramedics were there very quickly and they couldn't revive him," Bean told Reuters in a phone interview. ... Full Story Top Chris Brown brings "Fortune" to fans in May Thu,1 Mar 2012 02:29 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown will release his fifth studio album titled "Fortune" in May, record label RCA said on Thursday, following on from Brown's recent Grammy comeback performance and award win. "I hope this album shows growth and positivity to all my fans and will inspire them to live life to the fullest!!!" Brown posted on his Twitter this week about the upcoming May 8 album release. "Fortune" will follow on from Brown's fourth album "F.A.M.E," which was released in March 2011, debuted at No. ... Full Story Top UK media inquiry preparing to call Rupert Murdoch Thu,1 Mar 2012 01:07 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The judicial inquiry into alleged media abuses is preparing to summon British newspaper owners, including Rupert Murdoch, to give public testimony in late April or early May, according to sources close to the inquiry. One of the sources said that some of the proprietors to be called to testify have been notified of the intentions of the judge leading the inquiry, but did not know if Murdoch had yet been notified. ... Full Story Top Tim and Eric's "Billion Dollar Movie" worth about 15 cents Thu,1 Mar 2012 12:53 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - What's funny to one person is just a prolonged poop joke to another person. Not that there's anything wrong with scatological humor. "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" is full of it. Literally. The film, already available free on cable and opening theatrically on Friday, is going to appeal to a very limited audience. But for those on its wavelength -- I'm guessing mostly men, mostly younger -- it hits all of their requisite stations of the comedy cross. Joke about masturbation? Check. ... Full Story Top Harvey Weinstein blasts French politician over film comment Thu,1 Mar 2012 12:53 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Harvey Weinstein just got a little touchy over comments made about his company's film "The Intouchables." Weinstein lashed out at Jean-Marie Le Pen, the former president of France's right-wing National Front party, over statements that Le Pen recently made on France 3's "National French Journal," calling his statements "repulsive" and "bigoted." "It's not a surprise to hear such an intolerant statement from the man who founded and was president of the extreme-right, xenophobic, racist National Front party," Weinstein said. ... Full Story Top Teen got 165,000 signatures protesting "Bully" rating Thu,1 Mar 2012 12:29 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 1 (TheWrap.com) - Katy Butler, a 17-year-old Michigan high school student who has rallied 165,000 people against the MPAA's decision to give the documentary "Bully" an R rating, has some advice for the ratings board: Get some better rules. "They really need to think their ratings through a little more," she told TheWrap Wednesday. On Sunday, Butler launched a campaign on the website change.org to have the MPAA rate the documentary PG-13, rather than R. She wants the rating changed so that people younger than 17 can see the film -- and so that it can be screened in schools. ... Full Story Top Country's Craig Morgan finds balance in new album Thu,1 Mar 2012 12:17 PM PST Reuters - NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - When Craig Morgan found out that actress Angie Harmon of "Rizzoli & Isles" was a fan of his music, he asked if she would like to be a co-star in his video for "This Ole Boy." To his delight, she agreed. "I remember her being hot when she was on 'Law & Order,'" the singer says, laughing as he talked to Reuters about the new album and video. He went on to explain how the two connected. "We had this mutual friend and they were talking about country music and she said she loved my music. She told him to tell me if I ever needed somebody in a video she'd love to do it. ... Full Story Top Disney defends Iger role, pay Thu,1 Mar 2012 11:12 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co defended its executive structure and pay on Thursday after the company said a shareholder governance group objected to Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger's compensation and added role of chairman. Disney, in filings with U.S. securities regulators, said a report by Institutional Shareholder Services was "deeply flawed and out of touch with shareholder interests." The giant entertainment and media company said in October that Iger would remain CEO through March 2015 and take on the added role of chairman at the company's annual meeting this month. ... Full Story Top Fox tops TV ratings with 'Idol,' 'Modern Family' closes in Thu,1 Mar 2012 10:54 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox handily won the night with "American Idol," but ABC's "Modern Family" narrowed the ratings gap with "Idol" for its closest-ever finish with the singing competition, according to preliminary numbers. Fox came in first in both ratings and total viewership, with "Idol" from 8 to 10 p.m. posting a 4.9 rating/13 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, a 4 percent dip from last Wednesday. The show drew 17 million total viewers, a 6 percent boost from last week, which easily made it the night's most-watched program. ... Full Story Top Redbox and Universal extend rental deal through 2014 Thu,1 Mar 2012 10:54 AM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Redbox and Universal have reached an agreement that will keep the studio's films in its kiosks through August 2014. As part of the pact, Redbox will rent films 28 days after their home-entertainment release. The contract avoids the type of brinksmanship that has characterized the kiosk operator's dealings with Warner Bros. Warner Bros. announced earlier this year that it will stop selling its DVDs and Blu-rays directly to Redbox because the company refused to extend its release window to 56 days after films hit store shelves. Redbox can still buy Warner Bros. ... Full Story Top "Awake" Is the Best New Show of the Season Thu,1 Mar 2012 10:01 AM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "Awake" is the best new show of the season. It isn't perfect. The NBC drama, debuting tonight, will confuse and perhaps occasionally bore you. But despite the most complicated narrative since ABC's "Lost" kept skipping through time, "Awake" makes a fast, emotional connection that gives viewers an almost immediate stake in the lives of its compelling characters. The basic setup is this: LAPD Det. Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) is in a horrible car accident with his wife and son. It breaks his life in two. ... Full Story Top Eddie Izzard, Liam Neeson join NY Amnesty benefit lineup Thu,1 Mar 2012 08:57 AM PST Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - British stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard and actor Liam Neeson have joined the final lineup for Sunday's one-night benefit show, the Secret Policeman's Ball, to be staged for the first time in New York at Radio City Music Hall. Also joining the usually British-based music and comedy festival is actor Tim Roth and British comedians Matt Berry and Jimmy Carr. Among American comedians are "Saturday Night Live" cast member Bobby Moynihan, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah ,as well as "Entourage" actor Rex Lee. ... Full Story Top

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