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News: Acclaimed screenwriter Nora Ephron dead at 71 Justin Bieber "Believe" scores year's biggest debut so far Factbox: Key facts about filmmaker Nora Ephron Duplass brothers explain their early VOD release The Gotham Observer sheds light on "Dark Knight Rises" Magic Johnson plays for keeps in business Court says actor Hayden Christensen can sue USA Network Maroon 5, Adam Levine get "Overexposed" on new album British Queen, ex-IRA chief to seal end to conflict "General Hospital" to get new timeslot in September 5 box office lessons from mid-summer 2012 Motown Sound set for Broadway musical Appeasing investors, Murdoch moves to split empire Rielle Hunter says she has split with John Edwards "The Avengers" hits $600 million at U.S. box office Sheen winks at bad boy past in "Anger Management" World's most valuable movie poster could sell for $1 million Astin, Eaton, Hollingsworth to star in "Cabin Fever" reboot Hayden Christensen scores partial victory in lawsuit BAFTA trims voting procedure, moves nominations up a week Venezuelan tribe angry at "sacred" stone in Berlin Dodd: WIPO is 21st century's first "substantive" IP treaty Univision, Latin Recording Academy sign deal for Latin Grammys Madison Square Garden Company buys Forum in Inglewood, California Charlie Sheen drinking again Judge: Case on Stallone's "Expendables" expendable Rapper 50 Cent injured in car accident Teen violin star is Venezuela's youngest conductor Spice Girls in raucous reunion to promote musical Famous Leonardo self portrait in critical condition Amazon's LoveFilm, taking on Netflix, adds Fox in Britain Analysis: Bumper English TV deal to curb La Liga change Soderbergh says tired of making "important movies" Broadcaster M6 says French ad market suffering Michael Jackson's convicted doctor wishes he testified: lawyers Freeze-frame: Cinema Antarctic breaks the ice for polar scientists Uggie the dog plants paw prints in Hollywood "The Newsroom": Sorkin borrows a bit from... Sorkin Cher planning Broadway musical about her life TV's Alex Trebek "up and about" after heart attack Acclaimed screenwriter Nora Ephron dead at 71 Tue,26 Jun 2012 09:01 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron, known for romantic comedies "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle," as well as books and essays, has died in New York after battling leukemia. She was 71. Ephron, who had suffered from acute myeloid leukemia, died on Tuesday evening at New York's Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center surrounded by her family, they said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Justin Bieber "Believe" scores year's biggest debut so far Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:08 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian pop star Justin Bieber notched the year's biggest debut so far as his latest album, "Believe," sold 374,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan on Tuesday. "Believe" will secure the 18-year-old singer his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 when the chart is officially published on Wednesday. It follows 2009's "My World," and 2011's "Never Say Never: The Remixes," and his holiday set, "Under The Mistletoe." The new album knocked off last week's chart-topper, "Looking 4 Myself," by Bieber's mentor Usher. ... Full Story Top Factbox: Key facts about filmmaker Nora Ephron Tue,26 Jun 2012 06:15 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Writer and director Nora Ephron died on Tuesday in New York at the age of 71, succumbing to leukemia. Following are some key facts about her. * Ephron directed, produced or wrote more than 15 Hollywood movies, including romantic comedy classics "When Harry Met Sally", "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail". * She helped turn actress Meg Ryan into a worldwide star, and often worked with Meryl Streep. * Ephron was married three times and turned her second divorce - from former Washington Post journalist Carl Bernstein - into the book and 1986 film "Heartburn". ... Full Story Top Duplass brothers explain their early VOD release Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Unlike many filmmakers, Mark and Jay Duplass, those seemingly ubiquitous "mumblecore" mavens, are not precious about the theatrical experience. They have no problem if someone watches one of their low-budget exercises in comedic awkwardness on a smartphone or laptop. "What's important to us is that as many people see the film as possible," Jay Duplass told TheWrap. "We're not Terrence Malick making 'Days of Heaven.'" "Our films are about the faces and about the close-ups," Mark Duplass added. "Would we rather someone watch it in the theater? Yes. ... Full Story Top The Gotham Observer sheds light on "Dark Knight Rises" Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:44 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Gotham Observer's made-up headlines are making headlines. Three pages of the fictional newspaper from "The Dark Knight Rises" were released as part of the viral marketing campaign for the expected blockbuster, which Warner Bros. is releasing on July 20. Boldfaced letters sweep across page one announce the revelry planned for Harvey Dent Day, a city-wide holiday commemorating Gotham's fallen district attorney. Meanwhile, a spike in burglaries-- anyone ready to fire up the old Batman spotlight? - plague the city. ... Full Story Top Magic Johnson plays for keeps in business Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sixteen years after the last jump shot of his Hall of Fame basketball career, Earvin "Magic" Johnson is playing on a new court as a media mogul. He says he's chasing the successful career of Robert Johnson, the legendary founder of Black Entertainment Television and one-time owner of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats. ... Full Story Top Court says actor Hayden Christensen can sue USA Network Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The actor Hayden Christensen, known for his starring role in the Star Wars movies, can pursue a lawsuit charging that USA Network improperly used his ideas for its own television show, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling revives a lawsuit brought by Christensen, his brother Tove and Forest Park Pictures in which they claim the network must pay them because it developed a series similar to one the plaintiffs pitched to USA in 2005. The Forest Park series, billed as a "comedic drama," was called "Housecall. ... Full Story Top Maroon 5, Adam Levine get "Overexposed" on new album Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine may have charmed TV viewers as a judge on NBC's hit singing competition "The Voice," but music critics have given mixed reviews to the band's latest album "Overexposed," out on Tuesday. The album is the fourth studio effort from the Los Angeles quintet led by Levine, who shot to fame in 2002 with singles "This Love," and "She Will Be Loved," from its debut album "Songs About Jane." "Overexposed" sees the band moving away from the alternative rock that influenced their previous records, and embracing pop music whole-heartedly. ... Full Story Top British Queen, ex-IRA chief to seal end to conflict Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - BELFAST (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth is to shake the hand of a once-feared commander of the Irish Republican Army on Wednesday to draw a line under one of Europe's bitterest conflicts, which cost the lives of thousands of soldiers and civilians, including her cousin. The meeting with Martin McGuinness in a Belfast theatre, 14 years after the Irish Republican Army (IRA) ended its war against Britain's claim to Northern Ireland, will be the final major handshake in a peace process whose success has been studied around the world. ... Full Story Top "General Hospital" to get new timeslot in September Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Move over, "General Hospital"; Katie Couric is coming to town. The long-running soap opera is being shifted from its timeslot on September 10, to make room for Katie Couric's upcoming daytime talk show "Katie." Starting on September 10, "General Hospital" will air at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT/CT, with "Katie" airing in many markets in the 3 p.m. timeslot. On the plus side, "General Hospital" fans will be able to get their daily dose of Port Charles intrigue an hour earlier. ... Full Story Top 5 box office lessons from mid-summer 2012 Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:07 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Avengers" shattered records while "Battleship" sank in spectacular fashion. Family films "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" and "Brave" are thriving. What a strange trip it has been to the mid-point of the movie business' most profitable season. "The money comes in waves," Patrick Corcoran, director of media and research at the National Association of Theater Owners, told TheWrap. "The first weeks we were way up, the next we were down, then we were way up and then down again. It's the quirks of the product. ... Full Story Top Motown Sound set for Broadway musical Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Motown Sound is making its way to Broadway next year in a show based on the life of hit maker Berry Gordy, producers announced on Tuesday. "Motown the Musical" will feature songs made famous by Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson Five and other artists who found fame in the 1960s and 1970s with the Detroit-based record label founded by Gordy. Motown and the Motown Sound grew out of rhythm and blues and soul music and became pop as the record label's stars cranked out hits. ... Full Story Top Appeasing investors, Murdoch moves to split empire Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:42 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp took a major step in satisfying shareholders' concerns for a more growth-focused business with a plan to separate its publishing and entertainment assets, but an uncertain management structure for the two proposed companies raises new questions about a succession plan at the family-controlled media empire. Shareholders have been pressing News Corp to get rid of its troubled newspapers business after a phone hacking scandal tainted its British newspapers and forced the company to drop its proposed acquisition of pay-TV group BSkyB. ... Full Story Top Rielle Hunter says she has split with John Edwards Tue,26 Jun 2012 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rielle Hunter, the woman who had an affair with former U.S. Senator John Edwards during his U.S. presidential bid, said on Tuesday that she was no longer in a relationship with him. In an interview to promote her tell-all memoir, Hunter, 48, told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she and Edwards had split, but would continue to see each other as they share parenting duties of their now 4-year-old daughter, Frances Quinn Hunter. "We are a family, but as of the end of last week, John Edwards and I are no longer a couple," Hunter told the morning program. "Not at all. ... Full Story Top "The Avengers" hits $600 million at U.S. box office Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Disney and Marvel's "The Avengers" will cross $600 million at the domestic box office Tuesday. It's the third movie to reach that threshold. 2009's "Avatar" is tops at $761 million and 1997's "Titanic" is No. 2 with $659 million. The superhero mash-up has been breaking records all summer, beginning with its $207 million opening weekend back in May, the best ever. It was also the fastest film to $200 million (3 days), $300 million (9 days), $400 million (14 days) and $500 million (23 days). It also owns the marks for the best Saturday ($69. ... Full Story Top Sheen winks at bad boy past in "Anger Management" Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The first episode of Charlie Sheen's new comedy "Anger Management" opens with the actor hitting a punching bag and shouting: "You can't fire me. I quit!" It ends with his character jumping into bed with a hot chick. That behavior may look and sound like the character on his old TV show, hit comedy "Two And a Half Men," as well as the real-life Sheen. But the Hollywood bad boy who was fired from "Men" last year in a public dispute with its makers, insists that "Anger Management," which debuts on the FX network on Thursday, is different. ... Full Story Top World's most valuable movie poster could sell for $1 million Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:07 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The film was silent, but the poster roared. When German artist Heinz Schulz-Neudamm created a poster for the Fritz Lang's 1927 German science-fiction dystopian "Metropolis," he probably didn't imagine it would fetch a record $690,000 nearly a century later. The poster's selling price in 2005 is still a record. And it's slated to set a new one. Earlier this year the illustration, with its jagged lettering, stoic skyscrapers and blank-faced femme-robot has been appraised at $250,000 in a bankruptcy filing by owner Kenneth Schacter, a collector. ... Full Story Top Astin, Eaton, Hollingsworth to star in "Cabin Fever" reboot Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Sean Astin will star in Indomina's "Cabin Fever: Patient Zero," a reboot of Eli Roth's 2002 horror film. Brando Eaton and Ben Hollingsworth have also joined the cast of the film, which begins with a bachelor party cruise running aground on an island contaminated by flesh-eating bacteria. "With Sean, we wanted an actor with gravity who is also popular with the fanboy fan-base," producer Evan Astrowsky said in a statement. "Coupling Sean with fresh faces like Ben and Brando gives 'Cabin Fever' the pedigree of cast we've always desired. ... Full Story Top Hayden Christensen scores partial victory in lawsuit Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Universal Television must have been left smarting a bit over the USA series "Royal Pains" on Tuesday morning. Hayden Christensen's production company, Forest Park Pictures, scored a partial victory in its lawsuit over "Royal Pains" on Tuesday, as an appeals court vacated an earlier decision granting Universal's motion to dismiss the lawsuit. ... Full Story Top BAFTA trims voting procedure, moves nominations up a week Tue,26 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has changed and streamlined its voting procedures, trimming what was a three-round process down to two rounds and moving its nomination announcement a week earlier than usual. The changes, which were announced by BAFTA in London on Tuesday, eliminate the "longlist" phase of voting for the Orange British Academy Film Awards. ... Full Story Top Venezuelan tribe angry at "sacred" stone in Berlin Tue,26 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld's sculptures in a Berlin park were meant to promote world peace, but the 79-year-old German now finds himself at war with a Venezuelan tribe which accuses him of stealing a sacred pink stone known to them as "Grandmother". The Venezuelan government is championing the Pemon Indians of the "Gran Sabana" region by demanding the return of the polished stone from Berlin's Tiergarten park - putting the German government in something of a dilemma. ... Full Story Top Dodd: WIPO is 21st century's first "substantive" IP treaty Tue,26 Jun 2012 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Chris Dodd hailed the singing of the World Intellectual Property Organization treaty Tuesday as an important step in protecting copyrights for performers and artists as international markets become increasingly important to the entertainment business. The Motion Picture Association of America chairman said that the pact represents the first "substantive" intellectual property treaty of the 21st century. ... Full Story Top Univision, Latin Recording Academy sign deal for Latin Grammys Tue,26 Jun 2012 10:55 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Univision and the Latin Recording Academy signed a six-year deal to renew the Spanish-language broadcaster's rights to air the annual Latin Grammy Awards through 2018. In an exclusive statement to TheWrap, the companies announced the renewed partnership ahead of the awards show, in its 13th year, which is scheduled for November 15 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. "We are very pleased to continue our longstanding partnership with our friends at Univision," Gabriel Abaroa Jr., president and CEO of the Latin Recording Academy, said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Madison Square Garden Company buys Forum in Inglewood, California Tue,26 Jun 2012 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Madison Square Garden Company said Tuesday that it purchased the Forum in Inglewood, California for $23.5 million. The stadium was the former home of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Kings, but is currently owned by the Faithful Central Bible Church. The Lakers and the Kings left the stadium in 1999 and relocated to the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. In its heyday, the Forum hosted rock acts like Led Zepplin, The Jackson 5, Barbra Streisand, Jethro Tull and Elvis Presley. ... Full Story Top Charlie Sheen drinking again Tue,26 Jun 2012 10:30 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Charlie Sheen says he's drinking again, a year after his alcohol and drug abuse were factors in his firing from "Two and a Half Men." The actor, who has been through several stints in rehab, talked about using alcohol in a "Good Morning America" interview with Elizabeth Vargas to promote his new FX show, "Anger Management." In Sheen's termination letter from "Two and a Half Men" last year, lawyers for Warner Bros. TV said Sheen's "drug and alcohol abuse was not only affecting his ability to work on the show, but endangering his life. ... Full Story Top Judge: Case on Stallone's "Expendables" expendable Tue,26 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Sylvester Stallone has knocked out a lawsuit by an author who accused the actor of copying his screenplay to make his popular 2010 movie "The Expendables." U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed last October by Marcus Webb, who had called the movie's screenplay "strikingly similar and in some places identical" to his own work, "The Cordoba Caper." Rakoff said he will explain the reasoning behind his decision "in due course. ... Full Story Top Rapper 50 Cent injured in car accident Tue,26 Jun 2012 10:02 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has been released from a hospital after suffering minor injuries when his SUV was involved in a traffic accident early Tuesday morning in New York, according to Jackson's publicist. Jackson's bullet-proof SUV was rear-ended by a Mack truck on the Long Island Expressway in New York City, according to the rapper's website thisis50.com. Jackson, widely known by his stage name 50 Cent, was taken to New York Hospital Queens where he was treated for minor neck and back injuries. ... Full Story Top Teen violin star is Venezuela's youngest conductor Tue,26 Jun 2012 09:39 AM PDT Reuters - MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (Reuters) - At 2 years old, he was given his first musical instrument: a "cuatro," or small four-string guitar. At 8, he cried with emotion at a brass band concert. Now, at just 14, Jose Angel Salazar is Venezuela's youngest orchestra conductor - the latest prodigy from his nation's famed El Sistema (The System) music development program - and possibly the youngest in the world. Since the mid-1970s El Sistema has taught hundreds of thousands of youths, many from impoverished homes in Venezuela's tough slums, to play in orchestras. ... Full Story Top Spice Girls in raucous reunion to promote musical Tue,26 Jun 2012 08:36 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The Spice Girls reunited for a few hours on Tuesday to launch a new musical based on songs that made them one of the biggest bands of the 1990s, but there was time for plenty of laughs, avowals of mutual love and even the odd catty aside. "Viva Forever!", written by British comedian Jennifer Saunders and produced by "Mamma Mia!" mastermind Judy Craymer, opens at the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End on December 11. ... Full Story Top Famous Leonardo self portrait in critical condition Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:48 AM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Leonardo da Vinci is sick and no one really knows if he ever will be able to receive visitors again. Art conservation and restoration experts recently concluded weeks of tests on the famous self portrait of one of history's greatest geniuses, sketched in the early 1500s when he was in his 60s. And the diagnosis is decidedly grim. The non-invasive studies confirmed art experts' worst fears: the drawing is seriously damaged and deteriorating and any restoration would be delicate and risky to say the least. ... Full Story Top Amazon's LoveFilm, taking on Netflix, adds Fox in Britain Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:16 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - LoveFilm, Amazon's European DVD and movie streaming service, has agreed to stream movies and TV shows from News Corp's Twentieth Century Fox TV unit, adding content from another Hollywood studio to compete with Netflix's six-month-old British service. The agreement gives LoveFilm exclusive access to older episodes of TV shows such as Fox's "24" and the motorcycle drama "Sons of Anarchy" from Fox's FX cable channel, LoveFilm said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Bumper English TV deal to curb La Liga change Tue,26 Jun 2012 06:02 AM PDT Reuters - GNIEWINO, Poland (Reuters) - Ten Real Madrid players will pull on the shirts of Spain, Portugal and Germany in this week's Euro 2012 semi-finals, the latest reminder of the clout wielded by the world's richest soccer club by income. Cristiano Ronaldo, the world's most expensive player at about $125 million, will lead Portugal's Pepe and Fabio Coentrao out against their Real team mates representing Spain in Donetsk on Wednesday, before Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira line up for Germany against Italy in Warsaw on Thursday. ... Full Story Top Soderbergh says tired of making "important movies" Tue,26 Jun 2012 05:04 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The six-month countdown is on for Steven Soderbergh's self-imposed sabbatical from movie-making, so what is the Oscar-winning director going to do with all that time? A book is in the works, Soderbergh said, and he might take his talents to TV or even the stage. One thing is for certain, he has tired of making what he called "important movies." "I've been planning this for five years ... I gave myself an out date and I'm right on schedule. ... Full Story Top Broadcaster M6 says French ad market suffering Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:18 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - The French advertising market has experienced a significant decline since May that is likely to last until the autumn, the head of broadcaster M6 said on Tuesday. "The market reversed violently in May," Nicolas de Tavernost said at a media conference. "June isn't good, July looks bad and so does" the period when people resume work after the summer holidays. He called on the government to take urgent measures to support the media sector, whose problems he said were being underestimated. (Reporting by Gwenaelle Barzic; Editing by Christian Plumb) Full Story Top Michael Jackson's convicted doctor wishes he testified: lawyers Tue,26 Jun 2012 12:36 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The physician convicted of killing Michael Jackson regrets not testifying on his own behalf while on trial last year, two defense lawyers said on Monday after visiting the jailed doctor on the third anniversary of the pop star's death. Dr. Conrad Murray, hired as the "Thriller" singer's personal physician in 2009, began serving a four-year jail term in November after a jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter. ... Full Story Top Freeze-frame: Cinema Antarctic breaks the ice for polar scientists Mon,25 Jun 2012 11:17 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Black-and-white movie images flicker on the side of an iceberg as the audience, dressed in layers of thermal clothing and padded suits against the freezing night, laugh at a French comedy about a journey to the end of the Earth. Welcome to Cinema Antarctic, one of a series of special events held at international scientific stations on the globe's southernmost continent to celebrate the long, dark days of mid-winter. Others included meals of gourmet treats such as duck fettuccine, boot-throwing competitions and even the chance to swim in a pool hacked out of polar ice. ... Full Story Top Uggie the dog plants paw prints in Hollywood Mon,25 Jun 2012 07:25 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Uggie, the lively Jack Russell terrier whose antics in Oscar-winning film "The Artist" stole audience members' hearts, became the first dog on Monday to leave his prints beside the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in front of Hollywood's famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Dressed in a black bow tie and posing for photographers, Uggie sank his paws in cement in a ceremony that also marked his retirement from the movies. ... Full Story Top "The Newsroom": Sorkin borrows a bit from... Sorkin Mon,25 Jun 2012 05:09 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Aaron Sorkin sent a big ol' mash note to himself with Sunday's premiere of "The Newsroom." Vulture pinpoints 14 moments from the pilot of HBO's new series that sound eerily similar to previous Sorkin projects such as "The West Wing," "Sports Night" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - and if it sounds like there's an echo in here, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with your hearing, it's just Sorkin being Sorkin - while virtually quoting Sorkin. ... Full Story Top Cher planning Broadway musical about her life Mon,25 Jun 2012 04:40 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Thanks to the magic of Broadway, Cher is going to turn back time on her journey from variety show host to Oscar-winning actress. Fear not - it's not a stage version of her big-screen turkey "Burlesque." Instead, the "I Got You Babe" songstress tweeted that she is collaborating with producers on a show based on her life story. The finished product will incorporate her catalog of pop hits. "Its VERY SLOW PROCESS! been working on it quite a while now," Cher tweeted. ... Full Story Top TV's Alex Trebek "up and about" after heart attack Mon,25 Jun 2012 04:37 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alex Trebek, host of television game show "Jeopardy!," is "up and about" in his hospital room as he recovers from a mild heart attack this past weekend, a spokeswoman for the program's studio said on Monday. "Alex is up and about and in good spirits while doctors complete their testing at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. He has been moved to a regular room today and looks forward to returning home as soon as his doctors give their approval," Paula Askanas, a spokeswoman for Sony Pictures Entertainment, said in a statement released on Monday. ... Full Story Top

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