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Will.i.am song blasts to Mars and back, via Curiosity
Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:43 PM PDT
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NASA handout image of Curiosity's first test drive on MarsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA's Curiosity rover is making global headlines as it travels uncharted territory on Mars, and it will venture into new realms back on Earth this week when it premieres a new will.i.am song. The Black Eyed Peas rapper's tune "Reach For The Stars" will be broadcast live from the surface of Mars, via Curiosity, at 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EDT/2000 GMT) on Tuesday to a news conference at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the organization said in a statement on Monday. ...


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Clooney star guest at Obama fundraiser in Switzerland
Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:29 PM PDT
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Actor George Clooney attends the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in WashingtonGENEVA (Reuters) - George Clooney was the star attraction on Monday in what was billed as the U.S. Democratic Party's biggest fundraising event abroad aimed at helping President Barack Obama win re-election. The American actor and activist, who traveled by car from his residence on Lake Como, Italy, attended a private reception followed by a gala dinner in Geneva's Old Town. "I'm very proud to be here and to be supporting the next President of the United States," Clooney told the reception, drawing applause. ...


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TV Guide app personalizes viewing choices
Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:48 PM PDT
Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Television viewers can watch hundreds of shows via broadcast, cable, satellite TV and the Internet, as well as on-demand, but how does one manage all that content? TV Guide has an app to help. TV Guide late last week released a free companion app for Apple's iOS devices called TV Guide Mobile. The highlight is its "Watchlist," a personalized guide based on user habits that consolidates the many viewing choices available. Within Watchlist, users select their favorite shows, movies, celebrities and sports teams. ... Full Story
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Summer movie misfires drag on 2012 U.S., Canadian box office
Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:38 PM PDT
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File photo of Robert Downey Jr. at the screening of the film "Marvel's The Avengers" for the closing night of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New YorkLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Strong performances from superheroes and a talking teddy bear won't save the summer box office. "The Avengers" brought in big bucks on the big screen, and raunchy comedy "Ted" broke out as a surprise hit. But alongside the summer successes came a number of flops. After six consecutive increases, summer ticket sales in the United States and Canada are running 5 percent behind last year's record, according to the box office division of Hollywood.com. ...


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"Hard Candy" writer adapting "Taped" for Columbia
Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:32 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Columbia Pictures has hired Brian Nelson ("Hard Candy") to write "Taped," a remake of the Dutch thriller of the same name for "Lawless" producers Red Wagon, a representative for Red Wagon told TheWrap on Monday. The studio acquired the rights to the film in February, shortly after it opened in the Netherlands. Red Wagon's Lucy Fisher and Douglas Wick are producing the remake. NL Films, the producers of the original feature, are serving as executive producers. The story follows a couple that videotapes a murder by a bad cop while they are on holiday in Argentina. ... Full Story
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Howard Stern says NBC exec reprimanded him for Jay Leno dig
Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT
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Radio/TV personality Howard Stern speaks during an "America's Got Talent" news conference in New YorkLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Howard Stern might be part of the NBC family with his "America's Got Talent" judging gig, but he certainly seems to be the black sheep among his new relatives. Stern claimed on his radio show last Tuesday that an NBC executive made a "threatening kind of comment" to Stern after he blasted NBC late-night host Jay Leno as a "spineless maggot." Stern slammed Leno last Monday on his show, following reports that Leno had taken a pay cut to save staffers' jobs after 20 employees were laid off from "The Tonight Show. ...


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Two "Star Wars" films getting 3D re-release in Fall 2013
Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:30 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - George Lucas is following through on his promise that all of the "Star Wars" films will be re-released in 3D. Fox released a 3D version of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" in February, and LucasFilm announced on Monday that two more films, Episodes II and III, will bow in the fall of next year. "JUST IN: Episodes II and III to be theatrically released in 3D back-to-back in Sep & Oct 2013. #StarWars #StarWarsCVI," the Star Wars Twitter account posted. ... Full Story
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Oprah tops Forbes' high-paid celebrity list
Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:27 PM PDT
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Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey gestures during an interview with Reuters at her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Henley-on-Klip, outside JohannesburgLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Her new television network is struggling, but Oprah Winfrey's bank account is doing just fine, according to financial website Forbes.com, which on Monday named the talk show queen as the highest paid celebrity for the fourth straight year. Winfrey has failed to find major success with joint venture partner Discovery Communications on the OWN network, but her ownership in syndicated TV shows such as "Dr. Phil," "Rachael Ray," "The Dr. Oz Show" and other media products enabled her to earn an estimated $165 million between May 2011 and May 2012, Forbes. ...


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"Sweet Bird of Youth" kicks off Goodman Theatre Season
Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:25 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Diane Lane will sink her teeth into Tennessee Williams classic slice of Southern gothic, "Sweet Bird of Youth," in a production slated to kick off the Goodman Theatre's new season. Lane, 46, will play fading screen star Alexandra del Lago, a role immortalized by Geraldine Page in the original stage and screen productions of the play. The show will run at Chicago's Goodman from September 14 to October 25, 2012, with opening night set for September 24. ... Full Story
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Josh Holloway in talks to join cast of "Ten"
Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:45 PM PDT
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Actor Josh Holloway arrives at ABC's "Lost" Live: The Final Celebration at UCLA Royce Hall in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Josh Holloway is in negotiations to join the cast of David Ayer's action-thriller "Ten." He would join Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sam Worthington in the film, which is being produced by QED International and distributed in the U.S. by Open Road. The film is loosely based in the Agatha Christie novel "Ten Little Indians." Skip Woods ("Swordfish," "The A-Team") wrote the adaptation, which follows a task force that robs a drug cartel. Holloway would play one of the members of the cartel. ...


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Minnie Driver added to "Stage Fright" cast
Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT
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Actress Minnie Driver arrives at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West HollywoodLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Minnie Driver has been added to the cast of Serendipity Point Films' horror-musical, "Stage Fright," the company announced on Monday. The British actress joins Marvin "Meat Loaf" Aday, Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith in the production. Jerome Sable ("The Legend of Beaver Dam") will direct from his own script. Sable also composed the music and co-wrote the lyrics with Eli Batalion. The film will begin shooting on September 6 in Canada. "Stage Fright" tells the story of a posh musical theater camp terrorized by a killer who hates musicals. ...


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IFC wins bid for "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding"
Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:22 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - IFC Films has taken U.S. rights to Donald Rice's romantic comedy "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding." The film is an adaptation of the British author Julia Strachey's novella of the same name, which was published in 1932 by the Hogarth Press. The book was recently re-released by Persephone Books. Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook and Zoe Tapper star in the rom-com set in England, which had its world premiere at Tribeca earlier this year. Donald Rice directed the film from a script that he co-wrote with Mary Henely-Magill. ... Full Story
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Ivi TV loses bid to get back into online rebroadcasting business
Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:21 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A federal appeals court on Monday affirmed a lower court decision from last year blocking ivi TV from streaming broadcasters' live signals on the Internet. The Seattle-based ivi launched a service in 2010 offering packages of TV signals from broadcasters to ivi subscribers - without compensating broadcasters for the retransmissions. Ivi was charging its own customers $4.99 a month for the streaming service while refusing to pay the shows' owners. ... Full Story
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"Motown: The Musical" to open on Broadway in 2013
Mon,27 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Berry Gordon, the legendary music producer behind such acts as The Supremes and The Jackson Five, will have his life story spun into a new Broadway musical. Titled, appropriately enough, "Motown: The Musical," the show will open on at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 14, 2013. Preview performances will begin March 11, 2013. In addition to its opening dates, the show announced that Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LeKae have been cast in the leading roles of Gordy and Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. ... Full Story
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Miley Cyrus gets "Two and a Half Men" guest run
Mon,27 Aug 2012 01:15 PM PDT
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US actress Cyrus gestures while arriving for the German film premier 'Hannah Montana' in MunichLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Miley Cyrus is coming to "Two and a Half Men." The former "Hannah Montana" star will guest in a two-episode arc of the CBS comedy when it returns for its 10th season this fall, the network said Monday. Cyrus, 19, will play Missi, an old family friend of internet billionaire Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher) who develops a relationship with Jake (Angus T. Jones) when he comes home from the Army. Since "Hannah Montana" ended its run last year, Cyrus has taken a stab at the big screen in such films as "LOL" and the upcoming "So Undercover. ...


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"Breaking Bad" star Jonathan Banks: "The bad guy's gotta die"
Mon,27 Aug 2012 01:13 PM PDT
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Actor Jonathan Banks, star of AMC's drama television series "Breaking Bad", poses as he arrives for the premiere screening for the show's fourth season in HollywoodNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - (Spoiler warning: Don't read this if you didn't see Sunday's "Breaking Bad.") Jonathan Banks always knew Mike had to die. The sad, final moment for Mike Ehrmantraut - the "Breaking Bad" enforcer for drug lord Gus Fring-turned-reluctant partner of Walter White - came Sunday as Walter shot Mike in a moment of rage and confusion. As Walt stammered an apology, Mike cut him off: "Let me die in peace." And he did. Banks, who has played Mike since the show's second season, was similarly at peace with his exit from the Emmy-winning AMC series. ...


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AMC Theatres releasing horror film "Smiley"
Mon,27 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - AMC Theatres will release the horror film "Smiley" through a partnership with Fever Productions, the theater chain said Monday. The film will debut on October 12, through AMC's independent platform on 28 screens in 14 mostly urban markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston and Atlanta. AMC will also spearhead the marketing campaign. "Smiley" is written and directed by Michael Gallagher, creator of the YouTube channel Totally Sketch. ... Full Story
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Vera Farmiga joins A&E's "Psycho" prequel
Mon,27 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT
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Cast member Vera Farmiga arrives to attend the world premiere of the film "Safe House" in New YorkLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Up in the Air" star Vera Farmiga has signed on for "Bates Motel," A&E's prequel series to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," which will focus on the formative years of the hospitality industry's most notorious killer. Farmiga will play Norma Louis Bates, the mother of young Norman Bates. Her character is described by A&E as "complicated, passionate and compelling," a "smart, multidimensional character who is always capable of surprising us." Capable of surprising people? Sounds like a family trait in the Bates clan. ...


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"2016: Obama's America": Clues about the election?
Mon,27 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The surprising box office success this weekend of "2016: Obama's America," a documentary challenging the president's record, is propelling its producers to further widen its reach on the eve of the Republican National Convention. "We're going to go where the demand takes us," Mark Joseph, who is leading marketing for the film, told TheWrap Sunday, "and right now, there is a lot of demand." With its catchphrase - "Love Him. Hate Him. ... Full Story
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Kristin Chenoweth to co-host "Anderson Live" premiere
Mon,27 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT
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Actress Kristin Chenoweth arrives at the 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kristin Chenoweth will serve as the first co-host when Anderson Cooper's revamped daytime talk show returns September 10 for a second season, the show said Monday. Chenoweth, who recently had to put a guest-starring run on CBS's "The Good Wife" on hold due to injuries she sustained while filming the political drama, will be followed by guest co-hosts including Goldie Hawn, Kelly Osbourne, Cyndi Lauper, Howie Mandel, Erin Andrews, D.L. Hughley and Kellie Pickler. ...


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French rocker Hallyday in hospital with bronchitis
Mon,27 Aug 2012 11:37 AM PDT
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View outside hospital where veteran French rock star Hallyday treated in intensive care on French Caribbean island of GuadeloupePOINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe (Reuters) - Veteran French rock star Johnny Hallyday was treated in an intensive care unit at a hospital in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Monday but his producer said he was stable and being treated for a recurring case of bronchitis. The hospital in the town of Pointe-a-Pitre gave no further details on Hallyday, 69, but said he would be transferred from the Caribbean island, a French overseas territory, to a facility in nearby Martinique for tests. ...


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Venice film festival promises sex and Scientology
Mon,27 Aug 2012 11:17 AM PDT
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Venice Film Festival President Baratta and Director Barbera pose as they attend a news conference for the 69th Venice Film Festival in RomeLONDON (Reuters) - Venice is putting its faith in sex and Scientology this year to generate the kind of buzz the world's oldest film festival needs to stay ahead of a growing field of rivals. Celebrating its 80th anniversary, the annual cinema showcase on the Lido island across the water from the Canal City has long competed with overlapping Toronto to attract the best movies and biggest stars to its red carpet and glitzy party circuit. ...


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Female Punk rock band appeals conviction, Russian church critical
Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT
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Members of the female punk band "Pussy Riot" sit in a glass-walled cage after a court hearing in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - A lawyer for the jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot on Monday appealed against the three women's conviction for a protest against President Vladimir Putin at a church altar, but said he had little hope the verdict would be overturned. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after their February protest in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. ...


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Rosie O'Donnell says married partner
Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT
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Host O'Donnell answers a question during the OWN session for "The Rosie Show" at the 2011 Summer TV Critics Association Cable Press Tour in Beverly HillsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Rosie O'Donnell married partner Michelle Rounds in an intimate hospital ceremony earlier this summer, the comedian wrote on her official website on Monday. O'Donnell, 50, posted that Rounds, 41, was diagnosed with Desmoid tumors in June, and they decided to get married in the intensive care unit on June 9, before Rounds went into surgery to treat the benign tumors. The announcement came after O'Donnell posted last week that she had suffered a heart attack and was "lucky to be here. ...


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"Dancing With the Stars" names 13th contestant
Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT
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Sabrina Bryan performs with Cheetah Girls during a concert in East RutherfordNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - After a month of campaigning, "Dancing With the Stars" has selected the 13th contestant for its All-Star edition. And the winner is... Sabrina Bryan. Who is - wait a sec, Googling... okay, here we go... oh, sure. A member of the Cheetah Girls, which is a Disney girl group. Sure, Cheetah Girls. Heard of them. She's also a former dancer, who - a-ha - competed on season five of "Dancing With the Stars." Missed that season. My bad. Bryan, who seems like a lovely person, fills the person-best-known-to-the-Disney-demographic slot on "Dancing With the Stars. ...


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Martin Amis weighs "State of England" from new U.S. home
Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:40 AM PDT
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Novelist Martin Amis talks to Tina Brown at the launch of Brown's book "The Diana Chronicles" at a party hosted by Reuters in the Serpentine Gallery in central LondonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Devotees of British novelist Martin Amis anxiously awaiting his fictional commentary on the state of America after his move to U.S. shores shouldn't hold their breath. It will take time for the acclaimed author, who moved to the United States six months ago, to dig into U.S. culture the way he has in his satirical new novel, "Lionel Asbo: State of England." Although he is certain of at least one thing in these days of fiscal austerity: He does not understand why some Americans want less taxes for the rich. ...


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Robin Roberts' "GMA" medical leave to start next Monday
Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Robin Roberts said on "Good Morning America" that this Friday will be her last day on the air before she begins an extended medical leave. Roberts, who announced in June that she was diagnosed with the blood and bone marrow disease myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), is preparing for a bone marrow transplant. She said she will check into the hospital next Tuesday, September 4, to "begin the process." "It still takes about ten days after being admitted because there's some things that you have to go through before the transplant actually occurs," she said. ... Full Story
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Mormon-owned station won't show 'The New Normal"
Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:22 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Salt Lake City Television station KSV-TV won't air the new NBC comedy "The New Normal," which features a gay couple adopting a baby. The Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate station doesn't say what exactly it finds offensive about the show. "From time to time we may struggle with content that crosses the line in one area or another," Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL's parent company, Bonneville International, told the Salt Lake Tribune. "The dialogue might be excessively rude and crude. The scenes may be too explicit or the characterizations might seem offensive. ... Full Story
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First man on moon Neil Armstrong dead at 82
Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:57 AM PDT
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NASA file image shows Neil Armstrong on the moon next to the Lunar Module Eagle(Reuters) - U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday. Armstrong died following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, the family said in a statement, just two days after his birthday on August 5. As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. As he stepped on the dusty surface, Armstrong said: ""That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind. ...


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Factbox - Ten films to look out for at Venice film festival
Mon,27 Aug 2012 02:33 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday. Following is a selection of movies to look out for, both in the main competition and screening in other line-ups at the August 29-September 8 event. - At Any Price Former "High School Musical" heartthrob Zac Efron continues his quest for roles in small-budget, cutting-edge movies in a father-and-son tale set against the competitive world of modern agriculture. ... Full Story
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Fox asks court to ban Dish's ad-skipping features
Sun,26 Aug 2012 03:06 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Fox Broadcasting Company is asking a court to put a stop to two features on Dish's new digital video recorder that let consumers skip commercials because it is hurting the TV networks' business. In May, lawsuits and a countersuit were filed pitting No. 2 satellite provider Dish Network Corp against CBS Corp, News Corp's Fox, Comcast Corp's NBC Universal and Disney's ABC. TV networks are upset that Dish, led by billionaire chairman Charles Ergen, would introduce the "AutoHop" feature that may well please viewers, but would undermine the networks' key source of revenue: advertising. ... Full Story
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"Expendables 2" punches up second box office win
Sun,26 Aug 2012 10:23 AM PDT
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Noel poses at the premiere of "The Expendables 2" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in HollywoodLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Action movie "Expendables 2" kept the No. 1 spot at U.S. and Canadian box offices for a second week as two new films provided light competition during a slow movie-going weekend. "Expendables 2" won the weekly race with $13.5 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. The film, starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and other 1980s tough guys, has pulled in $52.3 million during two weekends in theaters. ...


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Jersey Shore's Snooki has baby; mother, son doing fine
Sun,26 Aug 2012 09:25 AM PDT
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Television personality Nicole Polizzi arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los AngelesNEW YORK (Reuters) - "Jersey Shore" reality star Nicole Polizzi, popularly known as Snooki, has given birth to a healthy baby boy, her representatives said on Sunday. Polizzi, 24, one of the breakout stars of the MTV hit reality show "Jersey Shore," which follows the loves, brawls and assorted dramas of a group of New Jersey beach housemates, had her baby in the early hours at New Jersey hospital. "The world just got another Guido! Lorenzo Dominic LaValle has entered the world weighing six pounds, five ounces. Nicole, Jionni and Enzo are doing great," her representatives said in a statement. ...


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Actress Anna Faris gives birth to son named Jack
Sat,25 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT
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Actress Anna Faris arrives for the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards show at Caesars Palace in Las VegasLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Anna Faris has given birth to a son named Jack who entered the world earlier than expected and is in a neonatal intensive care unit, her representative said on Saturday. Faris, who in 2009 married actor Chris Pratt of the show "Parks and Recreation," revealed in May that she was pregnant. At the time, her representative told the magazine US Weekly that Faris was due to give birth in the fall. "Anna Faris and Chris Pratt are happy to announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy Jack," her representative, Dominique Appel, said in a statement on Saturday. ...


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Foreign funnymen sweep British comedy awards
Sat,25 Aug 2012 09:54 AM PDT
Reuters - EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Performers from the United States, Norway and New Zealand swept Britain's top comedy awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on Saturday, the first time all three prizes have gone to non-British comedians. American Phil Burgers from Los Angeles took the top prize, the Foster's Best Comedy Show award, while the Best Newcomer award went to Norway's Daniel Simonsen. New Zealander Sam Wills took the Foster's Panel Prize for performances over the past three weeks at the world's largest annual festival of the arts. ... Full Story
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U.S. air guitarist crowned world champion in Finland
Fri,24 Aug 2012 11:53 PM PDT
Reuters - OULU, Finland (Reuters) - American Justin Howard, alias Nordic Thunder, was crowned world champion air guitar player late on Friday in the northern Finnish city of Oulu, narrowly ahead of his compatriot Matt Burns, or Airistotle. Howard, looking like a Viking warrior in his leather tunic, gave an energetic performance that including sliding across the stage bare legged, and won the title with a score of 34.6 points, just ahead of Burns who got 34.4 points. ... Full Story
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"Dan Mintner: Badass for Hire" back in play for New Line
Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:24 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - New Line Cinema's long-languishing "Dan Mintner: Badass for Hire" project is moving forward with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson loosely attached and the studio eyeing a 2013 start date, an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap. "Dan Mintner," based on the spec script by Chad Kultgen, has been in development since 2008. The comedy revolves around a character described as the ultimate badass and becomes embroiled in a kidnapping drama. ... Full Story
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Cameron Crowe moving forward with "Beautiful Boy"
Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:23 PM PDT
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Director Crowe arrives on the red carpet for "Pearl Jam Twenty" during the 36th Toronto International Film Festival in TorontoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Beautiful Boy," a long-gestating film adaptation of David Sheff's New York Times best-seller "Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction," is moving forward, an individual close to the project told TheWrap. Crowe is looking to direct the film after he completes an untitled romantic comedy set up last month at Sony. Crowe's script is a "meditation" on both "Beautiful Boy" and the related memoir written by Sheff's son, Nic Sheff, about his own experience on drugs, "Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines. ...


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Dream or disaster: When musical producers take on the Oscars
Fri,24 Aug 2012 04:45 PM PDT
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Oscar statuettes are displayed at the "Meet the Oscars, Chicago" eventLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Academy President Hawk Koch has handed the keys to the Oscar show to a pair of producers best known for making musicals. Is that a good idea? History suggests that it could lead to a fresh, lively show... or to a glitzy, cheesy one. Producers with strong musical backgrounds have tackled the Oscars before, and for everyone who's won raves on the demanding Oscar stage, there's another who's fallen flat. Of course, we don't know what Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have in mind for the 85th Academy Awards, which they were chosen to produce this week. ...


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No motive in film director Tony Scott's suicide note
Fri,24 Aug 2012 04:43 PM PDT
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Director Tony Scott poses during a photocall to promote his lastest film "The Taking of Pelham 123" in ParisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film director Tony Scott was buried on Friday at a Los Angeles cemetery as local media reported that the suicide note he left behind contained no mention of why the "Top Gun" maker would take his own life. The Los Angeles Times said on Friday that the note, along with other letters left by Scott before he jumped from a Los Angeles bridge this week, did not mention health problems. The Times cited law enforcement sources as saying officials may never determine the reason behind Scott's suicide. ...


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