"Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" gets its cast
Tue,19 Jul 2011 06:04 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The cast of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" is set and includes an old hand -- Gunnar Hansen, the original Leatherface, will make a cameo appearance, Lionsgate announced Tuesday. Full Story |
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TNT sets its NBA schedule with Shaq in the booth
Tue,19 Jul 2011 06:01 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - TNT announced plans Tuesday to open its 2011-12 NBA regular-season broadcast schedule November 1 with a double-header featuring the defending champion Dallas Mavericks playing the Chicago Bulls, and the L.A. Lakers playing the Oklahoma City Thunder. Full Story |
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 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CNN talk show host and former News of the World editor Piers Morgan on Tuesday angrily denied claims by a British lawmaker that he had taken part in phone hacking during his years as a journalist in Britain. |
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Producers Guild Sticks with 10 Best Picture nominees
Tue,19 Jul 2011 05:57 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The Producers Guild of America followed the Academy's lead in expanding its best picture category from five to 10 nominees in 2009, but they've decided not to go along with the Academy's recent move to a variable number of nominees. Full Story |
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"The Closer" grabs 6.5 million viewers Monday night
Tue,19 Jul 2011 05:55 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - TNT reported strong Monday ratings for its series "The Closer" and "Rizzoli & Isles" on Tuesday, while HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" continued to grow after last week's impressive season premiere. Full Story |
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 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will appear on ABC show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" as part of her initiative to support military families, the network said on Tuesday. |
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Jim Nabors hospitalized with throat infection
Tue,19 Jul 2011 05:12 PM PDT
Reuters - HONOLULU (Reuters) - Singer and actor Jim Nabors, star of the 1960s TV series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," has been admitted to a Honolulu hospital with a throat infection, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Full Story |
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 SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine, has agreed with top music studios to distribute licensed songs through its mp3 search service, ending a legal dispute over accusations the company encouraged piracy. |
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Police seize "Cash Cab" after pedestrian killed
Tue,19 Jul 2011 03:57 PM PDT
Reuters - VANCOUVER, B.C. (Reuters) - Investigators are examining the taxi from the Canadian edition of the TV show "Cash Cab" to see whether it had a mechanical defect that may have contributed to a fatal pedestrian accident, police said on Tuesday. Full Story |
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Actor Jim Nabors cancels event after being hospitalized
Tue,19 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT
Reuters - HONOLULU (Reuters) - Actor Jim Nabors, star of the 1960s TV series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," was forced to cancel a singing appearance in Hawaii on Tuesday after being hospitalized with a throat ailment, an event spokeswoman said. Full Story |
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 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A documentary about Paul McCartney's experiences in New York immediately after the September11 attacks on the city is to get its debut the day before the 10th anniversary of 9/11, U.S. cable network Showtime said on Tuesday. |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - With approval from the Apple store, Google launched its Google+ app for the iPhone. |
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 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates will pen two forthcoming books -- firstly a memoir expected to be released in 2013 and another about his philosophy on leadership, his publisher said on Tuesday. |
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 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The story of Captain America is well covered in comic book lore: a scrawny, bullied orphan named Steve Rogers is chosen for a top secret government project during World War II in which he becomes a test subject for a super serum. |
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 PHOENIX (Reuters) - Troubled rapper DMX was released from an Arizona prison on Tuesday after spending seven months behind bars for violating probation, his manager said. |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Gordon Ramsay's return for the ninth season of "Hell's Kitchen" scored a ratings victory for Fox on Monday night, while ABC's reality offering "The Bachelorette" slid to a season low, according to preliminary numbers. |
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 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc, the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, said it has canceled an upcoming bankruptcy auction and will close its doors for good. |
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 LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele, who stormed to the top of the charts in Britain and the United States with her second album "21," was one of 12 artists shortlisted on Tuesday for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for album of the year 2011. |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Add one more item to the list of ways in which Betty White and Mila Kunis are very, very different women. |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Helen Mirren is moving on from her "Arthur" co-star Russell Brand to work on a movie about another wild-maned man. |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Perenial good guy Kevin Costner is negotiating to play a sadistic bad guy in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," an individual close to the project confirmed. |
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 LONDON (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch and his son James face questions from parliament on Tuesday in a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked Britain's establishment right up to Prime Minister David Cameron. |
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Review: Tim Robbins has good instincts, weak chops
Mon,18 Jul 2011 04:31 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - On paper, Tim Robbins ought to enjoy one of the more natural actor-to-singer transitions. His late father was a bona fide folkie and had a No. 1 hit in 1961 as a member of the Highwaymen. As a leading man, Robbins sang throughout a largely musical film with 1992's satirical "Bob Roberts." Full Story |
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NBC, Facebook partner for GOP presidential debate
Mon,18 Jul 2011 04:20 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Now that President Obama has had town halls using Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, the Republican presidential candidates will try out social media-related campaigning for themselves. Full Story |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Sunday night's Season 4 premiere of "Breaking Bad" broke quite well in the ratings. In fact, it broke several records for the AMC series, which stars Bryan Cranston as high school teacher-turned-meth dealer Walter White. |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - It's not just that 3 Doors Down is the wimpiest band in what passes for hard rock. The material on their fifth album, "Time of My Life," would seem just as milquetoast transplanted to a less aggressive genre. |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - In 1982, They Might Be Giants came out of the gate with a hilarious combination of social commentary and absurdism called "Youth Culture Killed My Dog." Nearly three decades later, some fans might wonder if youth culture killed the act, or at least stifled it. |
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