 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It seems only fitting that Vince Chase and his buddies may soon be seen on movie theater screens after ending their successful run on television, |
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Lady Gaga collaborates on photo book
Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:18 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A photo book showing pop star Lady Gaga's life on the road and in the recording studio will be released this year, the book's publisher said on Thursday. Full Story |
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"Game of Thrones" may not cover whole book series: HBO
Thu,28 Jul 2011 05:35 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - HBO executives said on Thursday they were delighted and surprised at the success of new fantasy show "Game of Thrones" but they gave no guarantees that the TV series would cover all the books in the series. Full Story |
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 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that influential comic book artist Jack Kirby's creations such as the Fantastic Four and the Hulk belong to Marvel Entertainment, and not his heirs. |
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Prince Harry set to become comic book hero
Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:59 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry can add comic book character to his list of accolades as a new comic based on his life is set to be released in August, publisher Bluewater Productions said on Thursday. Full Story |
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Linda Ronstadt to release memoir
Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:28 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt will release a memoir in 2013 called "Heart Like a Wheel," borrowing the title of one of her albums, her publisher said on Thursday. Full Story |
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"Harry Potter" strikes box office gold
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:52 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" has passed to key box-office benchmarks this week, grossing more than $600 million internationally and $900 million worldwide. Full Story |
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"Good Neighbors" is less than thrilling
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Movies from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Lodger" to Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" have succeeded in finding the creepier side of apartment living. While the new Canadian import "Good Neighbors" aims for that level of tension, it winds up being the new tenant who seems nice enough on moving day but very quickly gets on your nerves. Full Story |
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"Block", A smart British action comedy
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:41 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you're hungering to see creatures from outer space on a movie screen this weekend but find the lines too long for the much-hyped "Cowboys & Aliens," consider "Attack the Block." Full Story |
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CBS Films hires former Sony executive
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:36 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Longtime Sony Pictures executive Scott Shooman has been hired by CBS Films as executive vice president of acquisitions, the studio announced on Thursday. Full Story |
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"Crazy Stupid Love", A romantic comedy lacking brains
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:33 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Any movie that features the line, "The bags under your eyes are starting to look like Hugh Hefner's ballsac" in the first 30 minutes promises to be a subversive, potty-mouthed romp. Unfortunately, "Crazy Stupid Love" veers schizophrenically between daring, jaw-dropping comedy and gooey sitcom cliches that weigh it down like Hef's saggy old...well, you know. Full Story |
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India's RR Movie Makers forms U.S. division
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:27 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Indian company RR Movie Makers has formed a U.S.-based financing and production branch to generate up to three English-language movies each year, TheWrap has learned. Full Story |
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Mark Burnett Selects Emmy Production Team
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:27 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Executive producer Mark Burnett announced much of the production team for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on Thursday, and for the most part he chose people close to home: three of the four top staffers have worked with Burnett on the previous awards shows he's overseen, the MTV Movie Awards and the People's Choice Awards. Full Story |
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BBC America announces first original scripted drama
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:15 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - BBC America has greenlighted its first-ever scripted original, "Copper," a drama about an Irish policeman in 19th-century New York, the network announced at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday. Full Story |
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"The Guard" an Irish cop comedy that delivers
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:15 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) You wouldn't want to mess with Gerry Boyle, Brendan Gleeson's acid-dropping, three-way whoring, pint-slugging Irish cop in the smart new comedy, "The Guard." Full Story |
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Imax shares tumble as Q2 profit slides
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:07 PM PDT
Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Imax Corp reported a big drop in second-quarter profit on Tuesday as a dearth of blockbuster movies crimped box office revenues at its at its big-screen theaters, knocking its shares sharply lower. Full Story |
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Mother of murdered UK girl on hacking list: charity
Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The mother of a murdered British schoolgirl was targeted by a private investigator working for Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, her charity said on Thursday, reigniting a phone-hacking scandal that has shaken his global media empire. Full Story |
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 CHICAGO (Reuters) - The horrors and heroism of World War Two are given a fresh look in an Art Institute of Chicago exhibition of rediscovered Soviet propaganda posters, which depict Hitler as blood-thirsty, anxious and perverse. |
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 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art is extending the hours of its wildly popular Costume Institute exhibition featuring the work of late designer Alexander McQueen. |
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 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Joe Pesci has sued the makers of a movie about crime boss John Gotti and his son, accusing producers of reneging on a contract after he gained 30 pounds to play the notorious crime boss' right-hand man. |
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 ROME (Reuters) - Madonna's film about King Edward VIII's relationship with an American divorcee and Roman Polanski's "Carnage" are set to be among highlights at the 2011 Venice film festival. |
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"Walking Dead" will hit October 16 premiere date
Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:01 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.Com) - "The Walking Dead" will hit its October 16 season-two premiere date but it's still unclear what role, if any, departing Frank Darabont will have going forward on the zombie-apocalypse drama he created last fall. Full Story |
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 LONDON (Reuters) - Of all the powers of all the superheroes in all the world, film fans think the most impressive is the quick healing ability of Wolverine, according to a poll. |
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"America's Got Talent" tops nightly ratings
Thu,28 Jul 2011 10:03 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "America's Got Talent" grabbed the night's top ratings for NBC on Wednesday, while Fox won the evening overall with "So You Think You Can Dance," according to preliminary numbers. Full Story |
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AMC's "Hell on Wheels" gets premiere date
Thu,28 Jul 2011 10:02 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - AMC announced Thursday that "Hell on Wheels," its Western centered around the greed of the railroad industry and rebuilding the country after the Civil War, will debut on November 6. Full Story |
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Festival helps Tunisians beat post-revolution angst
Thu,28 Jul 2011 09:43 AM PDT
Reuters - Tunis (Reuters) - In a suburb once firmly controlled by the family of the ousted president, young Tunisians are singing and dancing in a break from the months of tension and fear that have followed their country's revolution. Full Story |
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 RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Before "Iron Man," writer/director/actor Jon Favreau was known mostly for indie movies ("Swingers") or lighthearted fare ("Elf"), but after his huge success bringing to life the superhero with a suit of high-tech armor, he became a go-to guy for big-budget, effects-driven Hollywood movies. |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Another key piece of the fall film festival picture fell into place on Thursday, as the Venice Film Festival announced a lineup that will include Roman Polanski's "Carnage," Andrea Arnold's "Wuthering Heights" and Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion." |
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 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If it takes leather balls to play rugby -- as News Corp. president, COO and deputy chairman Chase Carey did for a club team at Harvard Business School -- then being the top outsider in a family business probably requires titanium. |
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 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daphna Ziman is on a mission to help foster children, and she's picked a novel way to do it -- novel, being the key word. |
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