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Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010
LONDON UNVEILS LINEUP
Wednesday, September 8 2010
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Festival
organizers
have
announced
the
full
line-up
for
this
year's
London
Film
Festival.
This
year's
festival
will
have
197
feature
films,
including
Never
Let
Me
Go,
127
Hours,
Black
Swan,
Tabloid,
Let
Me
In
and
Biutiful.
Expected
guests
will
include
Colin
Firth,
Hilary
Swank,
Natalie
Portman,
Julianne
Moore
and
Japanese
director
Takeshi
Miike.
The
fest
will
open
October
13
with
Never
Let
Me
Go,
a
film
based
on
a
Kazuo
Ishiguro
novel
of
the
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MCCARTNEY, OPRAH, TO RECEIVE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
Wednesday, September 8 2010
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Oprah
Winfrey,
country
music
legend
Merle
Haggard,
composer
Jerry
Herman,
and
Paul
McCartney
are
all
set
to
receive
Kennedy
Center
Honors
for
their
contributions
to
American
culture.
This
year's
recipients
will
be
awarded
at
the
Kennedy
Center
in
D.C.
December
5.
CBS
will
broadcast
the
ceremony
as
a
two-hour
special
December
28.
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ISABELLA ROSSELLINI TO LEAD BERLIN JURY
30-Aug-11
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Festival
organizers
have
chosen
actress
Isabella
Rossellini
to
head
the
Berlin
International
Film
Festival
next
February.
The
daughter
of
actress
Ingrid
Bergman
and
director
Roberto
Rossellini,
the
actress
has
appeared
in
David
Lynch's
Blue
Velvet
,
Death
Becomes
Her,
and
Wyatt
Earp.
Rossellini
has
been
a
regular
at
the
festival
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NEESON BOARDS BATTLESHIP
08-Sep-10
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Actor
Liam
Neeson
has
joined
the
cast
of
Universal's
Battleship,
grabbing
the
role
of
Admiral
Shane
in
the
upcoming
action-adventure
flick.
The
film
comes
from
director
Peter
Berg
and
includes
Friday
Night
Lights'
Taylor
Kitsch,
Ugly
Betty's
Brooklyn
Decker,
True
Blood's
Alexander
Skarsgard,
and
R&B
star
Rihanna.
The
project,
based
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THE AMERICAN TOPS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
07-Sep-10
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Focus
Features'
thriller
The
American
grabbed
the
top
spot
over
the
long
holiday
weekend
with
an
estimated
$16.4
million
at
the
domestic
box
office.
The
film,
which
stars
George
Clooney,
had
a
slight
leg
up
on
the
competition
as
it
hit
theaters
on
Wednesday
of
last
week
and
it's
cumulative
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ABC'S DAVID WESTIN STEPS DOWN AS PRESIDENT
07-Sep-10
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ABC
News
president
David
Westin
is
exiting
the
network
after
13
years
there.
Westin's
time
at
the
network
saw
a
number
of
changes,
particularly
in
recent
months,
and
included
Diane
Sawyer
becoming
anchor
of
World
News,
Christiane
Amanpour
becoming
host
of
This
Week,
and
George
Stephanopoulos
joining
Good
Morning
America.
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INJURY ON TRANSFORMERS SET
03-Sep-10
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Production
on
the
latest
Transformers
film,
Transformers
3,
has
halted
after
an
extra,
which
an
ABC
affiliate
identified
as
Gabriela
Cedillo,
was
seriously
injured
on
set
Wednesday.
The
incident
happened
to
the
extra
while
the
production
was
filming
in
Indiana.
It
is
believed
that
the
victim
was
behind
the
wheel
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LABOR DAY B.O. GETS SOME ADULT ACTION
03-Sep-10
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This
Labor
Day
weekend
has
a
decidedly
adult-oriented
box
office,
as
three
R-Rated
films,
Machete,
The
American,
and
Going
The
Distance,
enter
the
long
weekend.
Robert
Rodriguez's
action
film
Machete
opens
today
at
2,669
locations,
targeting
a
largely
male
audience.
The
flick
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Robert
DeNiro,
Steven
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POLICE FATALLY SHOOT HOSTAGE-TAKER AT DISCOVERY CHANNEL
02-Sep-10
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Wednesday
a
standoff
began
between
police
and
James
Lee
at
the
Discovery
Channel
Headquarters
in
Maryland.
Officials
say
that
Lee
entered
the
building
with
a
handgun
and
then
began
taking
hostages.
The
standoff
lasted
several
hours
and
ended
after
police
shot
Lee.
The
hostages
were
not
injured.
Lee
had
previously
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RAPPER T.I. GET ARRESTED IN WEST HOLLYWOOD
02-Sep-10
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Grammy-winning
rapper
T.I.
was
arrested
with
his
wife
in
West
Hollywood
after
police
allegedly
smelled
marijuana
wafting
from
their
vehicle
Wednesday
night.
T.I.
is
no
stranger
to
the
law;
the
rapper
was
released
from
prison
in
December
after
serving
several
months
related
to
a
federal
weapons
charge
and
is
currently
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MARISKA HARGITAY ON LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES
02-Sep-10
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Law
&
Order:
Special
Victims
Unit
regular
Mariska
Hargitay
will
join
the
forthcoming
Law
&
Order:
Los
Angeles
for
a
special
guest
appearance.
Hargitay
has
been
a
staple
of
Law
&
Order:
SVU
since
the
show
began
12
seasons
ago.
The
new
series
will
feature
Skeet
Ulrich,
Alfred
Molina,
Terrence
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THE AMERICAN OPENS TODAY
01-Sep-10
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Focus
Features'
spy
thriller
The
American
starring
George
Clooney
opens
in
wide
release
today,
giving
the
film
a
two
day
jump
on
the
long
weekend.
The
film
revolves
around
an
assassin
on
his
final
mission
where
he
becomes
involved
with
a
beautiful
woman.
Box
office
prospects
for
the
movie
appear
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MICHAEL DOUGLAS OPENS UP ABOUT CANCER
01-Sep-10
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Actor
Michael
Douglas
went
on
The
Late
Show
with
David
Letterman
Tuesday
and
revealed
that
he
has
stage
IV
cancer.
While
Douglas
had
previously
announced
that
he
has
throat
cancer,
it
was
unknown
that
it
was
in
such
an
advanced
stage.
The
actor
remains
optimistic
about
his
chances
of
recovery.
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CONAN NAMES HIS NEW SHOW... CONAN
01-Sep-10
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Comedian
Conan
O'Brien
has
announced
the
name
of
his
new
show,
which
surprisingly
enough
will
simply
be
titled
Conan.
In
true
O'Brien
form,
the
announcement
came
on
his
official
Youtube
channel
via
a
two-minute
skit
today.
This
comes
after
O'Brien
has
joked
a
great
deal
about
the
name
of
his
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DANCING REVEALS LINEUP
31-Aug-10
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Dancing
With
The
Stars
has
unveiled
its
full
lineup
for
the
upcoming
season
which
includes
David
Hasselhoff,
Bristol
Palin,
Hills
star
Audrina
Patridge
and
the
Jersey
Shore's
Mike
'The
Situation'
Sorrentino.
With
such
bold
personalities,
it
seems
that
ABC
has
upped
the
show's
profile,
at
least
in
terms
of
water-cooler
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PARIS HILTON CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION
31-Aug-10
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Following
her
arrest
over
the
weekend
in
Las
Vegas,
police
have
charged
Paris
Hilton
with
felony
cocaine
possession.
According
to
a
police
report,
the
29
year
old
heiress
was
a
passenger
in
a
Cadillac
Escalade
near
the
Wynn
Las
Vegas
hotel
that
was
first
stopped.
The
report
claims
that
cocaine
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LIEBESMAN TO HELM TITANS SEQUEL
31-Aug-10
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Warner
Bros.
has
signed
Jonathan
Liebesman
to
direct
the
forthcoming
Clash
of
the
Titans
2.
Sam
Worthington
is
expected
to
return
though
a
deal
is
not
in
place
at
this
time.
The
first
film
directed
by
Louis
Leterrier
brought
in
strong
numbers
for
the
studio
domestically
but
had
particularly
strong
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HBO, MODERN FAMILY BECOME BIG EMMY WINNERS
30-Aug-10
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Last
night's
62nd
Annual
Primetime
Emmy's
signaled
a
big
win
for
ABC's
sitcom
Modern
Family,
AMC's
period
drama
Mad
Men
and
premium
network
HBO.
Breakout
hit
Modern
Family
took
the
Emmy
for
outstanding
comedy,
outstanding
comedy
writing,
and
Family
co-star
Eric
Stonestreet
won
outstanding
supporting
actor
in
a
comedy.
For
(more)
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LAST, TAKERS FACE STIFF COMPETITION AT B.O.
30-Aug-10
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Horror
flick
The
Last
Exorcism
and
action
film
Takers
were
neck
and
neck
over
the
weekend
as
both
films
hit
theaters
Friday.
However,
after
final
results
came
in,
Takers
took
the
box
office
with
$20.5
million
over
its
first
weekend,
barely
beating
out
second
place
movie
Exorcism,
which
brought
in
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