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STARZ'S SPARTACUS PUT ON HOLD, OSCAR NIGHT'S BIG WINNERS, ALICE WINS THE WEEKEND, WOODY ALLEN'S STRANGER PICKED UP, MIRAMAX SETS BID DEADLINES, COREY HAIM DIES AT 38, SHEEN RETURNS TO MEN, LAST MINUTE DEAL SAVES OSCAR NIGHT FOR NEW YORK, NOLTE EYEING HBO'S LUCK, HOW WILL ALICE FARE IN THE REAL WORLD? , MGM SETS BIDDING DEADLINE, ECLIPSE TRAILER RELEASED, BURKE CO-HOSTING DANCING, CONAN GOES ON TOUR, PORN MOVIE SITES MAY OPEN WEB TO DVD DOWNLOADS, HASSLEBECK TO HOST ABC REALITY SHOW, LIL WAYNE GOES TO PRISON, GAY PUBLICATION 'OUTS' ANCHORS, INDIAN PRODUCER MAKING FILM EXPOSING PORN FILMMAKERS, ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET, |
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Top Stories
Friday, Mar 12, 2010
ALICE LOOKS TO STEAL THE GREEN
Friday, March 12 2010
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Tim
Burton-directed
Alice
in
Wonderland
enters
its
second
frame
this
weekend
poised
to
reign
supreme
over
its
competition.
The
film
looks
to
capitalize
on
its
3D
technology
to
continue
to
bring
the
crowds
out
in
droves.
Among
new
films
joining
the
crowd
are
Green
Zone
starring
Matt
Damon,
a
film
that
touches
on
the
mystery
behind
the
weapons
of
mass
destruction
in
Iraq,
and
Summit's
Remember
Me
top-lined
by
Twilight
star
Robert
Pattison.
Pattison's
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ICAHN LEFT STANDING AT GATE
Friday, March 12 2010
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Carl
Icahn's
bid
to
increase
his
share
from
19%
to
29.9%
ownership
of
Lionsgate
is
being
met
with
firm
resistance
from
Lionsgate's
Board
of
Directors.
The
Board
issued
a
statement
claiming
that
"the
unsolicited
partial
offer
by
the
Icahn
Group
is
inadequate
from
a
financial
point
of
view
and
doesn't
reflect
the
full
value
of
Lionsgate
shares,".
The
Board
further
expressed
concerns
that
Icahn's
group
does
not
have
adequate
experience
relevant
to
the
entertainment
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OCHO-CINCO ON VH1 REALITY COMPETITION
12-Mar-10
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Bengals
wide
receiver
Chad
Ocho-Cinco
will
be
headlining
VH1's
The
Tournament,
a
dating
reality
competition
in
which
the
football
star
will
travel
across
the
U.S.
Ocho-Cinco
will
meet
85
women
who
will
be
eliminated
sports
bracket-style.
VH1
executive
VP
Jeff
Olde
explained
that
Ocho-Cinco
makes
an
ideal
star
for
VH1
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ECLIPSE TRAILER RELEASED
11-Mar-10
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The
highly
anticipated
Eclipse
trailer
was
released
by
Summit
Entertainment
earlier
this
morning
after
a
10
second
teaser
was
revealed
yesterday.
The
full-length
trailer
released
today
is
close
to
a
minute
and
a
half.
The
third
installment
of
the
massively
popular
Twilight
saga
comes
to
theaters
June
30.
In
the
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CONAN GOES ON TOUR
11-Mar-10
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Conan
O'Brien
will
go
on
a
two-month,
30-city
tour
entitled
"Legally
Prohibited
from
Being
Funny
on
Television."
The
announcement
came
via
Twitter
earlier
today.
Sidekick
Andy
Richter
will
also
be
a
part
of
the
tour.
O'Brien
signed
an
agreement
earlier
with
NBC
which
prohibits
him
from
appearing
on
television
until
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TRIBECA REVEALS LINEUP
11-Mar-10
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The
Tribeca
Film
Festival
has
announced
their
lineup
which
will
feature
85
features
and
33
shorts
from
around
the
world.
Taking
place
from
April
21
to
May
2,
the
festival
will
open
with
DreamWorks
Animation's
3D
Shrek
Forever
After.
The
fest
will
also
feature
an
untitled
work-in-progress
about
former
New
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BRAVO GREENLIGHTS PROJECTS
11-Mar-10
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The
cable
network
Bravo
has
given
the
greenlight
to
four
new
shows
including
one
which
will
expand
the
Real
Housewives
franchise
to
Beverly
Hills.
In
addition,
Bravo's
new
programming
will
include
Miami
Social
Club,
Million
Dollar
Decorators,
and
Pregnant
in
Heels,
a
show
which
takes
a
look
at
the
owner
(more)
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COREY HAIM DIES AT 38
10-Mar-10
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The
Los
Angeles
Coroner's
office
has
announced
that
actor
Corey
Haims
died
at
Providence
St.
Joseph
Medical
Center
in
Burbank
early
this
morning.
Cause
of
death
is
not
known
at
this
time
though
an
autopsy
is
planned.
The
38-year-old
actor
was
best
known
for
his
status
as
a
teen
heartthrob
(more)
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SHEEN RETURNS TO MEN
10-Mar-10
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Actor
Charlie
Sheen
is
expected
to
leave
rehab
and
return
to
CBS'
Two
and
a
Half
Men
next
week.
Sheen
has
been
in
the
news
lately
because
of
a
heavily
publicized
domestic
abuse
charge
on
Christmas
Day.
The
actor
will
appear
in
court
on
Monday
to
face
those
charges
but
(more)
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MIRAMAX SETS BID DEADLINES
10-Mar-10
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Disney
has
set
a
March
19
deadline
for
bids
on
Miramax
and
reportedly
hopes
to
close
a
sale
within
30
days
of
the
deadline.
Miramax
became
a
powerful
force
in
the
indie
film
industry
and
its
library
contains
movies
like
Pulp
Fiction,
Shakespeare
in
Love,
and
Good
Will
Hunting.
Disney
(more)
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STARZ'S SPARTACUS PUT ON HOLD
10-Mar-10
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Production
on
Starz's
Spartacus
has
been
put
on
hold
as
the
lead
actor
Andy
Whitfield
has
been
diagnosed
with
Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma.
The
show
was
scheduled
to
begin
shooting
in
New
Zealand.
Whitfield
plans
to
start
treatment
immediately
and
Starz
has
expressed
their
support
of
the
actor.
The
show
has
been
(more)
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WOODY ALLEN'S STRANGER PICKED UP
09-Mar-10
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Woody
Allen's
forthcoming
You
Will
Meet
a
Tall
Dark
Stranger
has
been
picked
up
in
a
number
of
territories
and
has
been
pre-sold
in
the
U.S.
via
Sony
Pictures
Classics,
France,
Italy,
Germany,
Scandinavia
as
well
as
parts
of
Latin
America,
the
Middle
East
and
Asia.
Negotiations
are
currently
underway
(more)
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NOLTE EYEING HBO'S LUCK
09-Mar-10
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Nick
Nolte
is
currently
in
talks
to
join
HBO's
pilot
Luck
starring
Dustin
Hoffman.
The
drama
will
center
on
horse
racing
and
gambling,
and
Nolte's
proposed
role
would
have
him
as
a
talented
racehorse
trainer.
Though
Nolte
has
not
worked
in
television
recently,
his
breakthrough
role
on
the
miniseries
Rich
(more)
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MGM SETS BIDDING DEADLINE
09-Mar-10
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The
financially
strapped
studio
has
announced
a
March
19th
deadline
for
receiving
bids
on
its
assets
Monday.
Industry
experts
believe
this
is
a
sign
that
the
studio
is
close
to
a
resolution
for
its
recent
financial
difficulty,
either
in
terms
of
a
restructing
of
the
company
or
its
sale
to
(more)
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LIL WAYNE GOES TO PRISON
09-Mar-10
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Rapper
Lil
Wayne
began
his
one-year
jail
term
Tuesday,
arriving
at
Rikers
Island
in
New
York
City.
During
his
trial,
Wayne
changed
his
plea
to
guilty
for
a
reduced
12-month
sentence.
The
rapper
had
been
convicted
on
a
weapons
charge
though
a
variety
of
setbacks
delayed
the
rapper's
sentencing
until
(more)
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OSCAR NIGHT'S BIG WINNERS
08-Mar-10
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Kathryn
Bigelow
made
Academy
history
last
night
at
the
82nd
annual
Oscars,
becoming
the
first
female
filmmaker
to
take
the
best
director
Oscar.
Her
film
The
Hurt
Locker
won
big
at
last
night's
82nd
Academy
Awards
ceremony
with
six
Oscars
including
best
original
screenplay,
sound
editing,
sound
mixing,
editing,
director,
(more)
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ALICE WINS THE WEEKEND
08-Mar-10
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Alice
in
Wonderland
brought
in
an
estimated
$116.3
million
at
the
domestic
boxoffice
this
weekend,
exceeding
expectations
for
the
3D
film.
Industry
experts
had
predicted
high
boxoffice
numbers
for
Tim
Burton's
heavily
anticipated
Alice
but
predictions
had
been
shy
of
the
$116.3
million
and
had
ranged
from
$75-100
million.
Worldwide
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LAST MINUTE DEAL SAVES OSCAR NIGHT FOR NEW YORK
08-Mar-10
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In
the
hours
before
last
night's
broadcast
of
the
Oscars,
it
looked
as
though
Hollywood's
biggest
night
on
network
TV
wouldn't
be
available
to
many
New
Yorkers.
New
York
area
cable
company
Cablevision
and
Disney/ABC
had
been
in
a
standoff
which
had
resulted
in
the
3.3
million
Cablevision
subscribers
in
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BURKE CO-HOSTING DANCING
08-Mar-10
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TV
personality
Brooke
Burke
is
set
to
co-host
Dancing
with
the
Stars
with
returning
host
Tom
Bergeron.
She
replaces
Samantha
Harris
who
has
previously
announced
that
she
would
be
leaving.
Burke
won
the
seventh
season
of
the
show
and
has
also
appeared
on
a
number
of
tv
shows
including
She's
(more)
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HASSLEBECK TO HOST ABC REALITY SHOW
05-Mar-10
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View
co-host
Elisabeth
Hasslebeck
will
be
hosting
ABC's
figure-skating
reality
show.
The
show
will
be
similar
to
ABC's
current
hit
show
Dancing
with
the
Stars
and
will
feature
skating
professionals
paired
with
celebrities.
ABC
executives
are
hoping
to
match
the
success
of
Dancing
with
the
Stars
which
is
about
to
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HOW WILL ALICE FARE IN THE REAL WORLD?
05-Mar-10
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Disney
prepares
for
its
highly
anticipated
3D
release,
Alice
In
Wonderland,
which
is
expected
to
dominate
the
box
office
in
over
40
territories
around
the
world.
Also
competing
will
be
Brooklyn’s
Finest,
starring
Don
Cheadle,
Richard
Gere
and
Ethan
Hawke.
Alice’s
release
on
3,728
screens
is
bound
to
make
a
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ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET
05-Mar-10
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Hollywood’s
biggest
night
is
just
two
days
away.
Final
ballots
have
been
cast,
and
so
the
nominees
await
their
fate.
This
year’s
extravaganza
will
be
co-hosted
by
award-winning
actor
Alec
Baldwin
and
actor,
playwright
and
comedian
Steve
Martin,
who
are
sure
to
provide
some
laughs.
Martin
has
hosted
twice
in
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ALICE POISED TO DOMINATE WEEKEND
04-Mar-10
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Tim
Burton's
heavily
anticipated
reimagination
of
Alice
in
Wonderland
opens
Friday
12:01
am
and
many
are
looking
to
the
3D
fantasy
film
to
dominate
the
weekend
boxoffice.
Industry
experts
project
the
film
could
bring
in
$75
million
over
the
weekend.
In
addition
to
a
great
deal
of
buzz
surrounding
the
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HURT LOCKER LAWSUIT
04-Mar-10
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Though
The
Hurt
Locker
is
expected
to
do
well
at
Sunday's
Oscars,
it
has
been
in
the
news
lately
for
all
the
wrong
reasons.
Recently
one
of
the
film's
producers
got
in
trouble
with
the
Academy
for
an
e-mail
he
sent
to
Academy
members
and
was
subsequently
banned
from
the
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PALIN ON REALITY TV?
04-Mar-10
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Former
vice
presidential
candidate
Sarah
Palin
has
reportedly
been
shopping
around
a
reality
tv
series
about
her
home
state
of
Alaska
with
producer
Mark
Burnett.
The
show
would
have
a
Planet-Earth
shooting
style
but
would
feature
the
Palin
family.
According
to
The
Hollywood
Reporter,
Palin,
who
was
in
Los
Angeles
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BURTON, BEKMAMBETOV TO PRODUCE ABRAHAM LINCOLN
03-Mar-10
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Tim
Burton
and
Timur
Bekmambetov
are
re-teaming
to
produce
a
film
adaptation
of
Abraham
Lincoln:
Vampire
Hunter,
a
novel
that
reimagines
Abraham
Lincoln
as
a
vampire
assassin.
Burton
and
Bekmambetov
previously
collaborated
on
the
animated
feature
9.
The
novel's
author
Seth
Grahame-Smith
is
set
to
adapt
the
screenplay.
News
of
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GORDON-LEVITT REPLACES MCAVOY
03-Mar-10
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Summit
announced
Tuesday
that
James
McAvoy
is
leaving
the
film
formerly
titled
I'm
with
Cancer
for
personal
reasons
and
Joseph
Gordon-Levitt
will
replace
him
as
the
lead
role
in
the
project.
Seth
Rogen
will
play
opposite
Gordon-Levitt
and
is
also
producing
the
film
along
with
Evan
Goldberg
and
Ben
Karlin.
(more)
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LOCKER PRODUCER CANNOT ATTEND OSCARS
03-Mar-10
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The
Academy
of
Motion
Pictures
Arts
and
Sciences
has
decided
to
ban
Voltage
Pictures
chief
and
Hurt
Locker
producer
Nicolas
Chartier
from
attending
the
Oscars
Sunday.
Earlier
Chartier
had
sent
out
an
e-mail
to
members
of
the
Academy
encouraging
members
to
vote
for
Hurt
Locker
which
the
Academy
found
to
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HBO GREENLIGHTS THRONES
03-Mar-10
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HBO
has
given
the
fantasy
series
Game
of
Thrones
the
greenlight.
The
heavily
anticipated
fantasy
series
comes
from
George
R.
R.
Martin
novels
and
has
attracted
a
great
deal
of
interest.
The
ongoing
series,
which
concerns
a
struggle
for
power
in
a
mythical
Medieval
Europe,
has
been
successful,
garnering
a
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