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‘Looper,’ ‘Magic Mike’ Legal Fight Ends in Settlement
CatchPlay and Studio Solutions have reached undisclosed financial settlement over Taiwanese rights to more than 900 films
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‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Director Slams Star, Threatens Legal Action
Abdellatif Kechiche accuses Lea Seydoux of slandering his name, and suggests she may have to “explain in court”
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Johnny Knoxville’s ‘Bad Grandpa’ Ready to Bring Down ‘Gravity’ at the Box Office
The latest “Jackass” entry is on track to open north of $30M; Ridley Scott’s thriller “The Counselor” is looking at a soft $10M debut
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Jenny McCarthy Slammed by the Catholic League Over ‘View’ Church Comments
The co-host’s statements about the church have Catholic organization hot under the (skinny white) collar
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Tom Hardy to Play Elton John in ‘Rocketman’; Focus to Distribute in U.S.
Michael Gracey is directing from an original screenplay by Oscar-nominated writer Lee Hall (“War Horse”)
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Miniseries About WWII Hero Felix Sparks in the Works at History
Project will chronicle Sparks’ extensive campaign to liberate Europe
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Set to Open Christmas Day
Paramount will release Martin Scorsese’s awards hopeful this year as a holiday treat
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Asylum Entertainment to Produce 50 Hours of Reality TV for Reelz Next Year
The hours will be spread across 10 unscripted series
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Maggie Gyllenhaal, John Cusack Slam NSA Over Electronic Snooping (Video)
Phil Donahue, Oliver Stone and Wil Wheaton also add their voices to anti-spying PSA
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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’: 10 Seconds of Bucky Barnes, Scarlett Johansson’s New ‘Do (Video)
The first trailer’s trailer also gives a very quick, fuzzy glimpse of the bad guy that inspired the April 4 release’s title
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Peter Chan’s ‘American Dreams in China’ Backfires (Guest Blog)
It’s not really Chan’s film, since it was produced and written by Beijingers more interested in propaganda than storytelling
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10 Best Moments From ‘The Voice’ Final Battle Rounds (Guest Blog)
A Season 2 alum, I blog about the NBC competition weekly for TheWrap
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‘Duck Dynasty’ Crew: Forget Gun Control, We Need Sin Control
Si and Phil Robertson say we should leave the Second Amendment alone and concentrate on clamping down on our dirty urges
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Directors Guild to Open Talks With Studios, Networks in November
The DGA will be the first of Hollywood’s guild to come to the table with the AMPTP
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution Promises ‘Disciplinary Action’ for Racist Tweet (Updated)
AJC is second Cox Media-owned outlet to come under fire for racist gaffes since July