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‘Saturday Night Live’ Talent Chief Joins ICM Partners
ICM Partners continues to staff up after buying out Rizvi Traverse
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Warner/Chappell Sued Over ‘Good Ship Lollipop,’ ‘Hooray for Hollywood’ Writers’ Royalties
"Hooray for Hollywood" songrwriters' granddaughter is seeking $250,000 in damages
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SmartMoney Magazine Goes Online-Only, Slashes 19 Jobs
The Dow Jones & Company magazine cut 25 jobs but added six to its expanded digital team as it eliminates its print edition
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Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg Are Separated Soulmates in ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’
“Celeste and Jesse Forever” looks at a divorced couple struggling with life apart
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‘Madagascar 3’: Health Group Wants Feds to Investigate Claritin Tie-In
"Marketing medicine directly to children … is well beyond the pale," advocacy group says
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7 Anti-Blockbusters You Must See This Summer
Woody Allen, William Friedkin and documentary director Kirby Dick give something to get excited about this summer that's not about masked vigilantes or Bourne-again spies
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WGAW Announces Initial List of Board of Directors Candidates
17 candidates are set to vie for eight open seats on the board of directors of the Writers Guild of America, West, with an election to be held on Sept. 20.
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‘Breaking Bad’ Star Anna Gunn: Why People Used to Think, ‘Skyler’s a Bitch’
Actress promises a "bigger, badder, bloodier, funnier, darker" season 5 of "Breaking Bad"
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‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Review: Give This Historical Remix a Seat at Ford’s Theater
The problem is that "Lincoln" never has nearly as much fun tweaking history as it might, so there's nothing to sink your teeth into
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KCRW Launches App on Spotify
KCRW is the first American radio station to create an app on the music-streaming program
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Sorry, It’s Just Not True That ‘One Writer Fits All’
In bouncing between movies, novels and sitcoms, there is some crossover in the required skill sets, but the bulges that don’t intersect lead lots of writers to their real-estate licenses
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Caity Lotz, Toby Stephens Join ‘The Machine’
The British government develops a robotic soldier, but the project goes awry in this thriller in development at Content Film
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Ratings: Justin Bieber a Bust; Fox Wins With ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
With most networks relying heavily on repeats, Unvision climbs to second place in key demo
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‘To Rome With Love’ Review: Woody Allen at His Most Mezzo-Mezzo
Woody Allen's Italy-based comedy doesn’t reach the heights of “Midnight in Paris,” but then it doesn’t plummet to “Scoop” levels, either
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Supreme Court Knocks Down FCC Indecency Rules in Fox Case, Ducks First Amendment Question
Supreme Court says FCC didn't give adequate notice of policies on "fleeting expletives" and brief nudity — leaves it open for FCC to modify the rules
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Doug Halonen