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Comcast Digs In at 30 Rock: Communal Toilets, Buffet Dining and Where’s G.E.?
In Comcast’s corporate culture, NBCU’s executive privy is getting flushed away
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SAG and AFTRA Convene Formal Merger Talks
Official face-to-face discussions finally got underway this weekend
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Jon Stewart to Fox News’ Christopher Wallace: ‘You’re Insane’ (Video)
Comedian makes his first appearance on a Sunday-morning Fox News show a pretty tense one
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‘Hangover II’ Passes Original for All-Time Global R-Rated Comedy Record
Todd Phillips’ follow-up to his 2009 has hit the $488.7M mark globally, surpassing the $467.5M made by version 1.0
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Shaq Sex Tape Drama Widens: Ex Wife Says She Was Offered a Copy
UPDATE: Robert Ross, who says he recorded the retired NBA star with other women while he was still married, testified Monday in Los Angeles
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Julie Taymor Calls ‘Spider-Man’ Producers’ Reliance on Focus Groups ‘Scary’
Making her first public comments since leaving the troubled $70 million Broadway musical she created, Taymor issues tacit criticism. “Shakespeare would have been appalled, she said
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Atomic Bomb Drama Wins $15K Film Independent Grant
Organization also announces participants in Fast Track financing and filmmaker support program
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‘Green Lantern’ Comes Up Short at the Box Office With $52.7M
Warner’s DC Comics-based film misses expectations that were closer to $60M; Jim Carrey comedy “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” hits its low target with $18.2M
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Clarence Clemons Mourned on Twitter – David Cook, Jake Tapper, Michael Moore
From politics to music to film, figures across the Twitterverse shared memories and tributes to one-of-a-kind sax player Clarence Clemons
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Tom Cruise Has Abs in First ‘Rock of Ages’ Photo
Fresh from the trainer, Tom Cruise released this first look at himself playing rocker Stacee Jaxx in ‘Rock of Ages’
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Clarence Clemons, Iconic Sax Player for Bruce Springsteen, Dies at 69
Legendary member of E Street Band’s last gig was playing with Lady Gaga on “American Idol” finale
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Father’s Day Films — How Films Echo My Relationship With My Dad
There are traditional choices I could have picked, but this list is more about films that have a message about fathers and sons
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LAFF Opens: Superheroes, Violent Action, Whimsical Murder
Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Ryan Gosling, Richard Linklater, Matthew McConaughey add the requisite star power to the downtown L.A. Film Festival
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Box Office: ‘Green Lantern’ Opens to $21.6M Friday, Pacing for $55M+ Weekend
Jim Carrey family comedy “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” grosses $6.4 million and should hit around $18 million through Sunday
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Warner Bros. Scoops Up David Dobkin’s ‘King Arthur’ Tale
The spec script is the “Wedding Crashers” director’s take on legend of King Arthur and Sir Lancelot