Breaking Entertainment News and Analysis
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Original Stormtrooper Costume Designer Wins UK Copyright
British court rules that Andrew Ainsworth, who designed the Imperial army costumes for the original “Star Wars,” can continue to make and sell replica helmets locally
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L.A. Times Cuts Veteran Writers Tim Rutten, Mark Heisler, Jerry Crowe
Several high-profile staffers are cut after movie advertising fails to deliver. A Metro editor tries to buck up: “We whip asses”
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Technicolor Set to Acquire Cinedigm’s Delivery Business
CEO Chris McGurk says the deal will allow the digital programmer to focus on its “core business”
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London Police Arrest Suspected News Corp., Sony Hacker
“Topiary” is allegedly the spokesman for LulzSec, a hacking group that has promised to release a trove of documents on News Corp.’s phone hacking
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Polly Platt: Accomplished and Forthcoming — Even About ‘Irreconcilable Differences’
She was a Hollywood legend, but if you wanted to know anything about her career, all you had to do was ask
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‘Killer Elite’ Producer Hit with $50K Fraud, Breach of Contract Suit
A film executive claims the movie’s producers have reneged on an agreement of credit and fee for helping shepherd the upcoming Jason Statham/Clive Owen film to the big screen
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Nikki Finke and Ari Emanuel: Lover’s Spat or Divorce?
The Deadline editor and founder posted a vulgar screed against WME head Ari Emanuel — with whom she’d had good relations
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Paul Buccieri Named Managing Director of ITV Studios International
Has overseen production slate including “Kitchen Nightmares,” “First 48”
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TCA: Hallmark Cooks Up ‘Martha Bakes’ Season 2 and ‘Emeril’s Table’ Premiere
Cable outlet hopes back-to-back cooking shows will offer a recipe for success
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Music Charts: Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’ Back in Billboard’s Top 10
The late singer’s 2006 multi-Grammy-winning album returns to the top 10 after just two days of posthumous sales fever
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Mick Jagger: Closet Conservative With an Affinity for Soft-Boiled Eggs
“His real drug and motivator was always money,” writes his biographer in “BackStage Pass VIP,” now being shopped to publishers
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Sony Classics Scoops Up Lawrence Kasdan’s ‘Darling Companion’
Movie stars Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton and Dianne Wiest
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TCA: ESPN Announces New ’30 for 30′ Slate, Teases ‘Rise Up’ Debut
Documentaries will include features on “Rocky” inspiration Chuck Wepner and former Boston Celtic/addict Chris Herren
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Polly Platt, Producer and Production Designer, Dies at 72
Platt, whose ex-husband is Peter Bogdanovich, was nominated for an Oscar for best art direction — set decoration on the 1983 “Terms of Endearment”