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CBS Bosses Think Charlie Sheen Will Get Ratings Boost From Plaza Rampage
Martin Sheen is weighing organizing a family intervention
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Mel Gibson Parks $9.6M Tax-Free Dollars In His Church Foundation
Controversial Malibu church was built by Gibson and has a tiny congregation of just 100 people
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‘Saw 3D’ Sharp Enough to Lead Dull Box Office With $24.2M
Lionsgate torture-porn franchise isn’t what it used to be, but 3D installment meets tracking and has just enough gory sadistic thrills left to take down fast-dropping “Paranormal Activity 2”
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Kamala Harris Weighs In on Cooley and Polanski Case
Hollywood has taken a shine to San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris, while opponent Steve Cooley hasn’t made friends with the Polanski case
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Kevin Spacey on Death of ‘Casino Jack’s’ George Hickenlooper (updated)
The well-known indie filmmaker was found dead in Denver, where he was attending a film festival
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Blackout Ends; Fox & Cablevision Reach Agreement
Programming to be restored in time for World Series, after nasty feud that cost the companies tens of millions of dollars in fees and lost advertising
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Sanity/Fear Rally Neither Funny Nor Political, But Shows the Power of Jon Stewart
Analysis: The skits bombed, the music rocked. But you can exhale if you were worried that Stewart was about to become a political activist
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Hurd Talks Zombies, Cameron and How Arnold Became the Terminator
Arnold really has a great sense of who has talent as well as who is bull—-ting and who isn’t, and he doesn’t suffer fools at all.
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Friday Box Office: ‘Saw 3D’ Cuts Down ‘Paranormal’ With Dull $10.8M
“Final” installment of Lionsgate’s torture-porn franchise rebounds to vanquish Paramount rival; tracking for a $23M+ weekend with 3D ticket sales, however, Jigsaw’s best years have clearly come and gone
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It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over — Tribune Creditors File Their Own Reorg Plans
One week after media giant submitted proposal to get out of Chapter 11, creditors put their own plans before the court – now the bargaining begins
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Roland Emmerich to Direct Alien Invasion Film ‘The Zone’ (Updated)
The top-secret project plans to employ the “found footage” gimmick that has become popular of late
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‘tallhotblond’ Director: A Title Easily Confused as Porn Will Make Your Doc a Success
Sample tweet: “got talhotblond thought it waz porn. Liked it anyway.” Redbox rules
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Sony’s Doug Belgrad, and Matt Tolmach (Producer) Grilled
Tolmach: “Over time I felt the pull to be more involved creatively in movies and less in 8 to 10 meetings a day”
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Digital Album Sales in Sustained Decline for First Time
After seven years of strong growth, digital albums are finally starting to show signs of old age
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Prediction: Netflix Will Soon Produce Original Content
Netflix is becoming a full fledged premium channel that has created a back door into your living room
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Jeff Steele