Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - Posts
With no high-profile theatrical features hitting DVD shelves, video consumers are turning to new material.
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A jury is considering the case of Jesse James Hollywood, who is accused of kidnapping a teenager over a drug debt and then ordering his death in a case that inspired the 2007 movie "Alpha Dog."
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The 'bots are still on the trot.
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Actress Lori Petty's feature directorial debut, "The Poker House," a drama based on her teenage years, has been picked up for U.S. distribution.
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A high school that was the location for a racy photo shoot by Sacha Baron Cohen's character "Bruno" has broken away from the nation's second-largest school district.
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11:
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Seth Rogen and James Franco have taken the pineapple express to Oscar credibility.
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Ze fashionpolizei is facing off with the football police.
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Karl Malden, the acting great who worked the Waterfront with Marlon Brando and patrolled The Streets of San Francisco with Michael Douglas, died today at 97.
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According to KNBC's Robert Kovacik, Randy Philips, president and CEO of AEG, is still waiting for a response from the Jackson family. The Los Angeles Times reports the memorial may take place on Tuesday.
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The singer’s death last Thursday renewed speculation about the future of the four-square-mile ranch.
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When asked Wednesday who’d be best for the role, Franken first told The Associated Press it may be Fred Armisen, who portrays President Barack Obama in SNL skits.
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Ex-girlfriend and current best friend Terri Seymour said Simon Cowell needs a break. “He’d hate me saying this, but he’s not as young as he used to be,” she told the Daily Star.
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OK! magazine reportedly paid $500,000 for the “last” picture of Jackson — which shows him lying on a stretcher, possibly already dead — and put the image on the cover.
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“He’s enormously talented, best talent ‘American Idol’ has had, but I think he killed his career because now conversation is not about his talent but about his sexual preference,” Simmons said.
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Angelina Jolie is Hollywood's top earning actress, banking $27 million in the past year to beat out her partner Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who raked in $25 million, a Forbes.com study showed on Wednesday.
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The material includes unused tracks from studio sessions of some of Jackson’s best albums, as well as more recently recorded songs made with Senegalese R&B singer and producer Akon and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am.
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A City Hall official not authorized to speak publicly says representatives for the Jackson family have inquired about using the site.
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The Jackson edition of Wednesday’s Amateur Night show at the Harlem theater will feature a moonwalking contest and performances of his songs.
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“She said yes, yes, yes like 500 times super fast in a row,” the oldest of the Jonas Brothers tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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A would-be Oscar vehicle doesn't go up against a giant-robot movie and live to tell about it.
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A judge ruled Wednesday that singer Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, will retain limited control of 2,000 items from Neverland until another hearing is held Monday.
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Rather than mourn Michael Jackson's death, the celebrities who took to the stage at the 2009 BET Awards celebrated the memory of the King of Pop with pumped-up performances, heartfelt words and a surprise appearance by the star's sister Janet Jackson
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To think there was a time when all a boy had to do to impress Hayden Panettiere was know how to kick a red rubber ball.
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In the aftermath of 9/11, more than 1,200 men, many of South Asian descent, were detained by U.S. authorities, according to the ACLU. Of these, more than 1,000 were released months and years later for lack of evidence.
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Jennifer Aniston is definitely not a Real Housewife of New of Jersey, but that doesn't mean she can't enjoy the Garden State.
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Christina Applegate is now family to Drew Barrymore.
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The likes of Bogey and Bergman are nowhere to be seen in Nour Eddine Lakhmari's tour through the nocturnal underbelly of Casablanca, or "Casanegra," as the city's underclasses call it. Lakhmari picked up the prize for best director at the Taormina festival
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Charlie Day, one of the stars and creators of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and Christina Applegate have joined Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the romantic comedy "Going the Distance."
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Veteran actresses and fellow Oscar winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker are teaming up for a road-trip comedy, "Cloudburst."
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George Gallo, screenwriter of such action comedies as "Bad Boys" and "Midnight Run," is heading for "Columbus Circle."
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Review in a Hurry: Johnny Depp and Christian Bale star in a karaoke version of a gangster epic. You'll recognize the melancholy tones, but the whole thing is off-key and forced.
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Gwyneth Paltrow speaks almost perfect Spanish and she does it with an Iberian accent.
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Harve (HARHV) Presnell (prehs-NEHL')), whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at the age of 75.
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Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.
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Karl Malden's film, television, Broadway credits include:
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More than any other woman in reality TV, Mary Murphy of “So You Think You Can Dance” has been able to emerge as the biggest star of her show and is the key factor in its success.
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“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” seemingly exists only to give parents and children an air-conditioned activity between “Up” and the upcoming “Ponyo.”
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For all its lush costumes and game cast members, the movie has nothing new to tell us about famed gangster John Dillinger.
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The chief of the nation's second-largest school district is fuming over comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's magazine photo shoot with high school football players.
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Watching the last few episodes of “The Bachelorette” is a lot like being chauffeured around by Toonces the Driving Cat. Everything seems to be going smoothly, and then all of a sudden — LOOK OUT!
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Drea de Matteo is joining "Desperate Housewives," the show's publicist confirmed. Sources say that De Matteo will portray an Italian matriarch whose husband is a landscape designer.
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Years after his death in 1977, Elvis Presley is still referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll.” When Michael Jackson died last week, chances are his “King of Pop” title didn’t die with him.
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Less than a week after Michael Jackson’s sudden death, multiple reports are beginning to surface that question whether Michael Jackson is the biological father of any of his children.
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Thousands expected to attend; pop icon’s ties to theater go back to 1967.
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Michael Jackson claimed to have a net worth of $236 million as of March 31, 2007, according to financial documents obtained by The Associated Press that shed light on the late pop star's murky finances and prodigious borrowing.
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We've entered week 2 of the AGT audition rounds, and already each episode feels more predictable than New York weather.
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The life of "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private, music-filled funeral that one participant called "stirring."
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Ah, the life of a star: Show up at a party and get paid for doing so. There's now an industry of people who wrangle such paid appearances.
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Sales of Michael Jackson’s music shot up drastically after his death last Thursday, and on Wednesday, Billboard reported that Jackson sold over 415,000 copies of his albums this week, including “Thriller” and “Off The Wall.”
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with Jackson.
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This summer’s contestants also include a surfer, bikini model, “World of Warcraft” gamer, a neuroscientist, tae kwon do champion and fifth-grade teacher.
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Michael Jackson's father appeared to plug his record label while speaking about his late son, further upsetting family relations.
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Michael Jackson's 7-year-old will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust but cutting out his former wife Debbie Rowe.
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Actor won an Academy Award for his role in “A Streetcar Named Desire.” He was 97.
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There will be no public or private viewing for Michael Jackson at his Neverland Ranch, the Jackson family said in a statement Wednesday.
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