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Daily Variety ends boffo run
Hold onto your Tuesday copy of Daily Variety. It could be worth something one day. The publication, which has kept Hollywood insiders on top of whose star is rising and whose is falling for almost 80 years, ended its run as a print vehicle today to...
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The Morning Fix: 'Puss in Boots' roars! Brian Williams' 2nd job
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Gold Derby nuggets: 'Nowhere Boy' may be serious comedy contender at Golden Globes | Michael Caine gripes he ought to have more Oscars
Gold Derby⢠"Proving that its buzz wasn't short-lived, Facebook movie 'The Social Network' topped the box office for the second weekend in a row, with ticket sales down a small 31% from its debut at $15.5 million," reports the L.A. Times. That helps to sustain... -
The Oscars on TV this weekend
Show TrackerFor those who just can't wait until the Feb. 27 Oscar telecast and can't get enough of Amy, Christian, Colin, Annette, Geoffrey, Hailee, Javier, Helena, Jeff, Jennifer, Jesse and all the rest, listed below are some highlights of movies, series,...... -
Festival of Books To be Held April 28-29 at UCLA
This page has moved. If you are not automatically re-directed, please click here.Tags: Margaret Cho, Martha Stewart, Festive Events, Ceremonies, Society
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Eighth Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books To Feature Literary "Who's Who" Apr. 26-27 at UCLA
NOTE TO EDITORS: New media credential requirements and deadlines have been posted in the Media Center section of the festival's Web site: www.latimes.com/festivalofbooks. LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2003 – More than 325 of the country's best-selling...Tags: Celebrity Parents, Science and Technology, Frank McCourt, Festive Events, David Baltimore
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SBFF lineup: DeGruy, 'No,' 'Singin' in the Rain': Fest to include retrospective of docu filmmaker, Warner archive pics
VarietyThe 28th Santa Barbara Film Fest will screen films from 49 countries during its Jan. 24-Feb. 3 run, along with a retrospective of docu filmmaker Mike deGruy and digitally remastered films from the Warner Archives. Opening night pic is the Jason Bateman-...Tags: Entertainment, Elle Fanning, Arts and Culture, Jason Bateman, Festive Events
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Rise of e-book trade causing a lit snit: The venerable book business is experiencing a moment of turmoil, as evidenced by two events last week.
VarietyThe venerable book business is experiencing a moment of turmoil, as evidenced by two events last week. A glitzy party on Wednesday triggered the most extravagant book launch of the year (if not the decade). It is being funded by a neophyte publisher...Tags: Chris Hemsworth, Entertainment, Regis Philbin, Rob Reiner, MGM Inc.
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'Wicked' games: Biz big on pic-stage crossovers: It's always daunting to predict box office hits, but here's an exercise that's even scarier: forecasting "transies."
VarietyIt's always daunting to predict box office hits, but here's an exercise that's even scarier: forecasting "transies." I define a "transie" as any show that can transcend its original medium, stage or screen, and find another robust audience in an alien...Tags: Newsies (musical), Entertainment, Music, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rock of Ages Corporation
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Crix seek relief from blockbuster fatigue: Summer's end spells relief for some folks -- parents who are glad to see their kids back in school or film critics who won't have to review any more superhero movies.
VarietySummer's end spells relief for some folks -- parents who are glad to see their kids back in school or film critics who won't have to review any more superhero movies. A case in point are the two chief critics for the New York Times who wrote one of...Tags: Reviews, Entertainment, Pixar Animation, Fatigue, The Amazing Spider-Man (movie)
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Brandstanding celebs bring backlash: "There's no business like show business" was a great lyric in its time, but today it might be revised to "There's no business like the celebrity business."
Variety"There's no business like show business" was a great lyric in its time, but today it might be revised to "There's no business like the celebrity business." Movie stars today regard themselves as "brands" and seem more interested in endorsements than...Tags: Entertainment, Rome (Italy), Mariah Carey, Drew Pinsky, Celebrities
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'The Godfather': An offer many helmers could refuse: Like most people, I hate being proved wrong -- especially on national television.
VarietyLike most people, I hate being proved wrong -- especially on national television. Here's the back story: For its thoughtful 40th-anniversary retrospective on "The Godfather," to be broadcast July 24, the History channel mobilized a formidible array of...Tags: Marlon Brando, The Godfather (movie), Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola, Organized Crime
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