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Sunday, 30 November 2008 at 04:20 Posted by smp

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'Christmas Story' fans celebrate film's 25th year (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 11:01 PM CST

AP - Fans of the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" are celebrating the film's 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the house where the movie was made.

"Tony Manero" wins top prize at Turin festival (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 09:30 PM CST

Reuters - "Tony Manero," an unlikely drama about a serial killer obsessed with John Travolta's character from "Saturday Night Fever," was awarded the Best Film prize at the 26th Turin Film Festival, which concluded Saturday.

Tykwer's "International" to open Berlin film fest (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 09:20 PM CST

Reuters - Tom Tykwer's "The International," an action thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, will open the 59th Berlin International Film Festival on February 5.

End of the yellow brick road for Ind. Oz Festival (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 05:18 PM CST

AP - An annual Wizard of Oz festival that once attracted 75,000 fans of the classic film to see the actors who played Munchkins has been cancelled, its organizers announced Friday.

What's the Next Twilight? (E! Online)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 04:53 PM CST

E! Online - Team Edward is winning. But for how long?

Tykwer's 'The International' to open Berlin fest (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 01:41 PM CST

AP - German director Tom Tykwer's action thriller "The International" will kick off the annual Berlin film festival with its world premiere in February.

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Report reveals effect of Stasi on German TV (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 09:20 PM CST

Reuters - The report reads like an outtake from the Oscar-winning film "The Lives of Others."

PR actress Roselyn Sanchez marries Eric Winter (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 05:38 PM CST

AP - Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sanchez has gotten married at a historic San Juan fort in front of 250 guests that included Eva Longoria Parker.

Rosie Live Stiffs; Barbara Walters Clicks With Obama (E! Online)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 05:23 PM CST

E! Online - Rosie O'Donnell didn't go head-to-head with foe Barbara Walters Wednesday night. Which was a good thing. For O'Donnell.

Rosie Live DOA, Rosie Says (E! Online)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 04:48 PM CST

E! Online - A TV buff like Rosie O'Donnell knows the Nielsen score: Rosie Live ain't living on.

Station takes call letters of TV show (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 08:48 AM CST

AP - WKRP is back on the air in Cincinnati — but this time it's for real.

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Saturday, 29 November 2008 at 08:27 Posted by smp

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Video: Liza Minnelli: ‘I’m so happy’

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 10:42 AM CST

Nov. 28: The famous actress and singer talks about her new show at The Palace and her good friend, author Kay Thompson. (Today Show)

Video: Barry Manilow sings a classic

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:56 AM CST

Nov. 28: Barry Manilow performs his hit song "Can't Smile Without You" live on TODAY. (Today Show)

Video: Barry Manilow rocks the Plaza

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:54 AM CST

Nov. 28: The Grammy-winning singer performs the 1980s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" for fans on Rockefeller Plaza. (Today Show)

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Sean Penn offers warm "Milk" to movie fans (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 06:14 PM CST

Reuters - Even in liberal Hollywood, an openly gay actor with a marketable name is a hard commodity to find, and if anyone should know, it is the filmmakers behind new movie, "Milk."

What's the Next Twilight? (E! Online)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 05:41 PM CST

E! Online - Team Edward is winning. But for how long?

"Miracle Worker" playwright William Gibson dies (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:55 PM CST

Reuters - Playwright William Gibson, whose "The Miracle Worker" won awards and thrilled audiences with its hopeful tale of the teaching of deaf and blind Helen Keller, died at age 94 this week in Massachusetts.

Soccer helps Afghan girls reclaim some freedom (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:31 PM CST

Reuters - Hope, confidence and a bit of freedom to have fun are the themes of an uplifting new documentary film from Afghanistan by an Iranian filmmaker.

Film shows awe and agony of ship breaking world (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:30 PM CST

Reuters - Ship breaking yards in Bangladesh where huge ocean-going vessels are dismantled at the end of their lives are the source of awe and empathy in a new documentary film that explores the plight of yard workers.

Tykwer's 'The International' to open Berlin fest (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:28 AM CST

AP - German director Tom Tykwer's action thriller "The International" will kick off the annual Berlin film festival with its world premiere in February.

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TV Lookout: highlights for Nov. 30-Dec. 6 (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:00 PM CST

AP - During their four decades as a comedy duo (actually, it was more like four seasons playing teen stepbrothers on Nickelodeon's "Drake & Josh"), Drake Bell and Josh Peck started out as cute, goofy kids. But by the series' end in 2007, they were exhibiting the overage, desperately overplaying style of a pair of over-the-hill vaudevillians.

Rosie Live Stiffs; Barbara Walters Clicks with Obama (E! Online)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:30 PM CST

E! Online - Rosie O'Donnell didn't go head-to-head with foe Barbara Walters Wednesday night. Which was a good thing. For O'Donnell.

View at 'The View'? Happy, says Barbara Walters (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:19 PM CST

AP - So you think the ladies of "The View" don't get along?

MTV's AIDS awareness campaign turns 10 (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:28 PM CST

Reuters - MTV marks the 10th anniversary of its AIDS awareness campaign this year with an hour-long documentary by U.S. singer and Destiny's Child founding member Kelly Rowland.

Madonna's film about orphans to air on Sundance (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:25 AM CST

AP - Madonna's awakening to the crisis in Malawi — an impoverished African nation where one million children are orphaned by AIDS — had many consequences.

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Friday, 28 November 2008 at 08:25 Posted by smp

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Video: Barry Manilow sings on TODAY

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:42 AM CST

Nov. 28: The legendary music star performs "Islands in the Stream" live on Rockefeller Plaza. (Today Show)

Video: The man behind Macy's p arade

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 10:06 AM CST

Nov. 27: TODAY's Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira talk to Robin Hall, the executive producer of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, about the big event. (Today Show)

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Moore: Craig 'marvelous' as Bond (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 11:00 PM CST

AP - From one Bond to another: job well done.

Madonna, A-Rod Make Beautiful Music Together (E! Online)

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:14 AM CST

E! Online - Madrod has finally made its public debut.

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Huge crowds cheer NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:17 PM CST

AP - Val Bonner planned for a decade to attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on her 50th birthday, and this year she got her wish Thursday, joining throngs of holiday revelers in Manhattan cheering the giant balloons and thousands of marchers.

Brooke Burke Big Enough in Tuesday Win (E! Online)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:51 PM CST

E! Online - Historic it wasn't. Effective it was.

The Shield Turns In Its Badge (E! Online)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 11:34 AM CST

E! Online - Vic Mackey is officially off the beat...or at the very least, off our TV screens.

Backstage at DWTS: There's Something Funny About Brooke Burke (E! Online)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 10:08 AM CST

E! Online - Hey, Brooke Burke, you just won Dancing With the Stars! So where are you going now?

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Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 08:33 Posted by smp

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Video: Liza Minnelli heads to Broadway

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 06:50 PM CST

Nov. 26: The Energizer Bunny of show biz, Liza Minnelli opens her Broadway show, "Liza's at the Palace", a tribute to her godmother, "Eloise." Billy Bush has the wild new exclusive. (Access Hollywood)

Video: Backstage with Faith Hill

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 10:55 AM CST

Nov. 25: Country star Faith Hill talks about her husband's hosting gig on "SNL", singing in the shower, and her three daughters. (Today Show)

Video: Buzz: Clooney hazes Jackman

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 09:59 AM CST

Nov. 26: Hugh Jackman says he was hazed by George Clooney for being People's new "Sexiest Man Alive." Plus, Carson Daly is going to be a dad. (NBC Mobile)

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Gay icon's life yields lessons after 30 years (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:17 AM CST

AP - Early this month, when it looked like same-sex marriage was on the rocks in California, gay rights activists summed up their angst about the upcoming Proposition 8 vote with four wistful words: What would Harvey do?

NM governor hosts star-studded dinner at mansion (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:57 AM CST

AP - Gov. Bill Richardson hosted a star-studded dinner party last weekend to thank moviemakers and celebrities, including George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Paul Sorvino, for shooting films in the state.

"WALL-E" and "Thunder" top DVD charts (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:52 AM CST

Reuters - A small, waste-collecting robot has captured the hearts of DVD consumers, much as it did in theaters earlier this year.

Raul Castro to Sean Penn: he'd meet Obama at Gitmo (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:49 AM CST

AP - Cuban President Raul Castro said in an interview released Wednesday that he would like to meet President-elect Barack Obama on "neutral ground" — and he suggested the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

Bruce Willis settles dispute with Malaysia company (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:16 AM CST

AP - A Malaysian technology conglomerate has repaid $900,000 to Bruce Willis after the actor filed a lawsuit demanding a refund of his investment.

Italian director delves into deeper side of soccer (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 05:58 PM CST

Reuters - Like most of his compatriots, Oscar-winning Italian director Gabriele Salvatores loves soccer.

For sale: A helmet, a hat, a lightsaber and more (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:29 PM CST

AP - Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from "Star Wars," Indiana Jones' hat and whip from "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Batman's cowl from "Batman Begins" are going on the auction block.

What are the best Thanksgiving videos on the Web? (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 01:41 PM CST

AP - When thinking about film and Thanksgiving, one's thoughts inevitably turn to the Little Tramp.

Judge orders Mel Gibson deposed in lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 12:27 PM CST

AP - A judge says Mel Gibson will have to answer questions about planning and filming "The Passion of the Christ" in response to a screenwriter's lawsuit.

What celebrities are thankful for this year (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 12:12 PM CST

AP - Being rich and/or famous doesn't stop Hollywood from taking a moment to gorge on turkey and take stock of this year's blessings. The Associated Press asked dozens of celebrities what they're thankful for.

Harry Potter's Not Opening, and They're Not Over It (E! Online)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:09 AM CST

E! Online - The fan petitions are still growing. The movie is still not coming out.

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The Mother Revealed? Cobie Smulders Is Pregnant! (E! Online)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 05:10 PM CST

E! Online - Spoiler Alert: Robin Scherbatsky is the Mother!

More evidence ties media violence to teen violence (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 04:43 PM CST

Reuters - Children who get heavy doses of media violence may be at greater risk of violent behavior as teenagers -- even when a range of other influences is considered, according to a new study.

TV writers look to economy for cues to future shows (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:30 PM CST

Reuters - Working class men and women may soon steal Hollywood's spotlight from the not-so-desperate housewives of upscale Wisteria Lane as U.S. television writers consider how to appeal to viewers in tough economic times.

`Dexter' author Lindsay makes cameo appearance (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:22 PM CST

AP - "Dexter" author Jeff Lindsay says the cameo he filmed for the Showtime series based on his work is intended to make a point: He loves the show.

Montag, Pratt wedding symbolic, not yet legal (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:57 PM CST

AP - Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, the reality-TV couple whose on-again, off-again relationship has been chronicled by MTV's "The Hills" and celebrity magazines, appear on the Wednesday cover of Us Weekly with the headline "Heidi & Spencer Elope!"

Carson Daly to become daddy (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:14 PM CST

AP - Talk show host Carson Daly will have a full-time guest beginning next year.

Solid or striped? Woman blogs about Williams' ties (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 12:46 PM CST

AP - Each night after watching Brian Williams deliver the "NBC Nightly News," an English teacher in Ohio is moved to go to her computer and write — about what Williams wore around his neck.