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Cannes Grants Lee Clow 2013 Lion of St. Mark
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has named advertising legend Lee Clow the recipient of the 2013 Lion of St. Mark. It's the third year the advertising awards show has grant...
TV Review: ‘Inside Amy Schumer’
Like a lot of female comics, Amy Schumer seeks to distinguish herself in part by proving she can be just as filthy as the boys, and other than genitalia, there’s not much to differentiate “Ins...
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Men Are More Likely Than Women to Use Mobile Shopping Technology
When it comes to mobile shopping, the gender gap is alive and well. Data from the DDB Life Style Study looked at mobile shopping patterns by gender and found that men were much more inclined than wo...
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When YouTube Cuts You Off: Get Ellen
What do you do when YouTube funds your channel and then cuts you off? You could A) quit, B) try and go it alone or C) get together with other YouTube channels and build your own network. Best case...
NBC Orders 24-Hour Live Competition Series 'Million Second Quiz'
Slated for the fall, participants will compete for 12 straight days in the unscripted show.read more
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Baz Luhrmann's Despair, Drive and Gamble Behind 'Great Gatsby'
Like his protagonist Jay Gatsby, the Australian director once reinvented himself with a name change and new identity. Now, he's risked everything on his flashy $100 million spectacle: "I would do anyt...
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Will 'Gatsby' Be Better in 3D?
Inspired by Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder," director Baz Luhrmann is convinced the technique will make his actors themselves his "special effect."read more
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Cannes: Europe's Producers on the Move Selected
The producers of "Last Days on Mars" and “The Great Beauty” are among this year's group of up-and-coming filmmakers.read more
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Cannes: Directors Dominate Competition Jury
The nine who will decide the 2013 winners, led by Jury President Stephen Spielberg, are a balance of Hollywood stars and international auteurs.read more
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Mike Myers, Dana Carvey Set Aside 'Wayne's World' Feud at Academy Screening
Director Penelope Spheeris joins the comics on stage with Lorne Michaels to discuss the 1992 comedy classicread more
LA-Based TV Pilots Remaining Robust
TV pilots have continued to drive an upsurge in Hollywood location shooting following a 37% hike in the first quarter. Pilots totaled 68 days last week — four times the same week in 2012 —...
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Virgin Media First-Quarter Profit Rises, Subscriber Momentum Slows
The U.K. cable giant, which is being acquired by John Malone's Liberty Global, added fewer broadband and paying TV subs and lost 13,400 total TV subs.read more
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Waltz, Ang Lee Among Cannes Jury Members
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the remaining jury members after previously naming Steven Spielberg to head the jury. One of the most high-profile juries in recent memory includes Nicole Kidman...
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'Pain & Gain' Star Dwayne Johnson Recovering After Hernia Surgery
The actor-wrestler was injured earlier this month while defending his title at Wrestlemania 26.read more
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5 Things the Film Academy Should Do at Its May 4 Meeting (Opinion)
The Academy has been vague about its agenda for the unprecedented all-members meeting it has requested, but THR awards analyst Scott Feinberg has suggestions.read more
Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz Join Cannes Jury
Actors Nicole Kidman and Christoph Waltz and directors Ang Lee, Lynne Ramsay and Cristian Mungiu will join Steven Spielberg on the Cannes Film Festival jury, Cannes organizers announced on Wednesday m...
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Cannes: Ang Lee, Nicole Kidman Named to Star-Studded Jury
Christoph Waltz, Daniel Auteuil and Lynne Ramsay also will serve on the Steven Spielberg-led jury.read more
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Time 100: Joe Biden Predicts 2014 Boston Marathon Will Be 'Biggest' in History
At the annual "Most Influential People" party in New York City, Jimmy Fallon gets sentimental about his future "Tonight Show" gig, Lena Dunham mingles with Claire Danes and Harvey Weinstein works the ...
Hollywood Tests Movie Ticket Sales at Walmart With ‘Man of Steel’
Walmart is about to give Superman an early boost at the box office, with the company becoming the first retailer to sell tickets to an advance screening of a studio film. It’s a deal that, if it...
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Warner Bros. Partners With Walmart for Early 'Man of Steel' Screening
Tickets go on sale the morning of May 18 in more than 3,700 Walmart stores for the advance preview.read more

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