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Thursday Broadcast Premieres Underwhelm in the Ratings
The first night following the conclusion of the television season saw the Big Four roll out some new summer programs, though none made much of a mark. ABC did OK with “Motive” (pictured), ...
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Amanda Bynes Enters Court Wearing Blonde Wig; Mugshots Revealed
UPDATED: The troubled actress, who was arrested Thursday after tossing a bong out of her apartment window, goes free on Friday. But she's not off the hook just yet.read more
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Cannes: 'The Selfish Giant' Wins Europa Cinemas Label's Best European Film Nod
The drama from British director Clio Barnard debuted in the Directors' Fortnight section. read more
The Art of Alzheimer's
  I knew something was up with Mom when her usually meticulous grooming began to fail. Daily applications of Oil of Olay that was the foundation for her porcelain complexion seemed to have been a...
Mark Burnett on 'Voice' Win Over 'Idol': 'It's a Kinder Show' (Exclusive)
"The Voice" executive producer Mark Burnett says he believes his show beat "Idol" for the first time this season in part because "it's a kinder show" with coaches who...
Cannes Film Review: ‘La jaula de oro’
In the vein of “Sin nombre,” this incredible cross-country journey provides a less schematic, yet equally striking ground-level view of four teens traveling from Central America to the U.S. border...
JCPenney One of 10 Brands Predicted to Die in Next Year
As new brands are brought to life in the evolution of various verticals, others will inevitably give up the ghost. While obsolesence related to industrial shifts is the No. 1 killer of outdated conce...
Read the First Chapter of Scott Thorson's 'Behind The Candelabra,' the Book on Which Steven Soderbergh's HBO Movie is Based
Steven Soderbergh's highly anticipated Liberace biopic "Behind The Candelabra" will air on HBO this Sunday after receiving rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this week. Starring Michael ...
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Secrets of Howard Hughes' Attorney (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
Greg Bautzer, Hollywood's original power lawyer, offered Elizabeth Taylor $1 million to marry his client, helped mount a failed takeover of ABC and knew the true story behind the billionaire's lost wi...
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How Robert Evans Really Got His Paramount Job
Far from the tale he tells in his memoir, the legendary producer and executive owed his ascent to super lawyer Greg Bautzer, "who knew everyone."read more
Stephen Colbert Is 'Not a Fan' of Obama, Is a Big Fan of Drone Use (Video)
Stephen Colbert opened his Thursday night "Colbert Report" monologue by saying, "Folks, I've got a confession to make: I'm no fan of Barack Obama. There I said it -- somebody ha...
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TV Ratings: 'Save Me' Sinks, 'Rookie Blue' Dips, 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Wipeout' Rise
Off-season entries see relatively soft starts, though Fox's layoff-themed 'Does Someone Have to Go?' manages to win its hour.read more
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Cannes: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires 'The Lunchbox' for North America
The Indian-German-French co-production wins the critics' week viewers choice award at the Cannes Film Festival. read more
Red Herring Names Indiewire Parent SnagFilms To the Top 100 Tech Companies in North America
Indiewire parent company SnagFilms has been awarded Red Herring's Top 100 North America award, which honors "the year's most promising private technology companies" in America that are "positioned to ...
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Cannes: Sony Pictures Classics Buys 'The Lunchbox'
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights to the "The Lunchbox," the studio said from the Cannes Film Festival on Friday. The Indian film won the festival's critics w...
Cannes: Student Films From Chicago, Belgium Win Cinefondation Prizes
A jury headed by director Jane Campion has chosen a student film from Chicago as the best of this year's Cinefondation competition at the Cannes Film Festival. "Needle," a short film made by Anahita G...
NSA Media Creates Alliance With Wishabi
Newspaper circulation may continue to drop, but one aspect remains a big draw to consumers: ad circulars. NSA Media, the country's largest buyer of newsprint and print circulars, is integrating t...
'The Immigrant' Director James Gray Says He Is 'Unabashedly Pro Immigration' at Cannes
It was no surprise really that American filmmaker James Gray would be asked for his opinions on immigration policy during the Cannes press conference for his latest work "The Immigrant," simply given ...
Mary Harron's Anna Nicole Smith Lifetime Movie Will Premiere in June
"American Psycho" director may have seemed like an odd fit for a Lifetime Movie when the network's first announced it'd be working with her in October, but Mary Harron did chronicle the life of a famo...
Cannes: Puenzo’s ‘Wakolda’ Clicks With Buyers (EXCLUSIVE)
CANNES — Lucia Puenzo’s psychological drama “Wakolda,” which world premiered this week in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, is rolling out upbeat international sales, in another sign of an uptu...

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