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George Lucas impressed with ‘Star Wars in Concert’

By doris | Published: October 12, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Holding fast to his vision — and his marketing rights — for the “Star Wars” empire has made it the biggest franchise in history, and made Lucas one of the most powerful people in entertainment. But while he’s enthusiastic about the new touring show “Star Wars In Concert,” it wasn’t his [...]

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Entertainment Weekly’s picks of the week

By doris | Published: July 13, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Warner Bros.’ adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s penultimate Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” was originally scheduled to be released last fall, but the studio moved the flick to this summer for strategic financial reasons. Furious fans protested with petitions and pranksters mocked their outrage with viral videos, including [...]

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Wife says Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter dies at 78

By doris | Published: December 25, 2008

Full Story At Yahoo! News LONDON – Harold Pinter, praised as the most influential British playwright of his generation and a longtime voice of political protest, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 78. Pinter, whose distinctive contribution to the stage was recognized with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, died [...]

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