Category Archives: Released

How ‘Smurfs’ became a summer box office hit

By doris | Published: August 2, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — How could so many people be wrong about Sony’s “The Smurfs”? The retro kids movie emerged this weekend as the surprise box-office hit of the summer after being dismissed by box-office trackers and critics alike. Coming from nowhere, the film’s little blue men overshadowed Steven Spielberg’s widely-hyped little [...]

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Aerosmith to record first album in 10 years

By doris | Published: June 8, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Joe Perry has confirmed that Aerosmith are going to finally begin work on new album next month. “Whole band has plans to go into the studio with Jack Douglas second week of July to work on new Aero CD,” he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. Perry didn’t bother showing up at [...]

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Will George Clooney Testify at Italian Prime Minster’s Sex Trial?

By doris | Published: March 29, 2011

Full Story at People.com George Clooney has been named a witness in the sensational, high-profile prostitution trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi But before Clooney is asked any questions by the lawyers, he has one of his own: Why me? “It seems odd since I’ve only met Berlusconi once and that was in an [...]

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The best (and worst) films of 2010

By doris | Published: January 1, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Depending on what part of the country you live in, there were approximately 500 (New York) to 250 (everywhere else) new films released in theatres this year. I didn’t see all of them, and neither did you. No 10-best list is definitive, and in any case, this exercise is [...]

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Oprah’s network leads competition to rethink goals

By doris | Published: December 27, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.com NEW YORK — One advantage Oprah Winfrey might have in establishing an identity for her new television network is that many of her competitors are in the same situation, even if they’ve been around for a while. Some of the biggest existing cable networks that are aimed at women — Lifetime, [...]

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Dude vs. Duke: ‘True Grit’ offers comparisons

By doris | Published: December 26, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — The Dude is up against the Duke. In the new “True Grit,” Jeff Bridges provides a wildly different take on boozy one-eyed lawman Rooster Cogburn than John Wayne did in the 1969 original. Bridges reunited with Joel and Ethan Coen, who also directed him on 1998′s “The Big [...]

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Lil Wayne gives wheelchair to fan’s mother

By doris | Published: December 20, 2010

Full Story at Marquee.Blog.CNN.com How’s this for spreading holiday cheer: Lil Wayne, now a free man himself after his release from prison in early November, has helped someone else get out of confinement. The 28-year-old rapper, who served eight months in New York’s Riker’s Island on a weapons charge, has bestowed the mother of fan [...]

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Jackson’s first posthumous video hits the Web

By doris | Published: December 8, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — A new Michael Jackson music video is hitting the Internet preceding the launch of a posthumous Jackson album. The video, previewed by The Associated Press, debuts at midnight Thursday Eastern time on worldwide websites, including MichaelJackson.com, said Jackson estate co-administrator John Branca.

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‘The Hobbit’ faces possible actors strike

By doris | Published: September 30, 2010

Full Story atCNN.com (EW.com) — Warner Bros., New Line and all the other financial players involved in “The Hobbit” have yet to green light the movie, yet there is already another hurdle this troubled production must jump over in its quest to begin filming. What is it this time? Actors. It seems the Screen Actors [...]

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‘Wonder Years’ star insists smart is sexy

By doris | Published: August 17, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Danica McKellar is most famous for portraying Winnie Cooper, the childhood sweetheart of series protagonist Kevin Arnold on “The Wonder Years.” Fame came to the actress rather early, but rather than succumb to the negative pitfalls to which many child actors fall prey, McKellar found her saving grace in [...]

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