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Apr30
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Ian McKellen confirmed he will be back to play the role of Gandalf in the upcoming prequel to the "Lord of the Rings," - The Hobbit. McKellen was asked if he had been contacted about playing the role again and if he would be returning. He responded: "Yes, it's true. "Obviously, it's not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf." Concerning the project, McKellen added that he's familiar with the story, as he read the book to get the feel for what it was. But as to how that will be interpreted onscreen, and over two films, he said, "But as to how it's going to work over two films and what's going to happen on screen, well Guillermo [del Toro, director] has not got down to working out the major details yet - I can tell you it's going to be amazing though."
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Apr29
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The continuing fall in advertising revenue for the New York Times (NYSE:NYT) has generated a cut in the credit rating of the declining paper, as Standard & Poor's Rating Services dropped the senior unsecured debt rating, along with the corporate...
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While advertising revenue for CBS (NYSE:CBS) fell by 15 percent in the first quarter, overseas sales revenue from its popular "CSI" crime drama helped the company enjoy a solid first quarter, as profits rose 14 percent. "Everyone Loves Raymond" was...
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Apr28
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It looks like Miley Cyrus is learning the hard way that people in the entertainment industry will manipulate and take advantage of you. At the recent photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz, where Cyrus appears to be nude. The photo was...
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Mindy McCready is most known in the music world for her No. 1 hit single in 1996 called "Guys Do It All the Time." She has now become mostly gossip column fodder as she has been arrested and in and...
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Apr27
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The NFL Draft has everyone's eyes glued to their televisions, as the highly anticipated round has ended with a lot of surprises and moves made by teams to get the players they want.Needs have been one of the primary motivators...
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Apr26
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Donnie and Marie Osmond are partnering again to perform at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, in what is being called "a greatest-hits multi-media spectacle."One of the more popular entertainment acts of the 1970s, it'll be interesting to see if...
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When Brian Urlacher received the Brian Piccolo Award for the second time on Thursday, it brought up again the fond memories of Brian's Song, a movie made for TV based on the real-life friendship between Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers;...
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Apr25
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As expected, Mort Zuckerman made an official bid of $580 million for Newsday, matching the same offer made by News Corp. (NYSE:NWS-A) and Rupert Murdoch. Zuckerman is the owner of the New York Daily News.The only reason I can see...
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The syndicated show "Divorce Court" will be the setting for displaying the marital problems between Gary Coleman and his wife of 8 months, Shannon Price. Coleman is 40 years old while Price is 22. They will appear on the show...
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It's hard to believe that Shirley Temple has already turned 80, as I, and most people, remember her as the amazing little star from yesteryear.She was extremely popular as a child star because of her inspirational and optimistic onscreen presence...
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Apr24
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Wesley Snipes was sentenced to the maximum time allowed for not filing his income taxes: 36 months.The judge let it be known that the reason Snipes received the maximum penalty was to keep others from attempting to do the same...
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NBC (NYSE:GE) likes what they see with the National Hockey League, as fans are starting to come back to watch the games after abandoning them when they canceled the entire 2004-05 season. NBC says ratings for their "Sunday Game of...
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The troubled Kenneth Keith Kallenbach died while serving time in jail. He was taken to a hospital after becoming ill, where it was found out he had pneumonia.He was probably best known for being a member of what is called...
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Apr23
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The marriage that ended up stirring a lot of controversy is about to end, as Star Jones has filed for divorce from her husband Al Reynolds. While the wedding itself was a huge gala affair, and generated a lot of...
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Sometime around 10:20 a.m. yesterday morning, Orlando Brown took a trip to a nearby 7-Eleven that was supposed to only take a few minutes. He has been missing ever since. He was at his manager's house at the time of...
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Apr22
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Pasha Grishuk fell sick at the luxury hotel St. Regis Monarch Beach, as she partook in a business meeting.While she was got sick and started to feel numb, Grishuk spotted a partially dissolved pill in her drink. After it was...
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Apr21
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Bill Stein's documentary "Expelled," had critics up in arms, as his thoughtful exposure of the attacks by Darwinists upon creationists because of their belief in "intelligent design" being exposed.The film is already one of the top documentaries ever, just after...
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Will JustJared issue apology for hoax Miley Cyrus pictures? When I viewed the alleged pictures of Miley Cyrus online, where the response were pretty vicious, it seems to be that some clown put the pictures together using photoshop. I wonder if was...
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Today the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that a lawsuit asking NBC (NYSE:GE) to pay back money spent on sending text messages in hopes of winning a big pay out from the "Deal or No Deal" Lucky Case Game, didn't violate...
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Apr20
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News from the Comic-Con in New York is director of Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Michael Apted, is at this time looking for locations in New Zealand to shoot the third installment of The Chronicles of Narnia: "The...
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The One&Only Palmilla, a luxury resort on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, was the setting for the marriage of Eli Manning and college sweetheart Abby McGrew. While Abby and her bridesmaids did the usual preparation thing with hair and makeup,...
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In what became a race determined by who best managed their fuel strategy, Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 to become the first women in history to win an Indy race. Her competitors were forced to take a pit...
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John Marzano, a former first round pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 1984 amateur Draft, died at the age of 45 after falling down a flight of stairs at his home in Philadelphia. It's possible that a heart...
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Apr19
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What's this about cars and Sandra Bullock? It's bad enough that a stalker attempted to kill Bullock's husband Jesse James in April 2007, now while she was in Massachusetts to film a romantic comedy titled "The Proposal," Bullock and her...
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Six Flags (NYSE:SIX) CEO Mark Shapiro announced last week at the National Association of Broadcasters that he was going to move the company to become more of an entertainment company like Disney (NYSE:DIS). Part of that strategy will be to...
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Apr18
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Scarlett Johansson has been relegated to an honorary producer position on the "Napoleon and Betsy" project, as she's been deemed too old to play the part.Replacing her will be Harry Potter star Emma Watson, who will play the role of...
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Richard Quest, a CNN reporter from Britain, was ordered by a New York judge to get six months of counseling after he was arrested in Central Park in possession of methamphetamine.Quest was arrested in the park after the 1 a.m....
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Using a prop of a YouTube video illegally loaded to the site, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar made the case at the National Association of Broadcasters 2008 conference, that Hulu was the best and safest place to put their video content...
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Apr17
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The NBA released its playoff schedule and brackets soon after the last game of the season ended, along with the television channel you can view it on.It has, as expected, already generated tons of responses as to who will win...
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Apr16
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When you look at the Youtube divorce video of playwright Tricia Smith, where she arrogantly, and through a scripted diatribe, lamblasts her husband and his family for his wanting to divorce her and get her out of his house; which...
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Apr15
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One of the top animators that ever worked at Disney (NYSE:DIS), Ollie Johnston, died at the age of 95 Monday. He was the last of what was called the "Nine Old Men," who were primarily responsible for the animation style...
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Fox, as expected, won the weekly prime-time ratings, although CBS (NYSE:CBS) did make it interesting with its coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament final which went into overtime, keeping people tuned in and interested. The final between Kansas and...
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The woman who ran the prostitution ring that Navy hooker Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson partook in, was found guilty be a jury today of running a prostitution ring. Deborah Jeane Palfrey tried to pass of the hooker service as a...
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The former nanny of Rob Lowe says he had sexually abused her over a number of years, yet she still didn't quit, citing her love for his children and the need for the job. What the nanny, Jessica Gibson, describes...
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Taylor Swift walked away with the top award of the night at the CMT Awards: Video of they Year, as her "Our Song" brought her the big win. She also won the "Female Video" for the same song.While Taylor ran...
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Apr14
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At the annual meeting of The Associated Press, it was announced that Rupert Murdoch and Sam Zell were among four new members added to the board of directors of the company. Other new additions to board were Craig A. Dubow,...
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Apr12
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If you haven't seen the interview with James Cameron by Variety, you need to take a look, as it's as good a look at 3-D, storytelling and filmmaking as you're going to get. Much of the interview centers around the...
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Apr11
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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson received immunity for testifying in court against the call girl ring led by D.C. Madam Deborah Jean Palfrey. Dickinson, who was reportedly only about six months from retirement, has been placed on leave, and has...
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Apr10
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It wasn't only a surprise that Michael Johns finished as one of the bottom three at the end of the singing Thursday, but when it was eliminated, it came as a shock to a lot of people; including himself.With the...
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A conflict in the hallways of the studio used to tape the Howard Stern show ended with Stern sidekick Artie Lange walking out after offering his resignation to Stern, which Stern quickly accepted.The outburst centered around an assistant of Lange's,...
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Apr 9
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When I was growing up in northern Minnesota, Carl Eller used to be one of the heroes I looked up to, as he was not only a great football player, but he went around making motivational speeches, which I attended...
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Apr 8
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Theresa Wise Theresa Wise has been seduced by the Mouse, and has left Accenture to take on the role of "senior vice-president of corporate strategy and business development across the EMEA region" for the Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). The EMEA region...
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The assault of a group of six girls on a classmate has people shocked around the U.S., as video of girls brutally beating a classmate, allegedly because she posted some things on the Internet about them, has generated unbelief at...
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Apr 7
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The national champion of NCAA men's basketball has been crowned, and Kansas has walked away with bragging rights, pride and the hardware, beating Memphis 75 to 68.Both the contestants weren't the favorites, as many of those watching and projecting thought...
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The release or non-release of the names of the bands that will be performing at the Lollapalooza festival has generated a lot of interest and buzz around the Internet.One thing that led the conversation was the "unofficial" release of the...
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The coverage for the Masters golf tournament is so extensive this year, that it's hard to find all the outlets and platforms connected to it. Once you think you've got it, several more outlets are found, and it goes on...
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Apr 6
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The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank recently sold revenue bonds worth $58 million to help build the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, at the Presidio, a former Army base.JP Morgan Securities Inc. was the underwriter of the...
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Charleton Heston, the legendary actor, author, Hollywood labor leader and gun advocate, died Saturday at the age of 84. Heston played some of the largest roles in film history, and played them well. He was probably know best for his...
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Apr 5
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Oliver Stone is looking to Thandie Newton as his choice to play Condoleezza Rice in his "W" project. At the same time, negotiations are also close to being finalized with Ioan Gruffudd to play the role of President Bush's ally...
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It seems the rumored marriage between Jay-Z and Beyoncé actually took place, and the question is arising on why get married now after being together since 2002.One obvious answer is the possibility that Beyoncé got pregnant, and the couple decided...
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There have been attempts to link Tom Cruise with a Scientologist practicioner of alternative medicine, Feline Butcher, who has been charged with 18 counts of practicing medicine without a license. Rumors were Cruise had hired Butcher as a health advisor,...
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Apr 4
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Popular meteorologist Paul Douglas is the latest casualty of the cutbacks at CBS (NYSE:CBS-A), as they continue their cuts, being the most vulnerable to the economic pressures of the big media companies.Douglas said through an email that he didn't try...
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Joss Whedon continues to add to his stable of "dolls" in the upcoming production of Dollhouse for Fox, which has ordered a seven-episode trial of the new series, with the newest addition being Olivia Williams.The story centers around a "place...
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Rupert Murdoch commented in a recent speech called “Creative Destruction: News for the 21st Century,” that "technology will continue to destroy all of the old ways and old assumptions, especially in the media.“We have one certainty – we can never...
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I'm off topic on this post, but it'll be worth it if you're an American and want to find out if you're owed money.An amazing one in eight Americans are owed money, and there are a couple of places on...
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Apr 3
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The Democrats continue to implode and attack one another, as the suspension of Randi Rhodes shows how split the party is. and is becoming.Randi Rhodes, who has spoken some of the most hateful things against Republicans and conservatives, was suspended...
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It looks like Naomi Campbell needs to take some serious "anger management" classes, as once again she went into a rage as she spat at a police officer at Heathrow Airport, where she evidently attempted to take too many bags...
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The story that grabbed the headlines in 2007 has come to a conclusion for Mechelle Linehan, as she was sentenced to 99 years in prison for being the mastermind behind the plot to kill her fiance to get life insurance...
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At the yearly upfront conference in New York on Monday, NBC (NYSE: GE) announced it will go ahead with the rumored spinoff of "The Office."While The Office has been one of the better shows for NBC, the rumor of a...
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Apr 2
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Thomas Athans didn't receive the type of celebrity news concerning himself that he would have wanted, as the police netted him in an Internet sting set up to battle the growing use of the Web to solicit prostitution. He is...
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With some of Sean Levert's family saying the description of his behavior before he died after a medical emergency in jail was out of character for him, they're asking the FBI to step in and investigate his death.Jailers asserted that...
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News that Celine Dion had to cancel her "My Heart Will Go On" concert in China because of a throat infection has been found to be false. The throat infection was attached by Chinese organizers to the invent because of...
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The casualties in the changing media landscape continue, as sportscasting legend Bob Lobel has received notice his services will no longer be needed at WBZ-TV's Channel 4. Also leaving with Lobel will be entertainment reporter Joyce Kulhawik and newsman Scott...
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Apr 1
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Chuck Norris considered Bruce Lee a good friend, and recently talked about the legendary martial arts phenom from years gone by.While I knew and wrote about the theme park being built in his honor, I haven't kept up with the...
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News is coming out that CBS has taken out its scalpel and is excising a number of its workers across the company. TV Newser said they've been told it's across all divisions; "editorial, technical operations and the bureaus."CBS (NYSE:CBS-A) is...
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Reese Witherspoon will be part of the highly successful "Idol Give Back" special, where she will be seen visiting a New Orleans school for children at risk.Witherspoon has helped out before in New Orleans, as she was there to help...
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It took actor Cory Hardrict six years before finally popping the question to Tia Mowry, but time has now flown by, as it's only three weeks till their big day.With that huge moment coming fast, Tia said her twin sister...
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CBS (NYSE: CBS-A) has landed CSI star William Petersen for a ninth season, as after long negotiations the parties have arrived at an agreement they both can live with.Assuming Petersen wants to keep on with the show, he'll have to...
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A female stalker showed up again near the home of John Cusack, and was discovered after a cab driver called police because she refused to pay for her fare. When deputies arrived at the scene, John Cusack appeared and called...
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