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Reeve Responding Well to Cancer Treatment (AP)
AP - Dana Reeve, who announced three months ago that she has lung cancer, said Thursday she is responding well to treatment and that her tumor is "shrinking and shrinking and shrinking." ]]>
Stewart to Marry 'Laguna Beach' Star (AP)
AP - Kimberly Stewart will wed Talan Torriero, one of the stars of the MTV reality series "Laguna Beach." Stewart, the 26-year-old daughter of singer Rod Stewart, and Torriero, 19, are engaged, People magazine reported Thursday. Torriero's spokesman, Jack Ketsoyan, confirmed the couple's plans to the magazine. ]]>
Triumph the Dog to Perform on TBS Special (AP)
AP - Triumph the Insult Comic Dog doesn't just bark out zingers and smoke cigars — he worries about global warming. So the R-rated hand puppet will be one of the performers for TBS' two-hour "Earth to America" special 8 p.m. EST Sunday. ]]>
Studios Asked for Smoking Warnings on DVDs (AP)
AP - With a new study showing that exposure to on-screen smoking prompts many American adolescents to light up, attorneys general from 32 states want Hollywood to slap anti-smoking admonitions on all new DVDs. ]]>
Brittany Murphy Abandoned By Her People (Defamer)
Defamer - Late yesterday, when we were mercifully free of our online shackles, news that Brittany Murphy had been dumped by both agency ICM and management company Brillstein-Grey hit our inbox. ]]>
Hollywood mining troubled political climate (Reuters)
Reuters - About midway through
Carol Reed's 1949 classic "The Third Man," Orson Welles and
Joseph Cotten engage in a philosophical discussion atop a giant
Ferris wheel in Vienna. Welles' Harry Lime is calmly explaining
to a skeptical Cotten that making a healthy profit by selling
tainted penicillin on the black market is not as bad as sounds. ]]>
The Game Got Game (E! Online)
E! Online - The Game will soon have a chance to live up to his name--on the
basketball court. ]]>
Nikki Reed hits the beach in 'O.C.' (Reuters)
Reuters - Nikki Reed, the star of
the acclaimed indie feature "thirteen," is set to make her TV
debut with a four-episode stint on Fox's drama "The O.C."
Miramax duds hit Disney earnings (Reuters)
Reuters - Stung by the dismal box
office returns for some Miramax movies along with a few
underperforming DVDs, the Walt Disney Co. reported quarterly
earnings Thursday that were 26% lower than the year-ago period.
Look-alike actor brings Bobby Kennedy to the stage (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Jack Holmes bears an uncanny
resemblance to the late Robert F. Kennedy and sounds almost
like him. He even wears a tie clip that Kennedy once gave to an
associate.
Hollywood mining troubled political climate (Reuters)
Reuters - About midway through
Carol Reed's 1949 classic "The Third Man," Orson Welles and
Joseph Cotten engage in a philosophical discussion atop a giant
Ferris wheel in Vienna. Welles' Harry Lime is calmly explaining
to a skeptical Cotten that making a healthy profit by selling
tainted penicillin on the black market is not as bad as sounds. ]]>
Brody, Cruz into bullring for 'Manolete' (Reuters)
Reuters - Adrien Brody and Penelope
Cruz will star in the long-gestating matador drama "Manolete,"
the film's producers said Thursday.
NBC Universal, P2P firm launch on-demand films (Reuters)
Reuters - NBC Universal has struck
a deal with technology and commerce specialist Wurld Media that
will make selected movies available for on-demand downloading
via peer-to-peer distribution early next year.
Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
Reuters - New Line Cinema has
preemptively picked up "Killing on Carnival Row," a fantasy
spec script by first-time writer Travis Beacham.
'Wallace,' 'Corpse Bride' on Oscar shortlist (Reuters)
Reuters - Ten cartoons are on the
eligibility list for best animated feature film in this year's
Academy Awards race, and stop-motion animation is represented
for the first time since the category was created in 2001.
Miramax duds hit Disney earnings (Reuters)
Reuters - Stung by the dismal box
office returns for some Miramax movies along with a few
underperforming DVDs, the Walt Disney Co. reported quarterly
earnings Thursday that were 26% lower than the year-ago period.
'South Park' duo in 3-year Paramount deal (Reuters)
Reuters - "South Park" creators
Trey Parker and Matt Stone have signed a three-year production
deal with Paramount Pictures, which released their most recent
film, the 2004 puppet comedy "Team America: World Police."
'White Noise' sequel eyes January start (Reuters)
Reuters - Get ready for more
"White Noise."
'Narnia' promo campaign by the book (Reuters)
Reuters - Faced with promoting its
movie version of C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia: The
Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe," a book that many readers
consider a contemporary classic, the Walt Disney Co. decided to
tread carefully with a "classy" promotional program that
highlights the book's literary heritage.
Universal, Coke team for king-sized 'Kong' deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Pictures is
launching its largest ever in-theater concession program
Friday, with more than 6 million "King Kong" Coca-Cola cups and
nearly 2 million "Kong" popcorn bags and tubs being offered in
more than a dozen major U.S. theater chains.
The Game Got Game (E! Online)
E! Online - The Game will soon have a chance to live up to his name--on the
basketball court. ]]>
The Cure to hit studio in January (Reuters)
Reuters - The Cure plans to hit the studio in
January to record its next album, according to a post from
frontman Robert Smith on the group's Web site
(http://www.thecure.com). ]]>
Another Guns N' Roses hits package due next month (Reuters)
Reuters - Geffen Records has set a December 20
release date for its second Guns N' Roses hits package in less
than two years.
Charges Dropped Vs Los Lonely Boys Drummer (AP)
AP - Drug possession charges against Los Lonely Boys drummer Ringo Garza were dismissed after his wife said marijuana found in their West Texas home belonged only to her, prosecutors said.
Gary Glitter Wanted in Vietnam (E! Online)
E! Online - Wanted: One former glam rocker with a history of sexually
deviant behavior. ]]>
Lead poisoning could explain dour Beethoven: study (Reuters)
Reuters - An analysis of skull
fragments from German composer Ludwig van Beethoven confirms he
suffered from lead poisoning for many years, a possible cause
for his dour demeanor, researchers said on Thursday. ]]>
Trey Anastasio Begins Anew After Phish (AP)
AP - In an elevator at the Sony Music offices, two suited men breezily assess a fledgling artist's demo. ]]>
Kristofferson Eyes New Cash Biopic (AP)
AP - When the new Johnny Cash biopic "Walk The Line" opens in theaters Friday, Kris Kristofferson will probably be watching more closely than most. ]]>
Pink Floyd's Waters swaps rock for opera (Reuters)
Reuters - Roger Waters delighted rock fans when Pink
Floyd played their first gig together for 24 years at July's
Live8. On Thursday he was hoping to win over classical fans
with his first opera, 16 years in the making. ]]>
R&B singer Brown tops singles chart (Reuters)
Reuters - R&B rookie Chris Brown's "Run It!"
finally seized the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles
chart Thursday after coming in second for four straight weeks.
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