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'Commander in Chief' Takes Six-Week Break (AP)
 AP - "Commander in Chief" is going on a six-week hiatus, making way for a new comedy from "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels as part of ABC's midseason schedule makeover.
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Tomlin Leads Dove Award Gospel Nominations (AP)
 AP - Christian singer Chris Tomlin led the Dove Award nominations for gospel music on Wednesday with nine, including artist of the year and male vocalist of year.
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'Flight 93' Draws Record A&E Audience (AP)
 AP - A television movie about one of the doomed Sept. 11 airplanes was A&E's most-watched program ever, a sign that audiences may be ready for a coming spate of movie and TV projects dramatizing the terrorism of five years ago.
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Chinese Pirates Skirt Ban, Sell 'Geisha' (AP)
AP - It's officially barred from China's theaters, but Chinese movie fans are still watching "Memoirs of a Geisha" on plentiful pirated DVDs that hit the streets weeks ago.
Destiny's Child Never Can Say Goodbye (E! Online)
 E! Online - Move over, Cher, Destiny's Child is giving you a run in the
longest-goodbye department.
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Have cell phone? Make a movie (Reuters)
Reuters - Eight cell phones, $160,000, and a
good idea -- could this be the future of film-making?
Arctic Monkeys take to the stage as Web hype swirls (Reuters)
 Reuters - They hold the British record for
fastest-selling debut album, have been labeled the next Oasis
and are hailed as the first superstars of the iPod age.
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CBS.com puts up downloads of 'Survivor' (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS will make episodes
from the next edition of its "Survivor" franchise available for
download on CBS.com, marking the first time a network has
offered its programming for purchase from its own Web site, the
network said Wednesday.
Chinese Pirates Skirt Ban, Sell 'Geisha' (AP)
AP - It's officially barred from China's theaters, but Chinese movie fans are still watching "Memoirs of a Geisha" on plentiful pirated DVDs that hit the streets weeks ago.
In Guatemala, ancient drama outlives repressive era (Reuters)
Reuters - It outlived the Spanish
conquest and a crushing civil war and it survived decades of
repression by the Guatemala government of the Maya heartland.
Now the oldest drama in the Americas has been declared a global
masterpiece.
Have cell phone? Make a movie (Reuters)
Reuters - Eight cell phones, $160,000, and a
good idea -- could this be the future of film-making?
Chinese Pirates Skirt Ban, Sell 'Geisha' (AP)
AP - It's officially barred from China's theaters, but Chinese movie fans are still watching "Memoirs of a Geisha" on plentiful pirated DVDs that hit the streets weeks ago.
Matsushita Sells Entire Stake in Universal (AP)
 AP - Ending its 15-year investment in Hollywood, Japan's Matsushita Electric said Thursday it is selling its remaining 7.66 percent stake in Universal Studios Holding to Vivendi Universal, which said the deal was worth $1.15 billion.
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Jet Li's "Fearless" set for U.S. release (Reuters)
 Reuters - Focus Features said
Wednesday its Rogue Pictures genre division has nabbed domestic
rights to the Chinese martial arts film "Fearless," starring
Jet Li.
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Mandy Moore tempts indie 'Fate' (Reuters)
Reuters - Mandy Moore and James
McAvoy are in final negotiations to star in the indie dramatic
thriller "Twist of Fate."
Oscar shuns computer-animated cartoons (Reuters)
 Reuters - Last year, three
computer-animated movies were nominated for the animated
feature Oscar, and the pundits proclaimed the death of
traditional cartoons.
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Writers Guild taps 'Enron' for documentary award (Reuters)
 Reuters - The writer/director of
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" is the second winner of
the Writers Guild of America's award for best documentary
writing, the union said Wednesday.
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'Old Men' ripe for Coens, Jones (Reuters)
 Reuters - Joel and Ethan Coen are
in advanced talks to write, direct and produce an adaptation of
Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel "No Country for Old Men." Tommy
Lee Jones is in negotiations to star.
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'Lost' Actor Delivers State Senate Prayer (AP)
 AP - One of the actors of the ABC series "Lost" left behind his star power to promote a different type of strength among local lawmakers — harmony and hope.
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Director, cast returning for 'Narnia' sequel (Reuters)
 Reuters - A sequel to the wildly
successful movie "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch
& the Wardrobe" is set to begin production later this year,
with Andrew Adamson returning as director.
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Arctic Monkeys take to the stage as Web hype swirls (Reuters)
Reuters - They hold the British record for
fastest-selling debut album, have been labeled the next Oasis
and are hailed as the first superstars of the iPod age.
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Fan Memo to Music Industry: Lower Prices (AP)
AP - Music executives love to blame illegal downloading for their industry's woes. But, based on the results of a new nationwide poll, they might want to look in the mirror.
Pretenders plot boxed set, brief tour (Reuters)
 Reuters - The long-awaited career-spanning
Pretenders boxed set, "Pirate Radio," will finally see the
light of day March 14, a week before the band begins a brief
U.S. tour in Los Angeles.
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Lawyer: Boy George No Cokehead (E! Online)
 E! Online - Boy George isn't ready to tumble 4 any drug charges.
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Coachella, Bonnaroo Lineups Revealed (E! Online)
 E! Online - Dedicated concertgoers, rejoice! The lineups for this year's
Coachella and Bonnaroo festivals were officially revealed this week, and
both of the eclectic rosters offer a little something for just about
everyone.
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Dove Award Nominees in Select Categories (AP)
AP - The nominees for Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association were announced Wednesday. Here are the top categories:
Tomlin Leads Dove Award Gospel Nominations (AP)
AP - Christian singer Chris Tomlin led the Dove Award nominations for gospel music on Wednesday with nine, including artist of the year and male vocalist of year.
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AP Writers Predict Grammy Winners (AP)
 AP - Oh Grammy voters, why do you bewitch us so? Last year, we just knew you were above doling out sentimental Grammys to so-so projects. But then you gave a boatload of Grammys to Ray Charles' posthumous "Genius Loves Company."
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Motown Artists Not Happy About Super Bowl (AP)
 AP - Looking for the Temptations on Super Bowl Sunday? They'll be in Charlottesville, Va. Smokey Robinson? He's playing down the block from Ford Field the night before. Diana Ross? Nothing on her schedule.
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Charts: Licensed to Il (Divo) (E! Online)
 E! Online - The
Simon Cowell-shepherded pop opera foursome of Il Divo is following in
the footsteps of Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood et al.,
topping the U.S. album chart with Ancora.
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