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'Wonderful Life' tops inspiring film list
(AP)
 AP - George Bailey's brother proclaimed him the richest man in Bedford Falls. Now the story of the despondent businessman, who got a chance to see how ugly the world would be without him, has been proclaimed the most inspiring American movie.
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Pitt outbids DiCaprio for zombie film rights
(Reuters)
 Reuters - It was a battle between
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Pitt emerged the winner.
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Spielberg to defy gravity for Paramount
(Reuters)
Reuters - Steven Spielberg is set
to defy gravity in a new film he will direct for Paramount
Pictures.
Hicks tops People's 'hot bachelor' list
(AP)
 AP - "American Idol" Taylor Hicks is ranked as the No. 1 "hottest bachelor" by People magazine — and he's looking for love.
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Man pleads guilty in Lopez-Anthony case
(AP)
 AP - One of two men who allegedly tried to sell Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez's stolen wedding video back to the couple for $1 million pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted grand larceny.
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Deneuve to head Venice film festival jury
(Reuters)
 Reuters - French star Catherine Deneuve,
named best actress at 1998's Venice International Film
Festival, will head the main competition jury at the 63rd
edition of the event, organizers said on Wednesday.
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Sheryl Crow gets back to music
(AP)
 AP - Sheryl Crow has made a few adjustments since returning to the stage after battling breast cancer.
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Virgin Records talent to make music on USA Network
(Reuters)
Reuters - In a first-of-its-kind
deal between a major label and a TV network, EMI's Virgin
Records will provide music from its recording artists to
promote cable's USA Network shows across all media platforms.
Nielsen to gauge TV viewing on Web, mobile devices
(Reuters)
Reuters - In a move with far-reaching
implications for commercial television, Nielsen Media Research
said Wednesday it plans to integrate TV with Internet ratings
and to measure viewership for such portable devices as cell
phones and iPods.
Spectacle dominates belated "Grendel" opera
(Reuters)
Reuters - The production history
of "Grendel" is oddly in keeping with its theme.
Deneuve to head Venice film festival jury
(Reuters)
Reuters - French star Catherine Deneuve,
named best actress at 1998's Venice International Film
Festival, will head the main competition jury at the 63rd
edition of the event, organizers said on Wednesday.
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Sony hears call of "Quiet" rights
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Pictures Classics has
picked up North American distribution rights to the sexually
charged dramedy "The Quiet," starring Camilla Belle, Edie
Falco, Martin Donovan, Elisha Cuthbert and Shawn Ashmore.
Sexually explicit "Shortbus" parks at ThinkFilm
(Reuters)
Reuters - Weeks after its premiere at
the Cannes film festival, art-house drama "Shortbus," featuring
scenes in which actors engage in actual sex, has landed a deal
for commercial release in North America.
Spielberg to defy gravity for Paramount
(Reuters)
Reuters - Steven Spielberg is set
to defy gravity in a new film he will direct for Paramount
Pictures.
Pitt outbids DiCaprio for zombie film rights
(Reuters)
Reuters - It was a battle between
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Pitt emerged the winner.
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New Line's "Nightmare" DVD extras make the cut
(Reuters)
Reuters - At a time when horror
films are enjoying a resurgence at the box office, New Line
Home Entertainment is going into its vault to bring to DVD one
of the most notorious teen slasher movies ever made.
'Wonderful Life' tops inspiring film list
(AP)
AP - George Bailey's brother proclaimed him the richest man in Bedford Falls. Now the story of the despondent businessman, who got a chance to see how ugly the world would be without him, has been proclaimed the most inspiring American movie.
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'Wonderful Life' tops AFI inspiring list
(AP)
AP - The American Film Institute's list of the 100 most-inspiring movies, with film title and year of release:
Missy Elliott Movie Under Construction
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Robert De Niro is going to help Missy Elliott get her freak
onscreen.
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Golden Boot honors Eastwood Westerns
(AP)
 AP - Two-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood will add another award to his collection: a Golden Boot.
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Sheryl Crow gets back to music
(AP)
AP - Sheryl Crow has made a few adjustments since returning to the stage after battling breast cancer.
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Radiohead delivers in warm-up tour for next album
(Reuters)
 Reuters - It seems perfectly fitting
that the stage backdrop for Radiohead's current tour consists
of floating video screens displaying distorted images of the
band members.
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Historic Judy Garland concert restaged in New York
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Eclectic pop singer Rufus Wainwright
bridged musical generations on Wednesday with a daring
re-creation of Judy Garland's legendary 1961 concert at
Carnegie Hall.
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AFI burns brightly with No. 1 album debut
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ending the Dixie Chicks' two-week
grip on the top of the pop charts, punk rock group AFI landed
at No. 1 on Wednesday, and scored its best one-week sales
tally, with the new album "Decemberunderground."
Sonic Youth celebrates "Ripped" at CBGB
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sonic Youth kicked off its summer
tour by cramming onto the stage at New York's famed CBGB on
Tuesday night, hours after the release of its new Geffen studio
album, "Rather Ripped."
Yellowcard back on track after vocal scare
(Reuters)
Reuters - After facing the possibility of
never singing again, Yellowcard frontman Ryan Key has recovered
from emergency throat surgery and says he is glad to be back on
the road.
Union objects Springsteen concert venue
(AP)
 AP - A local union says promoters picked the wrong arena for Bruce Springsteen to perform the pro-labor music of folk singer Pete Seeger.
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Ex-rocker Glitter pleads innocence
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Disgraced former
British singer Gary Glitter, jailed in Vietnam for sexually
molesting children, declared "I'm innocent" when he arrived in
court on Thursday to appeal the charges and sentence.
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Lionel Richie rolls with young producers
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Lionel Richie has recruited a slew
of guest artists for his new album, "Coming Home," due
September 12 via Island Records.
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Glitter appeals conviction in Vietnam
(AP)
 AP - Gary Glitter went before a Vietnamese court Thursday to appeal his conviction and three-year prison sentence for child molestation.
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