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Woo awarded Golden Lion for lifetime achievement
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AP - John Woo built his reputation with stylish Hong Kong action thrillers, then moved to Hollywood where he directed such big-budget blockbusters as "Mission Impossible II."
Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions'
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AP - Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances — and it's time he gets his act together.
Coppola checks back into Venice for "Somewhere"
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AP - Sofia Coppola gives audiences an insider's look into two worlds she knows intimately in her latest film: hotels and Hollywood.
Top directors headlining Telluride film fest
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Reuters - Directors Peter Weir, Danny Boyle, Mark Romanek and Errol Morris will headline the Telluride Film Festival, the annual Labor Day holiday weekend event that kicks off Friday in the Colorado mountain resort.
Venice festival honors Chinese director John Woo
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Reuters - The Venice film festival on Friday honored Hong Kong director John Woo, one of the few Asian filmmakers to enjoy box office success in Hollywood as well as at home.
Hollywood updates Facebook in lineup of fall movies
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Reuters - "Social media" is among today's most popular catch phrases thanks to the success of, among other things, networking website Facebook -- the favored way for today's youth to communicate on a global level.
Sofia Coppola takes insider's look at Hollywood A-lister
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Reuters - Sofia Coppola's latest movie is a Hollywood insider's look at the life of an A-list actor -- five star hotels and Ferraris, adoration and sexual advances, but also loneliness, tiresome media attention and boredom.
Box Office Preview: 'Machete' should dominate
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AP - Twentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday through Monday total of around $16 million.
Brendan Fraser to co-star in 'Elling' on Broadway
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AP - Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare will star in the comedy "Elling."
Jury struggles with actress' marriage fraud case
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AP - A federal jury weighing whether a Mexican-born actress committed marriage fraud has ended a second day of deliberations without reaching any verdicts and has expressed discord in its ranks.
Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal
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Reuters - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday.
Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure
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Reuters - The famously unflappable Cameron Bailey is looking a touch puzzled, and has for weeks.
Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn
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Reuters - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster.
'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray
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AP - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday.
Beautiful people look good in "Norwegian Wood"
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Reuters - The fact that "Norwegian Wood" is based on Haruki Murakami's 1987 international best-seller should encourage many viewers to give this long, elegantly shot, sporadically involving Japanese film a try.
'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76
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AP - Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at the age of 76.
"Black Sheep" a strong debut for Italian raconteur
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Reuters - Most of Ascanio Celestini's theater productions consist of him sitting in a chair, captivating audiences with monologues that combine great wit, historical commentary and genuine despair over a range of social injustices.
Schnabel ponders Palestinian conflict in "Miral"
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Reuters - Sure to excite curiosity thanks to the reputation of director Julian Schnabel ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") and its controversial topicality, "Miral" dramatically but unevenly explores the lives of four Palestinian women during the years of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Dolphins herded in Japanese cove but none killed
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AP - Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt but did not kill any Friday, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual slaughter.
Liam Neeson, "A-Team" director reteam for drama
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Reuters - Liam Neeson is in negotiations to reteam with his "A-Team" director Joe Carnahan for the survival drama "The Grey."