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July 2008
- The 10 Best-Paid Actors
  
  newser | Forbes | Jul 23, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10: Johnny Depp ($72 million) Eddie Murphy ($55 million) Mike Myers ($55 million) Leonardo DiCaprio ($45 million) More »
  
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  list • celebrity • movie • Hollywood • Johnny Depp • salary • Will Smith • Ben Stiller • Will Ferrell • Eddie Murphy • Forbes • Nicolas Cage • Leonardo DiCaprio • Adam Sandler • Bruce Willis • Mike Myers
- A-Rod Signs With Hollywood Agency
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 22, 08 7:37 AM CDT
  
  Alex Rodriguez has signed up with the William Morris Agency, the Wall Street Journal reports, as Hollywood's biggest talent agencies look to draft major sports stars onto their rosters. Rodriguez will join clients like Quentin Tarantino and Eminem at William Morris, along with sports figures such as Serena Williams, Dwyane Wade, and Kevin Garnett. More »
  
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  baseball • New York Yankees • Hollywood • Alex Rodriguez • William Morris
- How Silver Screen Changed Dark Knight
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jul 15, 08 5:31 PM CDT
  
  With The Dark Knight set to open in the US at midnight Thursday, Batman will see another reinvention in the series of makeovers that accompanied the character to the silver screen beginning in 1943. The Times of London takes a look: Low-budget Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949) lacked flair and special effects. Tim Burton's Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) came complete with supervillains such as the Joker and Catwoman. More »
  
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  list • movie • Hollywood • Heath Ledger • Batman • The Dark Knight • Tim Burton • Batman Returns
- Weinsteins Sign 7-Year Deal With Showtime
  
  newser | Variety | Jul 15, 08 11:15 AM CDT
  
  Showtime and the Weinstein Company have inked an exclusive 7-year movie deal, giving the pay TV network a replacement for the slate of films it lost when Paramount, MGM, and Lionsgate decamped in April and teamed up to launch a rival network, Variety reports. Showtime had balked at what it called excessive license fee demands; all the CEO would say about the fee the Weinsteins will be getting is that it's "a price that is consistent with today's marketplace." More »
  
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  Hollywood • cable TV • Paramount Pictures • Showtime • MGM • Harvey Weinstein • Lionsgate • The Weinstein Company
- Barrymore, 'Mac Guy' Split
  
  newser | People | Jul 8, 08 10:59 AM CDT
  
  Drew Barrymore and actor Justin Long, best known for playing the Mac in the ubiquitous Mac-PC commercials, have called it quits after a year of dating, the actress' rep tells People . The He's Just Not That Into You costars had been inseparable, appearing on Oprah and gushing about their romance. More »
  
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  celebrity • Hollywood • break-up • Drew Barrymore
- Celluloid's Sexiest Swimsuits
  
  newser | Entertainment Weekly | Jul 2, 08 12:50 PM CDT
  
  Break out the coconut oil, it’s National Bikini Month. From Alba to Andress, Entertainment Weekly offers a cinematic retrospective of Hollywood’s splashiest swimsuits. Halle Berry, Die Another Day Ursula Andress, Dr. No Jessica Alba, Into the Blue More »
  
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  list • film • Hollywood • James Bond • Jessica Alba • Cameron Diaz • Halle Berry • swimsuit • Mike Myers
- Actors Won't Strike—Yet
  
  newser | E! Online | Jul 1, 08 8:19 AM CDT
  
  The contract between the Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios expired early today—but SAG has decided to let members keep working for the time being, E! Online reports. The two sides are scheduled to reconvene tomorrow. The Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers made it what it called a “final offer” last night, but SAG officials were skeptical. More »
  
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  television • film • Hollywood • labor unions • Screen Actors Guild • actors' strike • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
June 2008
- Business Woes? Call a Corporate Psychic
  
  newser | Newsweek | Jun 22, 08 11:58 AM CDT
  
  More businesses are seeking a new breed of consultant to give them guidance in tough economic times, Newsweek reports: psychics . Blue chip operations across the nation, from tech concerns to corporate law firms, are coughing up big bucks to hire “intuitionists,” with executives hoping their otherworldly expertise will give them an edge in an uncertain market. More »
  
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  Hollywood • tech companies • corporate • consulting • market turmoil • corporate law firms
- Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit!
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 20, 08 10:45 PM CDT
  
  Citibank has filed suit against former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon to recover $200,000 it loaned to the struggling actor, the AP reports. McMahon, 85, who has not worked since falling 18 months ago, also faces foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home. “If you spend more money than you make,” McMahon recently told Larry King, “you know what happens.” More »
  
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  Hollywood • debt • Countrywide Financial • Tonight Show • Johnny Carson • Citibank • Ed McMahon • television personality
- Documentaries: Box Office Wimps
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 20, 08 5:38 PM CDT
  
  Although big-name documentaries such as An Inconvenient Truth and Sicko have raised the genre's profile, recent ones just aren't pulling in audiences, the Los Angeles Times reports. The critically acclaimed steroid film Bigger, Stronger, Faster has grossed only $164,000 since its release three weeks ago, and the Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side topped out at $275,000. More »
  
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  Hollywood • movie industry • documentary film • steroid use
- Hollywood Women Work on Senate Majority
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 18, 08 1:17 PM CDT
  
  Powerful Hollywood women are reorganizing after Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid, turning their attention toward increasing the Democratic majority in the Senate. A fundraiser Sept. 27 could raise more than $1 million for candidates, and is being put together by the likes of Jane Fonda, Kate Capshaw, Penny Marshall, Daryl Hannah, Laura Dern, and Sarah Jessica Parker. More »
  
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  Senate • Hollywood • Sarah Jessica Parker • Al Franken • Jeanne Shaheen • Tom Udall • Mark Begich • Jane Fonda • fund raising • Penny Marshall • Tom Allen • Mark Udall • Laura Dern
- Dance Icon Cyd Charisse Dies at 86
  
  newser | Variety | Jun 17, 08 9:01 PM CDT
  
  Cyd Charisse, who gained renowned as a graceful dancer in the golden age of Hollywood musicals as a partner of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died today of cardiac arrest at age 86, Variety reports. Known for her beauty and long legs, the 5-6 Charisse gained acclaim in movies such as The Band Wagon and Singin' in the Rain . In the latter, she danced with Astaire in the show-stopper "Broadway Melody." Charisse continued performing in her 70s and made her Broadway debut in 1992. More »
  
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  Hollywood • MGM • dancing
- Quaid to Hollywood: I'm Outta Here
  
  newser | OK! | Jun 16, 08 1:03 PM CDT
  
  Actor Dennis Quaid is heading for the hills—no, make that the plains—of Texas with his family, OK! reports. He’s relocating to his hometown, Houston, to be nearer friends and family, Quaid says, not quitting the business. More »
  
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  California • film • Texas • Hollywood • family • celebrity parents • Houston • Dennis Quaid • relocation
- New Releases at Home? But There's A Catch
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 12, 08 3:27 PM CDT
  
  Hollywood is asking the government to let it control what movies HDTV watchers can see based on what hardware they’re using. Studios don’t want pre-DVD releases going over analog cables, where they can be illegally copied. In return, they’re offering to release new movies in HD on cable and satellite TV before DVD, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »
  
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  television • Hollywood • FCC • movies • piracy
- Celebs Earn Stripes Helping Save Tigers
  
  newser | CNN | Jun 10, 08 11:39 AM CDT
  
  Actors Bo Derek, Harrison Ford, and Robert Duvall helped the World Bank kick off a tiger-preservation campaign yesterday in Washington, CNN reports, with efforts to save the endangered species' habitats atop the list. Derek, who works with the US State Department to fight trafficking, says the tiger initiative should stem "loss of habitat" and "demand for their body parts, mainly in Asia." More »
  
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  environment • Hollywood • endangered species • World Bank • Robert Zoellick • Harrison Ford • tiger • National Zoo • Robert Duvall
- Sex Success Bodes Well for Chick Flicks
  
  newser | Variety | Jun 7, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  The studios were wowed by the huge turnout for Sex and the City , and a slew of sisterly imitations could follow, Variety reports. Movie executives have been leery of chick flicks in the past, and they still hold doubts about projects with slim crossover potential. But with four other femme-centered pics in last week's top 10, Hollywood's glass ceiling could be closer to shattering. More »
  
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  film • Hollywood • women • Sex and the City • film studio • Hollywood studios
May 2008
- Charlie Sheen Marries No. 3
  
  newser | People | May 31, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Charlie Sheen wed real estate investor Brooke Mueller last night in Los Angeles, People reports. “They’re well matched and incredibly happy,” said a friend of the newlyweds. Mueller, 30, and Sheen, 42, exchanged vows before 60 family and friends. This is the third marriage for the Two and a Half Men star and the first for Mueller, who’s “hoping to get pregnant very soon,” the friend said. More »
  
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  Hollywood • wedding
- Clooney's Back on the Market
  
  newser | In Touch | May 28, 08 5:21 PM CDT
  
  George Clooney and Sarah Larson are splitsville after a year of dating, inTouch reports today. "He just didn't want to be tied down," a friend of 29-year-old Larson said, claiming that Clooney, 47, has moved out of his Los Angeles home, and the former Las Vegas cocktail waitress packed up her things. The actor's rep gave People the standard no-comment. More »
  
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  celebrity • Hollywood • celebrity divorces • George Clooney • Sarah Larson • split
- Oscar Winner Sydney Pollack Dead at 73
  
  newser | New York Times | May 26, 08 8:48 PM CDT
  
  Oscar-winning filmmaker Sidney Pollack died of cancer today at age 73 in Los Angeles, the New York Times reports. His career, defined by classics like Tootsie and Out of Africa , spanned an era when directors wrangled stars and battled studios to make artful yet commercial films. He later grieved that mainstream movies are good only by "accident" in today's Hollywood. More »
  
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  film • obituary • Hollywood • movies • film director
- Jones Knocks Out Box Office
  
  newser | Variety | May 25, 08 5:43 PM CDT
  
  Indiana Jones whipped his box office rivals this weekend with the second-best Memorial Day debut ever, Variety reports, grossing $126 million. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian finished second with $23 million; Iron Man showed no signs of rust in third, earning $20.1 million; and What Happens in Vegas and Speed Racer wrapped up the top five. More »
  
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  film • Hollywood • box office • movies • Indiana Jones

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