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  • April 2008

    • Hollywood's Hottest Bromances

      ABC News  |  Apr 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Hollywood's Hottest Bromances

      (Newser) - Tabloids have speculated that "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford and former 'N Sync-er JC Chasez are more than friends, but the two insist they just love to hang out. They're not the only ones: ABC News has compiled a list of the top 10 high-profile "bromances." Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, best known for co-starring in Swingers , actually met on the set of Rudy . More »

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      celebrity  • list  • Hollywood  • Brad Pitt  • Tom Cruise  • George Clooney  • Will Smith  • Lance Armstrong  • Matt Damon  • Matthew McConaughey  • Ben Affleck  • Vince Vaughn

    • Hollywood's 'Man-Deity' Honored

      Time  |  Apr 7, 08 6:17 AM CDT

      Hollywood's 'Man-Deity' Honored

      (Newser) - Charlton Heston was “the man-deity of movies,” writes Richard Corliss in a Time appreciation, declaring of the actor who stepped into the shoes of no less than the Almighty, "God is dead." Indeed, from Moses to Ben-Hur. “He was the epic hero,” Corliss notes. “Heston didn't just play great roles, he imposingly, thrillingly embodied them.” More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • actor  • NRA  • tribute  • Moses  • Charlton Heston  • Ben Hur

    • 21 Beats the House Again

      Variety  |  Apr 6, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      21 Beats the House Again

      (Newser) - 21 beat the odds for a second straight week and held off George Clooney’s Leatherheads , Variety reports. The gambling pic garnered $15.1 million, while the old-school football laffer, tripped up by poor reviews, tied with family flick Nim’s Island for second spot, each banking about $13.5 million. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • George Clooney

    • Charlton Heston Dead at 84

      Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 11:50 PM CDT

      Charlton Heston Dead at 84

      (Newser) - Charlton Heston, the longtime Hollywood leading man who portrayed everyone from Moses to Michelangelo and won an Oscar for his chariot-driving performance in Ben Hur , has died at age 84, the AP reports. Heston, who announced in 2002 that he had Alzheimer's, became the unapologetic head of the NRA in 1998, a position that nearly overshadowed his acting career. More »

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      obituary  • Hollywood  • actor  • NRA  • Moses  • Ten Commandments  • Charlton Heston  • Ben Hur

    • Film Critics Fading in Cyber-Culture

      Variety  |  Apr 5, 08 7:54 PM CDT

      Film Critics Fading in Cyber-Culture

      (Newser) - Gone are the days when film critics swayed the culture and sparked serious debate, Anne Thompson laments in Variety . None of her college film students can name a critic besides Roger Ebert, though all are intense cinematic aficionados. Instead, most turn to review roundup sites, or “get their movie info straight from the studio marketing departments.” More »

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      Internet  • film  • Hollywood  • movie review  • Roger Ebert  • online review

  • March 2008

    • 21 Wins Big at Box Office

      Variety  |  Mar 30, 08 4:46 PM CDT

      21 Wins Big at Box Office

      (Newser) - Gambling flick 21 played to win this weekend and banked $23.7 million, scoring top spot at the box office, Variety reports. But it failed to revive overall ticket sales, which are down 17% from last year's frame and about a third for the year. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! kept winning with $17.4 million at no. 2 and Superhero Movie took home $9.5 million for a disappointing third. More »

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      Iraq war  • film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • Tyler Perry  • Dr. Seuss

    • TV Actors Guild Splits from SAG

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 30, 08 7:30 AM CDT

      TV Actors Guild Splits from SAG

      (Newser) - In a move that will complicate upcoming negotiations between actors and Hollywood studios, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists split yesterday from the Screen Actors Guild, its sister union for 27 years. AFTRA shares more than half of its members with SAG, but its more moderate contract goals pull it in a different direction, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

    • Top 10 Musical Movie Moments

      CNN  |  Mar 25, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      Top 10 Musical Movie Moments

      (Newser) - Forget soundtracks. CNN zeros in on fleeting scenes that use image and sound to send a shiver down your spine. The top 10 marriages of audio and video: “Born to Be Wild” blasting while Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper ride down the highway in Easy Rider (1969) Mr. Blonde tapping his toes to “Stuck in the Middle With You” before hacking off a man’s ear in Reservoir Dogs (1992) More »

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      list  • film  • music  • Hollywood  • movies  • song  • soundtrack  • Martin Scorsese  • Quentin Tarantino  • Francis Ford Coppola  • ABBA  • The Doors

    • What Hollywood Will Pay to Be in Malibu: Anything

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 24, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      What Hollywood Will Pay to Be in Malibu: Anything

      (Newser) - US real estate is hurting, but the top price for a beachfront summer rental in Malibu hit $150,000 this year. The area is flush with homes valued at or above $10 million—a bracket unaffected by the housing slump. And Tinseltown's elite is happy to pay. "Recession? What recession?" one Malibu real estate agent asked the Los Angeles Times . More »

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      celebrity  • California  • Hollywood  • housing crisis  • real estate  • Malibu

    • Horton Hears a Box Office Hit

      Variety  |  Mar 16, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Horton Hears a Box Office Hit

      (Newser) - Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! stomped into theaters this weekend for the year's biggest box office debut, Variety reports. Its $45.1 million draw is the fifth-highest for a G-rated animated flick ever and the fourth-biggest March opener. “It played to whos from ages 2 to 92,” said an exec at Twentieth Century Fox, which produced the film. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • Dr. Seuss  • Twentieth Century Fox  • Horton Hears a Who

    • 5 Actors Who Rock 'Stink Chic'

      MSNBC  |  Mar 15, 08 11:19 AM CDT

      5 Actors Who Rock 'Stink Chic'

      (Newser) - Clean-cut is so five years ago. Today, it’s all about the “stink chic” of rumpled clothes and unwashed bods, MSNBC reports. Its top five actors who look like they smell bad: Colin Farrell: The butt always dangling from his mouth is just icing on his greasy-hair-scraggly-beard-creased-clothes cake. Matthew McConaughey: Disheveled locks and beach-bum lifestyle pale beside the fact that this uber-athlete never uses deodorant. More »

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      celebrity  • list  • Hollywood  • Johnny Depp  • Kate Hudson  • Matthew McConaughey  • Colin Farrell