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  • August 2007

    • McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 15, 07 5:45 PM CDT

      McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin

      (Newser) - Growling exhaust and a thumping V-12 engine doesn't usually garner $2 million at luxury auctions, but then this speedster was once owned by a movie star “synonymous with cars, horsepower, racing.” It's Steve McQueen who used to cruise in this ’63 Ferrari, a classic so polished that even the door trim screws are handpicked to perfection. But is McQueen’s name still strong enough to make this baby sell like a Bullitt ?  More »

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      celebrity  • Hollywood  • car  • auction  • Ferrari

    • Hollywood Won’t Wait for Troops to Come Home

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 14, 07 7:15 PM CDT

      Hollywood Won&rsquo;t Wait for Troops to Come Home

      (Newser) - About a dozen films exploring America's widely debated role in Iraq and Afghanistan are set for release or in production, marking a break with Hollywood's unwritten rules for depicting an ongoing war. Most films made during WW2 were outright propaganda. And films critical of the Vietnam conflict weren't released until three years after the fall of Saigon. More »

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      Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • movie  • film  • Hollywood  • World War II  • Vietnam  • Tom Cruise  • Robert Redford  • Meryl Streep

    • Chase Parks Lohan in Court

      Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 07 5:13 PM CDT

      Chase Parks Lohan in Court

      (Newser) - An apparent drunken car chase has already landed starlet Lindsay Lohan in trouble for drugs and in rehab—when she gets out she'll have small claims court on her busy docket. A passenger in the other car is suing, claiming the alleged pursuit was "one of the most frightening experiences" of her life. More »

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      Hollywood  • alcohol  • actor  • Lindsay Lohan  • drunk driving  • DUI  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse

    • Americans Race to 'Rush Hour 3'

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 7:30 PM CDT

      Americans Race to 'Rush Hour 3'

      (Newser) - Critics tried to slash its tires, but Rush Hour 3 still raced to the top of the box office this weekend. The Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker vehicle gauged $50.2 million according to studio estimates, though falling short of the franchise’s second installment Rush Hour 2 , which earned $67.4 million in its debut weekend. More »

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      movie  • film  • Hollywood  • movie review  • box office  • Matt Damon  • The Bourne Ultimatum  • The Simpsons Movie  • Jackie Chan  • Rush Hour 3  • Chris Tucker  • Stardust

    • Juror No. 1 Is a 10

      BBC  |  Aug 10, 07 2:01 PM CDT

      Juror No. 1 Is a 10

      (Newser) - Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt showed up for jury duty in Los Angeles after a judge ordered him to serve or be slapped with contempt charges, the BBC reports, drawing on a series of breathless updates by TMZ.com. Luckily for the busy actor, yesterday's trial ended immediately after a no contest plea to drunk driving charges. More »

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      Los Angeles  • Hollywood  • actor  • Angelina Jolie  • Brad Pitt  • jury  • juror  • jury duty

    • Rush Hour 3 Runs Out of Gas

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Aug 10, 07 7:07 AM CDT

      Rush Hour 3 Runs Out of Gas

      (Newser) - Legendary martial artist Jackie Chan teams up with peppy funnyman Chris Tucker for the third time since 1998 in Rush Hour 3, but critics are panning the film, opening today, as a flat-tire addition to the buddy-comedy franchise. "It’s a generically crummy action flick. It’s ugly. It’s noisy. It’s stupid," declares Manohla Dargis of the New York Times . More »

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      movie  • film  • Hollywood  • movie review  • comedy  • Jackie Chan  • Rush Hour 3  • Chris Tucker

    • Pack Your Bags and Shout 'Aieee!'

      Discovery Channel  |  Aug 8, 07 10:54 AM CDT

      Pack Your Bags and Shout 'Aieee!'

      (Newser) - Do you like scary movies? Then you may enjoy the real thing even more. The Discovery Channel finds 10 spots guaranteed to send your shorts to the dry cleaners. Lizzy Borden Bed-and-Breakfast, Fall River, Mass. Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, Calif. Roswell, NM Salem, Mass. New Orleans More »

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      list  • Hollywood  • travel  • New Orleans  • horror  • Roswell

    • 'Bourne' Bests Bond

      Variety  |  Aug 5, 07 6:13 PM CDT

      'Bourne' Bests Bond

      (Newser) - Hollywood’s top spy has a new name: Bourne, Jason Bourne. The Bourne Ultimatum shattered box office records this weekend by racking up the largest August opening ever, Variety reports. Domestically, the Matt Damon vehicle grossed $70.2 million, more than the two previous “Bourne” flicks or any James Bond movie. More »

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      movie  • film  • Hollywood  • box office  • James Bond  • Matt Damon  • Universal Pictures  • The Bourne Ultimatum

    • Hollywood's Newest, Freshest Faces

      Vanity Fair  |  Aug 2, 07 8:07 PM CDT

      Hollywood's Newest, Freshest Faces

      (Newser) - They're pretty, they're talented, and they're all the rage. Vanity Fair presents seven hot new young things. Shia LaBeouf: Transformers , Indiana Jones Kevin Zegers: Transamerica, The Jane Austen Book Club Michael Pitt: Dreamers, Last Days, Silk More »

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      list  • movie  • film  • Hollywood  • actor  • Indiana Jones  • Shia LaBeouf  • Michael Pitt  • Paul Dano

  • July 2007

    • That's Hot: Paris to Star in Futuristic Opera

      Variety  |  Jul 31, 07 12:26 PM CDT

      That's Hot: Paris to Star in Futuristic Opera

      (Newser) - Paris Hilton will sing in a big-screen rock opera, playing an evil mogul’s daughter in a futuristic drama about organ transplants. She beat out "at least 30 actresses" who auditioned for the role in Repo! The Genetic Opera , the director tells Variety. “Paris came in and owned it," says Darren Lynn Bousman. "She is this role.” More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • Paris Hilton  • Nicole Richie

    • Hollywood Tries Pigeon Birth Control

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 30, 07 10:05 AM CDT

      Hollywood Tries Pigeon Birth Control

      (Newser) - Hollywood will try to cut its pigeon population by lacing rooftop feeders with birdie birth control. The contraceptive OvoControl P is meant to reduce the spectacular amount of pigeon poop flooding from above, the LA Times reports, and even PETA is on board. "We would much rather they use contraception than poison or anything harmful," says a Humane Society exec. More »

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      Los Angeles  • Hollywood  • birth control  • PETA  • population control  • pigeons

    • Netflix Finds Itself in House of Business Horrors

      Associated Press  |  Jul 24, 07 4:44 PM CDT

      Netflix Finds Itself in House of Business Horrors

      (Newser) - Netflix faced a second wave of bad news today as its stock price plummeted and its website remained inaccessible to visitors. The company announced price cuts Sunday and yesterday absorbed a triple blow: lowered sales expectations, a subscriber decline, and a Wall Street downgrade. The website crash then left the company's signature interface offline for nearly 24 hours. More »