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 8 Ways Hollywood 
 Changed Fashion 

Before there was Sarah Jessica Parker, there was Jennifer Beals

Aug 16, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fashionistas rejoice: Mad Men returns tonight! To celebrate the show's influence on fashion—yes, thin-lapelled suits and Peter Pan collars are back—CNN remembers other Hollywood offerings that dominated the fashion zeitgeist:
  • Some say Clarke Gable's bare chest in It Happened One Night caused undershirt sales to plummet by
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Hollywood • fashion • John Travolta • Sex and the City • Regis Philbin • Saturday Night Fever • Carrie Bradshaw • Mad Men • Clark Gable

INTERVIEW

 Dude, Ashton's 
 Actually a 'Genius' 

Mr. Demi Moore has reinvented himself and saved his career

Aug 15, 09 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is Ashton Kutcher punking all of America? The former Abercrombie model—whose surfer dude shtick climaxed in the slacker classic Dude, Where’s My Car?—runs his own production company, boasts the largest following on Twitter, and speaks eloquently about genetics. “He’s a guy’s answer to celeb... More »

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reality TV • Hollywood • Ashton Kutcher • Demi Moore • Twitter • Jay-ZTV

A Zombie's Worst Enemy: Canadian Math Geeks

Scholars devise method to eliminate pesky Hollywood bugaboo

Aug 15, 09 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decades of terrorizing sleepy towns in grade-B horror flicks hasn't prepared zombies for their newest foe: Canadian math geeks. Scholars in Ottawa have formulated a mathematical model to combat a zombie outbreak, dismissing quarantines and cures: “The most effective way to contain the rise of the undead is to... More »

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Hollywood • Canada • outbreak • mathematicians • zombie

Sadat Daughter Fumes Over Hollywood Slight

I Love You, Man's canine namesake sparks legal complaint

Aug 8, 09 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - I Love You, Man's friendly title clearly wasn’t directed at former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat—whose namesake in the movie is a dog. Now the popular leader’s daughter is suing DreamWorks for the affront, the AP reports. “This has caused serious psychological and moral damages to the... More »

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Middle East • Hollywood • Muslims • Egypt • lawsuit • Paul Rudd

appreciation

My Pen Pal, John Hughes

Teen approached iconic filmmaker, who responded with kindness, advice

Aug 7, 09 10:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - For one teenage fan in the 1980s, John Hughes was more than just a director; he was her pen pal. "He made me feel like what I said mattered," a grieving Alison Byrne Fields writes on her blog. They corresponded for 2 years, and "he loved... More »

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Hollywood • film • letters • screenwriters • teenager • John Hughes • Alison Byrne Fields

(Newser) - Long live John Hughes, writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. The director died "ridiculously young" today at 59, but he leaves an "unparalleled" legacy. "It was hard not to see a piece of ourselves in his films, especially his great '80s teen comedies, which seemed... More »

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Hollywood • film director • Judd Apatow • movies • Kevin Smith • John Hughes • 1980s • David Dobkin

(Newser) - Legendary Hollywood screenwriter Budd Schulberg has died, the New York Times reports. He was 95. Schulberg, who won an Oscar for On the Waterfront in 1955, was the son of a movie mogul and grew up as a Hollywood insider. His 1941 novel What Makes Sammy Run?, a scathing look... More »

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Hollywood • Communist Party • author • Joe Louis • screenwriters • movie industry • Spike Lee • blacklist • Budd Schulberg • On the Waterfront • House Un-American Activities Committee • Red scare • John Wayne • Max Schmeling

Mogul Bing Foots Bill for Clinton Mission

Longtime pal donated use of jet, plus $200K for fuel, other costs

Aug 5, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wealthy Hollywood insider, Democratic donor, and Clinton family friend Steve Bing is footing the bill for the trip to North Korea that brought back two jailed American journalists, ABC News reports. Bill Clinton flew on Bing’s private jet, and the mogul will pony up about $200,000 for fuel,... More »

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North Korea • Hollywood • Bill Clinton • journalist • producers • Euna Lee • Laura Ling • rescue mission • Steve Bing • mogul

 Tinseltown's 
 New Trend: 
 See-Through 
 Clothes 

Just remember to wear something underneath

Aug 5, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest fashion trend for Hollywood’s leading ladies is leaving less to the imagination. Stars from Megan Fox to Emma Watson have been stepping out in sheer outfits, USA Today reports. “Sheer is beautiful,” says one stylist. “You just don’t want to be obscene.... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • fashion • celebrity • trend • Emma Watson • actress • Jay-ZTV

 Hollywood Focuses on 
 Post-Apocalyptic Future 

Escapism, real fears fuel new crop of movies, TV shows

Jul 31, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - In one, the Earth's destruction fulfills an ancient prophesy. In another, mechanical dolls take over where humans left off. From serious to humorous, reality shows to documentaries, Hollywood is obsessed with the theme of a post-apocalyptic future, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some attribute the trend to escapism: “... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • apocalypse • movie industry • movies • disaster • trend • Zombieland • Ruben Fleischer

(Newser) - Hollywood loves to make movies about allegedly quirky people—think 500 Days of Summer—but most characters are so similar they don’t seem quirky at all, writes Linda Holmes for NPR. “It may be that at this point, the quirkiest person in a Hollywood movie would be someone... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • The Gap • movies • Dave Matthews • indie film • 500 Days of Summer • quirk

opinion

 Forget It: You'll 
 Never Be Famous 


Jul 25, 09 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrities are everywhere, grinning from magazine stands and TV screens galore. But good luck trying to join the glossy ranks of fame, Jim Hanas writes in the New York Post. The odds are daunting: Only 4,763 people are famous, says a market research company, and only 2% of... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity • fame • movie star

ANALYSIS

Obama Keeps Celeb
Ties Under Wraps

Prez wary of alienating struggling Americans by courting celebs

Jul 25, 09 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kalpen Modi has ditched the TV series House and moved into the White House—and that’s just the way the president wants it, Sheryl Gay Stolberg writes in the New York Times. Now an obscure bureaucrat in Obama's administration, Modi typifies the president's low-key relationship with Hollywood. Obama has... More »

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Barack Obama • Hollywood • Washington • celebrity

Finke Has Hollywood Running Scared


Jul 17, 09 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Few people in Hollywood have ever seen the hermit-like Nikki Finke, but they fear her anyway, David Carr reports in the New York Times. Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily blog has become essential reading for tinseltown players, a source of scoops and gossip that afflict the powerful. "In... More »

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Hollywood • blog • entertainment industry • TV industry • new media • movie industry • Nikki Finke

(Newser) - Young readers of Harry Potter are all grown up now and able to attend late showings: The Half-Blood Prince set a box office record for a midnight opening by pulling in $22.2 million, reports Variety. The haul is bigger than expected and beats the record of $18 million set... More »

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Harry Potter • Hollywood • box office • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

 Ari Emanuel: 
 Hollywood's Agent of Change 

Rahm's brother set to become this century's first Hollywood mogul

Jul 15, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not only is super-agent Ari Emanuel one of the biggest players in Tinseltown, he’s changing the game, and could be the 21st century’s first Hollywood mogul, the Independent reports. The brother of President Obama’s chief of staff believes talent firms must become multi-faceted in order to survive—... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Rahm Emanuel • Endeavor • William Morris • Ari Emanuel • William Morris Endeavor • agent

Hollywood's Last Golden Girl Reminisces

De Havilland on her career, legendary chemistry with Flynn

Jul 14, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seventy years after Gone with the Wind, Olivia de Havilland talks to the Independent about her similarities to Melanie Hamilton, what it was really like to work during the golden age of Hollywood, and her relationship with Errol Flynn. Though nothing ever happened between the frequent costars, “What I... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • actor • Gone With the Wind • actress • Olivia de Havilland • Errol Flynn

 Reality TV Puts 
 LA Tourism on Map 

Who cares about Grauman's Chinese Theatre when you can shop near Paris Hilton?

Jul 13, 09 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gone are the days when tourists came to Hollywood to gawk at the stars on the Walk of Fame. The new hot attractions are reality TV locales. And Los Angeles—hurting for visitors, with hotel occupancy rates down 14%—welcomes the attention: “It’s a new element that we... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Hollywood • tourism • Los Angeles • tourists • LA Ink • Spencer Pratt • Heidi Pratt • reality shows • Walk of Fame

(Newser) - Jason Bateman ought to be a drunk or dead by now. A child star on Little House on the Prairie and a slew of forgettable '80s roles, Bateman turned to boozing, snorting, and smoking up on wild all-nighters. "Shutting that off was key," he tells Steve Kandell... More »

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Hollywood • film • child star • movies • Jason Bateman

INTERVIEW

 Perez Admits 
 'Mistakes,' Not Sorry 

Admits 'mistakes' in Will.i.am debacle

Jul 7, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perez Hilton has gone from “celebrity watcher” to “quasi-celebrity.” Public scuffles with Carrie Prejean, Dustin Lance Black, and Will.i.am have thrown the bitchy blogger into the spotlight—but who is he really? He’s happier than ever, on a quest to get healthy, and “... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • celebrity • gossip • blog • blogger • Perez Hilton • Will.i.am • Carrie Prejean

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