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Tinseltown

There's no business like show business

I'm at a bar one evening and I overhear the man next to me complaining to the bartender about his job. "All day," he says, "I work in the circus shoveling elephant shit. And then I come home tired and wanting a little lovin' but my wife won't touch me, says I smell. And the pay sucks." "Why don't you quit?" I asked. "What!?" he shouts. "And leave show business?"

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July 2007
- Celebs Turning Rehab Into Joke: Experts
  
  Reuters | Jul 26, 07 10:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The debauched lifestyles of celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are turning substance-abuse rehab into a punch line, making light of a process that helps thousands of people each year, say experts. Lohan was arrested on suspicion of DUI this week just days after finishing rehab; in February, Spears checked into rehab three times—in one week. More »
- 'Chuck and Larry' Parry 'Harry'
  
  Variety | Jul 22, 07 5:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Adam Sandler and Kevin James drew millions of movie fans to their fake wedding this weekend as fans of fantasy fiction curled up with a good book. Gay-marriage comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry dominated the weekend box office, raking in $34.8 million to edge out Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($32.2 million). More »
- Spielberg May Split From Paramount
  
  BusinessWeek | Jul 20, 07 10:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Steven Spielberg is so disillusioned with Paramount Pictures that he may bail on the studio, which less than 2 years ago bought the director's DreamWorks for $1.53 billion. The legend behind Jaws, E.T., and Transformers is furious that Paramount takes credit for his movies and mistreats his friends, including firing best bud Tom Cruise, Business Week reports. More »
- Harry Potter Charms Box Office
  
  Box Office Mojo | Jul 16, 07 5:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix wrought some serious magic at movie theaters to collect $77.4 million for its U.S. weekend debut and zoom past Transformers, Ratatouille and Bruce Willis's Live Free or Die Hard . That brings Potter's five-day domestic take to $140 million—highest of the series and sixth highest on record. More »
- Al Gore III Arrested on Drug Charges
  
  CBS | Jul 4, 07 2:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Al Gore III was arrested on drug charges early this morning after being pulled over for doing 100 mph on a California freeway. An Orange County deputy allegedly smelled marijuana, CBS 2 in LA reports, and a search turned up an ounce of pot as well as Valium, Xanax, Vicodin, and Adderall. The ex-VP's son was held on $20,000 bail. More »
- Disney's Rat Trounces 'Die Hard'
  
  Associated Press | Jul 2, 07 7:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - "Ratatouille," Disney's critically hailed animated flick about a gourmet rat, dominated the box office in its opening weekend, scoring $47.2M to the latest Bruce Willis vehicle's $33.15 million. Also bested was religious-themed romp "Evan Almighty." More »
June 2007
- Best Celebrity Websites
  
  PC Magazine | Jun 30, 07 10:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The editors at PC magazine gave high marks to sites they found imaginative (Jeff Bridges), surprising (Pat Sajack), or loaded with great content (Beck). And they dismissed money-hungry sites with a lot of gated content. Here, their faves: Jeff Bridges (www.jeffbridges.com) Tyra Banks (www.tyrabanks.com) Ken Jennings (www. ken-jennings.com beck (www.beck.com.) Maria Sharapova (www.mariasharapova.com) More »
- Cruise Can Film in Germany Despite 'Cult' Status
  
  Hollywood Reporter | Jun 29, 07 12:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tom Cruise will be allowed to shoot his new movie, about a German military officer who tried to assassinate Hitler, on German soil. Earlier reports said the megastar would be banned because of his ties to Scientology, which Germany regards as a threat to democracy and keeps under "official observation," as it does neo-Nazi groups, reports Yahoo News. More »
- 3-D Format Will Foil Film Pirates
  
  Times (UK) | Jun 28, 07 6:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Movie makers are preparing to launch a major assault on video piracy—in 3-D. In two years, more than 4,000 theaters will be 3-D-ready, and top studios are gearing up to create films in the new format, which can't be recorded off the screen. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are using it, and James Cameron is filming his first feature since Titanic in the format. More »
- Fans Flock to Carell Flick, Two by Two
  
  Variety | Jun 24, 07 2:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Steve Carell rode an ark to the top of the weekend box office, where "Evan Almighty" racked up $32.1 million to take the top spot in its first week in release. That the heavily advertised follow-up to blockbuster "Bruce Almighty" seized the No. 1 spot was no shocker; the surprise of the weekend was the supernatural thriller "1408." More »
- Studios Tussle with Piracy
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 22, 07 8:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hollywood is scrambling to crack down after a recent spate of online movie piracy: Disney's "Ratatouille" and Michael Moore's "Sicko" have each surfaced on the net before theatrical release. Studios have been ramping up pre-release screenings to build buzz, which the Journal says makes it easier for camcorder-wielding pirates to bootleg films. More »
- Hollywood Prays for Laughs from the Faithful
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 20, 07 4:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - God is returning to the big screen this Friday in Universal's Evan Almighty , a big-budget comedy aimed at the churchgoing. The LA TImes recalls that Hollywood used to balk at religiously-inflected films, but saw the light when Mel Gibson's spiritual blockbuster The Passion of the Christ raked in $370M in 2004. More »
- Baby Boy for Julia Roberts
  
  Us Magazine | Jun 19, 07 6:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to her third child on Monday, a baby boy. Henry Daniel Moder, who weighed in at 8.5 pounds, was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Us Magazine reports. The 39-year-old Roberts and husband Daniel Moder already have twins, Phinnaeus and Hazel. More »
- Moore's 'Sicko' Leaks to Youtube
  
  Reuters | Jun 18, 07 8:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Documentarian Michael Moore has a feverishly anticipated takedown of the American health-care industry set to open in two weeks—but try telling that to the internet. Sicko went viral this weekend as cinematic hackers managed to post the two-hour film in its entirety on YouTube, probably from a pirated DVD. More »
- 100 Biggest Celebrities
  
  Forbes | Jun 15, 07 10:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Forbes’ new list of the 100 most powerful celebrities is packed with broken records, including the highest-grossing athlete (Tiger Woods: $100M in the past year), the highest-grossing concert tour (The Rolling Stones: over $400M in sales) and the highest-paid film role (Johnny Depp: $92M for Pirates II). But the ubiquitous Oprah topped the list. More »
- Pacino, Ono Push for Dead Celeb Bill
  
  Time | Jun 14, 07 6:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Actor Al Pacino and Yoko Ono are lobbying the New York legislature to make it a misdemeanor to merchandise unauthorized images of dead celebrities for up to 70 years after their death. The use of sound recordings, or faces and names on anything from T-shirts to bobble heads would require approval from a celebrity's estate. More »
- Michael Moore Saves, Exploits His Enemy
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 11, 07 9:19 AM CDT