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Swell Season
Music Reviews: It's not that there's any tension on stage, but it was quite apparent that Swell Season is now more than ever Hansard's band.
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Golden Globes adding extra pizzazz
TV News: HFPA shakes up kudofest with a live show and host -- What's a venerable awards ceremony to do when ratings are down, other newbie awards shows are nipping at its heels and the world in general is moving at a much faster pace than when it ...
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Four Seasons' Watkins rules junket jungle
Award Central: She helps Beverly Hills hotel hold No. 1 ranking -- Who you gonna call when you need to organize a press junket -- or (far trickier) reschedule dates at the last minute because talent is suddenly unavailable?
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TV News: Suburban sex. Political sex. Screwed up families. Paranormal freak-outs. And bunch of high schoolers that seem to always burst into song.
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Comedy noms may predict Oscar entries
Film News: Clues are found in the history of Globes category -- Separating dramas from comedies and musicals has always invested the Golden Globes with extra interest.
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Globes eye animation
Film News: New rule allows five noms, with many to choose from -- Animated movies have been one of the year's major bright spots at the cineplex. Thanks to a new rule, the HFPA can nominate five (previously three), any one of which could break out to ...
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Nielsen near deal to sell print, online properties
Film News: Hollywood Reporter, Billboard among top brands -- According to a Paid Content report, Nielsen Business Media is about two weeks from selling its print and online properties to a consortium led by James Finkelstein's News Communications.
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Show Boat
Legit Reviews: "Show Boat" can't hide an antiquated book that will appear ever so distant to 21st century auds.
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Girl Crazy
Legit Reviews: This breezy song-and-dance show from 1930 aims only to deliver its saddle-bag full of song hits.
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Carol Littleton receives MPEG honor
Film News: Film editor and former president to be feted -- The Motion Picture Editors Guild will honor film editor and former president Carol Littleton with its Fellowship and Service award.
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'Project Runway' closes with season high
TV News: Ratings down, however, compared to last season -- Although the season-six finale of Lifetime's "Project Runway" was the highest-rated episode of the season, numbers were significantly down from the season-five finale on Bravo.
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'Laughing' all the way to Broadway
Legit News: Producer aims to transfer tuner revival next year -- "Enter Laughing," the musical comedy that drew rave reviews in two runs at Off Broadway's York Theater, is aiming for Broadway in fall 2010.
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Animated short films get on short list
Film News: Academy announces 10 Oscar contenders -- From 37 contenders to 10, the Academy must now select its animated short film nominees.
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Trailers making change
Weekly: Film marketing evolves with Internet, 3D -- In the hyper-charged intersection of new media and marketing, the humble trailer is now being asked to not only entice movie fans but also target certain demographics in more sophisticated ways, and ...
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - PlayStation 3
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- There are plenty of Blu-ray devices on the market with different bells and whistles, but the video quality of the movies shown on the systems doesn't vary a whole lot.
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - Toshiba T100
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- Not all industryites are techno-friendly, but our jobs increasingly demand it. With the holidays coming and so many products on the market, it's hard to figure out what to ...
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - FreeAgent Theater+
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- There are a flood of devices hitting the market that decode and play your computer's video files, but none work as smoothly as FreeAgent's.
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - Panasonic V10 series
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- It isn't the most energy efficient TV on the market and it may not have the gee-whiz factor of LED backlighting, but this plasma set delivers unmatched picture quality. ...
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Vereen, Parke topline Power preem
Legit News: Actors cast in 'Fetch Clay, Make Man' -- Ben Vereen and Evan Parke will topline the world preem of Will Power's "Fetch Clay, Make Man" at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, N.J.
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Univision goes online
Weekly International: Spanish-language channel to stream shows on YouTube -- A deal struck last week between U.S. Hispanic media giant Univision's Interactive Media unit and YouTube will unleash a flood of Univision's inhouse Spanish-language ...
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - Logitech
Weekly: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- Finding the best gadgets and gizmos for the tech lover on your holiday list can be a confounding task. With so many products on the market, it's hard to know which to choose. To make things a ...
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - Microsoft Zune HD
Weekly: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- Finding the best gadgets and gizmos for the tech lover on your holiday list can be a confounding task. With so many products on the market, it's hard to know which to choose. To make things a ...
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - Squeezebox Radio
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- Finding the best gadgets and gizmos for the tech lover on your holiday list can be a confounding task. With so many products on the market, it's hard to know which to ...
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - Nikon D5000
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- Not all industryites are techno-friendly, but our jobs increasingly demand it. With the holidays coming and so many products on the market, it's hard to figure out what to ...
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'New ‘Princess' lifts Disney
Animation: Character merchandise posts strong advance sales -- Disney already has a new star on its hands with Princess Tiana.
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'Heroes' a respite for CNN
TV News: Ordinary folks do extraordinary things -- Covering global wars, the antagonistic Washington political fray and the ongoing health-care crisis can wear on a cabler's soul.
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Spanish TV transition
TV News: Chief’s exit raises questions on RTVE’s independance -- Public sector TV took a step backward in Spain this month when Luis Fernandez resigned as president of giant pubcaster Radio Television Espanola.
Pamm Fair resigns from SAG post
Labor Issues: Exec exits as deputy national executive director -- Pamm Fair, one of the top execs at the Screen Actors Guild, is resigning from her post as deputy national executive director.
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Tech Gift Guide 2009
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- Not all industryites are techno-friendly, but our jobs increasingly demand it. With the holidays coming and so many products on the market, it's hard to figure out what to ...
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Tech Gift Guide 2009 - iPhone 3GS
Weekly Music and Technology: iPhone, Zune among toys inspiring techno-lust -- Not all industryites are techno-friendly, but our jobs increasingly demand it. With the holidays coming and so many products on the market, it's hard to figure out what to ...
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Few frontrunners for revamped Oscars
Weekly: Will the new Governors Awards infuse Oscar night? -- Awards season is upon us, and here's the conundrum: There's not much out there yet that's screaming "Oscar!"
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'Phineas' star Perry makes mark on auds
Animation: Platypus is the breakout star of kids show -- Why a platypus?
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Disney toon a big draw
Animation: 'Phineas and Ferb' attracts older kids. parents -- Disney Channel has an unusual hit on its hands, an animated show that is scoring big with the tween auds that flock to the channel's live-action fare.
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Kavanaugh's hope: A pact overhaul
Film News: Relativity shifts DVD share in its prolific slate -- When Ryan Kavanaugh accepted Producer of the Year honors at the Hollywood Film Festival on Oct. 26, attendees at the Beverly Hilton watching the baby-faced 34-year-old could be forgiven ...
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French scion finds feet
Weekly International: Rousselet launches company in midst or recession -- Rousselet and his partner Fabrice Gianfermi started collecting the financing for the venture specializing in commercial English- language titles in early 2007, roughly a year ...
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Feud fuels ‘ShowMatch’ ratings
Weekly: Brothel skit, look-alike stunt boost Argentine show -- After suffering its worst season ever, Argentine variety program "ShowMatch" is enjoying a ratings high thanks to political figure Luis D'Elia.
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Feud fuels 'ShowMatch' ratings
Weekly: Brothel skit, look-alike stunt boost Argentine show -- After suffering its worst season ever, Argentine variety program "ShowMatch" is enjoying a ratings high thanks to political figure Luis D'Elia.
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Aussie tourism board backs show
Weekly International: Seven net’s series takes workers on vacation -- The tourism biz in Australia -- like the rest of the world -- is getting hammered by the recession, so Tourism Australia is thinking inside the box … the TV box.
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Composer, theater go way back
Weekly Theater: Krieger has a history with the Apollo -- M ost Broadway-centric legiters aren't known for making frequent trips uptown to the Apollo Theater.
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Zimbabwe warms to news networks
Weekly International: CNN and BBC get easier access, but hurdles remain -- Four months after an agreement with Zimbabwean officials to repair what one minister dubbed a "mutually ruinous relationship," the BBC and CNN are reporting openly from the ...
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Regal ready to bolster distributor
Weekly International: Entertainment Corp. in talks for major VCL stake -- MADRID -- Adi Cohen's Regal Entertainment Corp. is in negotiations to take a substantial stake in German entrepreneur Datty Ruth's VCL Film and Medien and its subsid, VCL ...
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The Sarah Palin show
Brian Lowry: Veep candidate may have a future in talk shows -- Oprah Winfrey wanted to know if her guest, Sarah Palin, harbored aspirations to host a talkshow.
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Berlusconi divorce impacts empire
Business News: Fate of business holdings in the balance -- The Italo premier and media mogul's estranged spouse, Veronica Lario, has just moved into her mother's palatial Swiss retreat, from which the former actress and her lawyers are reportedly ...
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'Dreamgirls' goes global
Legit News: Stints in Korea, uptown rep unusual production model -- The opening scene of "Dreamgirls" has always been set, as an announcer proclaims, "Live from the Apollo Theater!" But this time, he really means it.
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'2012' has colossal opening overseas
Weekly: Sony pic rakes in big bucks at worldwide box office -- Disaster sells -- in almost every language.
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Channel 4 dials up YouTube deal
Technology News: U.K. broadcaster signs longform content pact -- Can YouTube be the stopper in the profit drain that is bedeviling the broadcasting biz? Troubled U.K. network Channel 4 is betting on it.
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China embrace Obama minus rebukes
International News: Presidential visit treated in low-key way -- The Chinese government likes to bring out top helmer Zhang Yimou when it has major political events to choreograph, but the "Red Sorghum" director was absent when U.S. President Obama ...
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Life after death on Broadway
Legit News: Even flops make money in amateur, stock productions -- Don't shed any tears for DreamWorks and its first Broadway venture, "Shrek the Musical," which looks to lose an ogre-size portion of its $26 million capitalization when it closes in ...
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'New Moon' breaks box office records
Film News: 'Twilight' installment nabs $26.3 million -- Summit Entertainment's sequel "New Moon" has set box office history in breaking all records for midnight runs, grossing a whopping $26.3 million as it unspooled in 3,514 theaters at 12:01 a.m. ...
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U.K. producers go solo
International News: Hollywood connection is no longer a must -- In recent years, a commonly held belief among British film execs has been if you wanted to build a sustainable business, you needed to have some kind of hook-up with a U.S. studio.
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