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TV Review: Mad Love (CBS)
This half-hour mid-season comedy series could not have premiered on a better day. Valentine 's Day is the day of love's celebration. CBS, with all its faults lately, could not have given Mad Love a better chance with the timing of the first episode. The casting was not an immediate blockbuster, but with great choices [...]
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Redbox DVD/Blu-Ray Report: Smurf attack!
With the holiday fast approaching, the weekend of Dec. 2 is a virtual Redbox, Netflix, Blockbuster and On Demand cable bonanza. Box office kings The Smurfs are now available on DVD/Blu-Ray, along with the hot new releases Friends with Benefits, One Day, Our Idiot Brother and 30 Minutes or Less and a Werner Herzog experience. Check out [...]
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Walled city: The Hakims do not live here
Hakim Ajmal Khan with Lord Hardinge, viceroy of India, at the inauguration of Hardinge library (now, Hardayal Singh library). Naresh Sharma/Firstpost Mehdi Hasan greets us with a smile. He bows a little. We follow him through the gallery of Mehrab guest house in the bylanes of Ballimaran, Old Delhi. Gallery leads to stairs. On the [...]
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Why Ian McKellen turned down Gandalf
Sir Ian McKellen initially said no to Gandalf and only scored the pivotal Lord of the Rings role thanks to a chance meeting in a restaurant. While it's almost inconceivable to imagine wizened wizard Gandalf being played by anyone else, McKellen says shooting for The Fellowship of the Ring – the first film in Peter [...]
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'Breaking Dawn' Rises to $283.5M Worldwide Debut
By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES November 20, 2011 (AP) "The Twilight Saga" has staked out another huge opening with a $139.5 million first weekend domestically and a worldwide launch of $283.5 million. The domestic total gives "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1" the second-best debut weekend for the franchise, after [...]
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'Cars 2' Beats Out 'Crazy Stupid Love' on Home Entertainment Charts
Walt Disney Studios’s Cars 2 sped to the top of the national home video sales charts its first week in stores, and generated nearly half its sales from Blu-ray Disc – a significantly high percentage for an animated family film. The film’s strong showing on Blu-ray is due, in part, to its availability in Blu-ray [...]
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Steve Jobs 'Saturday Night Live' Skit Hits Web (Video)
An unaired skit from the Oct. 15 Anna Faris-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live was released on Tuesday, showing a fitting tribute to the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. “SNL was repeat this week but enjoy Charlie Rose talking Steve Jobs in #CutFromDress sketch,” Seth Meyers wrote on Twitter. PHOTOS: Steve Jobs: 10 Memorable Milestones [...]
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PRESS DIGEST – New York Times business news – Nov 14
Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:37am EST Nov 14 (Reuters) – The New York Times reported thefollowing stories on its business pages on Monday. Reuters hasnot verified these stories and does not vouch for theiraccuracy. * Facing a reaction from an angry public and heightenedscrutiny from regulators, banks are turning to all sorts of feesthat fly [...]
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Breaking News – LAPD's Top Investigator Returns in November As Seventh Season of TNT's Hit Series "The Closer" Continues, Starring Emmy(R) Winner Kyra Sedgwick
LAPD's Top Investigator Returns in November As Seventh Season of TNT's Hit Series "The Closer" Continues, Starring Emmy(R) Winner Kyra Sedgwick Record-Breaking Series to Continue Extended Final Season Beginning Monday, Nov. 28, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) 100th Episode of The Closer, Guest-Starring Fred Willard as a Not-So-Nice Santa Claus, to Air Monday, Dec. 5, at [...]
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The 'Heart of the Ocean' Pendant & the Titanic
When it comes to jewellery, diamond pendants are one of today's big favourites in the world of celebrities. Sarah Jessica Parker of 'Sex in the City' fame and Victoria Beckham are just two of the famous women captured by the paparazzi wearing these sparkling symbols of love. But ask anyone who has seen James Cameron's [...]
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Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo bring 'The Avengers' to New York Comic-Con
Chris Evans signs stuff for the fans at Marvel's booth at New York Comic-Con on Saturday. Credit: Marvel Are you a fan of The Avengers? Sign up to get the latest updates instantly. NEW YORK - While "The Avengers" director Joss Whedon was busy working on the heavily anticipated 2012 blockbuster, cast members and producer Kevin Feige [...]
