| Charles Napier Dies a Day After Being Found Collapsed at Home Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT | His long-time friend Dennis Wilson said the actor and father of three died on Wednesday in a California hospital. No details were released about the cause. Napier is best known as the scheming intelligence more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 10/6/2011 7:20:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Charles Napier, Actor Who Played Tough Guys, Dies at 75 | | Charles Napier, a character actor who portrayed ruffians, military officers and other strong men in films like the second Rambo movie, but played against type as a judge in "Philadelphia," died on Wednesday in Bakersfield, Calif. more | | New York Times ( 10/6/2011 3:42:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Blues Brothers' star Charles Napier dies at 75 |  | Casey Christie / AP Charles Napier autographs his book, "Square Jaw and Big Heart, at Russo's Books for his fans in Bakersfiled, Calif., on March 12, 2011. The actor passed away on Oct. 5. Character actor Charles Napier died Wednesday at Bakersfield more | | msnbc.com ( 10/6/2011 3:30:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| Character Actor Charles Napier Dies At 75 | | by AP BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — His granite jaw, toothy grin and steely stare were the tools that made Charles Napier one of the most recognizable actors movie and TV audiences never heard of. From the dim-witted country music star John Belushi more | | NPR ( 10/6/2011 3:15:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Blues Brothers Star Charles Napier Dead at 75 |  | Character actor Charles Napier died Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, his longtime friend Dennis Wilson told The Bakersfield Californian. He was 75. Known for his roles in The Blues Brothers, Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Silence of the more | | Us Magazine ( 10/6/2011 2:00:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| Tough guy movie star Charles Napier dies | | Charles Napier has died at the age of 75. Photo / AP Character actor Charles Napier, whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies like Rambo: First Blood Part 2, has died in California at 75. Longtime friend Dennis Wilson more | | New Zealand Herald ( 10/6/2011 10:58:38 AM -08:00 ) |
| Character actor Charles Napier dies at 75 | | Character actor Charles Napier, whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies like Rambo: First Blood Part 2, has died in California at 75. Napier may be best known as the scheming intelligence officer facing Sylvester Stallone more | | Ninemsn ( 10/6/2011 10:28:01 AM -08:00 ) |
| Charles Napier, tough guy in the movies, dead at 75 | | Charles Napier autographs his new book, "Square Jaw and Big Heart, at Russo's Books in Bakersfiled, Calif., on March 12, 2011. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (CBS/AP) Character actor Charles Napier, whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in more | | CBS News ( 10/6/2011 10:16:40 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'Blues Brothers' actor Charles Napier, 75, dies | | Charles Napier, known for his hard-boiled roles in The Blues Brothers, Rambo, and Silence of the Lambs, passed away yesterday. He was 75. Napier collapsed in his California home on Tuesday and was rushed to intensive care before being more | | Entertainment Weekly ( 10/6/2011 9:22:13 AM -08:00 ) |
| Character actor Charles Napier dies at 75 | | AP , 10.06.11, 12:38 PM EDT BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Character actor Charles Napier, whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies like "Rambo: First Blood Part 2," has died in California at 75. Napier may be best known as the more | | Forbes ( 10/6/2011 8:45:53 AM -08:00 ) |
| Tough guy actor Napier dies at 75 |  | US actor Charles Napier, who portrayed a succession of movie tough guys, has died at the age of 75. The square-jawed former paratrooper made his film debut in sexploitation director Russ Meyer's Cherry, Harry and Raquel! in 1971. more | | BBC News ( 10/6/2011 8:39:27 AM -08:00 ) |
| Character actor Charles Napier dies at 75 |  | News Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Character actor Charles Napier dies at 75 Published: October 6, 2011 10:06 AM By The Associated more | | Newsday (subscription) ( 10/6/2011 8:05:54 AM -08:00 ) |
| Snoop Dogg sitcom heads to NBC; Charles Napier, 'Blues Brother' actor, dies | | The rapper starred in "Soul Plane" and "Starsky & Hutch." He's also appeared on several TV shows. (Deadline) Charles Napier, who played tough guys and military men in such films as "Blues Brothers" and "Rambo: First Blood II," has more | | Washington Post (blog) ( 10/6/2011 6:01:20 AM -08:00 ) |
| Character actor Charles Napier dies at 75 | | BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Character actor Charles Napier, whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies like "Rambo: First Blood Part 2," has died in California at 75. Longtime friend Dennis Wilson tells the Bakersfield more | | The Associated Press ( 10/6/2011 6:00:00 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'Blues Brothers' actor Napier dies | | The Blues Brothers star passed away on Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. His death came 24 hours after he was found collapsed at his home and transferred to the medical facility, where he was put on life support in more | | Toronto Sun ( 10/6/2011 5:14:03 AM -08:00 ) |
| Charles Napier Dies a Day After Being Found Collapsed at Home |  | The 75-year-old actor, who was known for his roles in 'The Blues Brothers' and 'Rambo II', passed away on Wednesday, October 5 afternoon at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. Character actor Charles Napier has passed away. The 75-year-old, who was known more | | AceShowbiz ( 10/6/2011 9:16:53 PM -08:00 ) |
| deaths elsewhere | | Charles Napier • The character actor whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies like "Rambo: First Blood Part 2" has died in California at 75. Mr. Napier died Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. more | | STLtoday.com ( 10/6/2011 9:09:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| Charles Napier dies at 75 | | By AP Character actor Charles Napier, whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him roles as bad guys and military types in movies like "Rambo: First Blood Part II," died Wednesday in Bakersfield, Calif. He was 75. Napier played the scheming more | | Variety ( 10/6/2011 4:56:11 PM -08:00 ) |
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| TNT to re-run TV movie about Steve Jobs Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT | The first time Steve Jobs ever bullied anyone was in the third grade. He and some pals "basically destroyed" the teacher, he once said. For the next half-century, Mr. Jobs never let up. He chewed out subordinates and partners who failed to deliver, more | | NDTV.com ( 10/6/2011 9:24:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT to re-run TV movie about Steve Jobs | | Sign-up for e-mail newsletters and alerts and get the news you need delivered directly to your inbox. The TV Column is your place to keep up to date on the big news about the small, hot, flat screen, as gathered and interpreted by. more | | Washington Post (blog) ( 10/6/2011 9:10:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT to pay tribute to Steve Jobs with re-airing of "Pirates of Silicon Valley" | | LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Turner Network Television (TNT) said it will re-air the Emmy Awards-nominated 1999 television movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley" Thursday night as a tribute to Steve Jobs, Apple's creative co-founder who died overnight. more | | Xinhua ( 10/6/2011 4:58:50 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT will air 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' tonight to honor Steve Jobs | | The film, which airs tonight at 8 pm and 10 pm ET, chronicles the race and rivalry between Apple Computer and Microsoft and stars ER actor Noah Wyle as Jobs. Anthony Michael Hall and Joey Slotnick also star as Microsoft founder Bill more | | Entertainment Weekly ( 10/6/2011 2:01:58 PM -08:00 ) |
| Pirates Of Silicon Valley: Steve Jobs Inspired Larger-Than-Life Film Character | | While Steve Jobs' innovations at Apple have inspired gadget-makers the world over, his personal flair and creative spark also gave rise to a silver screen character, a pirate of sorts, a pioneer, a rebel of Silicon Valley. Adapted from Paul Frieberger more | | Huffington Post ( 10/6/2011 12:57:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT honoring Steve Jobs by re-airing 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' | | LOS ANGELES -- TNT has scheduled back-to-back re-airings Thursday night (8 and 10 pm) of "Pirates of Silicon Valley," the 1999 TV movie about the race between technology rivals Apple and Microsoft to build their computer empires. more | | Chicago Tribune ( 10/6/2011 12:02:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Pirates Of Silicon Valley' To Air On TNT: Steve Jobs And Bill Gates Telepic | | While all of Hollywood is reflecting on Steve Jobs' passing, TNT will air two broadcasts of the 1999 made-for-TV movie about the start of two of the most important tech companies of all time. "Pirates of Silicon Valley" narrates the competitive more | | Huffington Post ( 10/6/2011 9:53:16 AM -08:00 ) |
| TNT to re-air Steve Jobs/Noah Wyle flick | | TV Newsday > Entertainment > TV TV Zone RSS News, scoops, reviews and more from TV land. « Previous postThe 1984 Apple Macintosh commercial View all posts Next post »Conan retrieves dog on 'Late Night' TNT to re-air Steve Jobs/Noah Wyle flick 8:29 AM more | | Newsday (subscription) ( 10/6/2011 8:22:21 AM -08:00 ) |
| Breaking the Bubble | | The renowned Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Jobs lost a years-long battle to pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. Jobs left a lasting impression on the world of technology and communication. more | | Technique ( 10/6/2011 8:00:58 PM -08:00 ) |
| [TV] TNT Will Re-Broadcast Pirates of Silicon Valley | | According to The Hollywood Reporter, TNT will air Pirates of Silicon Valley, the 1999 Emmy-nominated film, in honor of Steve Jobs' memory. The film will air tonight at 8pm EST, followed by a repeat airing at 10pm. The network will air back-to-back more | | 411mania.com ( 10/6/2011 3:55:22 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Pirates of Silicon Valley': Noah Wyle speaks out on Steve Jobs' passing | | On Thursday night (as previously reported), TNT is going to re-air their 1999 TV movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley" -- which features Noah Wyle playing the role of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during some of his earlier years. more | | Examiner.com ( 10/6/2011 3:28:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| To honor Steve Jobs, TNT will replay the 1999 movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley |  | The movie features Noah Wyle ("ER," "Falling Skies") as Steve Jobs, Anthony Michael Hall as Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Joey Slotnick as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. The movie earned five Emmy nominations, including one for top TV movie. more | | Orlando Sentinel (blog) ( 10/6/2011 3:10:07 PM -08:00 ) |
| Steve Jobs Memorial: TNT Will Honor Apple's Innovator by Re-Airing Film |  | Well, if you don't, you might just remember it in the midst of the death of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer. Sign up to get up- to- date celebrity news more | | International Business Times ( 10/6/2011 2:49:08 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT Will Air Pirates of Silicon Valley Tonight In Honor Of Steve Jobs |  | If you've never seen this movie before, it's worth the watch - or at least the space on your DVR. Tonight, TNT will air the Pirates of Silicon Valley, the 1999 Emmy-nomiated telefilm about the late co-founder Steve Jobs. more | | PerezHilton.com ( 10/6/2011 1:45:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT pays tribute to Steve Jobs by airing "Pirates of Silicon Valley" tonight | | Noah Wyle stars as Steve Jobs in the TNT original movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley." - TNT Photo TNT is broadcasting special presentations of "Pirates of Silicon Valley" at 7 and 9 tonight to pay tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday more | | NewsOK.com (blog) ( 10/6/2011 12:52:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| Watch Pirates of Silicon Valley on TNT Tonight |  | TNT plans to reair its 1999 movie Pirates of Silicon Valley tonight at 8pm Eastern/Pacific and again at 10pm. The dramatization -- starring Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs, Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates, and Joey Slotnick as Steve Wozniak -- follows the more | | Mac Rumors ( 10/6/2011 12:45:32 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs Tonight | | Visionary, entrepreneur, showman ... Steve Jobs lived an amazing life not only for his empire-building abilities, but for also being able to keep his private life, for the most part, private -- all in a very public world. more | | NBC Bay Area ( 10/6/2011 12:29:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT to Air Pirates of Silicon Valley Tonight | | As a tribute to Steve Jobs, TNT will air the nerd cult-classic Pirates of Silicon Valley twice tonight. The 1999 movie tells the story of young Steve Jobs and Bill Gates as they race to control the emerging personal computer industry. more | | Gizmodo ( 10/6/2011 12:21:32 PM -08:00 ) |
| TNT to Air 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' Tonight |  | TNT will preempt it's primetime lineup tonight at 8PM and 10PM E/P to run back-to-back airings of it's 1999 original movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. This is the only movie, so far, to depict the rise of Apple co-founder and more | | The Flickcast ( 10/6/2011 12:01:21 PM -08:00 ) |
| Pirates of Silicon Valley to Air Tonight on TNT |  | CUPERTINO, CA - As the Internet is awash with remarks and remembrances about Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, TNT plans to air Pirates of Silicon Valley tonight at 8 pm. and again at 10 pm. Partially based on the book "Fire in the more | | Muncie Free Press ( 10/6/2011 11:11:41 AM -08:00 ) |
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| Cinemark Movie Chain to Boycott Universal Film Over Cable Plan Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT | Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Cinemark Holdings Inc., the third- largest US movie chain, said it won't screen Universal Pictures' "Tower Heist" if the studio proceeds with a plan to offer the film to cable-TV viewers while it is still in more | | BusinessWeek ( 10/6/2011 8:56:38 PM -08:00 ) |
| Cinemark Threatens to Yank 'Tower Heist' If Universal Goes Early VOD | | Cinemark told Universal on Thursday that it will not show "Tower Heist" if the studio releases the action comedy on video-on-demand three weeks after it debuts. That could shave a significant chunk off the big-budget film's more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 5:36:00 PM -08:00 ) |
| Early home movie test prompts Cinemark threat | | (AP) LOS ANGELES — Cinemark, the nation's third-largest movie theater chain, is threatening to boycott the release of Universal Pictures' "Tower Heist" if the studio goes ahead with a test to rent the movie to home viewers for $60 a pop three weeks more | | CBS News ( 10/6/2011 4:12:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| Cinemark won't show "Tower Heist" if VOD goes early | | LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Cinemark told Universal that it won't show "Tower Heist" if the studio moves forward on its plans to release the action comedy on video-on-demand three weeks after it debuts in theaters. more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 4:07:48 PM -08:00 ) |
| Early home movie test prompts Cinemark threat | | News Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Early home movie test prompts Cinemark threat Published: October 6, 2011 7:46 PM By The more | | Newsday (subscription) ( 10/6/2011 3:54:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Universal's 'Tower Heist' VOD gamble: A crafty gambit? | | Universal's plan to make its upcoming "Tower Heist" thriller available through video on demand just three weeks after its theatrical release next month sparked a fascinating initial reaction from theater owners -- silence. In the past, when studios more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/6/2011 3:40:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| Universal Plans Early Cable Rentals of Comedy Film 'Tower Heist' | | Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Universal Pictures plans to offer the Eddie Murphy comedy "Tower Heist" to cable TV customers of parent Comcast Corp. three weeks after the film opens in theaters, months before a typical video-on-demand release. more | | BusinessWeek ( 10/5/2011 8:57:44 PM -08:00 ) |
| Brett Ratner Flipflops on Premium Video On Demand? | | Comcast and Universal Pictures said Tuesday they would offer the upcoming comedy "Tower Heist" as a premium video-on-demand option to select markets three weeks after the film's theatrical release. The cost of the rental would be $60 more | | Wall Street Journal (blog) ( 10/5/2011 5:17:05 PM -08:00 ) |
| Universal to release 'Tower Heist' on-demand just three weeks after it hits | | On November 4, the Ben Stiller-Eddie Murphy action-comedy Tower Heist will begin playing at a theater near you. Just three weeks later, if you happen to live in either Atlanta or Portland, Ore. — and happen to have 60 bucks burning a more | | Entertainment Weekly (blog) ( 10/5/2011 4:24:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| Universal Tests Early VOD 'Heist' 3 Weeks After Movie Hits Theaters | | Universal will release "Tower Heist" on video-on-demand some three weeks after it hits theaters for a hefty fee. The studio, which confirmed the test after the LA Times reported it on Wednesday, is terming it a "first of its more | | Reuters ( 10/5/2011 4:02:44 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Tower Heist' director Brett Ratner criticized early VOD in April | | Brett Ratner appears to have had a change of heart when it comes to movies getting an early video-on-demand release shortly after opening in theaters. The director's upcoming action-comedy "Tower Heist" will be released by Universal Pictures through more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/5/2011 3:36:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| Would you pay $60 to watch Eddie Murphy from home? [Poll] | | My colleague Ben Fritz has just posted this bombshell: Comcast-owned Universal has decided to make this fall's Eddie Murphy-Ben Stiller comedy "Tower Heist" available via on-demand three weeks after it's released on Nov. 4. You'll have to pay $59.99, more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/5/2011 3:14:10 PM -08:00 ) |
| Universal to Test Early Cable Rentals of Comedy 'Tower Heist' for $59.99 | | Universal Pictures plans to offer the Eddie Murphy comedy "Tower Heist" to cable TV customers of parent Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) three weeks after the film opens in theaters, months before a typical more | | Bloomberg ( 10/5/2011 3:07:20 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Tower Heist' to hit video-on-demand three weeks after theatrical debut | | In an audacious move that could shake up the way Hollywood has done business for decades, Universal Pictures plans to make its upcoming Eddie Murphy action comedy film "Tower Heist" available through video-on-demand just three weeks after it debuts in more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/5/2011 12:58:14 PM -08:00 ) |
| Cinemark May Not Play 'Tower Heist' Over Universal's Early VOD Plan | | Anyone surprised? I'm not. Just a few days ago, Universal announced a radical plan to release Brett Ratner's ensemble comedy Tower Heist (watch the new trailer from today) on Video OnDemand only just three weeks after it's released more | | First Showing ( 10/6/2011 6:18:59 PM -08:00 ) |
| Cinemark Threatens 'Heist' Boycott |  | No. 3 theatrical operator says it will not screen the Universal Picture's action comedy if the studio releases it early on premium VOD Cinemark Theatres Oct. 6 reacted strongly to plans by Universal Studios Home Entertainment to release action-comedy more | | Home Media Magazine ( 10/6/2011 5:44:14 PM -08:00 ) |
| Cinemark to Ban TOWER HEIST from Theaters |  | Just yesterday, Universal Pictures announced it would be releasing Brett Ratner's Tower Heist to premium VOD subscribers a mere three weeks after the movie opens in theaters on November 4th. more | | Collider.com ( 10/6/2011 5:40:58 PM -08:00 ) |
| Ben Stiller |  | Let's face it, Universal Pictures is very interested in you seeing its upcoming comedy, Tower Heist. And you can watch it in the comfort of your own home, for a price. The LA Times reports that Universal is planning to use Tower Heist as a test for its more | | ReelzChannel.com ( 10/6/2011 5:03:37 PM -08:00 ) |
| New Tower Heist Trailer Goes Online |  | Tower Heist, in case you were wondering, finds a group of disgruntled employees led by Ben Stiller's Josh at a luxury apartment block planning to rob the criminal billionaire (Alan Alda) who flushed their pension funds down the tubes of a failed Ponzi more | | Empire Online ( 10/6/2011 4:57:19 PM -08:00 ) |
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| The Simpsons may be cancelled after 23 years Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT  | The Simpsons is the longest-running comedy series on US television, but due to a pay dispute Fox may be unable to afford to keep it on air. By Piya Sinha-Roy, Reuters / October 7, 2011 The Simpsons producer said Tuesday, that the show can't continue more | | Christian Science Monitor ( 10/6/2011 8:56:38 PM -08:00 ) |
| The Simpsons salary squabble teaches hard lesson of showbiz economics | | No doubt Bart, Homer, Marge and the rest of the Springfield gang have been a cash cow for Rupert Murdoch's media empire. By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times October 6, 2011 LOS ANGELES — A salary dispute between the actors who provide voices for "The more | | Vancouver Sun ( 10/6/2011 7:02:47 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Simpsons' Deadline for Voice Actors Looms | | With hours to go before a noon Friday deadline to decide whether they'll accept dramatic pay cuts, the "Simpsons" voice actors are still talking amongst themselves about how to respond. "There's six different people and six more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 3:44:12 PM -08:00 ) |
| Fox likely to axe The Simpsons after one more season | | After news broke earlier this week of labour disputes between the brass at Fox and the voice actors and producers of The Simpsons, The Wrap is now reporting that Fox is planning to take the animated sitcom off the air. According to The Wrap, more | | National Post (blog) ( 10/6/2011 2:11:52 PM -08:00 ) |
| Simpsons' actors say show made S$1.3b in profits | | THE Simpsons' voice actors have commissioned a study estimating the show has made US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) in profits as ammunition in their negotiations with 20th Century Fox TV over its demand that they agree to have their salaries cut nearly in more | | TODAYonline ( 10/6/2011 1:05:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| Even for a non-fan, 'Simpsons' worth saving | | Giving you the day's top talkers and insights on the world of entertainment, celebrities, and pop culture. Follow Courtney on Twitter @courtneyatmsnbc, on Facebook and on Google+. By Courtney Hazlett A disclaimer before getting too deep into this: I more | | msnbc.com ( 10/6/2011 12:09:03 PM -08:00 ) |
| Another "Simpson's" season would likely be last: executive |  | Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, signs a poster at the unveiling of the new ''The Simpsons'' US postage stamps in Los Angeles May 7, 2009. By Tim Molloy and Sharon Waxman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox wants "The Simpsons" for one more more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 11:40:06 AM -08:00 ) |
| Trouble in Springfield | | Ay, Caramba!" as Bart would say. The Fox network has threatened to pull the plug off The Simpsons if the voice actors don't agree to a 45 per cent pay cut. The actors, including Dan Castellaneta (who gave the unique voice stylings to Homer), more | | Indian Express ( 10/6/2011 10:08:18 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'The Simpsons' Next Season Will Be Its Last | | Whether the stars take a salary cut or not, there won't be many more new adventures in the town of Springfield. Fox executives told The Wrap on Wednesday that even if the voice actors behind the iconic animated show "The Simpsons" take a massive pay more | | Huffington Post ( 10/6/2011 9:22:55 AM -08:00 ) |
| Another 'Simpsons' Season Would Likely Be Last, Executive Says | | By Tim Molloy & Sharon Waxman at TheWrap Fox wants "The Simpsons" for one more season at most -- and only if it can pay 25 to 30 percent less for it, an executive close to the show told TheWrap. The contention comes as producers have agreed to salary more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 9:18:55 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'Simpsons' producers agree to pay cuts | | Fox has previously declared the iconic hit, "The Simpsons," is no longer sustainable under its current deal. (EW.com) -- Several top-level producers of "The Simpsons" have agreed to take pay cuts to keep the long-running more | | CNN ( 10/6/2011 6:19:50 AM -08:00 ) |
| Is it curtains for the Simpsons? | | By AP NEW YORK — In its 23rd year on TV, The Simpsons could be on the endangered species list. The show's producer said Tuesday the show can't continue under its current financial model, following a report that big pay cuts are being sought for the more | | TheChronicleHerald.ca ( 10/6/2011 1:12:48 AM -08:00 ) |
| Another 'Simpsons' Season Would Likely Be Last, Executive Says (Exclusive) | | Fox wants "The Simpsons" for one more season at most -- and only if it can pay 25 to 30 percent less for it, an executive close to the show told TheWrap. The disclosure comes as producers have agreed to salary cuts to keep the more | | Reuters ( 10/5/2011 8:28:38 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Simpsons' producers agree to pay cuts | | Several top-level producers of The Simpsons have agreed to take pay cuts to keep the long-running animated show on the air, sources confirm. Some — though not all — of the producers of the Fox series have indicated they're willing to more | | Entertainment Weekly ( 10/5/2011 7:39:19 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lisa de Moraes | | Television is an industry steeped in rituals. And among the most spectacular of them is the French Apache dance performed every several years by the Fox studio and the voice-over artists on "The Simpsons," in which they thrash out more | | Washington Post ( 10/5/2011 5:06:08 PM -08:00 ) |
| It's curtains for America's fave family? | | PTI | Oct 6, 2011, 06.20AM IST LOS ANGELES: The future of the most popular American animated sitcom 'The Simpsons' is reportedly in doubt following salary disputes between the main voice actors and studio 20th Century Fox Television. more | | Times of India ( 10/5/2011 4:58:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Timeline: The Simpsons labour disputes of yore | | Is the voice cast of The Simpsons holding Springfield hostage? Or are Hank Azaria (Moe, and others), Yeardley Smith (Lisa) and Dan Castellaneta (Homer, and others), among the other cast members of the venerable animation institution merely standing up more | | National Post (blog) ( 10/5/2011 1:25:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| Fox considers cancelling The Simpsons |  | I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save the Simpsons, Superman. After 23 seasons, Fox is threatening to pull the plug on the longest airing animated show ever. Network execs at Fox are telling the voice actors on The more | | RT ( 10/5/2011 12:32:52 PM -08:00 ) |
| Could cash slash end The Simpsons? | | Homer Simpsons once observed, "[If] You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way." But what if your Mr. Burns-esuqe employer wants you to take more | | Vancouver Sun ( 10/5/2011 12:31:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| The End of The Simpsons? Fox Says High Costs May Lead to Cancellation | | By Slate V Staff Doh! Homer, Marge, and the rest of America's favorite animated TV family are in jeopardy of cancellation after 23 seasons on the air. Fox executives say that unless the voice talent can take a 45 percent pay cut, the Simpsons will run more | | Slate Magazine (blog) ( 10/5/2011 12:24:35 PM -08:00 ) |
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| 'Horror' has heads spinning Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT | That said, "AHS's" launch did not attract as many viewers as had: the 2002 launch of Michael Chiklis' corrupt-cop drama "The Shield" (4.8 million), the 2004 premiere of Denis Leary's firehouse drama "Rescue Me" (4.1 million), more | | Washington Post (blog) ( 10/6/2011 2:58:07 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' and its scary ratings | | Critics were divided on "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy's latest, "American Horror Story" on FX, and it looks as if audiences are too. Wednesday's 10 pm premiere spooked 3.2 million total viewers, according to Nielsen. (Two repeats over the next few hours more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/6/2011 2:53:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' Has Solid Premiere | | The much-hyped Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk drama "American Horror Story" had a solid premiere Wednesday night, FX said Thursday. The premiere airing of the series scored a respectable 3.2 million total viewers, more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 12:15:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' scares up strong FX ratings | | Ryan Murphy's latest series, American Horror Story, got off to a solid-to-strong start on Wednesday night on FX, improving upon most of FX's previous successful debuts. The first airing delivered 3.2 million viewers and a 2 million more | | Entertainment Weekly ( 10/6/2011 10:18:26 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' Review: A Carnival Of Sex, Ghosts And Crazy | | Characters should know by now that moving into a Victorian house whose former owners died by murder-suicide, is a bad idea. In "American Horror Story," a new show on FX, the Harmons, Ben (Dylan McDermott), Vivien (Connie Britton), and Violet (Taissa more | | Huffington Post ( 10/6/2011 7:53:10 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' a creepy mess | | I think it's safe to say that FX's "American Horror Story," from two of the creators of "Glee", is the weirdest show we will see this season by a mile. Dylan McDermott ("The Practice") and Connie Britton ("Friday Night Lights") star as the Harmons, more | | CNN (blog) ( 10/6/2011 6:32:55 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story': Its weirdness deciphered ... sort of | | The "American Horror Story" pilot has aired on FX. And anyone who watched thinks it's either the worst, most jumbled, depraved excuse for television ever, or a brilliantly audacious, twistedly compelling piece of work. more | | Washington Post (blog) ( 10/6/2011 4:00:21 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' premiere review: Was it scary/freaky/sexy enough for you? | | "The world is a horrible place," said a character in the premiere of American Horror Story, and this new hour from Glee producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk did its best to prove that dismal sentiment true. Welcome to The Anti-Glee, more | | Entertainment Weekly ( 10/5/2011 10:13:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story,' Series Premiere: TV Recap | | Well, that left quite a first impression, didn't it? Let's just say the rest of the season will have to do plenty of work to keep up with the amount of insanity crammed into this first hour of FX's "American Horror Story. more | | Wall Street Journal (blog) ( 10/5/2011 7:03:11 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' co-creator Ryan Murphy talks premiere, his favorite | | By now many of you watched the first episode of FX's new shock-a-palooza and have many questions. (Be sure to check out my colleague Jeff Jensen's recap.) Who is Rubber Man? What the hell is in that basement? How fabulous is Jessica Lange? more | | Entertainment Weekly (blog) ( 10/5/2011 7:01:12 PM -08:00 ) |
| Dylan McDermott, Ryan Murphy Talk 'American Horror Story' | | From the man who brought you "Glee" and "Nip/Tuck" comes a new show – and it's like nothing we've seen on television so far. Slated for 10 pm ET tonight on F/X, "American Horror Story" is the sordid tale of the all-American family, more | | Wall Street Journal (blog) ( 10/5/2011 1:01:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story:' Well? | | TV Newsday > Entertainment > TV TV Zone RSS News, scoops, reviews and more from TV land. « Previous post'Dancing with the Stars:' What the heck?! View all posts 'American Horror Story:' Well? 8 m ago By Verne Gay A big FX launch tonight at 10 more | | Newsday (subscription) ( 10/5/2011 12:42:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' Review: Heaps of Horror -- But Terrifying? Not So Much | | Stephen King once explained the difference between terror and horror this way: Terror is the suspenseful buildup to the moment when you see the monster. Horror is seeing the monster. By that definition, "American Horror Story" more | | Reuters ( 10/5/2011 12:33:43 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Glee' creators tell a 'Horror Story' | | Before "Glee," executive producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk were best known for the FX series "Nip/Tuck," and anyone familiar with that knows it wasn't exactly family viewing, either. Murphy and Falchuk make their return to the network on Wednesday more | | CNN (blog) ( 10/5/2011 12:07:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' starts tonight. Will you be watching the season's | | When I first watched the pilot for American Horror Story one week ago, I found myself possessed by an unsettling demon: Indecision. Did I love it? Did I hate it? The birth of bloody brilliance… or the crowning of something rank? more | | Entertainment Weekly ( 10/5/2011 11:45:29 AM -08:00 ) |
| Review: Arty American Horror Story Spikes Fright Formula With Kinky Sex |  | Bloody new soap opera American Horror Story respects its genre roots, hitting viewers with a full complement of creaky doors, squeaking stairs and whistling wind. Luckily, the FX Network show, which premieres Wednesday, freshens up the more | | Wired News (blog) ( 10/5/2011 10:48:44 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story' | | Sign-up for e-mail newsletters and alerts and get the news you need delivered directly to your inbox. Hear music by DC-based acts in local stores and shops today. A Boston-born wine tasting event arrives at DAR this month with wines, DJs and photo more | | Washington Post (blog) ( 10/5/2011 9:04:42 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story': Love It Or Hate It, It's A Horror Show For Sure | | Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon, Dylan McDermott as Ben Harmon, Taissa Farmiga as Violet Harmon in American Horror Story. Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon, Dylan McDermott as Ben Harmon, Taissa Farmiga as Violet Harmon in American Horror more | | NPR (blog) ( 10/5/2011 7:22:22 AM -08:00 ) |
| Review: 'American Horror Story' haunted by cliches, inconsistency | | "American Horror Story" (9 pm Oct. 5, FX; 2 stars) reminds me of a car wreck: It's disturbing and macabre to stare as you drive past, but you just can't help yourself. The new FX drama is moody, weird and shocking, but creators more | | Chicago Tribune (blog) ( 10/5/2011 7:12:09 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'American Horror Story': It's coming tonight, it's unavoidable, it's... | | No new fall TV has left me with more conflicted feelings and thoughts than American Horror Story, the new haunted-house saga from Glee's Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Which means, among other things, that it must be doing something right: more | | Entertainment Weekly (blog) ( 10/5/2011 6:14:18 AM -08:00 ) |
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| Jobs's Death Leaves Hollywood Without Trusted Technology Envoy Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT | A photograph of Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc., is displayed on an iPad which sits with flowers and apples that have been left outside Jobs's home in Palo Alto, California, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. more | | Bloomberg ( 10/6/2011 8:32:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jobs's Death Leaves Hollywood Without Trusted Technology Envoy | | Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Jobs's death leaves Hollywood without the trusted technology envoy who helped push the film, TV and music industries into the digital age. In the 25 years after he bought more | | BusinessWeek ( 10/6/2011 8:30:43 PM -08:00 ) |
| George Lucas on Steve Jobs | | While Steve Jobs' greatest legacy is Apple (AAPL), many people forget that the bulk of his wealth comes from Walt Disney (DIS), where he was the largest shareholder and an incomparable influence on how to more | | Fortune (blog) ( 10/6/2011 11:43:59 AM -08:00 ) |
| Iger on Steve Jobs: 'He Pushed You' | | In an telephone interview Thursday, Robert A. Iger, chief executive of Disney, spoke of his relationship with Steve Jobs, who founded Pixar around a computer unit he purchased from George Lucas. When Disney bought Pixar in 2006 for more | | New York Times (blog) ( 10/6/2011 11:11:49 AM -08:00 ) |
| Steve Jobs Dies: Disney's CEO Reacts | | By WSJ Staff Robert A. Iger, the President and CEO of Disney, issued this statement: "Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. more | | Wall Street Journal (blog) ( 10/5/2011 4:46:36 PM -08:00 ) |
| Parting message | | HE WAS part Walt Disney, part Thomas Edison, but mostly himself: Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday at age 56, was a visionary who changed the world. Mr. Jobs created computer products that are as beautiful and elegant as they are user-friendly. more | | The Free Lance-Star ( 10/6/2011 8:38:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Disney bereft of brand guru in Jobs | | LOS ANGELES - When Walt Disney Co. looked to revamp its troubled retail chain in 2008, Chief Executive Robert A. Iger sought advice from the company's largest shareholder, a foremost consumer expert. more | | Bellingham Herald ( 10/6/2011 5:14:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| POLL: What Will Steve Jobs' Legacy Be? | | To some, he was a charismatic guru who made smart, intuitive machines for people's lives. To others, he was a business titan not only through Apple, but through his involvement with Pixar and Disney. But Jobs' halo had some tarnish, more | | Patch.com ( 10/6/2011 10:44:55 AM -08:00 ) |
| Apple, Like Disney, Will Survive Death of Founder |  | BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Drawing parallels between Apple(AAPL) and Disney(DIS) is easier than mentioning that the late Steve Jobs was the media company's largest shareholder. Apple said Jobs, 56, died Wednesday. more | | TheStreet.com ( 10/6/2011 10:04:13 AM -08:00 ) |
| Disney World flags at half-staff in memory of Steve Jobs |  | The flag in Magic Kingdom's Main Street Square flies at half-staff for Steve Jobs. (Photo: Matthew Weiland) Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has ordered flags at Walt Disney World and other company properties around the country to fly at half-staff in more | | Central Florida News 13 ( 10/6/2011 9:14:05 AM -08:00 ) |
| iGeneration mourns the loss of Steve Jobs | | I'm 25 years old and Steve Jobs is the closest thing I've known to a legend in my lifetime. For some, his passing is as historic a day as that of John Lennon, John F. Kennedy and Walt Disney. Fresh apples, flowers and a large poster of more | | OCRegister ( 10/6/2011 2:54:08 PM -08:00 ) |
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| 'Steel' throws in towel with 'bot boxing plot Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT  | At first glance, Real Steel reminded me of Rock'em Sock'em Robots. A movie about giant robots clashing in the ring until one of them falls. A movie with cool CGI, some great robot fighting scenes, and enough sci-fi to satisfy the nerd in me. more | | Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) ( 10/6/2011 9:16:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jackman's 'Real Steel' enjoyable | | Being derivative is not necessarily a bad thing, if you "derive" wisely. In one aspect, the robot-fighting older-kids-film Real Steel steals from a film that hasn't been made -- yet (but you know the eventually will). more | | CANOE ( 10/6/2011 8:15:05 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Steel' throws in towel with 'bot boxing plot | | "Real Steel" Rated PG-13. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal Fenway Stadium and suburban theaters.: C- A Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots-"Rocky" mash-up with country music, "Real Steel" is really stupid, even by mainstream Hollywood standards more | | Boston Herald ( 10/6/2011 8:08:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| Real Steel: Pieced together from bits of other films, it's a reel steal |  | Previews for the new kids' film Real Steel, which have been running in theatres for the better part of a year, forewarned a mash-up of the vintage game Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots with the hoary father-son drama The Champ (1931, 1979), about a washed-up more | | Globe and Mail ( 10/6/2011 8:01:19 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Real Steel' with Hugh Jackman: Clumsy, would-be blockbuster |  | Movies Newsday > Entertainment > Movies Review: 'Real Steel' Plot: In a world of boxing robots, a hard-luck trainer finds a rusty contender. RATING PG-13 (robot action, some human violence) Bottom line: A loud, nonsensical video game of a movie that more | | Newsday (subscription) ( 10/6/2011 7:44:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jackman Teaches Robot to Box; Sheen's Religious Journey: Movies | | Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- In "Real Steel," a futuristic tale about boxing robots, the scrappy underdog uses Muhammad Ali's rope-a-dope strategy to tire out its bigger, stronger opponent in a championship bout. An exhausted robot? more | | BusinessWeek ( 10/6/2011 6:31:37 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hugh Jackman Teaches Robot to Box; Sheen's Religious Journey: Rick Warner | | "Real Steel" is a futuristic tale about boxing robots, starring Hugh Jackman. Photographer: Greg Williams/Disney via Bloomberg Martin Sheen in "The Way." The film is about a 500-mile mountainous trip in more | | Bloomberg ( 10/6/2011 6:17:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Real Steel': a future where robot boxing is king | | A movie review of "Real Steel," which shamelessly purloins the plucky-pugilist-punching-his-way-out-of-his-class plot line of "Rocky" — except it features a mute-but-cute 8-foot robot hero. Also stars Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo. more | | The Seattle Times ( 10/6/2011 6:01:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Real Steel' robots do battle with movie cliches |  | Real Steel features automatons that resemble Transformers and are programmed to beat up other robots. In his corner: Charlie (Hugh Jackman) advises robot Atom and son Max (Dakota Goyo). In his corner: Charlie (Hugh Jackman) advises robot Atom and son more | | USA Today ( 10/6/2011 6:00:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Weekend Box Office: 'Real Steel' Looks to Punch Up $30M | | Star power will be in no short supply at the weekend box office, with Hugh Jackman headlining DreamWorks' robot-boxing movie, "Real Steel," and Ryan Gosling starring in a political drama written by, directed by, more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 5:46:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Box office preview: 'Real Steel' to rock and sock the competition | | After the highest-grossing September on record, the first full weekend of October is stepping out with a one-two punch: The sci-fi/sport/family-film hybrid Real Steel and the Oscar-hopeful political drama The Ides of March. more | | Entertainment Weekly (blog) ( 10/6/2011 5:41:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| Movie Projector: 'Real Steel' to crush 'Ides of March' | | George Clooney will suffer a blow from an imposing robot at the box office this weekend. "Real Steel," a PG-13 action film starring Hugh Jackman, is expected to collect around $30 million in US ticket sales upon its debut, according to several people more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/6/2011 5:03:06 PM -08:00 ) |
| "Real Steel" has Sugar Ray Leonard trading blows with Hugh Jackman | | (CBS) In what's being described by some as "Rocky" meets "Transformers." the film "Real Steel" is considered the top contender at the box office this weekend. Set in the not-too-distant-future world, where professional boxers have been replaced by more | | CBS News ( 10/6/2011 3:07:12 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hugh Jackman - A lover and a dancer puts his dukes up |  | Hugh Jackman plays a boxer in his new movie, Real Steel. Gill Pringle hears how he's always been a physical kind of guy When I first heard this movie was about robot boxing, I thought for a moment it was a fetish film," teases Hugh Jackman whose image more | | The Independent ( 10/6/2011 3:01:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Film Review: Real Steel (2 stars) | | People who can't imagine anything cooler than robot boxing — well, maybe robot monkeys, but that's another movie — should fasten their video-game seatbelts, or whatever it is they have, for Real Steel, a sort of junior-league Rocky, more | | National Post (blog) ( 10/6/2011 2:43:28 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Real Steel': Sock 'Em, Rocky Robot! | | Fists Of Steel: Robot-boxing trainer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) makes an underdog discovery in Atom, an outdated robot with surprising potential. Shall I compare thee to something other than a robot boxing movie? more | | NPR ( 10/6/2011 2:36:27 PM -08:00 ) |
| Dakota Goyo shines in Real Steel | | Dakota Goyo arrives at the premiere of DreamWorks Pictures' 'Real Steel' at the Gibson Amphitheatre on October 2, 2011 in Universal City, California. Australian Hugh Jackman might rule in Real Steel, more | | Montreal Gazette ( 10/6/2011 2:22:11 PM -08:00 ) |
| Movie Review: 'Real Steel' |  | The robot boxing tale starring Hugh Jackman is built from previously used parts, but it fights well. Hugh Jackman, left, gives instructions to a robot boxer as his on-screen son, played by Dakota Goyo looks on in a scene from "Real Steel. more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/6/2011 1:53:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| Bare-Knuckle Bots, Showing Their Mettle in the Boxing Ring |  | You can only imagine the hyperbolic win-win pitch for "Real Steel" that brought this robot boxing movie to the screen: "Transformers" meets "ET" meets "Rocky" meets "The Champ," starring Hugh Jackman of "X-Men" and directed by the more | | New York Times ( 10/6/2011 1:50:51 PM -08:00 ) |
| Review: Robots rule, humans drool in 'Real Steel' | | Somewhere, Sylvester Stallone is waiting by the mailbox for his royalty check on this sci-fi sports movie made from recycled parts. Huckster ex-boxer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is saddled with a low-rent boxing robot, Atom, more | | Salt Lake Tribune ( 10/6/2011 1:44:15 PM -08:00 ) |
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| 'Ides' a smart political thriller Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT  | By Arts Online George Clooney, left, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle and Talia Akiva, are shown in Ides of March. (Columbia Pictures/Sony/Associated Press) In the ultimate Hollywood cliché, what George Clooney really wants to do is direct. more | | CBC.ca (blog) ( 10/6/2011 9:01:24 PM -08:00 ) |
| Gosling shines, but 'Ides of March' rings obvious |  | "Ides of March" is a well-crafted, brilliantly acted and utterly predictable movie about the cynicism that runs through American politics -- starting with the politicians at the top, and trickling all the way down to Joe Citizen. more | | CTV.ca ( 10/6/2011 8:41:17 PM -08:00 ) |
| Cast shines in Clooney's 'Ides' | | George Clooney is a bona fide matinee idol and he makes it all seem effortless. Here he is smiling and posing on the red carpet, cavorting with other celebrities at his Italian villa, stepping out with his latest girlfriend. more | | London Free Press ( 10/6/2011 8:08:17 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Ides' a smart political thriller | | "The Ides of March" Rated R. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal Fenway Stadium and suburban theaters.: A- T he smartest political thriller since TV's "The West Wing," "The Ides of March" is a political junkie's dream come true. more | | Boston Herald ( 10/6/2011 8:07:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| George Clooney prefers playing a candidate to being one | | The Dow Jones industrial average was plummeting, and President Obama was on the air, seeking to calm the nation and the markets. Inside the Studio City offices of his production company Smoke House, George Clooney searched the TV screen more | | MiamiHerald.com ( 10/6/2011 8:00:59 PM -08:00 ) |
| George Clooney expects skinny dipping at his Lake Como pad | | At George Clooney's luxurious Lake Como spread in Italy, we'd imagine house rules like removing shoes before entering, rising earlier than the host and mandatory consumption of limoncello. Turns out all you have to do is get naked. more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/6/2011 7:50:19 PM -08:00 ) |
| Clooney planning Pitt prank ? |  | The 'Ides of March' actor is known for his love of playing pranks and says one he is currently planning will "kill" his friend, though he refused to be drawn on the details. He said: "I am in the middle of one right now that's gonna kill him. more | | NDTV.com ( 10/6/2011 6:43:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Backroom brains: first Moneyball, now hardball in 'Ides of March' | | George Clooney, who directed The Ides of March, likes to call it a political thriller. Which may putting too fine a point on it. Insofar as politics is a game, as opposed to a more | | Macleans.ca (blog) ( 10/6/2011 6:40:18 PM -08:00 ) |
| George Clooney, political animal in 'Ides' |  | LOS ANGELES – During the 2007 Oscar campaign for Michael Clayton, George Clooney huddled in a posh Beverly Hills restaurant with a semicircle of reporters, arguing that a black man could be elected president if the country more | | USA Today ( 10/6/2011 5:05:26 PM -08:00 ) |
| Acting is better than politics |  | George Clooney has no plans to run for US President, insisting acting is far more "fun". The star plays a presidential candidate in new movie The Ides of March, which he also directed and co-wrote. Even though his father was involved in politics, more | | Stuff.co.nz ( 10/6/2011 5:01:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Ides of March': It's honorable |  | In The Ides of March, as in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, backstabbing, betrayal and political intrigue are rampant. By Saeed Adyani,, Columbia Pictures Made of sterner stuff: Ryan Gosling is once again garnering critical more | | USA Today ( 10/6/2011 4:55:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| 5 best George Clooney performances | | AP Movie Critic / October 6, 2011 LOS ANGELES—A couple of weeks ago, we looked back on the eclectic career of Brad Pitt, and marveled at the intelligence of his choices as well as his instinct to shun his movie-star persona while more | | Boston Globe ( 10/6/2011 4:00:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Political potboiler gets a 'no' vote | | "The Ides of March" is based on Beau Willimon's 2008 play "Farragut North," but George Clooney - who directs and stars in this snappy, well-crafted but ultimately empty adaptation - changed the title, presumably in deference to viewers more | | Washington Post ( 10/6/2011 3:26:34 PM -08:00 ) |
| 5 best George Clooney performances | | Dale Robinette / AP FILE - In this film publicity image released by Paramount, George Clooney portrays Ryan Bingham in a scene from "Up in the Air." A couple of weeks ago, we looked back on the eclectic career of Brad more | | San Francisco Chronicle ( 10/6/2011 2:54:08 PM -08:00 ) |
| Beware |  | : George Clooney and Ryan Gosling stumble more | | The Ides of March ( 10/6/2011 2:51:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Ides Of March': These Days, All Politics Is Lowball | | Ryan Gosling plays a cheeky campaign press secretary facing a scandal that could destroy his candidate. Before it turns predictably cynical, George Clooney's campaign melodrama The Ides of March plays like gangbusters. more | | NPR ( 10/6/2011 2:36:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Other voices: What other critics are saying about Ides Of March | | This 1970s-like political thriller and morality tale, which shows (George) Clooney in top form as director, co-writer and actor, is a front-runner in this year's Oscars; Ryan Gosling is brilliant. An engrossing, zinger-full dramatization of backroom more | | Vancouver Sun ( 10/6/2011 2:20:16 PM -08:00 ) |
| George Clooney and Ryan Gosling: Two Odd Movie Stars | | I live in Los Angeles and I'm lucky enough to write about the thing I love most: movies. I'm a graduate of Vassar College and Northwestern University and I've been working at Forbes since 2001. For a good chunk of the year I obsess over celebrity more | | Forbes ( 10/6/2011 2:12:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| Ides of March movie review | | Michael Phillips takes a look at the new political drama directed by George Clooney and starring Clooney and Ryan Gosling. Currently there are no comments. Be the first to comment! To our readers: Registration is required before your comments can be more | | Chicago Tribune ( 10/6/2011 2:12:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| Review: Idealism Gets Assassinated in Clooney's 'Ides of March' | | "Moneyball" pushes the theory that baseball games aren't won by the best players but rather by those who can just consistently get on base. And now comes "The Ides of March" to remind us that nothing in politics — not ideas more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 2:08:12 PM -08:00 ) |
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| Murray's lawyer accuses investigator of being sloppy Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT | Video for this article is not available as your browser either does not support JavaScript and/or Flash Player 9+ or they are currently disabled in your browser settings. Lawyers for the man accused of killing Michael Jackson have accused the coroner's more | | Sky News Australia ( 10/6/2011 8:22:20 PM -08:00 ) |
| Murray's lawyer accuses investigator of being sloppy | | A print found on syringe taken from Michael Jackson's bedroom is found to belong to a coroner's investigator. But the singer's prints weren't found on any drugs or equipment, undercutting the defense. Michael Jackson's fingerprints were not on any of more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/6/2011 7:52:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jackson death investigator grilled by defence |  | AP Los Angeles: The defence attorney for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death is calling into question a coroner investigator's notes and recollections of items found in the singer's bedroom after he died. Elissa Fleak denied defence attorney more | | IBNLive.com ( 10/6/2011 7:44:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| Huge stash of drugs found in Michael Jackson's bedroom, court is told | | THE extraordinary quantity of powerful drugs being taken by Michael Jackson in the days before his death emerged for the first time yesterday. A table covered with 36 bottles of medicines found in the star's more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 10/6/2011 7:20:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Toxicologist: Jackson had propofol throughout body | | The coroner's chief toxicologist has said the powerful anaesthetic propofol was found in Michael Jackson's blood, urine and liver when he died. Witness Dan Anderson testified on Thursday at the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. more | | The Hindu ( 10/6/2011 7:14:19 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Mistakes made' in Jackson probe | | A coroner's investigator has acknowledged that she made mistakes while collecting medications and other evidence from Michael Jackson's bedroom after he died, but she minimised the issues by saying no investigation is perfect. more | | The Press Association ( 10/6/2011 7:00:00 PM -08:00 ) |
| Toxicologist confirms Propofol was found in MJ's body |  | A child-sized porcelain doll was on Michael Jackson's bed when his lifeless body was found. Jurors in the trial of Dr Conrad Murray - the star's personal physician who is on trial for the involuntary manslaughter of the singer in June 2009 - were shown more | | NDTV.com ( 10/6/2011 6:43:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Toxicologist says Michael Jackson died with Propofol in stomach | | LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- A toxicologist who worked on Michael Jackson's autopsy said Thursday that trace amount of Propofol was found in Jackson's stomach after he died, but no illegal drugs were found in the pop superstar's system. more | | Xinhua ( 10/6/2011 6:43:28 PM -08:00 ) |
| Defence criticizes Jackson crime scene investigation |  | Dr. Conrad Murray sits at the defense table with his attorney J. Michael Flanagan (L) during his trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles October 6, 2011. By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney for Michael more | | Reuters India ( 10/6/2011 6:30:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Defense criticizes Jackson crime scene investigation | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney for Michael Jackson's in-house doctor challenged a crime scene investigator on Thursday and suggested she conducted a shoddy examination of the bedroom where the "Thriller" singer stopped breathing in 2009. more | | Chicago Tribune ( 10/6/2011 6:20:36 PM -08:00 ) |
| Michael Jackson's fingerprints not on drug vials found next to his bed | | An audio recording of Michael Jackson's slurred speech is played at Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial. Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray (right); the bed where Jackson died; the drug propofol and Joe, LaToya and Katherine Jackson more | | Herald Sun ( 10/6/2011 5:44:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Defence criticizes Jackson crime scene investigation | | 1 of 8. Deputy district attorney David Walgren holds a bottle of propofol found at Michael Jackson's residence during Dr.Conrad Murray's trial in the death of Jackson in Los Angeles October 6, 2011. By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An more | | Reuters UK ( 10/6/2011 5:31:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| Court Hears Of Jackson Investigator Mistakes |  | Lawyers for the man accused of killing Michael Jackson have accused the coroner's investigator who examined the scene of shoddy work. Elissa Fleak had earlier told the court she found a large collection of drugs and medical paraphernalia in the pop more | | Sky News ( 10/6/2011 5:01:37 PM -08:00 ) |
| Toxicologist: Propofol in MJ's stomach | | Toxicologist Daniel Anderson testified that forensics showed traces of propofol in Michael Jackson's stomach. This could help the defense's argument that Jackson ingested the anesthetic propofol and the sedative lorezapam creating a lethal mixture. more | | CNN (blog) ( 10/6/2011 4:55:39 PM -08:00 ) |
| Michael Jackson slept with a doll |  | TRAGIC superstar Michael Jackson slept with a DOLL on his bed, it emerged in court yesterday. Jurors were shown a photo of Jacko's deathbed with the child's toy lying on top of the singer's white sheets. more | | The Sun ( 10/6/2011 4:37:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| Michael Jackson's doll, drugs revealed in Conrad Murray court case | | The array of drugs found at Michael Jackson's home by investigators. Picture: AP Source: AP MICHAEL Jackson had a child-sized porcelain doll in bed with him on the day he died, it has emerged in the trial of the star's personal doctor. more | | NEWS.com.au ( 10/6/2011 4:03:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jackson death investigator acknowledges mistakes | | LOS ANGELES -- A coroner's investigator acknowledged Thursday that she made mistakes while collecting medications and other evidence from Michael Jackson's bedroom after he died, but she minimized the issues by more | | Forbes ( 10/6/2011 4:00:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| Gallery: Day 8 in the Conrad Murray Trial | | Drugs were certainly the focus in court today as we heard more testimony from the coroner investigator who recovered items from Michael Jackson's home. She says she found medical equipment, propofol bottles and bags stuffed with sedatives. more | | CNN (blog) ( 10/6/2011 3:14:08 PM -08:00 ) |
| Defence challenges Jackson crime scene investigation | | An attorney for Michael Jackson's in-house doctor has challenged a crime scene investigator, suggesting she conducted a shoddy examination of the bedroom where the singer stopped breathing in 2009. The testimony of coroner's investigator Elissa Fleak more | | ABC Online ( 10/6/2011 2:58:45 PM -08:00 ) |
| Michael Jackson trial: Crime scene investigator admits mistakes in examination |  | Elissa Fleak, investigator for the coroner's office, testified Thursday at the trial of Conrad Murray. LOS ANGELES - An investigator documented a mini-pharmacy of medical vials found near Michael Jackson's deathbed - but overlooked a more | | New York Daily News ( 10/6/2011 2:22:05 PM -08:00 ) |
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| Movie review: 'Dirty Girl' Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT | British starlet Juno Temple looks set to become Hollywood's hot new import, with four upcoming films set to hit theatres in the next year, including blockbusters "The Three Musketeers" and "The Dark Knight Rises". Temple, 22, the daughter of film more | | TVNZ ( 10/6/2011 7:57:23 PM -08:00 ) |
| Movie review: 'Dirty Girl' | | Writer-director Abe Sylvia slathers on the cartoonish characterization and neon-colored '80s pop for an easy-bake mood-setting. By Robert Abele The high school outcast comedy "Dirty Girl," set in 1987, wants to be a filthy-mouthed alternative to the more | | Los Angeles Times ( 10/6/2011 7:45:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Dirty Girl' review: Mixed-up kids, mixed-up movie | | Comedy. Starring Jeremy Dozier, Juno Temple, Mary Steenburgen and Milla Jovovich. Directed by Abe Sylvia. (R. 90 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "Dirty Girl" makes the most of its R rating. It's questionable whether the early scene featuring Dwight more | | San Francisco Chronicle ( 10/6/2011 6:00:14 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Dirty Girl': Turns Out It's All About The Boy | | Teen outcasts Danielle (Juno Temple) and Clarke (Jeremy Dozier) bond over daddy issues — and eventually hit the road in search of Danielle's father. With: Juno Temple, Jeremy Dozier, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen more | | NPR ( 10/6/2011 2:36:28 PM -08:00 ) |
| A Pair of Adolescent Outcasts Hit the Road in Search of Freedom and a Father |  | Like its heroine, a rebellious Oklahoma teenager named Danielle, "Dirty Girl" makes an aggressive show of naughtiness. Deep down, though, this movie by the first-time writer-director Abe Sylvia is desperate for approval. more | | New York Times ( 10/6/2011 1:15:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| "Dirty Girl" Juno Temple charms Hollywood |  | 1 of 3. British actress Juno Temple poses for a portrait while promoting the film ''Dirty Girl'' in Beverly Hills, California September 27, 2011. By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British starlet Juno Temple looks set to become Hollywood's hot more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 12:43:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| "Dirty Girl" Juno Temple charms Hollywood |  | Cast member Juno Temple attends the premiere of ''Little Birds'' during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 23, 2011. By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British starlet Juno Temple looks set to become Hollywood's hot new export more | | Reuters India ( 10/6/2011 10:48:45 AM -08:00 ) |
| Review: 'Dirty Girl' a Fun Ride Down a Familiar Road | | Norman, Oklahoma, in 1987 is no place to be either an overweight gay teenage boy or a sexually permissive young lady with a come-hither stare and a candy-apple red Mustang. So is it any wonder these two unlikely chums get more | | Reuters ( 10/6/2011 9:15:38 AM -08:00 ) |
| Actress Juno Temple shows naked ambition in Hollywood |  | Juno Temple, the daughter of the film director Julien Temple, is to appear naked in Dirty Girl, a film produced by Harvey Weinstein's company. Juno Temple is the daughter of director Julien Temple. Photo: Rex Features By Tim Walker As the daughter of more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 10/5/2011 10:29:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| Review: Temple Shines in Uneven 'Dirty Girl' | | "Elvira" by The Oak Ridge Boys was a hit in 1981. Pat Benatar's "Shadows of the Night" came out in 1982. "Lovergirl" was a hugely popular song for Teena Marie in 1985. And "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz was all over the more | | ABC News ( 10/5/2011 2:52:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Dirty Girl' Casts Pledges 'It Gets Better' (VIDEO) | | The upcoming indie comedy "Dirty Girl" features Juno Temple as, well, the "dirty girl" of her small town high school in Oklahoma. Her character Danielle is paired up on a school project with Jeremy, a closeted gay kid with absolutely no friends played more | | Huffington Post ( 10/4/2011 9:36:20 AM -08:00 ) |
| Debut film is redeemed by solid acting |  | Abe Sylvia's debut feature, Dirty Girl, could have easily turned out to be one of the worst films of the year. It is cliché-ridden, both in terms of its characters and its plot, and is as thematically and stylistically more | | Daily Trojan Online ( 10/6/2011 7:12:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Dirty' is just plain trashy | | DIRTY GIRL. Running time: 89 minutes. Rated R (profanity, sexual situations). At the Lincoln Square, the Union Square and the Chelsea. Despite its fun-sounding title, "Dirty Girl" is a self-pitying find-yourself story about a gay teen more | | New York Post ( 10/6/2011 7:02:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| Dirty Girl Exclusive Video Q&A: Director Abe Sylvia Brings us Home |  | Writer-director Abe Sylvia grew up in Norman, Oklahoma in the mid to late 1980s -- the setting and time for Dirty Girl. The film is not necessarily an autobiographical look, but it was clearly inspired by his experiences in the Midwestern town. more | | Movie Fanatic ( 10/6/2011 4:58:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| Dirty Girl Viral Blog Exposes 13-Year-Olds to Filthy Sex Fantasy Chatter | | How do you possibly promote a movie about a promiscuous high school student in the '80s? If you're ripping a page out of the Weinstein Co.'s Dirty Girl's marketing book, try launching a blog where users can anonymously share their deepest, darkest, more | | Movieline ( 10/6/2011 3:18:59 PM -08:00 ) |
| Juno Temple Interview DIRTY GIRL |  | Dirty Girl tells the story of Danielle (Juno Temple), a misfit in 1987 who becomes known as the "dirty girl" of Normal High School in Norman, Oklahoma, for her penchant to bed any boy that strikes more | | Collider.com ( 10/6/2011 2:53:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| Dirty Girl | | Plot: 'Dirty Girl' is the story of Danielle (Juno Temple), the dirty girl of Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, circa 1987. When Danielle's misbehavior gets her banished to a remedial class, she is paired on a parenting project with Clarke (Jeremy more | | Moviefone ( 10/6/2011 12:48:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Dirty Girl Review | | A feeble teenage-outcast movie set in 1987, Dirty Girl exists primarily as a vehicle for first-time writer-director Abe Sylvia's favorite Reagan-era jams. Two Oklahoma high schoolers—slutty back-talker Danielle (Juno Temple, game as ever but dirtier, more | | LA Weekly ( 10/6/2011 11:00:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| REVIEW: Tepid But Harmless Dirty Girl Makes Special Plea for '80s Teen Misfits | | Every era has its misfits, people who feel out of step with their contemporaries and the world. As a plea for tolerance and understanding of oddballs, Dirty Girl, the debut feature from writer-director Abe Sylvia, hits every note so squarely on the more | | Movieline ( 10/6/2011 6:09:01 AM -08:00 ) |
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