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Forest Whitaker Eyes 'The Expendables'
Zap2It.comForest Whitaker may soon become expendable. The actor, who won an Oscar for his role in 2007's "Last King of Scotland," is in negotiations to join the cast of "The Expendables," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Whitaker would play a CIA agent...Tags: Jet Li, Film Festivals, Central Intelligence Agency, Movies, Sylvester Stallone
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Michael Ovitz Lists Los Angeles Estate
Michael Ovitz, at right, and his wife, Judy, have listed their Brentwood home in Los Angeles at $14.95 million. Ovitz, 62, is the former talent superagent who headed Creative Artists Agency for two decades from 1975 to 1995. He's the man who negotiated...Tags: Homes, Academy Awards, Al Pacino, Television, CBS Corp.
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Celebrity Briefs
Rapper DMX has reached a plea deal on multiple drug possession, theft and animal cruelty charges. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of animal cruelty, one count of theft, and one count each of felony possession...Tags: Music, Valkyrie (movie), Tom Cruise, Trials, Theft
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Family reunion inspired characters for 'Button' mom
Special to The Morning CallBrad Pitt might call Taraji P. Henson ''my hot mama'' but Angelina has nothing to worry about. In ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,'' the 38-year-old Henson plays the 45-year-old Pitt's mother, which, given the film's unusual plot, isn't quite as...Tags: Morris Chestnut, Cate Blanchett, Ed Harris, Brad Pitt, Movies
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Coming soon
opening next thursday Bedtime Stories (Walt Disney Pictures) Adam Sandler stars as a man who tells his nephews outlandish versions of the titular tales - which unexpectedly begin coming true. With Keri Russell. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button...Tags: Samuel L. Jackson, Nixon (movie), Adam Sandler, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Cruise
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'Slumdog Millionaire' wins National Board of Review nod as best film
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer" Slumdog Millionaire," Danny Boyle's stirring fable about a young man who reflects upon his poverty-stricken life while competing to win 20 million rupees on India's version of "Who Wants Be A Millionaire," on Thursday was named best film of 2008 by...Tags: Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Academy Awards, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (movie), Frozen River (movie), Wall-E (movie)
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Holiday movies preview
Action/Adventure Ashes of Time Redux ( Sony Pictures Classics) A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings. With Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai. Opens Dec. 5. The...Tags: Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Penn, Valkyrie (movie), Jennifer Connelly, Ralph Fiennes
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L.A. Film Festival director Richard Raddon resigns
Richard Raddon, the director of the Los Angeles Film Festival who has been at the center of controversy ever since it was revealed almost two weeks ago that he had contributed $1,500 to the campaign to ban gay marriage in California, resigned from his...Tags: California, Family, Minority Groups, Los Angeles Film Festival, Demonstration
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'The Shield' nears shift's end
Viewers tuning in to the finale of FX's groundbreaking cop drama “The Shield” on Tuesday can count on a few things: There will be no parking difficulties, no plate of onion rings, no Journey song, and no sudden cut to black.
Shawn Ryan,...Tags: Literature, Tony Soprano, Television, Celebrity, Police
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Bang, bang, bye-bye
Special to NewsdayTV critics know the drill. You watch the preview screener of a new show, and it's usually good or mediocre. Sometimes, it's horrible. (Fun to write about.) Or more occasionally, superb. (Even more fun to write about.) Only once in two decades has a...Tags: Literature, Crimes, CBS Corp., Law Enforcement, Police
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Pitt-O-rama
Brad Pitt came to Chicago last week and taped his first interview with Oprah Winfrey in four years to promote his new movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Audience members described the interview as "awkward" at times, due to the fact that Pitt...Tags: Phoenix Suns, 2008 Obama U.S. Presidential Victory Rally, Angelina Jolie, Star Jones, United Center
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Oscar likes to keep it real
" The Duchess." "W." " Changeling." " Defiance." "Frost/Nixon." "Milk." " Valkyrie." "Che." What do these films have in common, other than succinct titles? All are based on real people and events, and all happen to have release dates timed to award...Tags: There Will Be Blood (movie), Valkyrie (movie), Academy Awards, Bob Dylan, Elizabeth II
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