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Celebrity Briefs
Doctors in the Bahamas conducted an autopsy Monday on John Travolta's 16-year-old son, but authorities did not immediately disclose the results. Bahamian Minister of Health Hubert Minnis said the autopsy was finished but declined to comment on what may...Tags: Ocala, Scientology, Lawyers, Police, Heather Locklear
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The Ticker
An annual survey shows movie exhibitors believe Will Smith generated the most box office revenue in 2008, according to The Associated Press. But actual box- office figures don't back that up: Christian Bale's "The Dark Knight" brought in $530.9 million,...Tags: Iron Man (movie), Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino, World War II
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Top 5 lists in television, film, music, concert tours, video and DVD rentals and sales
TELEVISION 1. "Sunday Night Football: Denver at San Diego," NBC. 2. "60 Minutes," CBS. 3. "Two and a Half Men," CBS. 4. "The Mentalist," CBS. 5. "NCIS," CBS. (From Nielsen Media Research) FILM 1. "Marley & Me." 2. "Bedtime Stories." 3. "The...Tags: CBS Corp., The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (movie), Jamie Foxx, Taylor Swift, Movies
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Will Smith voted top moneymaking star of 2008 in Quigley annual poll of exhibitors
NEW YORK (AP) — No name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors. Smith, star of "Hancock" and "Seven Pounds," was voted the star who generated the most box office revenue...Tags: Iron Man (movie), Movies, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Bottle Shock (movie)
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Hollywood box office won't reach 2007 record
Hollywood loves breaking box-office records, yet studio executives aren't griping that their 2008 lineup will fall a bit shy of the all-time high set in 2007. With the overall economy in the pits, movie moguls are just glad to have weathered the year...Tags: Iron Man (movie), Movies, New Year's Day, Quantum of Solace (movie), Harrison Ford
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Star power put to the test in holiday showdown
Tribune NewspapersHOLLYWOOD—The holiday movie season is filled with high-stakes showdowns—will Adam Sandler's "Bedtime Stories" topple Brad Pitt's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" on Christmas Day?—but few December matchups can compare with Friday'...Tags: Jim Carrey, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Brad Pitt, Movies, Holidays
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Sci-fi classics ready for remakes
Tribune NewspapersHollywood has already dipped into its sci-fi vault for 21st Century remakes of "The War of the Worlds," "The Planet of the Apes" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still," so what's next on the revival list? Plenty. Here's a list of projects at various stages...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Timothy Dalton, Max von Sydow, Movies, Bill Paxton
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Superheoes and fantasy, melancholy and loss were big-screen themes
Special to The Morning CallFrom Batman and Iron Man to Hancock and the Hulk, superheroes ruled the box office in 2008. Even audience action favorites Indiana Jones and James Bond had to take a backseat to '' The Dark Knight,'' Christopher Nolan's extravaganza, which swooped away...Tags: Iron Man (movie), F Scott Fitzgerald, Australia (movie), Meryl Streep, Speed Racer (movie)
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'Seven Pounds' buckles under its own weightiness
All those die-hard fans who said they'd enjoy watching Will Smith read a phone book, beware: As Ben Thomas, a renegade IRS agent struggling for spiritual redemption, he spends a lot of time reading names in Seven Pounds, and it isn't rewarding or...Tags: Woody Harrelson, Internal Revenue Service, Will Smith, Movies, Defense
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Movies may win big over films
Rumor has it that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may actually honor some movies at this year's Oscar ceremony. Movies, as opposed to, you know, filmsfilms.
Movies are those big, loud, colorful things that play on many cineplex big...Tags: Clint Eastwood, Iron Man (movie), Pixar, Movies, Doubt (movie)
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Comics built to spin off films
Los Angeles Times++++++++++++++++++++ || Former rock 'n' roll photographer Barry Levine publishes comics aimed at the screen. ++++++++++++++++++++ Most people in Hollywood pitch movies. Barry Levine just hands out comic books. He's not alone, either. After the success...Tags: Iron Man (movie), Casino and Gambling Industry, Movies, Bryan Singer, Tourism and Leisure
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