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R.I.P. Peter Graves

posted by: Noel Murray March 14, 2010 - 09:03p.m.

Actor Peter Graves was found dead today at age 83. Graves had a long career in movies and television, alternating in his early days between prestige Hollywood pictures like Stalag 17 and agreeably corny B-movies (a few of which later popped up on Mystery Science Theater 3000). On television, Graves ...

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Enhanced Avatar may be in theaters this fall; 3-D version of Titanic also in the works

posted by: Jason Heller March 12, 2010 - 03:03p.m.

In an interview with USA Today, James Cameron dropped a couple of interesting tidbits. First, a 3-D version of Titanic is being planned for a 2012 release. Cameron doesn't offer any details, but he says the project is meant to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship's ...

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Paramount jumps on the micro-budget bandwagon

posted by: Noel Murray March 12, 2010 - 08:03a.m.

In the wake of its success distributing the super-cheap horror movie Paranormal Activity, Paramount Pictures announced last year a plan to finance their own "micro-budget" movies, in hopes of discovering new talent and maybe coming up with a potential hit for a minimal investment. Now, indieWIRE is reporting that the ...

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Pink Floyd halts EMI from "unbundling" their concept albums

posted by: Jason Heller March 11, 2010 - 04:03p.m.

The rise of the MP3 has caused much speculation over the past few years about the viability and future of the album-length format. With instant access to inexpensive (or, cough, complimentary) single tracks, who even listens to albums anymore? Who even cares? Well, Pink Floyd does. According to Reuters, the ...

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Charlotte Gainsbourg to tour America in April

posted by: March 11, 2010 - 03:03p.m.

Songstress and talking fox enthusiast Charlotte Gainsbourg today announced plans to tour North America in April to promote her recent album IRM. Planned stops include the Coachella Festival in California on the April 18th (joining an already packed lineup), Chicago on the 21st, and New York on the 25th. The ...

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LA, you're on notice: The A.V. Club & The Onion are coming to the Echoplex

posted by: Kyle Ryan March 11, 2010 - 01:03p.m.

Home Of The Bodybag - Ice T

Beautiful people of Los Angeles, reschedule your Botox appointments. Put that anal bleaching on hold. Stop doing whatever other lazy L.A. stereotype we can't think of, and point your Prius in the direction of Echo Park: We're coming to see you ...

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Betty White confirmed as SNL host (along with some other chicks)

posted by: Josh Modell March 11, 2010 - 12:03p.m.

CNN.com (via People) has confirmed that Betty White will host a special Mother's Day episode of Saturday Night Live on May 8. The unusual gig was inspired by White's appearance in a Super Bowl commercial for Snickers, which may have been funnier than any SNL sketch in ...

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UPDATE: Conan O'Brien is coming to your town; 2nd shows added in several cities

posted by: Josh Modell March 11, 2010 - 09:03a.m.

Since he legally can't entertain you on TV, Conan O'Brien will spend the spring bringing his show to live stages around the country in a tour he's dubbed "The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour." (Subtitle: "A Night Of Music, Comedy, Hugging, And The Occasional ...

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Mattel launches Mad Men collectible Barbie dolls

posted by: Michelle Welch March 10, 2010 - 05:03p.m.

This is so meta. The Mad Men brand is about to entwine itself with the Barbie brand in a mutually beneficial marketing deal, as Mattel launches four collectible dolls patterned after Mad Men characters. As the series kicks off its fourth season this July, Betty Draper Barbie, made from a ...

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Wall Street 2 Release Date Delayed Until September

posted by: March 10, 2010 - 03:03p.m.

Fox has decided to push the release of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street 2 back to September 24^th. The film, subtitled Money Never Sleeps, was originally set for an April 23^rd release, but Variety is reporting that 20^th Century Fox is hoping to secure a spot for ...

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Introducing "A Very Special Episode," a new column

posted by: Noel Murray March 10, 2010 - 12:03p.m.

Starting tomorrow, and alternating every Thursday with Scott Tobias' "New Cult Canon," I'll be launching a new column: "A Very Special Episode," devoted to single television episodes that capture both the spirit of their times and those unique properties that make TV a medium unlike movies, radio, or anything ...

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Warner Bros. gearing up for Wizard Of Oz update of some kind

posted by: Michelle Welch March 10, 2010 - 11:03a.m.

With the bewildering monster success of Alice In Wonderland over the weekend, Warner Bros. is now keen to plunder more of history’s timeless works of art and revamp them for the 3-D generation. The studio has set its sights for its next modern update on the acme of all ...

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DMX in trouble with Johnny Law again

posted by: Nathan Rabin March 10, 2010 - 11:03a.m.

The sad saga of Earl "DMX" Simmons, rapper, actor and frequent guest of our various correctional facilities just got a little sadder with news of his latest drug-related arrest. Sohh.com is reporting that the troubled former superstar has violated his parole by using cocaine. According to TMZ, the rapper ...

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Comic-book adaptation (un-) casting news: no Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane, no John Krasinski as Captain America

posted by: Jason Heller March 10, 2010 - 10:03a.m.

Variety reports that Evan Rachel Wood has dropped out of Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark, the ambitious Broadway musical that's been in the works for ages now. Wood had signed on to play Mary Jane Watson opposite Reeve Carney's Peter Parker (with Alan Cumming as The Green Goblin ...

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RIP Corey Haim

posted by: Keith Phipps March 10, 2010 - 07:03a.m.

Former teen star-turned-reality show fixture Corey Haim has died of an apparent overdose, TMZ is reporting. And, sadly, TMZ tends to be right about these things. Haim was unavoidable in the '80s and early '90s, appearing as a kid star in films like Secret Admirer then finding a breakout role ...

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