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Hong Kong model arrested after Nevada desert event (AP)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:36:32 GMT

AP - A Hong Kong fashion model was busted on felony drug charges at the Burning Man counterculture festival in Nevada and crashed her rented motor home into Reno's landmark arch the next day, authorities said Wednesday.

Ronald Reagan movie planned for 2011 (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:45:14 GMT
Reuters - The story of Ronald Reagan's life -- from boyhood to Hollywood actor to leader of the free world -- is about to spill out on the big screen in a way quite different from the miniseries that caused such a stir seven years ago.

Stephen King's "Tower" gets film, TV treatment (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:44:26 GMT
Reuters - Stephen King's epic fantasy series "The Dark Tower" is being turned into a film and television franchise by the Oscar-winning team behind "A Beautiful Mind."

National Lampoon CEO gets 45 months for conspiracy (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:50:49 GMT
AP - The former CEO of entertainment company National Lampoon Inc. has been sentenced in Philadelphia to nearly four years in prison in a stock price manipulation scheme.

Disney hires new marketing guru for "Pirates 4" (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:47:34 GMT
Reuters - Disney has taken the unusual step of bringing in a consultant to handle the marketing of its fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, a move bound to raise questions about the marketing boss hired by the studio five months ago.

Review: 'I'm Still Here' self-indulgent, pointless (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:40:17 GMT
AP - Joaquin Phoenix may truly have walked away from a much-heralded acting career two years ago to pursue his artistic expression as a rapper. His look, which went from dark and mysterious to shaggy and doughy, may simply have been part of his transformative process.

Dafoe likes 'pure, personal cinema' of 'A Woman' (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:44:10 GMT

AP - Willem Dafoe says "A Woman," one of his latest projects, is the kind of "pure personal cinema" that he wants to keep on doing.

Carrie Underwood gives herself good marks for film (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:08:15 GMT
AP - Carrie Underwood thought she'd walk away from her first movie experience vowing to stick to her day job.

5 most explosive music documentaries (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:39:18 GMT

AP - There are music documentaries that are all about the music — concert films that focus solely on the artistry and thrill of live performance — and then there are juicy ones that are all about backstage ego and volatility.

Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go" to open London film festival (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:38:12 GMT
Reuters - British talent and some extraordinary feats of digital restoration are just a few of the highlights promised for this year's BFI London Film Festival, due to run from 13th to 28th October.

Top 20 Concert Tours (AP)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:33:03 GMT
AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

Affleck directs, stars in Boston thriller "The Town" (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:05 GMT
Reuters - Ben Affleck directs and stars in "The Town," a tense cops-and-robbers thriller set in Boston which is premiering out of competition at the Venice film festival.

"Glee" star Morrison eyes debut album in February (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:21:39 GMT
Reuters - "Glee" star Matthew Morrison hopes to release his debut album in February, as he fits recording in between filming episodes of the show's second season.

Film on 19th century "freak" impresses in Venice (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:20:12 GMT

Reuters - A film based on the true story of Saartjie Baartman, a woman brought from what is now South Africa to Europe in the early 1800s and paraded as a freak of nature thanks to her appearance, has impressed audiences in Venice.

Natalie Portman offered lead in 3D survival story (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:31:09 GMT

Reuters - Natalie Portman's highly praised, tortured turn in "Black Swan" could send her career into a new galaxy. Literally.

Venice: Hark revives Chinese hero Detective Dee (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:14:44 GMT

AP - Hong Kong's action film master Tsui Hark returns to the big screen with "Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame", a new cloak-and-dagger martial arts blockbuster set in the Tang dynasty.

Ken Burns hits again with new baseball documentary (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:49:30 GMT
Reuters - It's not a Telluride Film Festival without documentarian Ken Burns greeting festivalgoers and filmmakers on the streets.

Ben Affleck brings Boston to Venice at film fest (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:44:06 GMT

AP - Ben Affleck brought Boston to Venice on Wednesday, presenting a reality-driven heist film "The Town" that is destined to draw comparisons to his other films also set in his Massachusetts hometown.

Michael Caine going on "Journey to Center of Earth" (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:20:39 GMT

Reuters - Michael Caine is finalizing a deal to join the cast of "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," New Line's sequel to its 3-D remake of the sci-fi classic "Journey to the Center of the Earth."

Director Coppola to speak at Hong Kong investment forum (AFP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:11 GMT

AFP - US film director Francis Ford Coppola will speak at an investment forum in Hong Kong, organisers said Wednesday, after actor Michael Douglas cancelled his appearance to undergo cancer treatment.