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LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Independent filmmaker Lee Daniels got a big push for his movie "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" when Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry signed on as executive producers after the film's Sundance Film Festival premiere in 2009. "Precious" went on to be nominated ...More

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable and Walt Disney Co ensured millions of U.S. cable customers can still watch some of their favorite TV programs while the companies kept working on a new programing deal after a midnight deadline passed. The two sides had still not reached a deal ...More

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Former contestant Ian Benardo, who failed his audition when he tried out for the talent show in 2006, interrupted funnyman Dane Cook's comedy song by grabbing the microphone and hurling abuse at judge Simon Cowell. In July (10), he filed legal papers with the New York State Equal Employment ...More

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The Avatar director, who was fired from the set of the Piranha sequel, has been less than kind about the new film in a Vanity Fair article, insisting it's ""an example of what we should not be doing in 3D"". Cameron claims the film, starring Ving Rhames and Elisabeth ...More

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The actor will appear in the promo for Calle 13's Baile de Los Pobres (Dance of the Poor). He'll play the poor lover of a rich girl, who gets a taste of the simple life courtesy of her humble boyfriend. Luna says, ""I love the honesty in which ...More

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The former dancer, who split from Grammer earlier this summer (10), admits she didn't want to do the show but her then-husband persuaded her otherwise. She tells news show Access Hollywood, ""Kelsey wanted me to do the show. When we were together, he thought it would be good for ...More

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Summer movie season isn't all about money, but -- oh, who're we kidding? While we hate to reduce our favorite time of year to (billions of) dollars, that's what it boils down to -- and it's really the only way to determine which trends, actors, genres and more ...More

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The former Baywatch star was announced as one of the contestants for the forthcoming show on Monday (30Aug10), alongside Jennifer Grey, Audrina Patridge and Michael Bolton. He turned down a last-minute place on the series because of the ""insane"" pain he experienced while performing onstage in the West End - but ...More

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