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Cameron talks aliens: 'Avatar' creator says real E.T.'s will be far stranger than Hollywood's
DAVID GERMAIN - December 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) James Cameron offers what may be the most exotic planet full of aliens ever put on film in his sci-fi epic "Avatar." Yet if and when humans do meet creatures from other worlds, they'll be unimaginably more far-out than anything Hollywood can dream up, Cameron said....
WTO upholds that China unfairly blocking US music, films; US fights China over raw materials
BRADLEY S. KLAPPER - December 21, 2009
GENEVA (AP) The World Trade Organization's top arbitrators upheld a ruling that China is illegally restricting imports of U.S. music, films and books, and Washington pushed forward with a new case accusing China of manipulating the prices for key ingredients in steel and aluminum production....
Fashion designer Tom Ford mixes style with substance in debut film 'A Single Man'
JILL LAWLESS - December 21, 2009
LONDON (AP) Fashion designer Tom Ford has made a seamless transition to filmmaker with "A Single Man," the soulful, immaculately styled story of a grieving college professor in 1960s California. The ultra-confident Ford never doubted his abilities though he admits plenty of other...
Family says actress Brittany Murphy was ill in days before death in Hollywood Hills home
ANTHONY McCARTNEY - December 22, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Authorities said Monday it appeared actress Brittany Murphy died of natural causes after becoming ill with flulike symptoms in the days before she collapsed in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills home. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said an autopsy had been...
Brittany Murphy had film projects in the works; directors say she was healthy, professional
SANDY COHEN - December 22, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Brittany Murphy was a hardworking actress who was juggling multiple movie projects in the months leading up to her unexpected death. While none of the films boasted the big budgets of Murphy's "8 Mile" or "Sin City," directors who recently worked with the 32-year-old...
James Cameron's space fantasy 'Avatar' takes off with $27 million in first day of release
By Associated Press - December 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) James Cameron's space fantasy "Avatar" has launched with a solid $27 million opening day at the box office. Storms in the East likely will hurt the movie's prospects to approach the December opening weekend record of $77.2 million set by Will Smith's "I Am Legend." "Avatar" did...
Sarah Jessica Parker looking forward to a family Christmas at home in New York City
ADAM EGAN - December 18, 2009
dvi LONDON (AP) Sarah Jessica Parker is looking forward to a family Christmas. That's because she won't be the only female in the house this year; her baby girls, Marion and Tabitha, will also be part of the festivities. The twins were born last June to a surrogate and the actress is...
Filmmaker Michael Moore threatens Conn. boycott because of Sen. Lieberman's health care stands
By Associated Press - December 17, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore is threatening to organize a boycott of Connecticut in response to Sen. Joseph Lieberman's opposition to key parts of federal health care legislation. Moore tells The Associated Press he will launch the boycott if Lieberman...
Spokesperson says Melanie Griffith had surgery to remove early skin cancer from face
By Associated Press - December 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A representative for Melanie Griffith says the actress has had surgery to remove early stages of skin cancer from her face. Spokeswoman Robin Baum said Thursday the procedure was done early enough to prevent further complications. The 52-year-old Griffith...
Paparazzo crashes bicycle into actress Anne Hathaway's car in Los Angeles; no serious injuries
By Associated Press - December 18, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Authorities say a paparazzo has crashed his bicycle into actress Anne Hathaway's car in West Hollywood. No one was seriously injured. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Thursday the unidentified cyclist ran into Hathaway's car on Wednesday as...
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