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Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to co-host Oscars
(AP)
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars.
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Box office hits help lift Viacom profit 15 percent
(Reuters)
Viacom Inc's quarterly profit rose 15 percent, breezing past expectations, as consumers set aside money worries to take in hit movies like "Transformers" and scoop up the new Beatles video game.
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Patrick Dempsey signs on for heist comedy
(Reuters)
Patrick Dempsey will find himself in the middle of a couple of stick-ups in an untitled bank-heist comedy.
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Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars
(AFP)
Veteran funnyman Steve Martin and actor Alec Baldwin will be the co-hosts of next year's 82nd Academy Awards, producers of the movie industry extravaganza announced Tuesday.
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Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to host Oscars
(Reuters)
Comedian Steve Martin and actor Alec Baldwin have been picked to co-host the upcoming 82nd Academy Awards, Oscar organizers said on Tuesday.
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"Looking for Palladin" suffers from major flaw
(Reuters)
"Looking for Palladin," from Polish-born writer-director Andrzej Krakowski ("Triumph of the Spirit"), pits 1960s movie star Jack Palladin (Ben Gazzara), who fled the high life and personal problems fo...
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Hollywood stars light up London for Christmas
(AFP)
Jim Carrey and other Hollywood stars switched on the Christmas lights in London on Tuesday as part of festivities that included an attempt to stage the world's biggest carol sing-along.
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Terminator movie franchise may go on auction block
(Reuters)
The bankrupt company that owns the rights to the "Terminator" movie franchise is preparing to auction the rights next year and is already seeing strong interest, an advisor to the company said on Tues...
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Comcast to release more video-on-demand on DVD day
(Reuters)
Comcast Corp on Tuesday said it expects its video-on-demand service to release about 100 movies this year on the same day they come out on DVD, up from 35 in 2008, in a trend that has boosted sales.
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Stars switch on London's Christmas lights
(AP)
Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins switched on London's Christmas lights on Tuesday and attended the world premiere of the 3-D film "A Christmas Carol."