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Mamma Mia’s a hit, no matter what the critics say

By A. James Memmott   |   December 23, 2008 at 8:45am   |   0 Comments

Greeted by mixed reviews, Mamma Mia! The Movie is getting its revenge - at the box office.

Edward Norton, HBO set to release Obama documentary

By Carol Eisenberg   |   November 14, 2008 at 12:28pm   |   1 Comments

And now comes Obama the movie.

Apple strikes deal for Beatles’ video game

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 30, 2008 at 1:59pm   |   0 Comments

Apple Corps Ltd. announced the Beatles’ first foray into video games in a deal which will allow fans to play along to the Fab Four’s entire canon from Meet The Beatles to Abbey Road.

Maker of Obama infomercial plies the family trade

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 30, 2008 at 12:51pm   |   0 Comments

Davis Guggenheim is following in his father’s footsteps.

Lions Gate mixes provocation with meat-and-potatoes action flicks

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 20, 2008 at 4:52am   |   2 Comments

Oliver Stone’s much-anticipated W. does not look like the moneymaker that distributor Lions Gate Entertainment and other backers had hoped for. Still, the studio insists it will continue to back political films, in addition to its usual fare of horror and action adventures.

Tina Fey continues on a roll with Little, Brown book deal

By Carol Eisenberg   |   October 6, 2008 at 12:27pm   |   0 Comments

How hot is Tina Fey? So hot that even without a written proposal, her book agent Richard Abate fielded offers of a $5 million-plus advance for a nonfiction humor book.

Paul Newman dead, at 83

By Laurie Bennett   |   September 27, 2008 at 10:18am   |   0 Comments

Actor Paul Newman died yesterday of cancer. He was 83.

Woody Allen does Puccini

By Carol Eisenberg   |   September 9, 2008 at 1:01pm   |   0 Comments

Woody Allen is on a roll. On the heels of rave reviews for his latest film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the 72-year-old director has broken into a new genre – Italian opera.

Nigel Lythgoe leaves American Idol for new venture

By Emily Morgan   |   August 6, 2008 at 9:52am   |   0 Comments

American Idol may be losing an executive producer, but Nigel Lythgoe, the producer behind Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, has a new show in the works.

Creative Coalition takes bipartisan approach to national conventions

By Laurie Bennett   |   July 27, 2008 at 12:33pm   |   1 Comments

The Creative Coalition, a nonprofit organization of well-known entertainment figures, is sending contingents to both the Democratic and Republican national conventions again this year.


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