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AP – Where there are celebrities, there is swag, and the Sundance Film Festival is no exception. Nearly a dozen gift suites opened their doors Friday afternoon along the city’s Main Street. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Swag suites abound at the Sundance Film Festival (AP)

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AP – Mary J. Blige is lending her support — and her voice — to a documentary showing at the Sundance Film Festival about sexual assault in the U.S. military. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Mary J. Blige to pen song for Sundance documentary (AP)

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Reuters – Digital storage services like Megaupload, which was accused of criminal copyright violations on Thursday, play a small but growing role in a broader piracy problem that continues to evolve and dog the entertainment industry. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Digital lockers a growing piracy concern (Reuters)

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AP – Lauren Greenfield’s Sundance Film Festival entry “The Queen of Versailles” tells the story of every American in danger of losing a home amid the economic crisis. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Wealthy hit the skids in Sundance doc ‘Versailles’ (AP)

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AP – Golden Globe winner Claire Danes will be picking up a pudding pot from Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Danes wins pudding pot from Harvard drama group (AP)

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Reuters – In a ripped-from-the-headlines story, the new movie “Miss Bala,” which opens in limited U.S. release on Friday, tells the harrowing tale of a small-town Mexican beauty named Laura who inadvertently becomes involved with a violent drug lord. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: “Miss Bala” puts human face on Mexico’s drug war (Reuters)

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Reuters – Shark thriller “Dark Tide” will debut on video-on-demand three weeks before it makes its theatrical debut, Lionsgate and Wrekin Hill Entertainment announced on Friday. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: “Dark Tide” to debut on VOD weeks before theatrical release (Reuters)

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Reuters – Acclaimed Italian actor and director Nanni Moretti will head the jury at the 2012 Cannes film festival in May, organizers said on Friday. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Italian Nanni Moretti to head Cannes jury (Reuters)

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Stuff.co.nz Film review : The Descendants Stuff.co.nz The Descendants is a surprising and wonderful beast, capsizing all your expectations of “the latest George Clooney movie ” at every turn. The trailer is saccharine and banal and, thankfully, misleading – we are warned that Matt (Clooney) is a … Will we ever see Alexander Payne’s science fiction satire Downsizing? io9 Interview: Judy Greer on ‘The Descendants’ and Alexander Payne’s ‘intimately … HitFix (blog) all 21 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Film review: The Descendants – Stuff.co.nz

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koimoi (blog) Good Night Good Morning Times of India Movie Review : You don’t really need a big star cast to send the right message across. Likewise, you don’t even need a big budget to the get the techniques of filmmaking bang on. All you need is perhaps a boy (who could be a hopeless case on the … Good Night | Good Morning Review koimoi (blog) all 9 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Good Night Good Morning – Times of India

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USA TODAY Son of Tuskegee Airman, others weigh in on ‘Red Tails’ movie WTVR (WTVR) – Many movies goers in Central Virginia were excited Friday after watching the new movie “Red Tails.” Many said they had heard of the Tuskegee Airmen, but did not know the complete story behind the African American Army unit. … Tuskegee Airmen Honored At ‘Red Tails’ Screening In Los Angeles (PHOTOS) Huffington Post “Red Tails” Sells Out Montgomery Movie Theaters WAKA Teachers rush to prepare students after businesswoman pays for 100 students to … Press of Atlantic City KPCnews.com all 411 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Son of Tuskegee Airman, others weigh in on ‘Red Tails’ movie – WTVR

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Zimbio ‘Drew Peterson: Untouchable’: Rob Lowe: Unbelieveable PopMatters Like other Lifetime movies about bad and unbelievably persuasive men, this one focuses on the horror of the man’s performance, framed by our knowledge that he has since been indicted and now awaits trial for murder. That’s not to say the movie is only … TV Roundup: Stars Who Have Been in Lifetime Movies Zimbio all 44 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: ‘Drew Peterson: Untouchable’: Rob Lowe: Unbelieveable – PopMatters

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AP – A fresh dusting of snow over Park City heralded the beginning of the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Sundance Film Fest opens with 4 films, new snow (AP)

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AP – A judge on Thursday ordered a man charged in the 2008 Chicago slayings of Jennifer Hudson’s mother and two other family members to stand trial in April, despite the objections of his attorney, who said she was not ready. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Trial set for man accused of killing Hudson family (AP)

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AP – Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter flew 77 missions during World War II and crashed landed only once, impressive numbers that challenged those skeptical of the abilities of black aviators. Decades later, he and the other legendary African-American airmen he flew with must once again prove themselves — at the box office. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: ‘Red Tails’ airmen have new target: box office (AP)

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Reuters – The civil-rights era drama “The Help” led the nominees for the NAACP Image Awards on Thursday, with eight nods, including best movie and for five actresses from its cast. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: “The Help” leads NAACP Image Award nominees (Reuters)

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Reuters – Though it tries hard, “Red Tails” never becomes an updated “Glory” with wings. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here:

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Reuters – While silent movie “The Artist” gathers steam ahead of the Oscars, the only other non-talking picture to win an Academy Award is getting a makeover as Hollywood falls back in love with the early days of cinema. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Original Oscar winner “Wings” soars again in Hollywood (Reuters)

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Reuters – In a move somewhat akin to having George Clooney announce the Oscar nominations, Uggie the dog announced on Wednesday that the top nominee for the first Golden Collar Awards, which honor canine performances in film and television, is — Uggie the dog. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Uggie is Golden Collar nominations’ top dog (Reuters)

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Reuters – Early on in “Crazy Horse,” we see two women engaging in elaborate gymnastics inside a spinning hoop, while ornate stained-glass patterns are projected onto their nearly-nude torsos. Midway through the act, the camera cuts to a computer screen and the lighting technician who’s keeping track of the mechanics of the act. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Review: “Crazy Horse” shows nuts, bolts of bump and grind (Reuters)

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Reuters – Johnny Otis, singer of the 1958 hit “Willie and the Hand Jive”, has died in California at the age of 90. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: “Willie and the Hand Jive” singer Johnny Otis dies at 90 (Reuters)

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AP – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is opening an exhibit on the Grateful Dead, from its recordings, tours and fans to its instruments and album-cover art. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Rock Hall to open Grateful Dead exhibit (AP)

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AP – Concordia Seminary in suburban St. Louis gets an eclectic mix of students in a program allowing them to train for the ministry online — electricians, farmers, entrepreneurs — and even a founder of one of the best-known thrash metal bands. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Megadeth bassist becomes a seminarian (AP)

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AP – Johnny Otis, the “godfather of rhythm and blues” who wrote and recorded the R&B classic “Willie and the Hand Jive” and for decades evangelized black music to white audiences as a bandleader and radio host, has died. He was 90. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Johnny Otis of ‘Willie and the Hand Jive’ dies (AP)

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Reuters – Since their underground hit “ToyBoy” in 2006, Stuck In The Sound has been the one to watch on the French indie rock scene. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: French indie rockers in pursuit of global break (Reuters)

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Reuters – Texas-based singer Tom Russell has led a picaresque life, from teaching criminology in war-torn Nigeria to playing strip joints in Vancouver’s red-light district. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Tom Russell sings of life from Hollywood to Mexico (Reuters)

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Reuters – A Las Vegas judge on Wednesday dismissed the cocaine possession case against pop star Bruno Mars after he successfully completed court-ordered drug education classes and community service, even exceeding the amount of hours he was told to serve. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Judge clears Bruno Mars of cocaine charge (Reuters)

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Reuters – Rapper and “NCIS: Los Angeles” actor LL Cool J will be the first official host of the Grammy Awards in seven years, the Recording Academy said on Wednesday. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: LL Cool J to host Grammys (Reuters)

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Reuters – On a hot summer’s day in 2008, 26-year-old physics student Ahmet Yildiz was shot dead when he popped out from his Istanbul apartment to buy ice cream. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Gay “honor killing” movie shakes Turkey up (Reuters)

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AP – Organizers of the Cannes Film Festival have chosen satirical Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti to head the jury at this year’s festival. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Nanni Moretti to head jury at Cannes Film Fest (AP)

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Reuters – “I’m retiring. I’m moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff.” RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Is George Lucas really retiring? (Reuters)

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Reuters – Taylor Lautner is helping Facebook make history. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: “Abduction” hits Facebook, DVD, Blu-ray simultaneously (Reuters)

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"Abduction" hits Facebook, DVD, Blu-ray simultaneously
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Reuters – For a former James Bond car, it’s a chance to live twice. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: James Bond getaway car gets new lease on life (Reuters)

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Reuters – Tommy Lee Jones will play General Douglas MacArthur in “Emperor,” a thriller/epic directed by Peter Webber (“Girl With a Pearl Earring”). RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Tommy Lee Jones to play General MacArthur in “Emperor” (Reuters)

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Reuters – Director Seth Gordon is reteaming with his “Horrible Bosses” star Jason Bateman for Universal’s comedy “The Identity Thief,” the studio said Tuesday. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Horrible Bosses’ director takes on “Identity Theft” (Reuters)

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Horrible Bosses’ director takes on "Identity Theft"
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Reuters – After trudging through a rough patch, production is finally set to begin on Disney’s Johnny Depp-starring reboot of “The Lone Ranger.” RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: “Lone Ranger” finally set to start shooting (Reuters)

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Contactmusic.com Oscars pick 9 movies for foreign film shortlist Chicago Tribune (Reuters) – Award-winning Iranian film “A Separation” was among nine movies on the shortlist for the Oscars’ best foreign language film nominations announced on Wednesday. “A Separation,” which tells the story of a couple struggling with the decision … Nine Movies Vie For Best Foreign Film Oscar Contactmusic.com Oscars foreign film shortlist includes Iran winner AFP all 166 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Oscars pick 9 movies for foreign film shortlist – Chicago Tribune

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Aurora movie theater employees robbed at gunpoint kwgn.com A real-life crime dramaunfolded at an Aurora movie theater while movies were playing inside. Robbers hit the Movie Tavern at Tower Rd. and Hampden Sunday night while the theater was still open. Police are still searching for one of the suspects. … and more » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Aurora movie theater employees robbed at gunpoint – kwgn.com

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Reuters – Retired female mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano may be a household name to those in the sporting world, but the 29-year old beauty is now broadening her horizons to include acting. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Pro-fighter Gina Carano goes “Haywire” in movie debut (Reuters)

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AP – Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre has been appointed chairman of Santa Fe University of Art and Design’s film department. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Native filmmaker to head Santa Fe Univ. film dept. (AP)

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