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JC Penney stands by Ellen DeGeneres as spokeswoman

themin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:12:51 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Friday it fully backs its partnership with chat show host Ellen DeGeneres after a conservative group urged the retailer to reconsider hiring DeGeneres as a spokeswoman because she is a lesbian.

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Vanity Fair picks Hollywood’s leading ladies

themin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:13:40 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Vanity Fair unveiled the cover of its annual Hollywood issue on Tuesday, featuring “fresh stars of 2012″ who were chosen for the impact they made through movies, including Oscar nominees Rooney Mara and Jessica Chastain.

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Demi Moore “smoked something” before convulsions: 911 tape

themin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:14:21 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Demi Moore suffered convulsions and seemed only semi-conscious after smoking an undisclosed substance before being rushed to hospital earlier this week, according to the tape of a medical emergency call released on Friday.

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Rebecca Hall rolls dice with movie “Lay The Favorite”

themin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:13:32 +0000

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) – British actress Rebecca Hall spent a year convincing director Stephen Frears she should star in his new film, playing the comedic role of a free-spirited, seemingly ditzy Florida stripper aspiring to make it as a cocktail waitress in Vegas.

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Sundance opens with eye on broken American dreams

themin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:14:27 +0000

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) – The Sundance Film Festival opened on Thursday night with four features, including a documentary highlighting America’s housing crisis, the fractured American dream and values humbled by today’s lackluster economy.

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“Artist,” “Descendants” shine at Golden Globes

themin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:12:34 +0000

LOSS ANGELES (Reuters) – Silent-era film “The Artist” and family drama “The Descendants” were the top film picks at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a loose-lipped awards show that even had host Ricky Gervais walking onto the stage with a drink in his hand.

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Beyonce’s new baby makes Billboard chart debut

themin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:12:41 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – She’s not even a week old, but the baby daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z has become the youngest person ever to be credited on the U.S. Billboard chart.

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“Melancholia”, Dunst, Pitt win film critics awards

themin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:14:14 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The apocalyptic psychological drama “Melancholia” was named the year’s best film on Saturday by the National Society of Film Critics, which chose its star Kirsten Dunst as best actress and Brad Pitt as best actor for the baseball drama “Moneyball” as well as “The Tree of Life.”

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Meryl Streep to get Berlin Film Festival lifetime award

themin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:12:40 +0000

(Reuters) – Meryl Streep will get a lifetime achievement award from the Berlin Film Festival in February, along with a retrospective of some of her most famous movies of the past 30 years.

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Singer Etta James breathing on her own again

themin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:13:36 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Soul singer Etta James, who is terminally ill with leukemia, has been taken off a respirator and is breathing on her own again, her friend and manager said on Friday.

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