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February 15, 2012

‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1’ Sells 3.2 Million Discs in Two Days

Thomas K. Arnold Summit says that the penultimate film was also downloaded 50,000 and counted 80,000 VOD transactions.read more…

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Whitney Houston’s Posthumous Sales Surge: By the Numbers

Michael O’Connell In the days immediately following her sudden death, the iconic singer returns to the charts, eclipsing her sales from the…

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Cinemark Promotes COO Tim Warner to CEO

Paul Bond The 16-year veteran of the movie exhibitor and former NATO executive replaces Alan Stock, who has retired.read more…

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The Power Rankings! Strong Up Top, Flesh Wounds In the Middle!

Tim Goodman Don’t bring the weak stuff.read more…

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Oprah Winfrey Mulls Return to Acting in Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’ (Exclusive)

Borys Kit Winfrey is eyeing the story of Eugene Allen, a black man who worked as butler in the White House, serving…

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Berlin 2012: High-Profile Projects Drive Busy EFM

Pamela McClintock, Stuart Kemp Hot scripts with talent attached give Berlin some heat, but presales for small-budget flicks remain scarce.read more…

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Studio Eight Options Graphic Novelist Jason’s ‘I Killed Adolf Hitler’

THR Staff Studio Eight has optioned the film rights to Norwegian comics artist Jason’s graphic novel I Killed Adolf Hitler.read more…

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Love, Lies, and Liz Taylor: A Literary Cheating Scandal at Vogue and Vanity Fair [Affairs]

Three years ago, Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger were a middle-aged married couple co-writing Furious Love, a book about Liz Taylor and…

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Obama Thinks Pennies Cost Too Much to Make; Romney Wonders, “What is a Penny?" [Money]

President and noted mixologist Barack Obama is looking to change the mix of metals that go into pennies and nickels, in an…

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Sony Apologizes for Raising Houston Album Prices, Being a Record Label, Basically [Apologies]

Sony Music has issued an apology for hiking the prices of two of Whitney Houston’s greatest hit compilations in the hours following…

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Grammy Awards Help Adele’s ’21’ Hit 20th Week At No. 1

Keith Caulfield, Billboard Van Halen score their 14th consecutive Top 10 debut with new album “A Different Kind of Truth.”read more…

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See All the NY Fashion Week Pictures So Far!

With just a few days of NY Fashion Week left, we’re taking a look back at all the action that has already…

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‘Community’ Star Gillian Jacobs Joins Steve Carell in ‘Burt Wonderstone’ (Exclusive)

Borys Kit Jim Carrey, Brad Garrett, James Gandolfini, Olivia Wilde and Steve Buscemi are in the cast of the magician comedy, being…

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Larry King Exits CNN Permanently

Marisa Guthrie The veteran anchor will no longer host specials for the network.read more…

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Zina Bethune, Actress and Choreographer, Dies at 66

Mike Barnes “Who’s That Knocking at My Door” star was struck on the side of the road by oncoming traffic while attending…

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‘Revenge’ Director Describes the Complicated Planning Behind the Fire and Ice Ball

Jethro Nededog The ABC drama will finally reveal who died that night on the beach in the series pilot, which was a…

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Occupy Wall Street Plans Fashionable Fashion Week Protest [Nyfw]

It’s surprising that Occupy Wall Street hasn’t yet paid a proper visit to New York Fashion Week, that sparkly distillation of all…

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The Story Behind Adele’s New Platinum Locks

The singer went blonde – and shorter – before picking up her Grammys Sunday night…

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