Wed, 08/12/2010 - 11:34 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- The U.S. cable network TNT confirmed Eliza Dushku has dropped out of its pilot for the drama series "Bird Dog."
Dushku was to play a police officer who teams up with her father, also a police officer.
"Hey guys! News to report~ We have mutually & AMICABLY decided to part ways on "Bird Dog" due to creative differences. No worries/fears/tears!" The Hollywood Reporter quoted Dushku as saying via Twitter Monday.
Neither TNT nor Dushku offered details about the "creative differences" that led to the actress' departure.
Dushku is best known for her work on TV's "Dollhouse," "Tru Calling" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
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Tue, 07/12/2010 - 10:45 by harsheeb
Burbank -- "Despicable Me," "How to Train Your Dragon," "Tangled," "The Illusionist" and "Toy Story 3" are nominated for Hollywood's Best Animated Feature Annie Award.
Nominations for the 38th annual Annie Awards, which are to honor 2010's best offerings in animation, were announced Monday. The winners are to be announced at a ceremony Feb. 5 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles.
The nominees in this year's Best Short Subject category include "Coyote Falls," "Day & Night," "Enrique Wrecks the World," "The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger" and "The Renter."
In the running for the Best Animated Television Production prize are "Futurama," "Kung Fu Panda Holiday," "Scared Shrekless," "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "The Simpsons."
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Tue, 07/12/2010 - 09:53 by Rakhi
Los Angeles -- The gun used in the suicide of a person of interest in the slaying of a Hollywood publicist is not the gun used to kill Ronni Chasen, a ballistics test showed.
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported the development in the case Monday.
Chasen, 64, was gunned down Nov. 16 as she drove home after a party celebrating the Cher-Christina Aguilera movie "Burlesque." Smith shot himself Dec, 1 as police attempted to serve a search warrant in the lobby of an apartment building.
Law Enforcement officials said last week they received several tips in the Chasen case, including one from the TV show "America's Most Wanted" that involved Smith.
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Tue, 07/12/2010 - 09:49 by Rakhi
Los Angeles -- Hollywood film star Tom Cruise is in talks to star in a big-screen adaptation of the stage musical "Rock of Ages," the film's director said.
"It's all looking really good," director Adam Shankman -- whose directing credits include "Hairspray" and "The Wedding Planner" -- told E! News.
"I was really inspired and impressed by him as Les Grossman and his willingness to go for it," Shankman said, referring to the over-the-top, dancing film executive Cruise played in the comedy "Tropic Thunder." "He and I had talked about doing a musical, so I thought I'd talk to him about 'Rock of Ages.'"
So, will the action icon sing in the movie?
"Of course, he will," Shankman told E! News. "If he's in it, he has to."
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Tue, 07/12/2010 - 09:46 by Rakhi
Los Angeles -- Jim Carrey's publicist has confirmed the Canadian-born film star's daughter, Jane, is ending her marriage to Alex Santana.
The musicians wed in November 2009.
"The couple will remain friends, as well as devoted parents to their 9-month-old son, Jackson Riley," Jim Carrey's representative, Marleah Leslie, told People.com.
No other details regarding the split were immediately available.
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Tue, 07/12/2010 - 09:46 by Prince damin
New York -- Kelsey Grammer's publicist has confirmed the Hollywood actor is planning to wed a fourth time.
Grammer, 55, filed for divorce from Camille, his wife of 13 years, last summer. He has since been dating flight attendant Kayte Walsh, 29.
"They have been engaged for a while," Grammer's representative told UsMagazine.com about the actor's relationship with Walsh.
Grammer is best known for his work on TV's "Cheers" and "Frasier."
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Tue, 07/12/2010 - 09:43 by Prince damin
New York -- U.S. actor Neil Patrick Harris has been tapped to serve as host of Spike TV's 2010 Video Game Awards.
"Neil is a big gamer and a brilliant host," Casey Patterson, the event's executive producer, said in a statement Monday. "Video games are taking over the world and Neil is perfect to lead the 'VGAs' in celebrating the best of the year and the future of gaming."
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:36 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- The animated "Tangled," with the voice of Mandy Moore, was No. 1 at the U.S. box office during the weekend with $21.5 million.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" was No. 2 with more than $16.73 million, knocked down after two weekends at No. 1. "Burlesque," with Cher and Christina Aguilera, was No. 3 with $6.1 million.
All estimated gross receipts by the studios are via Box Office Mojo.
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:11 by Prince damin
Tallinn, Estonia -- Actor Roman Polanski won six awards at the European Film Awards in Estonia, including best film and best director, officials said.
Polanski, 77, won for the film "Ghost Writer;" but didn't attend the ceremony Saturday in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, the BBC reported.
He instead appeared via an Internet video link.
"You have rewarded a truly European venture," Polanski said from his home in Paris.
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor took best actor for his role in the film about a writer hired to "ghost" write the memoirs of a British prime minister.
He also appeared via an Internet link from Thailand, where he is working on another project.
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:10 by Prince damin
Seoul -- South Korean actor Kim Sung-min was arrested in Seoul for allegedly using illegal drugs, officials said.
Kim was arrested at his apartment Friday after it was stormed by officials from the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, The Korea Herald reported.
Korea bans the import and use of illegal drugs such as methamphetamine; Kim allegedly told authorities he smuggled the drug from overseas and regularly used it in violation of the law.
In a message on Twitter, Kim said he is "deeply sorry for those who have been hurt and disappointed in me, including my family members and loved ones."
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:07 by Prince damin
New York -- The New York doctor who tried to save the life of John Lennon 30 years ago says the singer had no pulse and wasn't breathing when he arrived at a hospital.
The former Beatle was shot and killed by Mark Chapman 30 years ago this week, and the emergency room doctor who worked to save his life recalls the incident as though it happened yesterday, the New York Daily News reported.
Dr. Stephan Lynn had just arrived home following a 13-hour shift at Roosevelt Hospital's emergency room when he received a call to return to the hospital about 11 p.m. on Dec. 8, 1980.
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Sun, 05/12/2010 - 00:01 by Prince damin
London -- Actress Sheila Hancock says she felt unworthy, but "very honored" to receive a special award at the 20th Women in Film and TV Awards in London.
Hancock, 77, said women's roles in television have been "totally transformed" since her career began, the BBC reported.
Hancock appeared in the shows "Bleak House," and "New Tricks."
Carey Mulligan won the award for best performance at Friday's ceremony.
Andrea Arnold won for best director. Jane Goldman won the writing prize.
"When I started in the business, there were no women in executive positions, no women producers or directors and certainly no camera women," said Hancock, who got her first big television break in the early 1960s.
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