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Accused game host burglar won't face 3-strikes
The woman accused of burglarizing "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek's hotel room in San Francisco this summer won't face a "three strikes" charge that ...
'Rango,' 'Rio,' 'Puss,' 'Tintin' earn Annie noms
Johnny Depp's "Rango," Anne Hathaway's "Rio," Antonio Banderas' "Puss in Boots" and Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin" are among films ...
Sen. Marco Rubio has book deal for memoir
Sen. Marco Rubio has a book deal. The Florida Republican has signed with Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin Group (USA), for a memoir ...
Actor Hugh Grant to give evidence on privacy
Actor Hugh Grant and former Formula One chief Max Mosley will give evidence to British lawmakers about privacy laws and injunctions. The lawmakers are ...
Clinton flies home to fete Kennedy Center honorees
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined in celebrating the top artists receiving the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday while home for less than ...
Art-theft suspect pleads not guilty in NYC
A wine steward suspected in a bicoastal art-theft spree lifted pricey art from New York hotels simply by walking out with the works in a canvas tote ...
Experts reclassify painting as real Rembrandt
Experts have reclassified a painting as a Rembrandt after years of attributing it to one of the Dutch master's students. Ernst van de Wetering of the ...
Report finds theater subscriptions falling
A new national survey shows that the way people pay for theater tickets has changed over the past few years, with subscription sales down but ...
It's on: the new National Christmas Tree lights up
The new National Christmas Tree is getting its holiday on. President Barack Obama and his family lit the tree in a ceremony just after dark Thursday.
Scorsese's 'Hugo' named best film by NBR awards
The National Board of Review picked Martin Scorsese's 3-D "Hugo" as the year's best film, an unusually kid friendly choice sure to add further ...
Ferrell's 'Billion Dollar Movie' heads to Sundance
Here's a dream come true for cash-strapped filmmakers: A billion-dollar movie budget. Next month's Sundance Film Festival, the top showcase for ...
Network aimed at black audience debuts in Philly
The nation's first free broadcast network aimed at African-American audiences is now on the air in Philadelphia, the nation's fourth-largest media ...
Daughter of Clark Gable, Loretta Young dies in Pa.
The secret daughter of film legends Loretta Young and Clark Gable has died at age 76. Judy Lewis died Friday in the Philadelphia suburb of Gladwyne.
Union calls on BBC to fire Jeremy Clarkson
A British trade union is denouncing a low blow from the host of the popular TV show "Top Gear." The UNISON union on Thursday demanded the BBC fire ...
South Africa debuts AIDS film on World AIDS Day
A film opening on World AIDS Day Thursday that mixes live action and animation is taking viewers inside a soccer player's body, showing how he becomes ...
Spain's Cervantes prize goes to Chilean poet
Chilean poet Nicanor Parra has won the Cervantes Prize, considered the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. The award was announced ...
South African debuts AIDS film on World AIDS Day
A film opening on World AIDS Day Thursday that mixes live action and animation is taking viewers inside a soccer player's body, showing how he becomes ...
Fla. school board shooting hero writes book
A book that tells the story of a security guard who shot a wounded a man who held a Florida school board at gunpoint has been released.
Action Comics 1 sells for $2.16 million in auction
A rare and pristine copy of the first issue of Action Comics, famed for the first appearance of Superman, has set a record Wednesday for the most ...
Tyler Perry offers support to boy in Penn St case
Filmmaker Tyler Perry is expressing his support for an alleged victim in the Penn State child sex-abuse case, calling him a hero for coming forward.
Parents: No Oscar nod for film about Ark. killings
The parents of one of three West Memphis, Ark., boys found dead 18 years ago are asking that a documentary about the killings be excluded from Academy ...
Roger Ebert says show in going on hiatus
Movie critic Roger Ebert says the public television program "Ebert Presents: At The Movies" will go on hiatus at the end of December. The Pulitzer ...
NYC's Rockefeller Center lights Christmas tree
New York City rang in the holiday season Wednesday night as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, with its 30,000 lights, lit up for tens of ...
'Dancing' finale leads ABC to 2nd place in ratings
A strong finish to "Dancing With the Stars" keyed a second place showing in the Nielsen ratings over Thanksgiving week for ABC, which has quietly ...
Next legal step uncertain for O'Keeffe art at Fisk
Fisk University's decade-long quest to generate cash from a 101-piece art collection donated by the late painter Georgia O'Keeffe is one step closer ...