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Entertainment News

Heart of the matter
2007-10-26 06:01 - Daniel Pearl’s story makes an unsettling movie, discovers Craig Mathieson.

Bobby Mauch, Actor Who Played Opposite Twin, Dies at 86
2007-10-26 06:01 - Bobby Mauch played the pauper (or was it the prince?) in the rambunctious 1937 film of Mark Twain’s ?Prince and the Pauper? opposite his twin brother.

An Eliza Doolittle Onstage as Well as on the Red Carpet
2007-10-26 05:43 - Claire Danes finds her identity after many costume changes.

Stars, and Their Industry, Watch Fires Warily
2007-10-26 05:43 - Hollywood players skipped work to watch over their estates as the entertainment industry collectively held its breath watching the devastation from the wildfires.

Blunt assessments
2007-10-26 05:05 - This songwriter does drugs. Get over it. By Andrew Murfett.

Bigotry by the book
2007-10-25 06:01 - Middle Australia’s dark side lurks in a comedy set in a library.

Stern wants share of fortune
2007-10-25 06:01 - Anna Nicole Smith’s companion Howard K Stern wants a share of her late husband’s fortune.

Grieving Mothers on 2 Sides of a Suicide Bombing
2007-10-25 06:01 - ?To Die in Jerusalem,? a film about the families of a Palestinian suicide bomber, will appear on HBO and at the Paley Center for Media’s documentary festival.

Long-Dead Celebrities Can Now Breathe Easier
2007-10-25 05:43 - Senate Bill No. 771, affectionately known as the Dead Celebrities Bill, passed without objection and was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this month.

Rigging up an icon
2007-10-25 05:05 - Legendary explorer Captain Cook gets the human touch, writes Jacqui Taffel.


 
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