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Entertainment News

Guilds Ask Screenwriters for Strike Authorization
2007-10-03 05:43 - Hollywood could see its first industrywide walkout since 1988 if unions representing 12,000 screenwriters vote to strike after their contract expires at the end of this month.

Is Pam getting hitched again?
2007-10-02 06:01 - Her last husband lasted a few months, now she’s reportedly got a licence to wed a notorious net star.

A Night Out With: A Recipe for Success
2007-10-02 06:01 - Hanging out with the film director Justin Lin Kang at Suh restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown.

In Woodstock, Redefining ?Festival?
2007-10-02 06:01 - In homage to both past and present, the eighth annual Woodstock Film Festival arrives on Oct. 10 with a nod to both the town’s rock ?n? roll roots and the future of cinema.

Lois Maxwell, 80, an Actress Who Played in 14 ?Bond? Films, Dies
2007-10-02 06:01 - Lois Maxwell played Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond movies and also acted in Stanley Kubrick’s ?Lolita? and in ?The Saint? and other shows on television.

Going for break
2007-10-02 05:05 - During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sun-up to sun-down and then feast on delicacies. Try some.

George cuts down on dope
2007-10-02 05:05 - British singer George Michael is trying to reduce his consumption of marijuana, the pop star told the BBC today.

The new land army
2007-10-02 05:05 - As supermarkets enter the fray, the battle for the organic dollar is hotting up. But do organics really have an edge?

It Isn?t a Real Sex Scene? I Still Need a Cigarette
2007-10-01 05:43 - Real sex in acting is rare, but recent offerings in television and film are pushing the boundaries and actors are asked to extend their comfort zone.

A Portraitist of a Subdued, Literary Korea
2007-10-01 05:43 - Lee Chang-dong, director of ?Secret Sunshine,? speaks of intangibles like faith rather than more showy things.


 
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