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Del Toro says he has soft spot for monsters - The Sun News
MEXICO CITY — Actor Benicio del Toro says he signed on for the lead role in “The Wolfman” remake because Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Potter pictures, hopes this adaptation of Rick Riordan’s novel about a teenager (Logan Lerman

TheSpec.com - Entertainment - Celebrity Briefs - Hamilton Spectator
A Toronto courthouse will be the venue for Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher’s next Canadian appearance. The British rock star has decided to deliver his victim impact statement in person at the sentencing for a Toronto-area contractor who attacked him

Ellen, Simon ‘have locked horns’ on ‘Idol’ - MSNBC
When you tune in Tuesday night to watch Ellen DeGeneres’ first turn at the “American Idol” judges’ table, it’s likely you’ll see a sympathetic DeGeneres where the contestants are concerned, and an irritated DeGeneres where Cowell is

Interview: Steve Coogan, musician - Scotsman
Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief is the first film in what it’s hoped will be a franchise to rival Harry Potter. Logan Lerman (3:10 To Yuma) is Percy, a dyslexic teen who discovers he’s the son of Poseidon and, therefore, the demigod relation of

Scoop: Ellen, Simon ‘have locked horns’ on ‘Idol’ - NBC Chicago
When you tune in Tuesday night to watch Ellen DeGeneres’ first turn at the “American Idol” judges’ table, it’s likely you’ll see a sympathetic DeGeneres where the contestants are concerned, and an irritated DeGeneres where Cowell is

DVDs: What’s available - Olympian
“A Serious Man,” the Coen Brothers’ Academy Award-nominated movie, leads this week’s DVD releases, although the pack’s sales leader probably will be the un-nominated “Couples Retreat,” written by and starring Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. But there’s

Del Toro says he has soft spot for monsters - The Sun News
MEXICO CITY — Actor Benicio del Toro says he signed on for the lead role in “The Wolfman” remake because Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Potter pictures, hopes this adaptation of Rick Riordan’s novel about a teenager (Logan Lerman

TheSpec.com - Entertainment - Celebrity Briefs - Hamilton Spectator
A Toronto courthouse will be the venue for Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher’s next Canadian appearance. The British rock star has decided to deliver his victim impact statement in person at the sentencing for a Toronto-area contractor who attacked him

Ellen, Simon ‘have locked horns’ on ‘Idol’ - MSNBC
When you tune in Tuesday night to watch Ellen DeGeneres’ first turn at the “American Idol” judges’ table, it’s likely you’ll see a sympathetic DeGeneres where the contestants are concerned, and an irritated DeGeneres where Cowell is

Interview: Steve Coogan, musician - Scotsman
Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief is the first film in what it’s hoped will be a franchise to rival Harry Potter. Logan Lerman (3:10 To Yuma) is Percy, a dyslexic teen who discovers he’s the son of Poseidon and, therefore, the demigod relation of

Scoop: Ellen, Simon ‘have locked horns’ on ‘Idol’ - NBC Chicago
When you tune in Tuesday night to watch Ellen DeGeneres’ first turn at the “American Idol” judges’ table, it’s likely you’ll see a sympathetic DeGeneres where the contestants are concerned, and an irritated DeGeneres where Cowell is

DVDs: What’s available - Olympian
“A Serious Man,” the Coen Brothers’ Academy Award-nominated movie, leads this week’s DVD releases, although the pack’s sales leader probably will be the un-nominated “Couples Retreat,” written by and starring Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. But there’s

Reactions to the Oscar nominations - Variety
When best actress nominee Sandra Bullock was trying to figure out which way to go with Leigh Anne Tuohy, the real-life person she portrays in “The Blind Side,” she knew she couldn’t just come up with a simple imitation of the Southern matriarch. “I

Virgin Media reaps on-demand boom - Variety
December saw a 29% increase on November, driven by pictures such as “Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince,” shown on-demand the same day as the DVD bowed in the U.K., and “Monsters vs. Aliens.” Tyke content like “High School Musical,” “Camp Rock

Wolf Man’ reflected writer’s wartime Jewish experience - The Sun News
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (PG-13): Now that the Harry Potter saga is approaching its end, another teen-oriented fantasy saga must rise to take its place. Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Potter pictures, hopes

Like the popular ‘Potter’ movies, the new ‘Jackson’ film needs to - Boston Globe
Screen adaptations of best-selling series for young readers are a tricky proposition. The trickiest part isn’t necessarily what you’d expect: getting the film rights or finding studio backing or even making the actual picture. It’s getting past

DVDs: What’s available - Sacramento Bee
“A Serious Man,” the Coen Brothers’ Academy Award-nominated movie, leads this week’s DVD releases, although the pack’s sales leader probably will be the un-nominated “Couples Retreat,” written by and starring Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. But there’s

How To See The Nominees - Tulsa World
The Academy Award nominations have been announced. Now you’re thinking about seeing a few movies ahead of the March 7 ceremony. Here’s a primer on what, when and where you can take in the nominees. SEE IT NOW Several of the films with major

Time Warner Profit Rises, Dividend Raised - CNBC
We’re excited about the strength of our original programming, acquired programming and film slate, films like ‘Harry Potter’ coming out this year division, where “The Hangover” became the best-selling comedy DVD of all-time last year, rose nearly

Sony Pictures third studio to grow revenue, operating income last - Los Angeles Times Blogs
the disaster picture ”2012″ and the Michael Jackson documentary “This is It,” as well as what the studio said was “significant sales” of DVDs for Entertainment, as well as DVD sales of “The Hangover” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood

Time Warner’s Movies Help It Swing to a Profit - New York Times
Its earnings were also helped by DVD sales of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “The Hangover.” While the company may be performing well in its two core businesses — movies and cable networks — the drag on Time Warner continues

Sony Pictures to lay off 450 as DVD sales fall - Tacoma News Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix Inc. will delay sending out Warner Bros.’ latest movies by nearly a month in a concession that the DVD-by-mail service made so it could gain rights to show its subscribers more movies over the Internet. The 28

Reactions to the Oscar nominations - Variety
When best actress nominee Sandra Bullock was trying to figure out which way to go with Leigh Anne Tuohy, the real-life person she portrays in “The Blind Side,” she knew she couldn’t just come up with a simple imitation of the Southern matriarch. “I

Virgin Media reaps on-demand boom - Variety
December saw a 29% increase on November, driven by pictures such as “Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince,” shown on-demand the same day as the DVD bowed in the U.K., and “Monsters vs. Aliens.” Tyke content like “High School Musical,” “Camp Rock

Wolf Man’ reflected writer’s wartime Jewish experience - The Sun News
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (PG-13): Now that the Harry Potter saga is approaching its end, another teen-oriented fantasy saga must rise to take its place. Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Potter pictures, hopes

Like the popular ‘Potter’ movies, the new ‘Jackson’ film needs to - Boston Globe
Screen adaptations of best-selling series for young readers are a tricky proposition. The trickiest part isn’t necessarily what you’d expect: getting the film rights or finding studio backing or even making the actual picture. It’s getting past

DVDs: What’s available - Sacramento Bee
“A Serious Man,” the Coen Brothers’ Academy Award-nominated movie, leads this week’s DVD releases, although the pack’s sales leader probably will be the un-nominated “Couples Retreat,” written by and starring Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. But there’s

How To See The Nominees - Tulsa World
The Academy Award nominations have been announced. Now you’re thinking about seeing a few movies ahead of the March 7 ceremony. Here’s a primer on what, when and where you can take in the nominees. SEE IT NOW Several of the films with major

Time Warner Profit Rises, Dividend Raised - CNBC
We’re excited about the strength of our original programming, acquired programming and film slate, films like ‘Harry Potter’ coming out this year division, where “The Hangover” became the best-selling comedy DVD of all-time last year, rose nearly

Sony Pictures third studio to grow revenue, operating income last - Los Angeles Times Blogs
the disaster picture ”2012″ and the Michael Jackson documentary “This is It,” as well as what the studio said was “significant sales” of DVDs for Entertainment, as well as DVD sales of “The Hangover” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood

Time Warner’s Movies Help It Swing to a Profit - New York Times
Its earnings were also helped by DVD sales of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “The Hangover.” While the company may be performing well in its two core businesses — movies and cable networks — the drag on Time Warner continues

Sony Pictures to lay off 450 as DVD sales fall - Tacoma News Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix Inc. will delay sending out Warner Bros.’ latest movies by nearly a month in a concession that the DVD-by-mail service made so it could gain rights to show its subscribers more movies over the Internet. The 28