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2 hrs ago | New York Daily News

Keanu Reeves shows weight gain at Cannes

Cannes I have some more? Keanu Reeves, in the South of France for the annual Cannes Film Festival, looked much heavier than when he starred as superfit Neo in "The Matrix" trilogy.

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Related Topix: Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Speed, Comedy Movies, Thriller, History Movies, Celebrities, Keanu Reeves, Movies, Entertainment

7 hrs ago | TheCelebrityCafe

'The Horror of Dracula' Review

'The Horror of Dracula' by Jimmy Sangster, is a full length book that covers everything about Dracula from the original screenplay, production photos, and the story, 'The Vampyre' by John Polidori.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Vampire News, Entertainment

11 hrs ago | WTMA-AM North Charleston

'Scandal' Star Kerry Washington Shares Memories From Her College Years

Kerry Washington may have taken television by storm, playing crisis manager Olivia Pope on ABC's Scandal , but she joked Sunday that she is still haunted by being cast as a frog in a college musical.

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Related Topix: Scandal, Entertainment, Ray, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Kerry Washington, George Washington University

12 hrs ago | Deadline

Chris Evans Circling Stephen King's 'The Ten O'Clock People'

EXCLUSIVE: Captain America 's Chris Evans is now circling the Stephen King adaptation, which had Justin Long attached before scheduling conflicts got in the way.

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Related Topix: The Langoliers, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Stephen King, Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Fright Night, Smoking, Health, Medicine

16 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000

A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Beatles, Music!, Magical Mystery Tour, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, John Lennon, George Harrison, Entertainment

20 hrs ago | Playbill

A Person Could Develop a Cold: Readers Cast Role of Adelaide in Film Adaptation of Guys and Dolls

Musical theatre fans began rejoicing when Deadline.com recently reported that 20th Century Fox had acquired the rights to a film remake of the musical Guys and Dolls .

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Guys and Dolls, Crime Movies, Documentary Movies, Musical Movies, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Music!, Tony Awards

22 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

Scott Evan Davis and Cast of Picture Perfect Set for Exposed at Time Out Lounge Tonight

"Exposed: Scott Evan Davis in Concert" will be presented tonight, May 19th at the Time Out Lounge at New World Stages.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Picture Perfect, Science Fiction Movies, Emerson College, Theater, Arts, Faith Prince, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY

Sat May 18, 2013

Examiner.com

The Beatles week ahead: Superstar lineup at Abbey Road on the River

Abbey Road on the River , With Peter Noone, Leon Russell, Peter Asher, Laurence Juber, May 23-27, Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Ky.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Beatles, John Lennon, Celebrities, Paul McCartney, More, Rock-N-Roll, Great Barrington, MA, Music!

Mirror.co.uk

Eurovision 2013 live: Song contest final show, voting and results as...

Europe's eyes are on Malmo as Petra Mede hosts the 58th Eurovision Song Contest.

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Related Topix: Petra Mede, Honey, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Tweet

BroadwayWorld.com

Julien's Music Icons 2013 Auction to Feature Bette Midler Awards and More Today

Julien's Auctions returns to the Big Apple for the music memorabilia auction of the year at the Hard Rock Caf in Times Square today, May 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Music!, History Movies, Hawaii, Drama Movies, Celebrities, Bette Midler, Elvis Presley, Pop/Rock, John Lennon

E! Online

Rooney Mara's Sexy Slip: Gotta Have It or Make It Stop?

We know that slip dresses are a trend. Well, we know that they were a trend in the late '90s, right around the time heroine chic had its fifteen minutes of fame.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Side Effects, Musical Movies, Drama Movies

Film School Rejects

NBC's New TV Shows Are the Same As FOX's New TV Shows

Fox and NBC have announced their fall lineup, and it's hard not to notice some similarities between their offerings.

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Related Topix: Parenting, Family, Horror Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies

Fri May 17, 2013

Hollywood Reporter

Cannes: Olga Kurylenko, Luke Bracey, Bill Smitrovich Join 'November Man'

Now, a year later, November Man is filling out its cast with three more actors before the project begins shooting on May 20.

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Related Topix: To the Wonder, Oblivion, Western, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Iron Man, Independence Day, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Bill Smitrovich, Olga Kurylenko

BroadwayWorld.com

Gianni Russo to Be Honored as Little Italy's 'Man of the...

Summer in Little Italy will officially start on Saturday, May 25, with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 12 Noon marking the opening of the Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall, it was announced by Ralph Tramontana, President of the Little Ital Merchants Association which has operated the Mall since its creation 25 years ago.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Any Given Sunday, The Freshman, Family, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Chinatown (New York, NY), New York, North Yorkshire County, England, World News, East Riding of Yorkshire County, England, United Kingdom, Life, Memorial Day, Holidays

Creative Loafing

The Great Gatsby: Novel approach mars novel adaptation

LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS: Jay Gatsby provides Daisy and Tom with a tour in The Great Gatsby .

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Crime Movies, Romeo-Juliet, Celebrities, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, The Scarlet Letter

MuchMusic.com

Get ready for Monday's Will Smith Movie Marathon with this playlist

MUCH is celebrating the long weekend with one of movie and TV's freshest actors ever.

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Related Topix: Independence Day, Will Smith, Comedy, Thriller, I, Robot, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Black Entertainment, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Hip-Hop, Entertainment, Science Fiction Movies, Television, Celebrities, Science / Technology, Robots

BroadwayWorld.com

Photo Coverage: Cast Members from GLEE Join the Celebration for Jane Lynch's ANNIE Party

Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch , who stars in the hit FOX television show GLEE as ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, made her Broadway debut this week as tyrannical orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in Annie and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the celebrations of her joining the show including cast members from GLEE who came to ... (more)

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Related Topix: Glee, Entertainment, Television, Emmy Awards, A Mighty Wind, Family, Best in Show, Comedy Movies, Music!, Musical Movies, Annie, The Rocker

JD Journal

Melissa Joan Hart's Kickstarter Campaign Fails Utterly to Kick Off

Not every crowdfunding attempt is going to be a raging success. Though "Veronica Mars" managed a Kickstarter project that garnered her $5.7 million in funding as an alternative to Hollywood funding, Melissa Joan Hart was unable to gain nearly so much, and ultimately failed to meet the stipulated goal.

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Related Topix: Melissa and Joey, Entertainment, Television, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Comedy, Drive Me Crazy, Children TV, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Clarissa Explains It All, Melissa Joan Hart

BroadwayWorld.com

Christopher Plummer, Barbara Byrne and More Join Guthrie's 50th Anniversary Gala, 6/22

The Guthrie today announced that eight artists who have graced the Guthrie's stages during its 50-year history, from the first season in 1963 to the theater's current season, are slated to participate in the Guthrie's 50th anniversary on June 22, 2013.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Christopher Plummer, Theater, Arts, Medea, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Animation Movies, Music!, Thriller, History Movies, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Birth, Macbeth

Thu May 16, 2013

Film Threat

the Bootleg Files: Suspense - a Cask of Amontillado

CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Yes, there was a commercial release - but you can't stop the bootleggers! Unless you were around in the late 1940s and early 1950s, you probably never heard of "Suspense." Originally created as a radio program, this half-hour anthology series was among the popular programs in the very early days of ... (more)

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Paul Newman, Indie, Grace Kelly, Leslie Nielsen, Horror Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Bela Lugosi