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After months of hype that reached a fever pitch in the past few weeks, Apple's new iPad is likely to underwhelm executives in Hollywood who had their fingers crossed that the sexy new tablet could be a game changer for film and TV studios. Instead, the slim gadget that enables the computing functions (more)

Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga Win Early Grammys

Country-pop singer Taylor Swift, who turned her tales of high-school misery into chart-topping ballads of teen heartbreak, won the first Grammys of her brief career on Sunday. Swift, 20, took home statuettes for female country vocal and country song, both for the song "White Horse," and remained in (more)

Horror Film "buried" An Excruciating Experience

Shooting a whole movie about a man buried alive is undeniably an impressive cinematic feat, and director Rodrigo Cortes pulls it off with great skill. However, there is something unsettling about the whole enterprise of basing what is essentially a horror movie on a hostage situation in Iraq. It seems (more)

Poehler, Applegate Squeak For Laughs In "chipmunks"

Two years ago, a big screen adaptation of "Alvin and Chipmunks" became a surprise hit at box offices grossing $360 million worldwide. The movie was based on the animated music group created in 1958 about three singing chipmunks and their exasperated manager/father. This week, "Alvin and the Chipmunks: (more)

Sandra Bullock Steals Show At People

Sandra Bullock entered Hollywood Awards season in high fashion on Wednesday winning two People's Choice honors for the relationship comedy "The Proposal" and for favorite movie actress. The "Twilight" vampire romance series took home four People's Choice trophies: favorite movie, favorite franchise, (more)

At 50, Second City Still Churning Out The Laughs

When Second City, the Chicago-based comedy theater troupe, marked its 50th anniversary this past weekend with an alumni reunion, the event drew as many stars as a Hollywood premiere. With Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Bonnie Hunt, Harold Ramis and dozens of other former cast members in town for the (more)

Mariah Carey Announces "angels" Tour Dates

Mariah Carey, who hasn't toured in more than three years, will embark on a national "Angels Advocate" trek beginning December 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York, and wrapping February 27 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas. The eight-week, 19-city tour will feature opening act RydazNrtist, (more)

Hulk Hogan Sets "tna" Record On Spike

The return of Hulk Hogan to pro wrestling gave Spike TV's "TNA Impact" its highest ratings ever Monday night. The special live three-hour edition of "Impact" drew 2.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode in the franchise's history. Meanwhile, over on ABC Family, a presumably very different (more)

Robin Williams To Return For "happy Feet" Sequel

Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are in negotiations to reprise their roles as lead voices in "Happy Feet 2." George Miller is back in the director's chair for the Warner Bros./Village Roadshow sequel to the 2006 Oscar-winning animated hit. Wood will again play Mumble, the penguin who can't sing but can (more)

Music Labels Bet Vevo.com Is Next Mtv

In a grainy black and white Web video, similar to footage from an in-store security camera, you can make out the muscular frame of rapper 50 Cent, smashing dozens of TV sets with a baseball bat. None too subtle in its message, the clip is part of a advertising blitz by Vivendi's Universal Music Group (more)

Martin Lawrence Producing Comedy For Black Viewers

Martin Lawrence is returning to TV, executive-producing an African-American comedy for cable network TV One. "Love That Girl!" -- set to premiere January 19 -- is the latest effort by independent producers to serve an audience on cable that's been largely neglected by studios and broadcasters since the merger of the WB and UPN. Without so much as a pilot order, writer-director Bentley Kyle Evans ("Martin," "The Jamie Foxx Show") shot four episodes of "Love That Girl!" on a shoestring budget of $1.2 million.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6040TP20100106?type=entertainmentNews

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