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U.K. band Franz Ferdinand "swings" on 3rd album

Reuters: Entertainment - 4 hours 39 min ago

NEW YORK/LONDON (Billboard) - Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the transatlantic success of its self-titled predecessor.

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Bruce Willis sues over "green rubber" investment

Reuters: Entertainment - 6 hours 9 sec ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Live Free or Die Hard" actor Bruce Willis has sued a Malaysian prince and his company over a $2 million investment in "green rubber" the actor wants returned.

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Warren Beatty sues Tribune over Dick Tracy rights

Reuters: Entertainment - 6 hours 3 min ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Warren Beatty has sued a unit of Tribune Co over the film and television rights to comic strip detective Dick Tracy, a character he played in a 1990 hit film of the same name.

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"Twilight" draws first blood at packed midnight movies

Reuters: Entertainment - 6 hours 54 min ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vampire romance "Twilight" sucked in more than $7 million at U.S. box offices from its first midnight showings, a strong take for the highly anticipated film, industry sources said on Friday.

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Priests take leap of faith with debut album

Reuters: Entertainment - 6 hours 57 min ago

LONDON (Billboard) - It's not every day that a music industry executive compares a group of singing clergymen to a superstar rapper.

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Concert producers rose to challenge of Obama rally

Reuters: Entertainment - 7 hours 18 min ago

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - November 4 was a historic night for the United States, the city of Chicago and, on another level, for C3 Presents.

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Two Broadway shows join growing list of casualties

Reuters: Entertainment - 7 hours 44 min ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two more Broadway shows fell by the wayside this week but the head of an industry trade association said it was part of natural selection in a tough business rather than the result of the economic crisis.

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Variety shows could return some spice to TV life

Reuters: Entertainment - 7 hours 57 min ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three top U.S. comedians next week will bring variety shows to television and one, Rosie O'Donnell, believes the format could stage a comeback amid the slumping economy if families start gathering around TVs for cheap entertainment.

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Singer Enya eyes concert stage as "Winter" arrives

Reuters: Entertainment - Sat, 22/11/2008 - 00:55

LONDON (Billboard) - With her new album off to a strong start, ethereal-voiced Irish singer Enya is considering touring for the first time in her career.

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Two Broadway shows join growing list of casualties

Reuters: Entertainment - Sat, 22/11/2008 - 00:04

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two more Broadway shows fell by the wayside this week but the head of an industry trade association said it was part of natural selection in a tough business rather than the result of the economic crisis.

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New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late

Reuters: Entertainment - Fri, 21/11/2008 - 22:44

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The day many rock fans never expected to see in their lifetimes is nigh.

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Madonna and Ritchie granted "quickie" divorce

Reuters: Entertainment - Fri, 21/11/2008 - 22:25

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. pop star Madonna and Guy Ritchie ended eight years of marriage in a few minutes Friday when a British court granted them a "quickie" divorce.

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What made famous people successful

CNN: Entertainment - Fri, 21/11/2008 - 21:08

Why are some people amazingly successful -- and other people with the same intelligence or abilities just part of the crowd?

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For actor Roger Moore his word is his Bond

Reuters: Entertainment - Fri, 21/11/2008 - 20:13

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After 60 years in the make-believe world of acting, Roger Moore admits to telling the occasional fib or little white lie now and again.

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Beatles interview unearthed

BBC: Entertainment - Fri, 21/11/2008 - 19:33

A controversial and revealing archive interview with the late Beatle George Harrison could be snapped up by Martin Scorsese

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Crude prank calls broke BBC rules

CNN: Entertainment - Fri, 21/11/2008 - 19:26

Lewd telephone calls by two British comedians to a well-known actor, which were aired in a BBC radio program, were "grossly offensive" and should never have taken place, the public broadcaster's watchdog group said Friday.

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