- 'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76
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AP - Cammie King Conlon, the actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at 76.
- Telluride festival unveils film lineup
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Reuters - The Telluride Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the lineup of movies for this weekend's event, regarded as among the top U.S. movie gatherings of the year and an early highlight for Oscar hopefuls.
- Capsule reviews: 'The American,' 'Machete'
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AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
- Schnabel movie chronicles Mideast conflict
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AP - The latest movie by Julian Schnabel couldn't have been more timely.
- Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' transformed to film
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AP - Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung crossed cultural and linguistic borders to direct his latest film, "Norwegian Wood," based on the cult coming-of-age Japanese novel.
- Film brings lives of Palestinian women to Venice
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Reuters - The lives of four Arab-Israeli women spanning three generations against the backdrop of conflict are at the center of "Miral," a film by Julian Schnabel based on his Palestinian partner's biographical book.
- Natalie Portman earns early awards buzz for ballet drama
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Reuters - Critics are queuing up to praise Natalie Portman in her latest movie "Black Swan," the opening picture at this year's Venice film festival, with one review saying the performance "elevates her ... to a major star."
- A Minute With: director Lee Daniels on "Broadway"
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Reuters - Independent filmmaker Lee Daniels got a big push for his movie "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" when Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry signed on as executive producers after the film's Sundance Film Festival premiere in 2009.
- Time Warner struggling to find new studio boss
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Reuters - Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes might have gotten a bit ahead of himself when it comes to planning succession at the industry's dominant film and television studio. Now he seems to be resetting the clock.
- Anti-dolphin hunt petition delivered to US Embassy
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AP - The star of an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese town that slaughters dolphins delivered a petition to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday demanding an end to the hunt.
- Writer tries to grow up in comedy 'It Must Be Him'
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AP - The spectacle of a morose Hollywood writer who is down on his luck shouldn't really be funny. But Kenny Solms, himself a successful, longtime Hollywood writer, takes the concept and runs with it in his amusing new comedy, "It Must Be Him."
- Top 20 Concert Tours
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AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
- Natalie Portman takes a dark turn in Venice film
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Reuters - The Venice film festival opened on Wednesday with "Black Swan," a dark psychological drama starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina who finally lands the lead role but loses her grip on reality as the pressure builds.
- France's Cassel vies for US stardom as gangster 'Mesrine'
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AFP - French film star Vincent Cassel's bravura portrayal of a murderous mobster seems likely to win him greater fame and critical acclaim here, as US critics lap up his performance in the biopic "Mesrine: Killer Instinct."
- Ballet thriller "Black Swan" so bad it's good
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Reuters - First there was the Phantom of the Opera. Now, in Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," you get the Terror of the Ballet.
- 'Lust, Caution' star cast as Mao's girlfriend
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AP - The Chinese star of "Lust, Caution," Tang Wei, has been cast as one of Mao Zedong's early girlfriends in a propaganda film to commemorate the 90th anniversary of China's Communist Party, marking her full comeback after a reported blacklisting.
- Dwayne Johnson to star in "Center of Earth" sequel
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Reuters - Dwayne Johnson is strapping on a backpack to replace Brendan Fraser in a 3D sequel to the 2008 remake "Journey to the Center of the Earth."
- `Transformers 3' movie extra injured during shoot
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AP - Indiana State Police say an extra at a "Transformers 3" production site was seriously injured during the filming of a stunt.
- Rachel McAdams gets sister for "The Vow"
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Reuters - Australian actress Jessica McNamee will play Rachel McAdams' estranged younger sister in "The Vow," a romantic drama that starts shooting in Toronto next month.
- Nicolas Cage lawsuit against biz manager dismissed
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AP - Court records show a lawsuit in which Nicolas Cage accused a former business manager of mismanagement has been dismissed.