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| Overture joins sci fi universe via teuton pic |
8 May 08, 22:51 ET |
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| Reuters - Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster
are in final negotiations to star in the sci-fi action film
"Pandorum." |
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| "American Idol" hits another ratings low |
8 May 08, 22:48 ET |
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| Reuters - Another Wednesday,
another win for Fox's "American Idol" -- and another five-year
ratings low. |
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| Singer Emilio Navaira could face charges in crash |
8 May 08, 20:57 ET |
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| Reuters - Tejano singer Emilio Navaira could face
a charge of driving while intoxicated or drunken assault from a
March bus crash in which he was seriously injured and several
others were hurt, a police report showed. |
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| Marital warfare strains for laughs in "Vegas" |
8 May 08, 20:53 ET |
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| Reuters - A mean-spirited streak
is creeping into studio-manufactured rom-coms these days -- you
know, where someone wants to sabotage his best friend's
wedding. This escalates in Fox's "What Happens in Vegas," a
film that views marriage as a combat sport. |
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| "No End in Sight" for rock band Foreigner |
8 May 08, 20:50 ET |
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| Reuters - Foreigner is taking a backward glance
at its career this summer with "No End in Sight: The Very Best
of Foreigner," which contains hits from throughout the group's
41-year career, plus a new song and three other new recordings. |
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| Oliver Stone making a comedy? Maybe, with Bush film |
8 May 08, 20:49 ET |
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| Reuters - "W" may not be Oscar-winning
director Oliver Stone's first political biopic or even his
first controversial film, but it may be his first comedy. |
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| Liv Tyler and husband split but still "friends": report |
8 May 08, 20:47 ET |
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| Reuters - Hollywood actress Liv Tyler and her
husband, British rocker Royston Langdon, have separated after
five years of marriage, according to a report in People
magazine. |
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| WORRIER CAN TURN DEAF EAR TO BARRAGE OF BAD NEWS |
8 May 08, 19:59 ET |
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| Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I have been reading your column most of my adult life, but I don't ever remember seeing any letters from people who are just afraid of life. |
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| Liv Tyler splits from husband: report |
8 May 08, 19:55 ET |
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| AFP - Actress Liv Tyler has split from British rocker Royston Langdon after five years of marriage, it was reported Thursday. |
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| Cosmetics firm Lancome and Uma Thurman in contract dispute |
8 May 08, 19:42 ET |
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| AP - French cosmetics giant Lancome and Uma Thurman are wrangling over the use of her name and image in an advertising campaign. |
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| How Iron Man was trounced by a scruffy car thief |
8 May 08, 18:54 ET |
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| AP - Niko Bellic is richer than Tony Stark. |
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| Another Baby for Tom and Katie? |
8 May 08, 18:53 ET |
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| E! Online - Do Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have a joint production in the works? |
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| Finally: Stare at Jessica Alba Without Shame |
8 May 08, 18:48 ET |
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| E! Online - Jessica Alba would like you to stare at her. |
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| A family that built Saudi Arabia, and shaped a wayward son |
8 May 08, 18:26 ET |
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| AP - "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" (The Penguin Press, 575 pages, $35): In Steve Coll's "Ghost Wars," the Pulitzer Prize-winning 2004 account of the CIA, Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden, the bin Laden family gets passing treatment. |
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| "Sopranos" creator signs deal for first film |
8 May 08, 18:09 ET |
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| Reuters - David Chase, creator of the
acclaimed TV mob drama "The Sopranos," has signed a deal with
Paramount Pictures to write, produce and direct his first
feature film, the studio said on Thursday. |
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| Adkins records opening song for 'Black Gold' TV series |
8 May 08, 18:02 ET |
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| AP - Trace Adkins, a former oil roughneck, has written and recorded a song called "Black Gold" that will open an upcoming truTV series of the same name. |
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| At 50, Alec Baldwin ponders political career |
8 May 08, 17:53 ET |
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| Reuters - Alec Baldwin, who has played all
kinds of heroes and villains on stage and screen, says he may
be ready to take on a new role -- that of real-life politician. |
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| John F. Altieri, 'Jersey Boys' National Tour Actor, Dies at 38 |
8 May 08, 17:51 ET |
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| Playbill - Actor John F. Altieri, who most recently performed the role of Bob Crewe in the first national tour of Jersey Boys, died of pneumonia on May 4 in Las Vegas, NV. He was 38. |
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| Jeff Probst: Surviving 16 seasons of `Survivor' |
8 May 08, 17:22 ET |
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| AP - After all this time, you don't associate Jeff Probst with traffic gridlock, yowling sirens, or office towers crowding the sky. |
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| Study of 'Daily Show': It's a lot like O'Reilly |
8 May 08, 16:10 ET |
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| AP - A journalism think tank studying "The Daily Show" doesn't believe many people get their news from Jon Stewart - because otherwise they wouldn't get the jokes. |
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| New DVD releases include `Indiana Jones' boxed set |
8 May 08, 16:07 ET |
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| AP - Selected home-video releases: |
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| Whoopi Goldberg will serve as host of the 2008 Tony Awards |
8 May 08, 15:40 ET |
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| AP - It will be Whoopi and Tony. |
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| Capsule reviews of `Speed Racer' and other films this week |
8 May 08, 15:33 ET |
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| AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week: |
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| NBA playoff matchup No. 1 on cable for April 28-May 4 |
8 May 08, 15:26 ET |
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| AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 28-May 4. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: |
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| Ne-Yo bringing awareness to foster care system |
8 May 08, 14:18 ET |
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| AP - When he was younger, Ne-Yo watched from afar as his friends hugged their fathers - and he wondered where his dad might be. |
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| `CSI' star Gary Dourdan charged with felony drug possession |
8 May 08, 14:05 ET |
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| AP - "CSI" co-star Gary Dourdan has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy stemming from his arrest last month, prosecutors said. |
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| Depp Fans Urge a Little More Wrist Action |
8 May 08, 13:50 ET |
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| E! Online - Johnny Depp doesn't sport all that jewelry just to look hot. (That's just a by-product.) |
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| Just a minute with Christina Ricci on "Speed Racer" |
8 May 08, 13:48 ET |
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| Reuters - Actress Christina Ricci, who first
hit the big screen opposite Cher in "Mermaids" at age 10, has
been a Hollywood fixture for nearly two decades. |
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| Review: No luck finding surprises in `Vegas' |
8 May 08, 13:32 ET |
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| AP - Come on, now. You already know "What Happens in Vegas." |
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| PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS |
8 May 08, 13:27 ET |
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| AP - 1."Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown) |
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| USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS |
8 May 08, 13:25 ET |
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| AP - Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback |
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| WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS |
8 May 08, 13:25 ET |
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| AP - 1. "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown) (F-H) |
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| Carly Simon charts new course with Brazilian-inspired CD |
8 May 08, 13:15 ET |
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| AP - Carly Simon was worried about preserving her voice as she rehearsed for her first public performance of tunes from her new CD, but she couldn't restrain herself as she got swept away singing the sexy title song, "This Kind of Love." |
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| Gwyneth Paltrow Wears Panties |
8 May 08, 13:08 ET |
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| E! Online - Miley Cyrus isn't the only one posing for magazines in a bedsheet. British GQ has Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover, and the inside shots of the Iron lady show her in nothin' but peekaboo lingerie like slips, bras and garters. |
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| Portrait of Heath Ledger wins Australian art award |
8 May 08, 12:34 ET |
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| AP - A portrait of Hollywood star Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award. |
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| A-List Secrets: How Posh Pups Fly in Style |
8 May 08, 11:44 ET |
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| E! Online - When celebs travel with their dogs to, say, Hawaii, what's the lowdown? How about overseas? Do they get special treatment? |
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| Jammys bring Phish together again; awards show to end |
8 May 08, 11:34 ET |
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| AP - Though the Jammy Awards were able to bring together the members of Phish for the first time since they broke up four years ago, the reunion may not have been everything Phish-heads had hoped for. |
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| Wrap-up of entertainment quotes from The Associated Press |
8 May 08, 11:32 ET |
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| AP - "I don't like it when they get in their face. It is scary and frightening especially if you are not used to it and you are a kid. I think Lola is a little bit more familiar with it now. My son (Rocco) is still seriously irritated by it."_ Madonna, on dealing with the paparazzi taking photos of her children. |
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| New BFF Alert! Julia & Posh? |
8 May 08, 10:30 ET |
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| E! Online - Julia Roberts and her kids having playdates at the park with Victoria Beckham and her brood? |
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| Top 5 lists in TV, Film, Music, Concert Tours, Video, DVDs |
8 May 08, 10:11 ET |
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| AP - 1. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox. |
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| Liv Tyler's Rock Marriage Rolls Away |
8 May 08, 10:09 ET |
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| E! Online - Liv Tyler's marriage was apparently more rocky than rock. |
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| John's Performing Just for Jen |
8 May 08, 10:07 ET |
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| E! Online - Things are heating up between Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer since their steamy weekend in South Beach last month. According to In Touch magazine, John's planning to perform at the upcoming wrap party for Jen's new movie Marley & Me. |
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| Frank Zappa's widow supports plans for Baltimore bust |
8 May 08, 09:32 ET |
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| AP - Frank Zappa's widow is on board with plans for a bust of the eccentric rocker in his hometown of Baltimore. |
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| No Tank Job for Jason Castro |
8 May 08, 09:15 ET |
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| E! Online - Jason Castro not only didn't try to lose American Idol, the laid-back dude in dreads actually wanted to win the thing. |
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| A mother and child reunion for TV actors in mom's day salute |
8 May 08, 08:50 ET |
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| AP - Not every one of these Mother's Day celebrants is really a mom - but they play one on TV. |
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| Dan Rather files amended lawsuit against CBS over his firing |
8 May 08, 08:21 ET |
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| AP - Dan Rather has filed an amended lawsuit against CBS that says other TV networks refused to hire him because of the damage executives at his former company did to his reputation after a disputed 2004 report on President Bush. |
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| Morgan Freeman returns to Broadway to show his vulnerability |
8 May 08, 08:15 ET |
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| AP - Morgan Freeman has returned to Broadway with one goal in mind: to try to kill the Morgan Freeman you know and love. |
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| Minnie Driver: Guess the Baby Daddy? |
8 May 08, 08:11 ET |
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| E! Online - Six-months pregnant Minnie Driver is dropping hints about the father of her unborn child—but we're still at a loss as to who it might be. Gee, wonder why. |
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| Chillin' with Oz, Lassie and Scarlett O'Hara |
8 May 08, 08:03 ET |
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| AP - While Scarlett O'Hara stayed cool at home, Dorothy Gale took a year out to go skipping down a digital yellow brick road in a Hollywood film lab. |
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| Kung Fu film 'The Forbidden Kingdom' is a hit in China |
8 May 08, 07:58 ET |
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| AP - Jackie Chan and Jet Li's first movie together is a hit in China. |
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| Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon spill wedding beans to People |
8 May 08, 07:39 ET |
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| AP - Mariah Carey really did get married to Nick Cannon in the Bahamas last week - and they have the tattoos to prove it. |
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| Studios win $110 million in TorrentSpy suit |
8 May 08, 05:19 ET |
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| Reuters - TorrentSpy bit the dust
only weeks ago, shuttering its peer-to-peer file-sharing site.
Now a federal judge has ordered the company to pay the Motion
Picture Association of America $110 million for infringement of
thousands of copyrighted film and TV shows. |
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| Burning Q's: A Nanny Bonanza & Hair Down There! |
8 May 08, 04:13 ET |
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| E! Online - I'm so confused. I just read that Nicole Kidman is allegedly pregnant. Seriously, she looks about as pregnant as a stick bug after digesting a big leaf. |
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| Kung Fu film 'The Forbidden Kingdom' a hit in China |
8 May 08, 03:07 ET |
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| AP - Jackie Chan and Jet Li's first movie together is a hit in China. |
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| Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel sign on for "500 Days" |
8 May 08, 02:57 ET |
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| Reuters - Joseph Gordon-Levitt and
Zooey Deschanel will star in the anti-romantic comedy "500 Days
of Summer." |
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| Waters' "Fruitcake" entices Knoxville and Posey |
8 May 08, 02:55 ET |
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| Reuters - Johnny Knoxville and Parker
Posey are attached to star in John Waters' Christmas film
"Fruitcake." |
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| Heath Ledger portrait wins Australian art prize |
8 May 08, 02:35 ET |
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| Reuters - A portrait of a brooding Heath Ledger,
painted shortly before the Australian actor died in January,
was voted the most popular painting in Australia's top art
prize for portraiture on Thursday. |
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| A Lot Of Sex Is In Your Mind |
8 May 08, 02:00 ET |
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| Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: My husband of a year, "Michael," is everything a partner should be: generous, caring, supportive, intelligent, easygoing and optimistic. |
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| "Breaking Bad" gets good news from AMC |
8 May 08, 01:38 ET |
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| Reuters - AMC has renewed
"Breaking Bad" for a second season. The cable network ordered
13 new episodes of the series, which stars Bryan Cranston as a
chemistry teacher who begins cooking up crystal meth to make
some extra money after he's diagnosed with cancer. |
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| That Was the Week That Was |
8 May 08, 00:01 ET |
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| AP - Entertainment highlights during the week of May 11-17: |
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| Celebrity Birthdays |
8 May 08, 00:01 ET |
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| AP - Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17: |
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