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Taymor: Spider-man about story despite effects
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AP - Bono and the Edge wrote the music for the upcoming Broadway production "SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark," and a new song previewed from the production Friday sounds like it could be part of the U2 catalog.
Roger Ebert to appear on movie review show
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AP - Film critic Roger Ebert, who lost his ability to speak and eat after cancer surgeries, said Friday that he is returning to television on a movie review show that he is producing for public television.
Arsonist gets prison in Philly record company fire
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AP - A man has been sentenced to prison after drunkenly breaking into a famous Philadelphia recording company's headquarters and starting a fire.
Glam Slam: Fall Fashion Week: Top Accessories
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By Ryan Patterson
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Earlier this week, Katie Holmes looked seriously chic in a gorgeous leopard print trench. Leopard is big for Fall, but if you don't want to make such a bold statement, you can still get in on the trend with accessories. Hollywood boutique ARCADE is accessories heaven for celebs like Jessica Simpson, Audrina Patridge, Kristin Cavallari and the store's owner, Rochelle Gores Fredston reveals the hot trends for Fall.
Director: 'Barney's Version' took 10 years
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AP - 'Barney's Version,' which made its debut at the Venice Film Festival's last main day, spans four decades in the life of a flawed man and took 10 years to reach the screen.
Fashionable celebs turn out for Chanel
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AP - Chanel may not be a regular part of New York Fashion Week, but it's certainly at home in the scene.
Sarah Ferguson to star in reality series next year
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AP - Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is coming to the Oprah Winfrey Network next year.
Roger Ebert to appear on movie review show
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AP - Roger Ebert will appear on a new television movie review show, and the "thumbs up and thumbs down" reviews he made famous are back.
Lady Gaga, producer withdraw dueling NY lawsuits
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AP - Lady Gaga has resolved her legal wrangle in New York with a music producer who says he launched her career and has sued her for $30.5 million.
Daily Variety sues punk rock band over logo
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood trade newspaper Daily Variety is embroiled in heated litigation with California punk rock band the Vandals, whose bass player happens to include an attorney.
"Nueva York" turns lens south to NY Hispanic roots
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new exhibit at El Museo del Barrio turns an historic lens on New York's north-south relations, highlighting its long and deep roots with the Spanish-speaking world.
Sarah Ferguson to star in reality series next year
(AP)
AP - Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is coming to the Oprah Winfrey Network next year.
Christian Siriano's Global Reach
(Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Christian Siriano is generally regarded as the most talented American designer to have emerged from reality TV in the past half decade. Though based in New York, his spring 2011 collection shown in New York Thursday, Sept. 9, the opening day of the runway season, owed as much to Asia as his hometown the United States, the result being a hybrid and exotic take on American sportswear.
Fans charged 690USD for Jimmy Page book
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AFP - A leather and silk-bound photographic autobiography by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will go on sale later this month for a hefty 445 pounds (540 euros, 690 dollars).
Multiple love blooms in films at Venice festival
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AP - It's not clear who's more daring, the German threesome or the French foursome.
