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Thai thriller straddles homophobia, homoerotica
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:25:25 -0500
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Hollywood Reporter) - In the slasher-thriller "Slice," a cop-turned-convict tracks down a serial killer by delving into his own troubled childhood memories.

Madonna to launch fashion lines
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:10 -0500
BANGALORE (Reuters) - It appears the Material Girl will be getting a lot more material.

Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:02:03 -0500
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.

Bigelow's Oscars will change Hollywood, slowly
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:41:23 -0500
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow wrapped her fingers around that little golden man called Oscar on Sunday and cracked one of Hollywood's glass ceilings, but truly shattering it may take more time.

"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" a cold-case chiller
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:20:05 -0500
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Revolving around an investigative reporter and his unlikely crime-solving partner, Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson's posthumous Millennium trilogy of novels were not so much best-sellers as international publishing phenomena.

Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:58:38 -0500
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A television producer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.

Women hit by climate change head to Capitol Hill
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:36:48 -0500
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Celebrities? So last season, say Paris fashionistas
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:53:06 -0500
PARIS (Reuters) - Maybe it's the effect of recession, maybe it's simply a case of Hollywood fatigue -- whatever the reason, buyers and designers at Paris fashion week are declaring the end of the celebrity cult.

WTA sees more flexibility in new Ericsson deal
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:26:07 -0500
LONDON (Reuters) - The WTA said a new, reduced sponsorship agreement with Sony Ericsson in which the mobile handset maker loses its naming rights to the women's tennis Tour would give the governing body greater flexibility to grow.

Bigelow makes Oscar history as war drama triumphs
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:17 -0500
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood finally entrusted a female director with an Oscar on Sunday.

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