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America Ferrera writes new chapter in acting career (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:07:31 +0000

Reuters - After four years playing an exuberant young office worker on TV comedy “Ugly Betty,” actress America Ferrera is all grown up and taking a decidedly more serious turn in a movie she worked tirelessly to make.

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A Minute With: Director Phillip Noyce on “Salt” (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:07:56 +0000

Reuters - Australian director Phillip Noyce returned to directing Angelina Jolie in the new Russian spy action thriller “Salt,” more than ten years after he worked with her in “The Bone Collector.”

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Churchill’s false teeth go on sale (AFP)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:07:45 +0000

AFP - A set of dentures made for Britain’s war-time prime minister Winston Churchill went under the hammer Thursday as auctioneers expected to fetch up to £5,000 for “the teeth that saved the world”.

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Chelsea warning: NY town abuzz pre-Clinton wedding (AP)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:07:17 +0000

AP - Never mind that the details about Chelsea Clinton’s wedding are being guarded like state secrets. The postcard-pretty town of Rhinebeck is ready for its close-up.

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The scoop on unauthorized celeb books: fewer sales (AP)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:07:13 +0000

AP - Put Angelina Jolie’s face on a magazine cover and sales will surely rise. Get her to write a memoir and it would be worth millions. But write a book about her, without her cooperation, and you’re taking a chance.

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Jay Leno’s Garage iPhone app a total lemon (Appolicious)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:07:24 +0000

Appolicious - Whatever your feelings on Jay Leno the comedian, it’d be hard to argue that he does not take his love of automobiles very seriously. It’s unfortunate then, that a free iPhone app that appears to have a unique take on cars is locked behind a sea of bugs that make it unusable.

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Imprisoned Spector returns to music with wife’s CD (AP)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:07:05 +0000

AP - In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest.

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Chelsea Clinton wedding thrills tiny NY town (AFP)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:07:59 +0000

AFP - Wedding bells aren’t ringing yet, but the cash tills are, as the countdown begins in tiny Rhinebeck to Chelsea Clinton’s celebrity wedding Saturday.

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No charges filed in probe of other Jackson doctors (AP)

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:07:36 +0000

AP - State investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated him, authorities said Wednesday.

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Porn star Sasha Grey eyes role in Rob Lowe drama (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:07:42 +0000

Reuters - Sasha Grey, the adult-film star who headlined Steven Soderbergh’s “The Girlfriend Experience,” is in negotiations to join the cast of “I Melt With You,” a low-budget drama featuring Thomas Jane, Rob Lowe and Jeremy Piven.

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