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Long-time CBS broadcaster Andy Rooney dead at 92
The Baltimore SunAndy Rooney, whose CBS career spans the entire post-war history of network news, died Friday as a result of complications following minor surgery, the network announced. A mainstay of Sunday night viewing for millions of Americans, the 92-year-old Rooney...Tags: Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Bob Simon, 60 Minutes (tv program), History (tv network)
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Best Thanksgiving movie line ever -- "You cut the turkey without me?!"
The Baltimore SunLeading up to the big Diner reunion on Dec. 10, The Charles is showing a retrospective of Barry Levinson's "Baltimore films." The screenings begin on Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve, with "Avalon "(1990). Ask 10 people what their favorite moment from the...Tags: Movies, Holidays, Barry Levinson, Roger Ebert, Google Inc.
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'Fashion Police' Strike: Both Sides Dig in on Eve of Rally
ReutersMay 23 (TheWrap.com) - With the strike by nine writers on E! Entertainment's "Fashion Police" nearly five weeks old, both sides were digging in for the long haul Wednesday. While the writers were preparing to set up an 11 a.m. picket line and rally in...Tags: Work Relations, Chelsea Lately (tv program), Television, Unions, Strikes
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Coming on new Xbox: Steven Spielberg's 'Halo' TV series
Award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg will executive produce an original "Halo" television series based on the popular video games. It will have exclusive interactive Xbox One content. The blockbuster game franchise inspired a 90-minute Web series,...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, CBS Corp., Television, Microsoft Corporation, Gaming
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'Fashion Police' Producers To Be Picketed By WGA West
VarietyThe Writers Guild of America West will picket the Los Angeles offices of E! Entertainment in support of striking "Fashion Police" writers. The action has been set to start at 11:30 a.m. Thursday outside the offices at 5750 Wilshire Boulevard. The...Tags: Work Relations, Unions, E! Entertainment Television, Inc.
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Joe Downtown: TV series to showcase Las Vegas arts scene?
Las Vegas SunJust beyond the doors of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a film crew is focused on Charles Ressler. Living in Las Vegas the past two years, Ressler, a New York native, has thrown himself into various roles supporting and bolstering connections...Tags: Arts, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Television, Culture
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'Fashion Police' Strike: E! President Defends Joan Rivers, Demands WGA Election
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it would come to the negotiating table. The...Tags: Work Relations, Unions, Strikes, Elections, Collective Contract
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E! Exec Blasts WGA In 'Fashion Police' Dispute
VarietyE! president Suzanne Kolb has blasted the Writers Guild of America for a month-long strike by writers on E! Network's "Fashion Police." The stoppage started April 17 after writers filed complaints with the state of California alleging that E! and show...Tags: Work Relations, Chelsea Lately (tv program), Unions, Collective Contract, Elections
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TV Producer Ron Weaver Dies at 75
VarietyRon Weaver, a three-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning TV producer who worked on âThe Bold and the Beautifulâ and who was part of the original team that created âSesame Street,â died in his Los Angeles-area home on May 11. He was 75. Renowned for...Tags: Lee Strasberg, U.S. Air Force, AIDS
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Women front 'Nashville' band
Callie Khouri's office is laden with secrets. An emerald-green silk chaise, a Craftsman-style lamp and scattered family heirlooms lend Southern-belle intrigue to the "Nashville" creator's Santa Monica work space. On a shelf rests a silver urn with the...
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Hollywood Trade Groups Tepid About Harvey Weinstein's Royalty Scheme
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - Harvey Weinstein's hopes of getting Congress to enact a royalty-based compensation system for movie clips played on the web so far appears to be a long shot. None of the movie industry trade associations are rushing to champion...Tags: Music, Stop Online Piracy Act, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Netflix Inc.
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'Fashion Police' writers go on strike
Writers for "Fashion Police" have walked off the job. Writers on the E! Network cable show hosted by comedian Joan Rivers have gone on strike following a dispute over back wages. The Writers Guild of America, West did not immediately announce the...Tags: Jimmy Fallon, Television, Satellite and Cable Service, Strikes, NBC (tv network)
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