Imax posts profit, sees strong first quarter (Reuters)
Reuters - Imax Corp reported a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday as the giant-screen movie theater operator benefited from a strong slate of films, including Fox's "Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience."
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Pink Floyd wins UK court battle with EMI label (Reuters)
Reuters - British rock band Pink Floyd on Thursday won a court battle with EMI in a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the internet from the group's concept albums.
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Miu Miu's Regal Pop (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - It was 1960s modernism meets Louis XIV at the latest collection of Miu Miu, the final show of Paris fashion week that ended Wednesday evening, March 10.
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Tags: celebrity, Movies, Movies 2-second video causes headache for ABC News (AP)
AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.
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Mexican Carlos Slim world's richest in new ranking (AFP)
AFP - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has dethroned Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world wealthiest person and China is fast catching up with the number of US billionaires on the annual Forbes rich list.
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3-D boosts box office worldwide to record $30 bln (AP)
AP - The appeal of 3-D movies helped boost movie ticket sales by nearly 8 percent to a record $29.9 billion worldwide in 2009, according to the Motion Picture Association of America.
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Corey Haim dies of overdose in Los Angeles (Reuters)
Reuters - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent prescription drug overdose. He was 38.
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Tags: celebrity, Movies, Movies CW eyeing dance, weight-loss competition series (Reuters)
Reuters - The CW is developing two competition series using popular unscripted subject matter: dancing and weight loss.
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Film fest a French boast
Lincoln Center's annual celebration of French cinema returns this week for another exploration of Gallic themes -- liberté, égalité, adultery.
Say hello to "Farewell," tonight's opening selection for the 15th annual Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. The tense film by Christian Carion is a fact-based '80s spy thriller about...
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These 10 have a rendez-vous with stardom
Film News: Breakout French talent takes the next step -- Age doesn't matter to these 10, a mix of fresh faces and veteran pros with rising profiles.
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Tags: movie celeb, Movies, Movies, news 'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol' (AP)
AP - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."
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Warners plans pic based on Da Vinci
Film News: Project set up with Adrian Askarieh -- Warner Bros. is launching development of an action adventure centered on Leonardo da Vinci and set it up with Adrian Askarieh through his Prime Universe banner and Roy Lee and Doug Davison at Vertigo Entertainment.
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Double Nickel gets 'Ruthless'
Film News: Indie banner launches development of crime thriller -- Indie banner Double Nickel Prods. has launched development of crime thriller "Ruthless," snapping up Cooper Laine's spec script.
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Warner Bros. slices in date for 'Splice'
Film News: Acquisition faces off against three wide releases -- Warner Bros. has slotted Vincenzo Natali's "Splice" for a June 4 release, following its acquisition by Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment.
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"2012" debuts atop three video charts (Reuters)
Reuters - The end-of-the-world drama "2012" debuted at the top of all three home video charts the week ending March 7, the first release in nearly a month with a box office pedigree of more than $100 million.
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