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Audiences Flock to ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’

    Monsters vs. Aliens just achieved the best opening weekend at the ...

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PBS Dickens Adaptation Politicizes and Vulgarizes Classic Novel

   The latest PBS Masterpiece Classics adaptation of Charles Dickens's clas...

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Cage, Catastrophe Draw Top Weekend Movie Numbers

      An imminent world catastrophe and Nicolas Cage drew U....

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Audiences Race to Disney’s ‘Witch Mountain’, Abandon ‘Watchmen’

    Race to Witch Mountain knocked Watchmen off the top spot in movie ...

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Audiences Watching ‘Watchmen’, but Fewer Than Expected

      Watchmen opened at number 1 in U.S. movie ticket sales...

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NY Senator Schumer Endorses Unexpected Economic Advisor Springsteen

    Government's effect on the culture is not always direct, as in the...

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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Too Good for Oscars?

     Tonight Hollywood tells us once again what we should like&md...

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Cable Woes Mark Change from TV Mentality to Web Culture

 Among the luxuries taking a beating from the recession is a service until recently t...

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‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue Sales Down

     Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue sold fewer copies...

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‘Friday the 13th’ Sets Opening Weekend Box Office Record; Besson Film Stays Strong

   Warner Bros' and producer Michael Bay's remake of the influential 1980 h...

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Anna Nicole Smith to Be Immmortalized in Opera

    The tastemaker who brought the world Jerry Springer: The Opera has...

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Comedy, Suspense Remain Strong at Movie Box Office

 He's Just Not That Into You, a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Ben Afflec...

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Grammy Voters Big on Plant, Krause

Here's a good summary of the Grammy Awards, for those who are interested in what the recor...

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Michael Phelps, Celebrity, and Moral Hazard

        The Michael Phelps drug use photo brings u...

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Teen and Preteen Girl Alcohol Flasks Are Cultural Problem, Not Irresponsible Business

       American fashion companies are marketing liquor flask...

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‘Mall Cop’ Survives Critical Raspberries with Big Audience Success

   Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a comedy the critics hate, is still number one at ...

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Fear Ninja Obama!

Gizmodo hips us to a Barack Obama action figure. And boy does it kick ass!Not only is Bara...

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Shift to New Media Combats Plagiarism

    A highly salutary outcome of the change to new media has been unfairly ...

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Eastwood Tops Box Office

  At age 78, directing and appearing in what he says might be his last starring ...

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‘Village Voice’ Layoffs Exemplify Decline of Mainstream Counterculture

Continuing the beneficial meltdown of the mainstream media, including bastions of the erst...

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Internet Blamed for Idiocy of ‘At the Movies’ Host

   The decline of the mainstream media—a very good thing—is the...

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Independent Christian Film Was Hollywood’s Best Investment in 2008

  Yes, The Dark Knight made more money in U.S. theaters than any film in history...

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U.S. Movie Box Office Remains Strong As Audiences Broaden Tastes

U.S. movie box office attendance remained strong in the first weekend of the year, with Ma...

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Agog Over the Van Goghs

  Vincent Van Gogh is definitely not one of my favorite painters, but I'm glad t...

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NBA All-Star Event to Be Shown Live in 3D

    Continuing the trickle of live 3D events in U.S. movie theaters, T...

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Big Weekend at the Movies

     U.S. audiences flocked to the nation's movie theaters this p...

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Che Movie; Palin Haters; New Number 1 on TV

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‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ Opens OK at Box Office Despite Horrible Reviews

      The new remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still is get...

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Mainstream Print Media Continue Declines in Circulation, Ad Revenues

       The decline and fall of the mainstream print med...

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‘Four Christmases’ Stays Strong, Audiences Begin to Sour on ‘Milk’

   U.S. movie audiences are ignoring the critics—wisely—writes ...

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Extortion Against eharmony Erodes Everybody’s Freedom

       The recent decision by eHarmony to settle a sexu...

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NFL, Fox Try Out 3-D TV

      Don't look for it in the home any time soon, but enter...

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‘Four Christmases’ Leads High-Performance Weekend for Hollywood Genre Films

    U.S. movie audiences stayed with tried-and-true genre films and re...