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DJ Am's Autopsy Inconclusive, For Now

4 hours ago

Although Adam "DJ Am" Goldstein's autopsy was completed Saturday afternoon, exactly how he died still remains a mystery. "The cause of death was inconclusive because we need to do additional testing," New York City Medical Examiner spokesperson Ellen Borakove told People on Saturday, a day after police discovered Goldstein, 36, dead in his Manhattan apartment. "The testing would include toxicology and tissue testing. We don't expect any results for several weeks." Borakove could not comment further on the case. "It's under investigation and when the investigation is complete we will have a cause of death and a manner of death," she said, (See more)

- Kathy Ehrich Dowd

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Week in Review: Chris Brown, Kate Gosselin, Michael Jackson and That DJ Am Shocker

9 hours ago

Eric Dane's taped nudity is so last week (kinda). These are the stories of all shapes and sizes that demanded our attention over the last seven days, starting with one of those things that you never want to see happen, whichever day of the week it may be: 1. DJ Am: 1973-2009. Too sad, too shocking, too soon. 2. Chris Brown finally got his ass officially handed to him when he was formally sentenced to probation (which he supposedly didn't violate), community labor and other unpleasantness for what was at least his third domestic violence-related incident. Larry King Live (See more)

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DJ Am Viewed MTV Reality Show As "Another Chance;" Fate of Show Undecided

2 hours ago

DJ Am said his new MTV show, Gone Too Far, could be his redemption after struggles with food and drug addiction. But that goal came to a sudden end Friday with the celebrity DJ's death.

DJ Am, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his New York City apartment. An autopsy has been performed by the New York Medical Examiner, but an official cause of death is inconclusive, pending additional toxicology and tissue tests, which could take several weeks, the medical examiner's office told TVGuide.com.

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A rep for Goldstein's MTV show, which (See more)

- Adam Bryant

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Is This a Wrap for Tarantino?

23 hours ago

By Peter McAlevey

 

Is this a wrap for Quentin Tarantino?   That may sound bizarre, given the bluster Harvey Weinstein was spewing last weekend, but let’s examine the facts. Everyone has been proclaiming that Tarantino’s new, WWII monstrosity, which opened to an “unheard-of" $37.6 million, his “biggest opening to date.”   But wait a minute --  

 

Every picture that “opens” breaks some record -- according to Harvey, “Basterds” is #1 in “the last two-weeks of August” (but only the #11 picture for <... (See more)

- Lew Harris

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Exclusive: Werner Herzog Exorcism Clip

28 August 2009 8:16 AM, PDT

Werner Herzog's latest documentary was Encounters At The End of the World, his account of the weird and wonderful people who choose to live in the Antarctic for months on end. And since it's coming out on DVD, we managed to get an exclusive clip of the film for your delectation here, showing machine repair, Antarctic style.Yes, that's right: they're trying to exorcise the big machine without either an old priest or a young priest. If it starts to projectile vomit green machine oil, run for your lives.Encounters at the End of the World is out on (See more)

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Tarantino & Inglourious Basterds: An Uncomfortable Laugh

3 hours ago

Perhaps my favorite scene in all of movie history is muttered by Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Jules, in Pulp Fiction in response to Vincent, played by John Travolta, just after they have finished carving up human flesh. Vincent: Want some bacon? Jules: No man, I don't (See more)

- Tom Matlack

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From Johnny Depp To River Phoenix, We Cast The 1980s 'Twilight'

5 hours ago

From Hollywood Crush: Sure, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart may fit the characters of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan like a glove, but what if Stephenie Meyer's vamp classic was written during the high-flying, colorful 1980s? Who would glitter in the sun during the era of John Hughes (See more)

- Brian Jacks

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The Last Summer Friday

28 August 2009 3:00 PM, PDT

Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with Vf Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. While our summer Fridays are numbered, there's still time a little time to enjoy this gin cocktail. The Last Summer Friday 1 1/2 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin 3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. lavender syrup 3 fresh, muddled strawberries (See more)

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FrightFest 2009: Shadow review

7 hours ago

Labelled by some as the renaissance of Italian horror (Argento's been on the slide for a good 20 years), Federico Zampaglione's Shadow, though flawed, proved Friday's film of the day. The tale of an American soldier returning from the war in Iraq to go mountain biking in Europe, it blends (See more)

- Jamie Graham

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Mark Kermode Is Scared By Philip Ridley

22 hours ago

I haven't seen Philip Ridley's second feature, The Passion of Darkly Noon.... but I am a fan of his debut film, The Reflecting Skin, which I saw at its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival many years ago. On the basis of that grandiose, gothic picture, I've (See more)

- Scott Macaulay

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