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'Oprah' to end run in 2011(11/19 3:40PM)
TV: It's official: 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' is coming to an end on Sept. 9, 2011.
Spielberg, King team on 'Dome'(11/19 8:00PM)
Film: The duo have joined forces to set up the supernatural thriller as an event series, likely for cable.
'Avatar' toys with augmented reality(11/19 8:00PM)
Film: Fox will use augmented reality to get auds up to speed on 'Avatar.'
Peter Iliff to pen 'American Gladiators'(11/19 8:00PM)
Film: The live-action feature will be based on the TV show that first aired in 1988.
'New Moon' rises at weekend box office(11/19 5:45PM)
Film: Summit pic, which is expected to be a monster, opens in 3,514 theaters at 12:01 a.m. Friday.
Brad Pitt falls into 'Dark Void'(11/19 10:34AM)
Film: Plan B and Reliance Big Pictures ink deal with Capcom to develop a feature on the 'Dark Void' game.
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James Cameron's sci-fi actioner will likely be the property that makes augmented reality a household phrase.
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Scribe Peter Iliff has been tapped to adapt a live-action bigscreen version of 'American Gladiators.'
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Led by 'New Moon,' this weekend's domestic box office could see a record revenue, according to B.O. observers.
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The Verdict: 'Habit' faces critics

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Review: "New Moon"

This second chapter of the franchise is as good as "Twilight" and arguably a shade better. More

Broadway's 'Vibrator'

Victorian repression gets a rude poke in Sarah Ruhl's idiosyncratic 'In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play.' More


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Film Reviews

This second chapter of the four-part franchise is as good as "Twilight" and arguably a shade better.
A startling wake-up call about appalling conditions prevailing in American schools.

Award Central

Some mysteries of the universe are eternal: Does God exist? What is the purpose of my life? And how
In the already tortuous world of specialty film financing, some U.S. filmmakers trying to fund proje

TV Reviews

Show doesn't just tug at the heartstrings; rather, it yanks, twists and defibrillates them.
Discovery comes at the mystery from two diametrically opposed angles. Neither is wholly convincing.

Films Now Playing

Roland Emmerich's past pics were mere appetizers for this smorgasbord of global annihilation.
Charles Dickens' screen perennial has been retrofitted here as a so-called thrill ride.

Legit Reviews

A musical that deals with everything from busking at Port Authority to the South Texan experience.
Despite overly familiar insights, the dialogue is sharp and funny.

Weekend Box Office

The weekend will likely bring in record revenues at the domestic box office.
'Twilight' fans are planning ahead, as ticketing sites report record traffic for 'New Moon.'

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