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The Last Airbender, The Expendables
'Airbender,' 'Expendables' fight for o'seas No. 1
It's another too-close-to-call weekend on the foreign circuit as "The Expendables" and "The Last Airbender" appear neck and neck as of Sunday in the race to box office No. 1.
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Wagner spectacle impresses audiences across Europe
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'Airbender,' 'Expendables' fight for o'seas No. 1
Both films nab roughly $18 million, but final b.o. takes pending
Michael Grade: Channel 4 should get BBC's license fee
Former BBC chair sees commercial UK TV biz "buckling"
ITV1 chief defends 'X-Factor' voice modulation
Fincham believes producers 'faithfully reflect' performances
TV scribe warns Brit broadcasters to broaden vision
Paul Abbott calls for larger series orders
Tsai returns to saddle at Golden Horses
Taiwan talk show to host Chinese film's big night
Thompson urges U.K. nets to seek retrans fees
BBC director general spoke at MacTaggart memorial lecture

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Asia

Tsai returns to saddle at Golden Horses
Taiwan talk show to host Chinese film's big night » More
A minute with Shah Rukh Khan
Superstar talks about pushing boundaries » More
Women directors struggle in Bollywood
'Peepli Live' has female director » More
'Slumdog' helps usher in Indian era
Over a dozen South Asian actors now in primetime » More
Director Satoshi Kon dies at 46
Anime filmmaker was working on children's project » More
Canadian gov't slams EA for Taliban game
Allowed gamers to become fighters killing Allied troops » More
'Inception' gets early China bow
Nolan film premiere moved up three weeks » More
Kim Jimi gets PIFF retrospective
Only second thespian honored by festival spotlight » More
China wants one national cable co.
Consolidation of 1,000 players could prove challenging » More
Facebook now number one in India
Beats out Orkut for top social networking spot » More

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Europe

John Lennon's latrine sells for $14,740
Item part of Beatles memorabilia sold at Liverpool auction » More
Thompson urges U.K. nets to seek retrans fees
BBC director general spoke at MacTaggart memorial lecture » More
Mark Ronson working on D'Angelo album
Artist-producer is 'going into the studio' for 'Voodoo' followup » More
Simon Cowell orders 'X-Factor' overhaul
Pledges to put viewer trust in focus after audio tweaks » More
Stuart Townsend to star in conspiracy series
EXCLUSIVE: Thriller to air in France, Canada next year » More
Julian Fellowes pens 'The Girl on the Landing'
Pic based on Paul Torday novel of the same name » More
'Last Night' to open Rome Film Fest
NIcole Kidman starrer 'Rabbit Hole' to screen in competition » More
Venice to award John Woo with Golden Lion
Hong Kong director to receive prize Sept. 3 » More
Thompson faces tough crowd at Edinburgh
Channel 4 head may answer to criticism on many fronts » More
Sam Mendes, Kevin Spacey reunite for play
Pair last worked together on 1999's 'American Beauty' » More

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Other Regions

Julio Iglesias marries longtime girlfriend
Spanish singer, Miranda Rijnsburger wed Tuesday » More
Televisa comes under attack for third time
Car bomb exploded in front of the television station » More
Televisa TV stations under grenade attack
No injuries reported, two studios damaged over weekend » More
Peruvian director Armando Robles Godoy dies
Lima film fest to honor Peruvian cinema's patriarch Saturday » More
Sean Penn denounces Wyclef Jean's Haiti bid
Actor says he is 'suspicious,' calls musician a 'non-presence' » More
Naomi Campbell testifies at war crimes trial
Ex-Liberian ruler gave supermodel 'dirty-looking pebbles' » More

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Canada

Canadian film, TV producer Ian McDougall dies
Credits included 'CSI,' 'Nuremberg' and 'Joan of Arc' » More
Vivendi picks up North American rights to 'Beyblade'
Gets first 51 episodes of spinoff series for DVD, VOD » More
Terrorist suspect auditioned for 'Canadian Idol'
Khurram Sher was arrested for being part of an Ottawa cell » More
Stuart Townsend to star in conspiracy series
EXCLUSIVE: Thriller to air in France, Canada next year » More
Canadian gov't slams EA for Taliban game
Allowed gamers to become fighters killing Allied troops » More
Operators must devote money to local TV ideas
Michel Arpin: Access to broadcasting system must be open » More

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