Movies

Michael Jackson Will: Mom, Diana Ross, Yes; Debbie Rowe, No (E! Online)

E! Online - We pretty much knew the basic details of what was going to be in Michael Jackson's will based on the scant details that trickled out yesterday.

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Fired Fox News writer seeks $5 million in suit (AP)

AP - Former Fox News entertainment writer Roger Friedman is suing his old bosses for more than $5 million after he was fired for reviewing a leaked copy of Fox's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

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Applegate Going to the Movies With Barrymore (E! Online)

E! Online - Christina Applegate is now family to Drew Barrymore.

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11 (AP)

AP - Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11:

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"Ice Age" heats up box office with record opening (Reuters)

Reuters - "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" grossed a cool $13.8 million in North American theaters on Wednesday, marking Hollywood's biggest mid-week opening for an animated film.

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BrÃ¼no's High School Football Brouhaha (E! Online)

E! Online - Ze fashionpolizei is facing off with the football police.

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Hipster factor poses challenges for movie marketers (Reuters)

Reuters - Batten down the hatches -- the hipsters are coming.

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AEG Chief: Rehearsal footage may become motion pic (AP)

AP - The footage of Michael Jackson's last rehearsal may be coming to a theater near you.

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James Frey writing teen science fiction novels (AP)

AP - James Frey (FRY) is writing for young people, and Hollywood has signed on.

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"Confessions" and "Code" dominate video charts (Reuters)

Reuters - With no high-profile theatrical features hitting DVD shelves, video consumers are turning to new material.

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LA high school featured in 'Bruno' leaves district (AP)

AP - A high school that was the location for a racy photo shoot by Sacha Baron Cohen's character "Bruno" has broken away from the nation's second-largest school district.

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Applegate, Day ready to go the "Distance" (Reuters)

Reuters - Charlie Day, one of the stars and creators of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and Christina Applegate have joined Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the romantic comedy "Going the Distance."

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Distributor bets on Lori Petty's "Poker House" (Reuters)

Reuters - Actress Lori Petty's feature directorial debut, "The Poker House," a drama based on her teenage years, has been picked up for U.S. distribution.

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Can Johnny Depp Take Out Transformers? (E! Online)

E! Online - A would-be Oscar vehicle doesn't go up against a giant-robot movie and live to tell about it.

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Review: Public Enemies a Big Bust, Despite Depp (E! Online)

E! Online - Review in a Hurry: Johnny Depp and Christian Bale star in a karaoke version of a gangster epic. You'll recognize the melancholy tones, but the whole thing is off-key and forced.

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Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies (E! Online)

E! Online - Karl Malden, the acting great who worked the Waterfront with Marlon Brando and patrolled The Streets of San Francisco with Michael Douglas, died today at 97.

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Vardalos, Corbett still have chemistry in "Hate" (Reuters)

Reuters - Although the legions of actors and writers dreaming of their big score won't have much sympathy for Nia Vardalos, her predicament can't be easy.

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Calif. jury gets 'Alpha Dog' kidnap-murder case (AP)

AP - A jury is considering the case of Jesse James Hollywood, who is accused of kidnapping a teenager over a drug debt and then ordering his death in a case that inspired the 2007 movie "Alpha Dog."

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Rogen, Hathaway, Jackman, Franco, Rudd Join the Academy (E! Online)

E! Online - Seth Rogen and James Franco have taken the pineapple express to Oscar credibility.

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Jolie, Aniston are Hollywood's top-earning actresses (Reuters)

Reuters - Angelina Jolie is Hollywood's top earning actress, banking $27 million in the past year to beat out her partner Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who raked in $25 million, a Forbes.com study showed on Wednesday.