Bedtime Stories director spies Birdie redo
Fresh off the success of his fairytale hit Bedtime Stories, Adam Shankman is coming on to develop and produce a long-gestating remake of Bye Bye Birdie at Columbia. [view the full story]
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Cuba opens Hemingway archives to scholars
Cuba on Monday (local time) made the first of thousands of digitised documents, photographs and books that belonged to writer Ernest Hemingway available to scholars after the items languished for decades in the basement of his home outside of Havana. [view the full story]
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Studio exec Ned Tanen dies
Ned Tanen, the former president of Universal Pictures who championed such filmmakers as George Lucas and John Hughes, died on Monday (local time) of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica. [view the full story]
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Actress Arquette files for divorce
Medium star Patricia Arquette has filed for divorce from her husband, actor Thomas Jane, citing "irreconcilable differences," according to court records made public on Monday (local time). [view the full story]
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Elvis Festival sleeper train cancelled
Plans to boost the number of people attending this year's Elvis Festival at Parkes in New South Wales have been dealt a blow by the cancellation of a train from Melbourne. [view the full story]
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Whitaker eyes Stallone's Expendables
Forest Whitaker is negotiating to join the cast of the action film The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone's latest writing and directing effort. [view the full story]
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Potbelleez claim most airplayed tune
The Veronicas, Rogue Traders and Powderfinger are the most played Australian artists in the country, but a tune by electro group The Potbelleez claimed the most airplay in the past year. [view the full story]
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Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider quits band
Florian Schneider, the co-founder of legendary German electronica band Kraftwerk, has quit the line-up, leaving it with just one original member. [view the full story]
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Franken wins US Senate seat, appeal flagged
Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the US Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said nearly two months after the November 4 election. [view the full story]
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Dark Knight vies for Producers Guild best film
The Dark Knight is among the films competing for best film honours from the Producers Guild of America. [view the full story]
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Jett Travolta's autopsy completed
Officials in the Bahamas have conducted an autopsy on Jett Travolta, the teenage son of actor John Travolta, who died last week during a family holiday. [view the full story]
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Curtains go down on 16 Broadway shows
The curtain will descend on no less than 16 Broadway shows by the end of February. [view the full story]
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Travolta son's death caused by 'seizure disorder'
Actor John Travolta's son Jett died from "seizure disorder," a Bahamas funeral home official said after pathologists performed an autopsy on the body of the teenager. [view the full story]
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Falls organisers in talks on traffic jam
The founder of the Tasmanian Falls Festival is putting his case to politicians today, to ensure traffic chaos will not occur at next year's event. [view the full story]
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Striking the right note at Melbourne's new recital hall
Six new pianos have been delivered to the Melbourne Recital Hall in Southbank. [view the full story]
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Cartoonist farewelled at funeral service
Celebrated football cartoonist Bill Green, better known as WEG, has been laid to rest in Melbourne today. [view the full story]
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Australia going strong despite critical panning
Despite tepid local reviews and being panned overseas, Baz Luhrmann's Australia has surpassed Moulin Rouge as the director's best performing film in his home country. [view the full story]
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Government assurance on Falls delays
The State Government has agreed to ensure the smooth running of Tasmania's biggest music festival. [view the full story]
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Pop princesses dominate music charts
In the first week of the new year, pop princesses continue to dominate the Australian music charts. [view the full story]
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Thorn Birds set for stage
Colleen McCullough's epic novel The Thorn Birds will be staged as a musical to tour Britain this year. [view the full story]
Posted: 11:44:00 AEDT

Smith 2008's money-making star: poll
Actor Will Smith, star of Hancock and Seven Pounds, was voted the top money-making movie star of 2008, dethroning Johnny Depp in an annual poll of movie theatre owners and film buyers. [view the full story]
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No extension to Taste festival
The organisers of Hobart's Taste festival have ruled out extending the event for an extra week. [view the full story]
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Travolta 'heartbroken' over son's death
Actor John Travolta has broken a two-day silence over the death of his 16-year-old son Jett, saying he and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, are "heartbroken" by their sudden loss. [view the full story]
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Scientology helped me overcome dyslexia: Cruise
Tom Cruise, one of Scientology's best-known adherents, says he overcame the effects of dyslexia thanks to the church's teachings. [view the full story]
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Pulitzer winner Shepard arrested
Actor and playwright Sam Shepard was arrested early on Saturday (local time) in central Illinois and charged with speeding and drink-driving, police said. [view the full story]
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Chaser pursues laughs in US
Cable TV channel G4 has bought the American broadcast rights to The Chaser's War On Everything. [view the full story]
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Arts 'ignored' in national curriculum
The Federal Government's new national curriculum for schools is focused on the basics of education: English, maths, science, history, geography and languages. [view the full story]
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Former comedian Franken to win US Senate seat
Democrat Al Franken will be declared the winner of the tight US Senate contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman, a state official said. [view the full story]
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Thai puppeteers help keep kingdom's culture alive
As developing countries across the world embrace modern ideas, many worry about the cultural heritage that could be forgotten and lost forever. [view the full story]
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Bhutto's daughter writes rap tribute
The elder daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has written a rap song expressing her anguish over her mother's death. [view the full story]
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'Stay, move or shut down': Summernats' future uncertain
Organisers of Canberra's Summernats car show will not say whether the four day festival will return to the national capital next year. [view the full story]
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Autopsy planned for John Travolta's son
An autopsy is planned in the Bahamas for actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son, who died suddenly during a vacation at his family's resort home. [view the full story]
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Dr Who? Matt Smith named show's new lead
Matt Smith will be the 11th Doctor Who and the youngest actor ever to play the cult television time traveller. [view the full story]
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Penn, Hawkins, Israeli film win critics' awards
Milk's Sean Penn and Happy-Go-Lucky's Sally Hawkins have been named best actor and actress by the National Society of Film Critics, positioning them as front-runners for next month's Academy Awards. [view the full story]
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