China political satire scores big at box office (AFP)

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• China political satire scores big at box office (AFP)
• Actor Christian Kane releases country music CD
• Teena Marie on music, addiction in '09 interview
• 2010's Best Episodes: Grey's Anatomy's Crazed Gunman and Lost's Emotional Farewell
• Chris Brown -- Racial, Gay Slurs in Twitter Feud - TMZ.com
• French model who died had led a highly public battle against anorexia - Los Angeles Times
• Los Angeles TV writer found dead at Hawaii resort (AP)
• Flaming Lips promise "out of control" NY eve show (Reuters)
• Jazz Pianist Billy Taylor Dies at 89
• Jackson estate calls autopsy documentary "shocking" - Monsters and Critics.com
• Michael Jackson estate demands Discovery Channel cancel autopsy show
• CNN suffers worst primetime ratings since 1996 (Reuters)
• Conan O’Brien rocks the under-34 set
• Real-life member of 'Sound of Music' family dies (AP)
• "Star Wars" visual effects artist McCune dies (Reuters)
• Emily Blunt stars in Christmas feel good film
• Ryan Gosling Sings 'My Little Pony' Song
• Anorexic Model Isabelle Caro Dies at 28
• VIDEO: Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" Gets Iced By 9-Year-Old Figure Skater
• Jackson estate demands autopsy show cancellation

China political satire scores big at box office (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:24 PM PST AFP - A new film from one of the bad boys of Chinese cinema, Jiang Wen -- a scathing satire on power, greed and corruption -- has critics cheering and movie-goers queuing up to make it a box office hit.

Actor Christian Kane releases country music CD Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:07 PM PST Christian Kane, who stars in the TNT series 'Leverage,' talks about releasing his debut album 'The House Rules.' (Dec. 29)

Teena Marie on music, addiction in '09 interview Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:54 PM PST In a May 2009 interview with the Associated Press, the late soul singer Teena Marie talks about prayer, her addiction to vicodin, having seizures and living life after the death of her musical mentor, Rick James. (Dec. 29)

2010's Best Episodes: Grey's Anatomy's Crazed Gunman and Lost's Emotional Farewell Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:00 PM PST It was a great year for TV, which made it very difficult to choose the top 25 episodes of 2010. Recalling and, in some cases, rewatching the stand-out moments was a holiday treat. We got our first glimpse of a bespectacled Clark Kent and saw Snooki pummel Angelina. We wept as Jack Shephard took his final breath and cheered as Leslie took down a mischievous rodent wreaking havoc in Pawnee. Here's the fourth batch of TVGuide.com's weeklong countdown of the year's best episodes. (Catch up first with Episodes 25-21, Episodes 20-16, and Episodes 15-11.)

Chris Brown -- Racial, Gay Slurs in Twitter Feud - TMZ.com Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:17 PM PST AceShowbiz Chris Brown -- Racial, Gay Slurs in Twitter Feud TMZ.com So much for anger management ... Chris Brown just unloaded an offensive, scathing Twitter attack on a former member of the R&B group B2K ... and it had to do with comments about Rihanna. Brown got into it with singer Raz B -- after Raz tweeted Brown, ... Chris Brown launches into homophobic Twitter feud with former B2K member Raz-BEntertainment Weekly Chris Brown Defends Himself After Gay and Racial SlursAceShowbiz Chris Brown Goes Off on Raz B for Making Disrespectful Comments on TwitterGossip On This CDInsight -Hollywoodnews.com -Digital Spy all 32 news articles »

French model who died had led a highly public battle against anorexia - Los Angeles Times Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:25 PM PST msnbc.com French model who died had led a highly public battle against anorexia Los Angeles Times Isabelle Caro's emaciated frame on Italian billboards a few years ago carried a shocking anti-anorexia message -- which was exactly what the French model had intended. Her highly publicized battle against the eating ... 'No Anorexia' model dies aged 28BBC News Five Things to Know About "No Anorexia" Model Isabelle CaroE! Online (blog) Isabelle Caro Paid to High a Price For BeautyTimes Square Chronicles Gather Celebs News Channel -TheImproper.com -New York Daily News all 304 news articles »

Los Angeles TV writer found dead at Hawaii resort (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:35 PM PST AP - Police in Hawaii are investigating the death of a Los Angeles writer and producer who was found in a hotel room.

Flaming Lips promise "out of control" NY eve show (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:36 PM PST Reuters - When the Flaming Lips play their fourth annual New Year's Eve Freakout concert in their Oklahoma City hometown on Friday, fans will be barraged with "20 times more balloons and confetti" than at regular shows, lead singer Wayne Coyne said.

Jazz Pianist Billy Taylor Dies at 89 Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:49 PM PST Billy Taylor, the noted jazz pianist and educator who enjoyed tremendous success on television, has died. He was 89. Taylor died Tuesday of heart failure in New York, his daughter, Kim Taylor-Thompson, told The New York Times. See other celebrities who died this year A longtime fixture on television unlike many of his contemporaries, Taylor served as cultural correspondent on CBS News' Sunday Morning and was the first African-American to lead a talk-show band when he was bandleader for The David Frost Show from 1969 to '72. He first made his mark on TV in 1958 as the musical director of NBC's The Subject Is Jazz, the first TV series that ...

Jackson estate calls autopsy documentary "shocking" - Monsters and Critics.com Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:31 PM PST Reuters UK Jackson estate calls autopsy documentary "shocking" Monsters and Critics.com Los Angeles - The estate of Michael Jackson asked the Discovery Channel Wednesday to cancel plans to screen a reenactment of the late singer's autopsy, saying the show was 'in shockingly bad taste.' In a letter to the TV network executors, ... Michael Jackson estate demands Discovery Channel cancel autopsy showEntertainment Weekly Michael Jackson's Fans and Estate Executors Want 'Autopsy' CanceledAceShowbiz Michael Jackson Executors Want TV "Autopsy" CanceledABC News The Associated Press -NPR -TMZ.com all 209 news articles »

Michael Jackson estate demands Discovery Channel cancel autopsy show Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:17 PM PST Michael Jackson's estate is demanding the Discovery Channel call off plans for a prime time show set to air Jan. 13 in the United Kingdom claiming to re-enact the star's autopsy, the Associated Press is reporting. In an open letter sent to Discovery Communications on Wednesday, John Branca and John McClain of Jackson's estate condemned

CNN suffers worst primetime ratings since 1996 (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:17 PM PST Reuters - CNN may still reach more total-day viewers than its competition, but the news network this year suffered its worst primetime performance among total viewers and the key adults 25-54 demographic since at least 1996, according to Mediabistro's TV Newser.

Conan O’Brien rocks the under-34 set Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:47 PM PST Adults between the ages of 18-34 have definitely drifted to TBS to get their late night fix: Through his first six weeks at his new network, Conan O'Brien has ranked as TV's top late-night talk show among adults 18-34, according to TBS stats. The median age of CONAN was 33 for the first six weeks - tying with TBS's Lopez

Real-life member of 'Sound of Music' family dies (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - Agathe von Trapp, a member of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music," has died, a longtime friend said Wednesday.

"Star Wars" visual effects artist McCune dies (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:48 PM PST Reuters - Oscar-winning "Star Wars" visual-effects designer Grant McCune, who created scenes with models and miniature films for more than three decades, has died of pancreatic cancer, his production company said on Wednesday. He was 67.

Emily Blunt stars in Christmas feel good film Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:07 PM PST Emily Blunt plays a princess in the new comedy 'Gulliver's Travels' based on the classic children's novel. (Dec. 29)

Ryan Gosling Sings 'My Little Pony' Song Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:01 PM PST Actor recalls a favorite when asked to sing.

Anorexic Model Isabelle Caro Dies at 28 Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:59 PM PST Isabelle Caro, a French model and actress whose anorexia-stricken body was used in a shock Italian ad in 2007, has died. She was 28. Daniele Dubreuil-Prevot, Caro's acting coach, told The Associated Press that Caro died Nov. 17 after returning to France from a job in Tokyo. See other celebrities who died this year Dubreuil-Prevot said she did not know the cause of death, but said Caro "had been ...

VIDEO: Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" Gets Iced By 9-Year-Old Figure Skater Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:56 PM PST Willow Smith's hair-whipping days may be over for now, but it looks like someone else is happy to take over the reins — on ice no less. Willow Smith gets bowl haircut Starr Andrews, a 9-year-old figure skater, has performed a routine ...

Jackson estate demands autopsy show cancellation Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:54 PM PST AP - Executors of Michael Jackson's estate demanded Wednesday that the Discovery Channel cancel plans for a show purporting to re-enact the dead superstar's autopsy.

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