David Westin resigning as news head at Disney's ABC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - ABC News President David Westin said on Monday he was resigning after 13 years, according to a memo he sent to employees that was released on the network's website.
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Venice film fest fights its corner as crisis bites
By Silvia Aloisi
VENICE (Reuters) - A dearth of big Hollywood stars, Venice's notoriously high costs, fierce competition from Toronto -- this year's film festival on the Lido is fighting to keep its place...
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Ex-Guns N' Roses bassist leaves Jane's Addiction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band Jane's Addiction said Monday it has parted ways with its latest bass player, former Guns N' Roses member Duff McKagan, five months after announcing his addition to the oft-vacated post.
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Bahamas judge dismisses Travolta extortion case
By Neil Hartnell
NASSAU (Reuters) - A judge in the Bahamas on Monday dismissed the charges against two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta over his son's death after...
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Clooney outdraws "Machete" at holiday box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the battle of the box office assassins, A-lister George Clooney barely mustered more firepower with his new chart-topper "The American" than the relatively unknown star of "Machete," as the summer moviegoing season wrapped feebly during the Labor Day holiday weekend.
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Chinese film on 1960 labor camps cheered in Venice
By Silvia Aloisi
VENICE (Reuters) - A powerful Chinese film on the plight of political prisoners condemned to forced labor camps in the late 1950s wooed critics in Venice on Monday, with some tipping...
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A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing
By Mike Collett-White
VENICE (Reuters) - Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the...
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George Clooney shoots first at box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George Clooney outgunned his rivals at the Labor Day holiday weekend box office in North America with a low-caliber opening for his assassin drama "The American," as the lucrative summer movie going season wound down on a traditionally weak note.
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