Today, Warner Bros., owned by Time Warner Inc., stated that it was to start making select movies viewable via the social networking giant’s website, Facebook. This new partnership with Warner Bros. is going allow Facebook to be able to compete in the ever growing online movie viewing fad. Even though Facebook has a fan...
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Los Angeles, CA – Being successful does not bring one a happy marriage, at least not for women actresses. As documented in newly released research results from Carnegie Mellon University injunction with the University of Toronto, actresses which acquire the Best Actress title at the Oscars are more susceptible to becoming divorced. Based on...
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Los Angeles, CA – Last night the movie King’s Speech received the best film award at the Producers Guild of America Awards. It was able to overcome tough opposition from other critically acclaimed movies such as The Social Network, Black Swan, 127 Hours, Inception, The Kids Are All Right and The Fighter The Producers...
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Los Angeles, CA – In what many consider to be a blatant slap in the face to the Los Angeles County District Attorney today, the judge presiding over the drug conspiracy trial for Howard K. Stern has thrown out the jury’s guilty verdict. The judge’s decision renders Stern totally free of all wrong doing...
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Dr. Billy Taylor, jazz composer and musician, pianist and composer creations died Tuesday night in Manhattan at the age of 89. Billy Taylor grew to become one of the country’s most enthusiastic promoters of jazz music, and once statted that even he, himself did not fully understand his own personally developed style of music. ...
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LOS ANGELES — At the age of 54, Teena Marie, the “infamous black artist with white skin,” died peacefully in her sleep. Teena recorded her last album a few months ago that was titled after an well known historical gathering spot for slaves in New Orleans named “Congo Square.” In January 2010 Marie told...
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Toledo, OH – The famous Toledo Museum of Art has decided to return, to Germany, a dinner table centerpiece that dates from the 18th century. About three weeks ago the art work was proven to have been stolen after officials at the museum were shown evidence supporting the claim. According to the museum...
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