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Entertaining RSS FeedsChung Taewon quits his prod'n co. - International News: His shares valued at $18.5 million -- Influential South Korean producer Chung Taewon is to quit his eponymous production powerhouse Taewon Entertainment. ...Feed Source: feeds.feedburner.com Obama shares his vision - Business News: Presidential nominee challenges McCain -- DENVER--What started as Barackapalooza -- complete with throngs of ardent fans streaming into Invesco Field to listen to Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow and John Legend rock the stadium -- eventually morphed into the first official volley of the coming fall campaign.
... Democratic National Convention: Barack Obama - TV Reviews: Are ya ready for some politics? Republicans and their media surrogates tried mightily to engage in a feat of political jujitsu, turning Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama?s acceptance speech at Denver?s Invesco Field into an indictment of the candidate ? further proof, they argued, of the cult of personality that surrounds his celebrity status. Yet as political theater, Obama?s football-stadium showcase delivered on a scale worthy of its setting. Coming on the heels of Beijing, the extraordinary visual tableau played like the Olympic opening ceremony of political speeches.
... Mes amis, mes amours - Film Reviews: Based on a novel by Gallic scribe du jour Marc Levy, and directed by his sister, Lorraine, pic largely limits itself to perfunctory jokes and rote romance.
... Cass - Film Reviews: Baggily structured, but still engaging and occasionally insightful, British drama recounts the story of real-life soccer hooligan Cass Pennan.
... U.S. short on tough guy actors - Weekly: Filmmakers turn to U.K., Australia for action stars -- Where have the manly movie stars gone? Casting the titular tough-guy New York hero of his upcoming adaptation of ?The Spirit,? Frank Miller had trouble finding the right actor.
... Nielsen finds audiences are aging - TV News: 55-plus age bracket is fastest-growing demo -- The adults 18-49 demographic remains the gold standard among advertisers -- yet TV auds keep getting greyer.
... Universal TV ups two, hires two - Business News: All four will report to exec VP Beth Roberts -- Universal TV Group has expanded its business affairs department, promoting two execs and hiring two more.
... Vancouver announces two programs - Film Festivals: 'Ballast,' 'Sugar,' East Asian films to screen -- The Vancouver International Film Festival has announced the lineups for two of its major programs -- Dragons & Tigers: The Cinema of East Asia and Cinema of Our Time.
... Cold Lunch (Lonsj) - Film Reviews: A selfish youth's thoughtless act creates unexpected consequences for several of his Oslo neighbors in this mannered multistrand drama.
... Mark of an Angel (L'Empreinte de l'ange) - Film Reviews: "Mark of an Angel" substitutes the usual suspenser suspects with two highly unusual mommies, both claiming kinship over the same sweet-faced little girl.
... Telkom, PCCW pact for satellite TV - Home Ent News: Duo sign deal to deliver service to Indonesia -- PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) and Hong Kong's PCCW have pacted to co-invest in Indonesian satellite TV group PT Indonusa Telemedia (Telkomvision) to deliver satellite TV, IPTV and other services to the country.
... Mexican state sets up film fund - Web Exclusive: Jalisco raises 3 million pesos for Foundation -- The Mexican state of Jalisco, home to the Guadalajara Film Festival, will be one of the first in the nation to fund film production via a local subsidy.
... 'Hulk' bulks up at Chinese box office - Foreign B.O.: Olympic audience return to theaters -- Chinese auds are starting to emerge from their Olympic slumber and getting back into the theaters, and the first beneficiary has been "The Incredible Hulk," which took in 24 million yuan ($3.5 million) in its opening weekend, local media reported.
... 'Pies' on menu at Dutch festival - Film Festivals: Documentary to clost Netherlands event -- The documentary "Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies" will close the Netherlands Film Festival, which unspools in Utrecht Sept. 24-Oct. 3.
... 'Cliff' reaches 10 million mark - Foreign B.O.: Animated feature passes 12 billion yen -- Hayao Miyazaki toon "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" has passed the 10 million admission mark in Japan, taking in 12 billion yen ($109.6 million) and putting it on track to become one of the biggest B.O. hits of all time in the country.
... Tso hops to Australia's CNBC - Web Exclusive: Veteran newscaster joins team -- News web CNBC has strengthened its Aussie operations with news that vet finance journalist Karen Tso will join the team.
... Foreign box office has solid summer - International News: 'Mamma,' 'Sex,' 'Panda' dazzle overseas -- The international box office couldn?t quite match last summer?s heights, but it?s been a solid season nevertheless.
... Obama's fresh Hollywood faces - Business News: Hollywood team: Vitality and donations -- In the crowd of more than 70,000 people at Invesco Field to witness Barack Obama?s historic speech on Thursday were a host of industry names that, like his candidacy nationwide, signals a passing of Hollywood?s political activism to a new generation.
... Ensemble kicks off season with 'Ties' - Legit News: Off Broadway group begins perfs in September -- Off Broadway?s Ensemble Studio Theater will kick off its 2008-09 season with ?Close Ties,? beginning perfs in September.
... Jaffe handling Internationalmedia suit - Legal News: Lawsuit alleges co. owes R Media $8 million -- Michael Jaffe has taken control of bankrupt German film group Internationalmedia, and high on his to-do list will be handling a lawsuit filed against the company and its American subsides by R Media Acquisitions.
... 'Our House' addresses SA shortage - Reality TV: Show covers building of 200 Cape Town homes -- A serious housing shortage in South Africa, where more than 10 years after the end of apartheid many millions of people still do not have adequate permanent homes, is the focus of a new reality show, "Our House."
... Ratings dip on DNC's night 3 - TV News: CNN only cabler to improve from Tuesday -- A hard-hitting speech by VP nominee Joe Biden was not enough to prevent a ratings slip on night three of the Democratic National Convention.
... European film sales struggling - Euros in Toronto: Fewer U.S. buyers, box office drop hit pics -- Since last spring's slow Cannes for U.S. deals, the Europeans have watched with concern as the summer shake-up in the Stateside specialty sector has narrowed their trans-Atlantic options even further.
... Spain festival sets Motion lineup - Film Festivals: Showcase takes place Sept. 22 -- Debut features by prominent short filmmakers -- Palestinian Najwa Najjar's "Pomegranates and Myrrh" and Moroccan Mohamed Chrif Tribak's "Le temps des camarades" -- are included in the San Sebastian Festival's prestigious Cinema in Motion lineup.
... Nowhere Man - Film Reviews: Going exactly where it says in the title, "Nowhere Man" squanders a strong first act to emerge as a droopy existential dramedy about a happily married fortysomething who has the chance to assume a fresh identity but regrets it almost immediately.
... Shirin - Film Reviews: "Shirin" offers a feast for the bedazzled eye and a crash course in narrative obsession for the benumbed mind.
... Jerichow - Film Reviews: A tightly constructed "dramatic thriller" in which the tension comes as much from what the characters are thinking as from what they end up doing.
... Achilles and the Tortoise (Akires to kame) - Film Reviews: Takeshi Kitano's "Achilles and the Tortoise" finally crosses the finish line of the Nipponese multihyphenate's trilogy on the plight of the performer-artist, aka himself.
... Depth Charge - TV Reviews: RHI Entertainment has a rich tradition of literary adaptations but a less-heralded history of Frankenstein-like constructs stitched together from pieces of previous movies.
... S.M.V.; George Benson; Sharon Robinson - Music Reviews: Twenty years ago, a team like S.M.V. would have been impossible. The role of the electric bass as a solo instrument still wasn't fully developed, let alone the task of finding room within a band for three star bassists with distinctive identities.
... Raising the Bar - TV Reviews: Steven Bochco has been associated with a glittering array of ensemble dramas, but the producer's latest doesn't so much raise the bar on courtroom series as gently limbo under it.
... Project Runway: Season 5 - Episode 4 (Going for the gold. Kind of. ) - TV Reviews: Apparently, many designers have no idea what the term "sportswear" means. The folks on this season believe that athletes would wear purple cocktail attire and that patriotic means gold and white stripped girlie wear.
... Paula's Secret (Paulas geheimnis) - Film Reviews: Nifty kidpic "Paula's Secret" handles strong stuff within a clever, frequently humorous tale.
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