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Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio join 'X Factor' judges panel
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Kelly Rowland and singer-actress Paulina Rubio have signed onto The X Factor judging panel, the Fox television talent competition produced by Simon Cowell said on Monday.
Rowland, who rose to fame with R&B group Destiny's Child, and Mexican pop sing...
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CBS pulls 'Mike & Molly' finale with tornado storyline from air
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS said on Monday that the network will delay airing the season finale of sitcom Mike & Molly in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornados, due to similarities between the events and the episode's storyline.
Due to the tragic events this afternoon in Oklahoma, ...
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'Spider-Man' Broadway venue sold to Britain's Ambassador Theatre
(Reuters) - British theater company Ambassador Theatre Group's subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC has purchased Foxwoods Theatre, currently home to the Spider-Man musical, from Live Nation Entertainment Inc, the companies said on Monday.
Lyric Theatre paid about $65 million for Foxwoods, a...
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Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at age 74 , the group's manager said.
Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany, following a battle with bile duct cancer, the band said in a statement.
Keanu Reeves makes director debut with modern Kung Fu film
By Mike Davidson
CANNES (Reuters) - He's played a science-fiction hero, policeman and even Hamlet. But now actor Keanu Reeves is taking on a new role - as director of a contemporary martial arts movie aimed at both Chinese and Western audiences.
Reeves has stepped...
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'Star Wars' to bring 'Rebels' to new animated Disney TV series
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney said on Monday it will produce a new Star Wars animated series to air on television in the fall 2014, giving fans of the science-fiction franchise fresh stories before the next live-action film hits theaters in 2015.
Star Wars Rebels, based on George Luca...
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Palestinian film of love and betrayal breaks new ground at Cannes
By Belinda Goldsmith
CANNES (Reuters) - A tragic love story between two Palestinians living under Israeli occupation received a standing ovation at the Cannes film festival on Monday and broke new ground as the first film fully funded by the Palestinian cinema industry.
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Prince reigns over own music releases in new deal
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. singer Prince has signed a new deal with Kobalt Music Group to market and distribute his future work without giving up control over his rights, the company said on Monday.
The singer-songwriter, who is famed for changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol in a wr...
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Factbox - Reviews for films in main competition at Cannes 2013
CANNES (Reuters) - This year 20 films are in the main competition at the Cannes film festival, all vying for the coveted Palme d'Or award for best picture that will be handed out on May 26.
Here is the 2013 lineup with the average rating out of four by 10 international critics as publi...
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Week two of Cannes film festival gets off to explosive start
By Alexandria Sage
CANNES (Reuters) - Japanese director Takashi Miike got the final week of the Cannes film festival off to an explosive start on Monday, with big budget cop thriller Shield of Straw a sharp contrast to the more intense, intimate movies screened so far.
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