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News: Sotheby's Asia sales net $411 million amid market turmoil Golden Globes lawsuit may not begin until July 2012 Review: "Toast" all appetizer, no entree Defense criticizes Jackson crime scene investigation Summit pushes "Man on a Ledge" release to January 27 Steve Jobs biography pushed up for release Cinemark won't show "Tower Heist" if VOD goes early CW pulls "H8R" from its schedule "Simpsons" deadline for voice actors looms Jilted Tareq Salahi to auction wedding ring CBS television to air Amanda Knox special Steve Jobs' agony and ecstasy to hit NY stage The fine lines of motion-capture animation films Insight: Nobel winner's last big experiment: Himself Billy Bob Thornton's daughter gets 20 years prison Evanescence comes together for new, self-titled album Defense challenges Jackson crime scene investigation The old "Twilight" movies get November theatrical run The old "Twilight" movies get November theatrical run Clooney, Gosling shine in "Ides of March" "American Horror Story" has solid premiere TNT honoring Steve Jobs by re-airing telefilm Cinedigm doubles record for digital screen "The Affair" soars to top of best-sellers list ESPN and Hank Williams Jr. part ways on "MNF" Sotheby's Asia sales net $411 million amid market turmoil "Free Agents" canceled by NBC "Dirty Girl" Juno Temple charms Hollywood Czech quartet scoops top classical award Even Hugh Jackman can't save clanky "Real Steel" "X Factor" retains big audiences as Fox wins ratings night BBC to shrink as it shares in UK spending cuts Ovitz booted from IMG board: sources Jackson tribute show goes on despite setbacks UK activists call for board shake-up at News Corp Obama, Gates, Zuckerberg react to Steve Jobs' death Snoop Dogg sells family comedy to NBC David Cassidy sues for "Partridge Family" merchandise Lucas Till nabs lead in Inrepid's "Crush" Sarah Palin decides not to run for president in 2012 Sotheby's Asia sales net $411 million amid market turmoil Thu,6 Oct 2011 07:54 PM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global auctioneers Sotheby's sold HK$3.2 billion worth of Asian and Chinese art, jewelry, wine and watches in its six day Asian sales in Hong Kong, its second highest tally for a sales series in the city despite volatile financial markets. Full Story Top Golden Globes lawsuit may not begin until July 2012 Thu,6 Oct 2011 07:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's lawsuit against Dick Clark Productions -- originally scheduled for this past September -- may not go to trial until next July, documents filed in a Los Angeles federal court Thursday revealed. Full Story Top Review: "Toast" all appetizer, no entree Thu,6 Oct 2011 06:41 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - While the United Kingdom has finally joined the rest of Europe in first-class dining -- just look at all the mouth-watering dishes Steve Coogan puts away in "The Trip" -- the old joke was that airplane food was the national cuisine of England. And it's that world of tinned vegetables and pork pies that made a foodie out of chef and author Nigel Slater, whose memoir is the basis for "Toast." Full Story Top Defense criticizes Jackson crime scene investigation Thu,6 Oct 2011 06:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney for Michael Jackson's in-house doctor challenged a crime scene investigator on Thursday and suggested she conducted a shoddy examination of the bedroom where the "Thriller" singer stopped breathing in 2009. Full Story Top Summit pushes "Man on a Ledge" release to January 27 Thu,6 Oct 2011 05:50 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Man on a Ledge" is getting some room to jump. Full Story Top Steve Jobs biography pushed up for release Thu,6 Oct 2011 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The release date for a Steve Jobs biography has been pushed up to October 24 in the wake of the Apple co-founder's death on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for publishing house Simon & Schuster. Full Story Top Cinemark won't show "Tower Heist" if VOD goes early Thu,6 Oct 2011 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Cinemark told Universal that it won't show "Tower Heist" if the studio moves forward on its plans to release the action comedy on video-on-demand three weeks after it debuts in theaters. Full Story Top CW pulls "H8R" from its schedule Thu,6 Oct 2011 04:52 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The third victim of the fall 2011 television season has fallen. Full Story Top "Simpsons" deadline for voice actors looms Thu,6 Oct 2011 04:51 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - With hours to go before a noon Friday deadline to decide whether they'll accept dramatic pay cuts, the "Simpsons" voice actors are still talking among themselves about how to respond. Full Story Top Jilted Tareq Salahi to auction wedding ring Thu,6 Oct 2011 04:44 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tareq Salahi, the dumped husband of "Real Housewives" star Michaele Salahi, is seeking emotional closure by auctioning off some of his personal life Full Story Top CBS television to air Amanda Knox special Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:51 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS television will broadcast a special report about the Amanda Knox case that includes a letter written by the American student while behind bars for murder in Italy, as well as video diaries made by her best friend. Full Story Top Steve Jobs' agony and ecstasy to hit NY stage Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new play about Steve Jobs, the public's love affair with the devices he created, and the human cost of creating them, will go ahead next week despite his death, theater representatives said on Thursday. Full Story Top The fine lines of motion-capture animation films Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:31 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Should a film made using the motion-capture technique qualify as an animated movie at the Oscars, or is it something else? Full Story Top Insight: Nobel winner's last big experiment: Himself Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) In the last few years of his life, Dr. Ralph Steinman made himself into an extraordinary human lab experiment, testing a series of unproven therapies - including some he helped to create - as he waged a very personal battle with pancreatic cancer. Full Story Top Billy Bob Thornton's daughter gets 20 years prison Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - The estranged daughter of Oscar-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton was sentenced in Florida on Thursday to 20 years in prison for killing a child in her care. Full Story Top Evanescence comes together for new, self-titled album Thu,6 Oct 2011 02:06 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - On their first album in five years, the self-titled "Evanescence," Grammy-winning gothic rock band Evanescence finally sounds like the band it has always wanted to be -- tight, together and mature. Full Story Top Defense challenges Jackson crime scene investigation Thu,6 Oct 2011 02:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney for Michael Jackson's in-house doctor challenged a crime scene investigator on Thursday and suggested she conducted a shoddy examination of the bedroom where the "Thriller" singer stopped breathing in 2009. Full Story Top The old "Twilight" movies get November theatrical run Thu,6 Oct 2011 01:56 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The three already released "Twilight" movies are coming back to movie theaters for special screenings in November. Full Story Top The old "Twilight" movies get November theatrical run Thu,6 Oct 2011 01:55 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The three already released "Twilight" movies are coming back to movie theaters for special screenings in November. Full Story Top Clooney, Gosling shine in "Ides of March" Thu,6 Oct 2011 01:17 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Moneyball" pushes the theory that baseball games aren't won by the best players but rather by those who can just consistently get on base. And now comes "The Ides of March" to remind us that nothing in politics -- not ideas, not image, not intelligence -- matters as much as winning elections. Full Story Top "American Horror Story" has solid premiere Thu,6 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The much-hyped Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk drama "American Horror Story" had a solid premiere Wednesday night, FX said Thursday. Full Story Top TNT honoring Steve Jobs by re-airing telefilm Thu,6 Oct 2011 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - TNT has scheduled back-to-back re-airings Thursday night (8 and 10 p.m.) of "Pirates of Silicon Valley, the 1999 TV movie about the race between technology rivals Apple and Microsoft to build their computer empires. Full Story Top Cinedigm doubles record for digital screen Thu,6 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Cinedigm's reach continues to expand as it announced on Thursday it installed more screens in its fiscal 2012 second quarter, 1,427, than it has in any quarter previously. Full Story Top "The Affair" soars to top of best-sellers list Thu,6 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Affair" soars to the top of the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday. Full Story Top ESPN and Hank Williams Jr. part ways on "MNF" Thu,6 Oct 2011 12:02 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ESPN and country music artist Hank Williams Jr. have parted ways, both parties announced on Thursday, following controversial comments in which Williams compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler on Monday. Full Story Top Sotheby's Asia sales net $411 million amid market turmoil Thu,6 Oct 2011 10:59 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global auctioneers Sotheby's sold HK$3.2 billion worth of Asian and Chinese art, jewelry, wine and watches in its six day Asian sales in Hong Kong, its second highest tally for a sales series in the city despite volatile financial markets. Full Story Top "Free Agents" canceled by NBC Thu,6 Oct 2011 10:57 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NBC has canceled the Hank Azaria comedy "Free Agents," an individual familiar with the series confirms to TheWrap. Full Story Top "Dirty Girl" Juno Temple charms Hollywood Thu,6 Oct 2011 10:38 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British starlet Juno Temple looks set to become Hollywood's hot new export, with four upcoming films set to hit theaters in the next year, including blockbusters "The Three Musketeers" and "The Dark Knight Rises". Full Story Top Czech quartet scoops top classical award Thu,6 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The Pavel Haas Quartet won "recording of the year" at an awards ceremony held by Britain's Gramophone magazine on Thursday for a CD of Dvorak quartets the group said was inspired by the spirit of the Czech composer. Full Story Top Even Hugh Jackman can't save clanky "Real Steel" Thu,6 Oct 2011 10:03 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Cross watered down versions of "Rocky" with "Terminator 2" and "Transformers" and you get "Real Steel," a clanking yarn about a man, a boy and their boxing robot. Full Story Top "X Factor" retains big audiences as Fox wins ratings night Thu,6 Oct 2011 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - ABC's "Modern Family" took the evening's top ratings on Wednesday, while Fox grabbed an overall win for the night based largely on the strength of "The X Factor," according to preliminary numbers. Full Story Top BBC to shrink as it shares in UK spending cuts Thu,6 Oct 2011 08:41 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC is set to axe over 10 percent of staff in its management, programing and news divisions after Britain's cash-strapped government imposed deep spending cuts on the world-renowned, publicly-funded broadcaster. Full Story Top Ovitz booted from IMG board: sources Thu,6 Oct 2011 07:09 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Michael Ovitz has left the board of the sports talent agency IMG, TheWrap has learned. Full Story Top Jackson tribute show goes on despite setbacks Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:41 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A Michael Jackson tribute concert will go ahead this weekend in Wales despite squabbling among the late singer's siblings, a backlash from fans, a headline act withdrawing at late notice and tickets still unsold. Full Story Top UK activists call for board shake-up at News Corp Thu,6 Oct 2011 03:13 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British pension funds should oppose the re-election of James Murdoch to News Corp's board to draw a line under the hacking scandal that has engulfed the company, a shareholder activist body said Thursday. Full Story Top Obama, Gates, Zuckerberg react to Steve Jobs' death Wed,5 Oct 2011 07:13 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The death of Apple co-founder and tech visionary Steve Jobs on Wednesday prompted an outpouring from public figures across the nation. Everyone from Snoop Dogg to President Barack Obama paid tribute to the man who transformed the computer and entertainment industries, and forever changed the way we consume media. Full Story Top Snoop Dogg sells family comedy to NBC Wed,5 Oct 2011 06:50 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Chances are pretty good that Snoop Dogg is firing up a celebratory hit on his, uh, water pipe right now. Full Story Top David Cassidy sues for "Partridge Family" merchandise Wed,5 Oct 2011 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - David Cassidy refuses to come on, and get happy, until he's paid what he feels he's owed. Full Story Top Lucas Till nabs lead in Inrepid's "Crush" Wed,5 Oct 2011 06:20 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Lucas Till, who played Havok in this year's "X-Men: First Class," will play the lead role in Intrepid Pictures' "Crush," TheWrap has learned. Full Story Top Sarah Palin decides not to run for president in 2012 Wed,5 Oct 2011 05:34 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said on Wednesday that she will not seek the Republican U.S. presidential nomination in 2012, ending months of speculation and leaving the Republican field largely settled. Full Story Top

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