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'The Grey' Wins Number-One Spot At Box Office

The Grey

"The Grey" appears to be box office gold - it raked in $20 million at the weekend to take top spot in the box office chart. Liam Neeson's adventure drama bumped Kate Beckinsale's horror film "Und...


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Ne-Yo Gives Fans Free Tickets To 'Red Tails' Screening

Ne-Yo

R&B singer-turned-actor Ne-Yo invited fans to join him for a cinema date in New York on Friday by offering up 200 free tickets to his new movie Red Tails. The "So Sick" hitmaker stars as one of th...


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Mel Gibson, Jami Gertz & George Lucas Give The Most To Charities

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Mel Gibson, Meryl Streep and George Lucas have all been named among the most generous celebrities in a new poll of famous charity supporters. Bosses at non-profit organization The Giving Back Fun...


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Chewbacca To Make A Special Appearance On 'Glee'

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"Star Wars" creator George Lucas has put a smile on the "Glee" cast's face by giving them permission to use his wookie creation Chewbacca in an upcoming Christmas episode. Matthew Morrison, who d...


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Oprah To Interview Steven Tyler, George Lucas & Sean Penn For Her New Talk Show

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is set to return to her talk show roots by launching a new series to interview celebrities in their own homes. The TV titan walked away from her successful Oprah Winfrey Show in May ...


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Julie Andrews Honored At 2011 Princess Grace Awards

Julie Andrews

Movie icon Julie Andrews was handed the top honor at the 2011 Princess Grace Awards Gala on Tuesday to mark her success in Hollywood and her dedication to humanitarian causes. The Sound of Music ...


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DVD Review: 'The People Vs. George Lucas'

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Is "Star Wars" master George Lucas really a misunderstood artistic genius or simply a greedy glutton for fan money? Check out the dissection (via various fan geeks and movie freaks!) of the man wh...


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Honeymoon In Paris: Robin Williams & New Wife Spotted Shopping In France

Robin Williams & Susan Schneider

Newlyweds Robin Wiliams and Susan Schneider went shopping while in Paris, France, today. Perhaps the couple is on their honeymoon?


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Robin Williams Weds For Third Time In Private Ceremony

Robin Williams and Susan Schneider

Funnyman Robin Williams has wed for the third time after exchanging vows with his girlfriend of two years. The Mrs. Doubtfire star, 60, married graphic designer Susan Schneider in an intimate cere...


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Stan Lee To Receive VES' Lifetime Achievement Award

Stan Lee

Comic book legend Stan Lee is to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society (VES) next year. The beloved co-creator of Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and X-Men will ...


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Emma Stone Re-Enacts 'Star Wars' Scenes In Lucasfilm's Initiative To 'Use The Force for Good' To Benefit Stand Up To Cancer (Video)

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Lucasfilm announced today that in celebration of the September launch of Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray, it is linking up with celebrities, eBay and Major League Baseball to ask fans to Us...


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Sofia Coppola's Star-Studded Wedding Included Johnny Depp & George Lucas

Sofia Coppola

Filmmaker Sofia Coppola and her longterm partner, musician Thomas Mars, have married in Italy.


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South Pacific Island Using 'Star Wars' Coins As Real Money

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"In God We Trust." "E Pluribus Unum." "May The Force Be With You."


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George Lucas Loses Stormtrooper Court Battle

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George Lucas has lost his court battle with a British designer over the rights to make and sell replica Star Wars helmets. Andrew Ainsworth made the headgear for the original movies and started ...


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Lucasfilm Unveils 'Star Wars' Deleted Scenes From Upcoming Blu-ray Set At Comic Con (Video)

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Fans at this year's Comic Con who attended the Star Wars Fan Movie Awards were surprised with a short teaser for the upcoming (Sept. 16) Star Wars Saga Blu-ray release featuring a few storied delet...


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George Lucas Clamps Down On 'Star Wars' Fans

George Lucas

A special fan screening of the Star Wars films in New York has been cancelled after creator George Lucas threatened legal action over the event. A group of sci-fi devotees had organized a 13-hour...


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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Enlists Chewbacca For Its Season Finale

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The most beloved hairball in the George Lucas universe — Chewbacca, of course! — makes a guest appearance in Friday's two-part season closer of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The plot finds our gentle ...


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'Inception' Tops Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards

Inception

Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception has picked up more honors in the run-up to the Oscars, scooping two prizes at the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards on Sunday. The Acade...


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George Lucas Told Seth Rogen The World Will End In 2012

George Lucas

Funnyman Seth Rogen was left stunned by a recent encounter with his moviemaking hero George Lucas because the "Star Wars" director spent 20 minutes telling him the world would end in 2012. Rogen ...


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'The Exorcist' To Join The Library Of Congress

The Exorcist

Iconic films including The Empire Strikes Back, The Exorcist and Saturday Night Fever are to be preserved as American national treasures with an induction into the Library of Congress' National Fil...


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Oprah Is Hollywood's Highest-Earning Star Of 2010

Oprah

Oprah Winfrey and pal Tyler Perry have stormed to the top of Forbes magazine's end-of-year rich list. Oprah takes the top spot on the newly-released Hollywood's 20 Highest-Earning of 2010 with an...


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Carrie Fisher Prohibited From Wearing Bra For 'Star Wars'

Carrie Fisher

George Lucas banned Carrie Fisher from wearing a bra while shooting her role in the Star Wars films. The actress found fame playing Princess Leia in the phenomenally successful movie series, whi...


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Natalie Portman: The Best Actress Of Her Generation?

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Since her intense breakout role in 1994’s “The Professional,” Natalie Portman has been one of the most respected and versatile actors working in Hollywood. Her filmography spans over 15 years but i...


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Do We Need An 'Indiana Jones 5'?!

Indiana Jones

As reported yesterday, Shia LaBeouf is in talks to return as “Mutt” in the 5th installment of Indiana Jones. That’s right, the 5th installment. So, let me pose a question.


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George Lucas Sues Jedi Mind Control Company

George Lucas

George Lucas has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a technology company for allegedly hijacking a "Star Wars" reference to market 'mind control' products. Lawyers representing the sci-...


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Shia LaBeouf In Talks For Fifth 'Indiana Jones' Film

Indiana Jones

Shia LaBeouf is set to swing back into action in the fifth "Indiana Jones" installment - the actor has confirmed he's in talks to return to the franchise. Harrison Ford reprised his role as the h...


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Adrianne Curry 'Molested' At Star Wars Convention

Adrianne Curry

Former America's Next Top Model winner Adrianne Curry endured a nightmare end to her weekend after accusing a "drunk pervert" of molesting her at a Star Wars convention in Orlando, Florida. The b...


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David Prowse Banned From 'Star Wars' Conventions

George Lucas

Star Wars actor David Prowse has been banned from attending any events connected to the sci-fi franchise after reportedly "annoying" creator George Lucas.


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Harrison Ford Talks 'Star Wars' For Charity

Harrison Ford

As an entertainment journalist, I’ve interviewed Harrison Ford four times and never heard him talk about Star Wars. For 30 years, he saved that for charity. Now, George Lucas sponsored the Empire G...


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Han & Chewie Reunited At 'Empire Strikes Back' Screening; Spike TV To Air 'Star Wars' Marathon (Video)

Empire Strikes Back

Last night Lucasfilm held a special one-night-only charity screening of "The Empire Strikes Back" to celebrate the film's 30th Anniversary. The charity showing benefited the St. Jude Children's Res...


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