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• Movie projector: 'Machete,' 'Going the Distance' and 'The American' go head-to-head-to-head
• T.I. headed back to Atlanta to see probation officer
• Jerry Lewis is still going the distance
• Cammie King Conlon dies at 76; actress played Bonnie Blue Butler in 'Gone With the Wind'
• Telluride Film Festival announces lineup
• 'Law & Order' may come calling to L.A. theater rolls
• Disney, Time Warner Cable strike new deal
• Live review: Herbie Hancock's 'Seven Decades - The Birthday Celebration' at the Hollywood Bowl
• Movie review: 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop' makes for quirky treat
• George Romero meets Gene Roddenberry in 'Night of the Living Trekkies'

Movie projector: 'Machete,' 'Going the Distance' and 'The American' go head-to-head-to-head Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:07 PM PDT Hollywood is targeting three distinct audience segments on the traditionally slow Labor Day weekend at the box office.

T.I. headed back to Atlanta to see probation officer Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:53 PM PDT The recording artist is out on $10,000 bail and due in Beverly Hills court at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

Jerry Lewis is still going the distance Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT The 84-year-old comedian is gearing up for another telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Assn. And despite health problems in the recent years, he's feeling better and planning stage and film projects. On a recent afternoon, comedy legend Jerry Lewis cracked open a diet soda and dimmed the lights inside a casino ballroom to drink in the spectacle of Charlie Chaplin impersonating Hitler.

Cammie King Conlon dies at 76; actress played Bonnie Blue Butler in 'Gone With the Wind' Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT Conlon was 4 years old when she was picked to play the daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 classic. She also voiced the fawn Faline in 'Bambi.' Conlon was 4 years old when she was picked to play the daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 classic. She also voiced the fawn Faline in 'Bambi.'

Telluride Film Festival announces lineup Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT The annual event is a reliable gauge on which movies will screen well and stand the test of time. This year's festival includes some high-profile adult dramas. The annual event is a reliable gauge on which movies will screen well and stand the test of time. This year's festival includes some high-profile adult dramas.

'Law & Order' may come calling to L.A. theater rolls Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT Like their New York counterparts, local thespians will have a chance to populate the show's supporting parts. Their fresh faces are seen as a plus for the newest version of the show, which is set in L Like their New York counterparts, local thespians will have a chance to populate the show's supporting parts. Their fresh faces are seen as a plus for the newest version of the show, which is set in L.A.

Disney, Time Warner Cable strike new deal Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:33 PM PDT After several weeks of tense negotiations, Walt Disney Co. struck a new deal to keep its broadcast and cable channels on Time Warner Cable, one of the nation's largest pay-TV distributors with more than 14 million subscribers nationwide with markets including New York City and Los Angeles.

Live review: Herbie Hancock's 'Seven Decades - The Birthday Celebration' at the Hollywood Bowl Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:37 PM PDT "What does a 70-year-old jazz legend get to play on his birthday at the Hollywood Bowl?" The answer for the great Herbie Hancock is, of course, anything he wants.

Movie review: 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop' makes for quirky treat Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT Zhang Yimou uses Chinese operatic humor to great effect in re-imagining the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple.' Zhang Yimou uses Chinese operatic humor to great effect in re-imagining the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple.'

George Romero meets Gene Roddenberry in 'Night of the Living Trekkies' Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:28 PM PDT For "Night of the Living Trekkies" authors Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall, the worlds of Gene Roddenberry and George A. Romero were a match made in Omicron Ceti III.

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