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• Movie projector: 'Secretariat' and 'Life As We Know It' will battle 'Social Network' for No. 1
• Dancing celebrities flip over disparaging judges on ABC and Univision
• Manly-man TV: Thom Beers taps into the tough-to-reach market of young men
• Who does Shia LaBeouf play from here (and is it Karl Rove)?
• Alain Johannes adjusts to the dawn
• Are unrated horror movies the new 3-D?
• Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga top Forbes' list of 100 most powerful women
• Movie review: 'Nowhere Boy'
• Wes Craven on the joys of 3-D -- and the pain of 'Elm Street' remakes
• Movie review: 'Secretariat'

Movie projector: 'Secretariat' and 'Life As We Know It' will battle 'Social Network' for No. 1 Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:03 PM PDT Three new movies open at theaters nationwide this weekend, but it's possible that none will be the most popular pick among audiences.

Dancing celebrities flip over disparaging judges on ABC and Univision Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:34 AM PDT Is there a celebrity dancing revolt underway?

Manly-man TV: Thom Beers taps into the tough-to-reach market of young men Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT Thom Beers taps into the tough-to-reach market of young men with macho reality shows such as 'Deadliest Catch,' 'Ax Men' and 'Ice Road Truckers.' More testosterone is on the way. Everything about Thom Beers suggests perpetual motion.

Who does Shia LaBeouf play from here (and is it Karl Rove)? Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:31 PM PDT He pretty much has the clout to star in any film he pleases, and get a costar and director he approves of along with it.

Alain Johannes adjusts to the dawn Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT 'Spark,' his first solo album, is inspired by his late girlfriend, Natasha Shneider. 'This is a record where the sun's coming up,' he says. The man with the cigar-box guitar is nearly alone. As a tiny pug wanders past his ankles, Alain Johannes strums a cascading folk melody and sings of "a hole that needs to mend," inspired again by the memory and loss of his partner in music and life, Natasha Shneider, gone now for two years.

Are unrated horror movies the new 3-D? Posted: 07 Oct 2010 03:44 PM PDT The new "I Spit on Your Grave" is the second horror movie this month to be released in major markets without an MPAA rating. The new "I Spit on Your Grave" is the second horror movie this month to be released in major markets without an MPAA rating.

Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga top Forbes' list of 100 most powerful women Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:55 PM PDT Obama (No. 1) and Gaga (No. 7) are joined in the top 10 by Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and Beyonce Knowles.

Movie review: 'Nowhere Boy' Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT The feature film looks at John Lennon's tragedy-filled teen years and their effect on his artistic creativity. There are so many ways in which "Nowhere Boy," an emotionally raw and yet raucous, rockin' riff on John Lennon's turbulent teenage years, is such an entertaining piece of nostalgia.

Wes Craven on the joys of 3-D -- and the pain of 'Elm Street' remakes Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:00 AM PDT "My Soul to Take" is the horror master's first full-length feature since 2005's "Red-Eye." He talks about that and the upcoming "Scream 4."

Movie review: 'Secretariat' Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT Disney's movie about the Triple Crown winner and his plucky owner is an unabashedly sentimental family film. Disney's movie about the Triple Crown winner and his plucky owner is an unabashedly sentimental family film.

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