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• Was 'Tron: Legacy' more popular because audiences didn't think much of the original?
• Betty White voted AP entertainer of the year
• Jud 'Fabio' Birza wins 'Survivor: Nicaragua' with 5 jury votes
• Maroon 5 is house band for 16th Critics' Choice Movie Awards
• Box office: 'How Do You Know' flops; 'Tron' doesn't; and like the bear himself, 'Yogi' is soft
• 'Red' and 'The Social Network' wrapping up long box office runs
• Classic Hollywood: For holiday cheer, check out these '30s and '40s comedies
• Yul Brynner as photographer
• First strikes, now snow: Lady Gaga concert in Paris called off
• Live review: 'Peaches Christ Superstar' at the Orpheum Theatre

Was 'Tron: Legacy' more popular because audiences didn't think much of the original? Posted: 20 Dec 2010 07:51 AM PST Could the lukewarm feelings for Steven Lisberger's original actually have helped the new film?

Betty White voted AP entertainer of the year Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:02 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — What Betty White did in 2010 doesn't usually happen: an 88-year-old actress with more than six decades in Hollywood suddenly became the object of adulation of the Facebook-connected masses, which campaigned for her to host "Saturday Night Live," boosting the show's ratings and helping her set ratings records for her own show.

Jud 'Fabio' Birza wins 'Survivor: Nicaragua' with 5 jury votes Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:24 AM PST Jud "Fabio" Birza romanced the jury to win "Survivor: Nicaragua."

Maroon 5 is house band for 16th Critics' Choice Movie Awards Posted: 20 Dec 2010 08:48 AM PST On Jan. 14, Levine and company will gather at the Hollywood Palladium for the live telecast, honoring the most critically praised films of 2010.

Box office: 'How Do You Know' flops; 'Tron' doesn't; and like the bear himself, 'Yogi' is soft Posted: 19 Dec 2010 02:48 PM PST On a weekend packed with new releases, some movies came out well positioned to become holiday hits while one was dead on arrival. On a weekend packed with new releases, some movies came out well positioned to become holiday hits while one was dead on arrival.

'Red' and 'The Social Network' wrapping up long box office runs Posted: 19 Dec 2010 02:48 PM PST For two movies that opened more than two months ago, Christmas season marks the end of slow but prosperous runs in theaters. For two movies that opened more than two months ago, Christmas season marks the end of slow but prosperous runs in theaters.

Classic Hollywood: For holiday cheer, check out these '30s and '40s comedies Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST 'Horse Feathers,' 'It Happened One Night,' 'It's a Gift,' 'Easy Living' and 'Ball of Fire' are a nice counterpoint to the traditional holiday movie fare. 'Horse Feathers,' 'It Happened One Night,' 'It's a Gift,' 'Easy Living' and 'Ball of Fire' are a nice counterpoint to the traditional holiday movie fare.

Yul Brynner as photographer Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST The Oscar and Tony Award winner was an accomplished photographer whose pictures are included in a four-volume set. The Oscar and Tony Award winner was an accomplished photographer whose pictures are included in a four-volume set.

First strikes, now snow: Lady Gaga concert in Paris called off Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:57 AM PST Lady Gaga isn't having much luck in Paris.

Live review: 'Peaches Christ Superstar' at the Orpheum Theatre Posted: 19 Dec 2010 07:31 PM PST The Canadian singer-rapper-performance artist Peaches gives it all she's got in a surprisingly faithful one-woman rendition of the classic rock opera at the Orpheum. The Canadian singer-rapper-performance artist Peaches gives it all she's got in a surprisingly faithful one-woman rendition of the classic rock opera at the Orpheum.

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