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• Stricken reporter Serene Branson recalls her on-air terror
• Movie Projector: 'I Am Number Four' to be No. 1 at holiday weekend box office
• Radiohead releases 'King of Limbs' earlier than expected, unveils new video
• Opera review: 'Anna Nicole' premieres in London's Royal Opera House
• 'Lone Ranger': Johnny Depp won't be traditional Tonto, director says
• Ted Leo takes an extended solo
• Has MSNBC 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews gone soft with new Bill Clinton special?
• Al Jazeera, Fox log biggest audience jumps during Egypt crisis
• Illustrator sues DreamWorks Animation over fun-loving panda character
• On Location: Michigan to Hollywood -- 'Get off my lawn'

Stricken reporter Serene Branson recalls her on-air terror Posted: KCBS-TV's Serene Branson returns to the newsroom and views her report from the Grammys in which she begins speaking incoherently. Doctors tell her the medical cause: 'migraine with aura.' KCBS-TV Channel 2 reporter Serene Branson smiled uneasily. She was back in the newsroom Thursday for the first time since becoming an instant — and reluctant — media sensation after she had infamously garbled her words during a live report at the Grammy Awards.

Movie Projector: 'I Am Number Four' to be No. 1 at holiday weekend box office Posted: 17 Feb 2011 05:45 PM PST On what is traditionally the biggest moviegoing weekend of the New Year, Hollywood may still be playing in a minor key.

Radiohead releases 'King of Limbs' earlier than expected, unveils new video Posted: 18 Feb 2011 08:13 AM PST Those who had planned to spend Saturday morning with "The King of Limbs" can now devote the final business day of the week to the album instead.

Opera review: 'Anna Nicole' premieres in London's Royal Opera House Posted: 18 Feb 2011 08:43 AM PST London's hi-toned Royal Opera House was festooned with Anna Nicole Smith on Thursday night for the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole."

'Lone Ranger': Johnny Depp won't be traditional Tonto, director says Posted: 17 Feb 2011 12:39 PM PST "We're not going to do it [straight], everyone knows that story. I don't want to tell that story."

Ted Leo takes an extended solo Posted: The indie rocker comes to L.A. on a tour of unusual venues (and sans the Pharmacists) 'to get out alone and clear my head.' When indie rocker Ted Leo comes to Los Angeles, he and his taut band the Pharmacists typically head to clubs like the El Rey and the Troubadour, where they played a packed, high-energy show last March that included a killer cover of the Waterboys' 1988 song "Fisherman's Blues."

Has MSNBC 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews gone soft with new Bill Clinton special? Posted: 18 Feb 2011 07:56 AM PST Chris Matthews hasn't exactly been on the Friends of Bill list.

Al Jazeera, Fox log biggest audience jumps during Egypt crisis Posted: 17 Feb 2011 06:14 PM PST Al Jazeera's English counterpart and Fox expanded their audiences more than other cable networks as they covered the events leading to the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's government. Al Jazeera's English counterpart and Fox expanded their audiences more than other cable networks as they covered the events leading to the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's government.

Illustrator sues DreamWorks Animation over fun-loving panda character Posted: 18 Feb 2011 07:34 AM PST A Boston illustrator is alleging that DreamWorks Animation lifted his ideas for the characters depicted in the hit 2008 movie "Kung Fu Panda."

On Location: Michigan to Hollywood -- 'Get off my lawn' Posted: 17 Feb 2011 05:39 PM PST Michigan governor Rick Snyder wants to gut the state's film tax credit program. Michigan governor Rick Snyder wants to gut the state's film tax credit program.

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