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• The lighter side of intelligence agencies
• 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy take a tumble
• Movie exhibitors welcome Foo Fighters to their screens, live and in 3-D
• 'The Hunger Games': Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth complete the love triangle
• A new theme at Tokyo Disney: hardship
• Madden Football games' creator disputes lawsuit against Electronic Arts
• J.K. Rowling could cast her spell with Harry Potter e-books
• Academy of Country Music Awards: Vegas welcomes Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift with open arms
• 'The Kennedys' miniseries premiere sets ratings records for ReelzChannel

The lighter side of intelligence agencies Posted: Television portrayals of government outfits increasingly are played for laughs. Television portrayals of government outfits increasingly are played for laughs.

'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy take a tumble Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:02 AM PDT "Sometimes tragedy leads to amazingly beautiful moments," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

Movie exhibitors welcome Foo Fighters to their screens, live and in 3-D Posted: Theater owners selling few tickets to films on weeknights are turning to special events such as Tuesday's documentary and concert double bill. Stop by your local multiplex on a weekday night and you'll pretty much have a private screening for the movie of your choice. Theater owners have been trying to combat this mid-week ghost-town effect in recent years with alternative programming concepts like screening major sports events and operas.

'The Hunger Games': Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth complete the love triangle Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:20 PM PDT Peeta and Gale are cast, joining Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in the Gary Ross-directed adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestselling series.

A new theme at Tokyo Disney: hardship Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:36 PM PDT Many who make a living at and around the resort have been struggling since the parks' closure because of the March 11 quake and tsunami. They're eagerly awaiting its reopening and the return of 70,000 daily visitors. Hiroshi Miura and a dozen other taxi drivers dressed in crisp blue shirts were shooting the breeze in front of the quiet Tokyo Bay Hotel at dusk Saturday. They had one thing on their minds: "X Day."

Madden Football games' creator disputes lawsuit against Electronic Arts Posted: 04 Apr 2011 06:52 PM PDT Programmer Robin Antonick claimed he was owed "billions" in royalties for his work on the first few iterations of the Madden Football game published by Electronic Arts.

J.K. Rowling could cast her spell with Harry Potter e-books Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:45 PM PDT J.K. Rowling could bring Harry Potter back to life (again) in the form of an e-book.

Academy of Country Music Awards: Vegas welcomes Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift with open arms Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:54 PM PDT They win notable Academy of Country Music honors, as does Keith Urban.

'The Kennedys' miniseries premiere sets ratings records for ReelzChannel Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:01 PM PDT Sunday's premiere delivered 1.9 million total viewers in its original airing plus an encore immediately afterward, according to the Nielsen Co. Sunday's premiere delivered 1.9 million total viewers in its original airing plus an encore immediately afterward, according to the Nielsen Co.

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