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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Web site TMZ.com wants to know if Los Angeles-based Dr. Phil was so disgusted by the creator of the "Bumfights" DVD series, why did he show clips?
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Actress Helen Mirren has been added to the short lists for two more awards by the London Film Critics' Circle, fresh from her pair of Golden Globe nods.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Animals that are real and computer-generated get top billing in three major movies coming out in the United States in the run-up to Christmas.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- In a twist on overseas study programs, film students at Boston University spent a semester learning the language and customs of Hollywood.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Publisher Judith Regan, who made headlines recently for promoting a book by O.J. Simpson, has been let go by HarperCollins, it was announced in New York.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- In an interview in Washington, actor Matt Damon suggested that President George W. Bush's daughters "maybe" should join the military.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A panel of judges in New York has declined a request by music mogul Damon Dash to relocate his upcoming sexual assault lawsuit to Brazil.
BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- After a notable drop in U.S. ratings, the ABC comedy "Help Me Help You" has been put on hiatus to make room for extra episodes of newcomer "Big Day."
CHICAGO, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey and her Harpo Productions have teamed with ABC for two new reality series headed for prime time.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Hollywood star Hilary Swank has quashed a rumor that she split from husband, actor Chad Lowe, in May because he had become too famous for Lowe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The C-SPAN cable network wants to use its own cameras in the U.S. House of Representatives instead of receiving the usual official live feed.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Two men who wrote about Mickey Mantle have come out against plans for a fictional novel about the New York Yankees hall-of-famer.
LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The British radio soap opera, "The Archers," has broken new ground -- offering the first-ever gay marriage featured on a series in its genre.
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Hollywood is trying to expand film locations, and directors are trekking out to such exotic places as the African desert nation of Namibia.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- NBC and PBS top this year's nominations for the Writers Guild of America awards for best TV writing, with 13 nods a piece.
PARIS, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Two female French journalists will not be able to cover the country's presidential campaign after being romantically linked to current political ministers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose says the band's highly anticipated "Chinese Democracy" album will likely hit U.S. stores in less than three months.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The independent film "Four-Eyed Monsters" is set to get full U.S. theatrical release thanks to winning this year's Sundance Channel Audience Award. The film from directors Susan Buice and Arin Crumley was given the award as part of indieWIRE's "Undiscover
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge in California has refused to block the release of the film "Alpha Dog" despite argument it would bias a trial.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Celebrities Jerry Springer and Sara Evans plan to join the "Dancing With the Stars" U.S. tour for select dates in January.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. studio is teaming up with U.S. producer Jerry Weintraub to bring Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan back to the big screen.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Actress Talia Shire revealed at the premiere of "Rocky Balboa" in Los Angeles why she was not in the film -- to give the Rocky character a sense of loss.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- New York City go-go dancer Manuel Alex Saez is suing the popular gay magazine HX for printing an allegedly unauthorized picture of him.
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
