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Daily Archives : Oct 7, 2008

Fox Goes for ‘AbFab’ Remake

Fox is developing an American version of the British series “Absolutely Fabulous,” Daily Variety reports. The original, starring Jennifer Saunders, followed two women over 40-years-old with an affinity toward alcohol and desire to be cool. The project will be executive…

Three Cast in Parker’s HBO Pilot

Rachael Taylor, Amanda Walsh and Bitsie Tulloch have been tapped to star in Sarah Jessica Parker’s HBO’s comedy pilot “The Washingtoniennes,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The project, based on Jessica Cutler’s semi-autobiographical book, will follow three 28-year-old women and their…

Borgnine Does Hallmark Project

Ernest Borgnine is set to star in his 200th film, “The Wishing Well,” a movie for Hallmark Channel, the Hollywood Reporter says. The film will also star Jordan Ladd and Sally Kellerman in a story about a journalist sent to…

Fox News Focuses on Obama Associations

As Republicans attacked Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama for his past relationships to activists, Fox News Channel Sunday ran a show with a similar theme called “Obama & Friends: The History of Radicalism,” the New York Times notes. Sean Hannity…

Web Ads Give Barry Diller Headache

IAC Chairman Barry Diller, former leader of the Fox network, told the Wall Street Journal that the online advertising market gives him a headache. “Try to understand Internet advertising,” he told the Journal. “Social network advertising is being discounted because…

Former ‘Simpsons’ Writer Wins Prize

Former “The Simpsons” writer-producer Larry Doyle won this year’s Thurber Prize for American Humor in honor of his novel, “I Love You, Beth Cooper,” the Associated Press notes. Doyle will receive $5,000 for his portrayal of high school with all…