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Fifteen Oscar Statuettes — Many From Hollywood’s Golden Era — Sold at Auction for $3 Million

"An auction of 15 Oscars from Hollywood’s golden era has produced record-breaking receipts of more than $3 million," reports The Guardian. Included in the auction was one of the two Oscars won by the classic movie "Citizen Kane," as well as…

HBO Documentary Series to Focus on War Journalists

Director Michael Mann (“Heat,” “The Insider”) will work with HBO on a documentary series about the lives of combat photographers, according to The New York Times. "HBO said on Tuesday that it had ordered a nonfiction series titled ‘Witness’ that…

Singer’s Tattoo Gets Concert Canceled

A popular singer has had a concert canceled because of a tattoo, BBC News reports. A publicity photo for R&B singer Erykah Badu appears to show the word “Allah” in Arabic tattooed on her shoulders, and that was too much…

McCain Weighs In on HBO’s ‘Game Change’ as Premiere Looms

Sen. John McCain made it clear he’s not a fan of HBO’s upcoming movie about his failed 2008 presidential campaign — even though he hasn’t seen the film. TheWrap.com reports that McCain says he will not be watching "Game Change,"…

FX Sets Date, Slots Sheen’s ‘Anger Management’ as Part of Thursday Night Comedy Block; Russell Brand Series Also on Tap

Charlie Sheen’s sitcom "Anger Management" and Russell Brand’s series "Strangely Uplifting" will bookend a two-and-a-half-hour comedy block on FX starting June 28, reports Deadline.com. Also included in the lineup will be returning comedies "Louie" and "Wilfred." "Anger Management" will kick…

At Closing Bell the Dow Was at 13,005 — First Time the Stock Market Has Closed Above the Magical 13,000 Mark Since 2008

The Dow Jones industrial average of 30 stocks broke through the 13,000 level today, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, and stayed there through the closing bell, something that last happened on May 19, 2008, reports The New York Times. According to…

CW Orders Perez Hilton Show

The CW network has picked up two episodes of "Perez Hilton Superfan," to be shown as specials on the channel, reports Deadline.com. The celebrity blogger hosts the program, in which he interviews stars. UK’s ITV2 originally commissioned the series and…

Cablevision Posts Steep Profit Decline After Spinning Off AMC

The nation’s fifth-largest cable provider announced a steep decline in profit for the fourth quarter, Fox Business reports. Profit for Cablevision fell 47%, reflecting the loss of the company’s cable-networks division, including AMC, which was spun off last year. The…

‘Beaking Bad’ Villain Joins NBC Project

An actor known for his recent run as a bad guy on AMC’s “Breaking Bad” has signed on with an NBC pilot, Deadline.com reports. Giancarlo Esposito, who had an electrifying turn as Gus Fring on "Breaking Bad," joins the J.J….

MSNBC Tops CNN in Prime Time

Even with CNN’s ratings getting a bump in February from a Republican presidential debate and the death of pop superstar Whitney Houston, MSNBC topped CNN in the prime-time ratings for February. MSNBC reported that it averaged 988,000 total viewers in…