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1 hr ago | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Saldana on race: 'I'm not going to talk about it'

Zoe Saldana is one of Hollywood's leading actresses, and she's making headlines as Uhura in "Star Trek Into Darkness." She crossed barriers as the lead in "Avatar," the highest grossing movie of all time.

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Related Topix: Avatar, Zoe Saldana, Hot Chicks

3 hrs ago | Philly.com

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

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Related Topix: Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek, Iron Man 3, Iron Man, Drama Movies, Celebrities, Robert Downey Jr., The Great Gatsby, Movies

8 hrs ago | WHDH

Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma, Shawnee, OK, The National, Television

Sun May 19, 2013

KMIZ

Cooper jilted at the aisle in 'SNL' wedding

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper played the groom in a surreal wedding scene send-off for Bill Hader's Stefon character on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live." Hader announced last week that he was leaving SNL after eight seasons to move to California and get more sleep, which meant his memorable characters were also saying goodbye.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Anderson Cooper 360, Television, Comedy, Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers

The Wichita Eagle

Dior presents cruise fashions amid stars in Monaco

In this photo taken Saturday, May 18, 2013 actors Ruth Wilson and Jessica Biel arrive for the Dior fashion show in Monaco, southern France.

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Related Topix: Fashion, Designers, Dior

Daily Herald

Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes

The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician.

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Related Topix: Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Movies, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Dave Van Ronk, Folk

NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

CBS 47

Lawyer for accused singer: steroids had ill effect

The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.

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Related Topix: Metal, As I Lay Dying

Rome News

A Native American tale with international pedigree

It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen.

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Related Topix: A Christmas Tale, Movies, Psychology, Science, Topeka, KS, A Dangerous Method

Sat May 18, 2013

Seattle Times

'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes

Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party.

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Related Topix: Weather, Movies

KMIZ

Romney weighs in on Washington controversies

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Friday and weighed in on the barrage of controversies plaguing the White House in recent weeks.

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Related Topix: US News, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy, Television, US Politics, Mitt Romney

Midwest Georgia's Magic 98.1

Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj set to perform at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards

Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj are joining the star-studded lineup of performers at this weekend's Billboard Music Awards.

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Related Topix: Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Television, Rap, Lil Wayne, Pop/Rock, Hip-Hop, Dance, Pitbull

WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Baz Luhrmann regrets turning down 'Harry Potter'

Director Baz Luhrmann has branded himself an "idiot" for turning down the chance to direct the Harry Potter films in favor of shooting the musical The Australian director was contacted by producers of the wizard franchise while they were planning the first big screen installment, 2001's He turned down the opportunity to join the fledgling franchise ... (more)

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KCCI-TV Des Moines

Police arrest actor Edward Furlong

Actor Edward Furlong tried to hide, but ended up caught and behind bars in California for allegedly violating a protective order filed against him by an ex-girlfriend, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, American History X, Edward Furlong, West Hollywood (West Hollywood, CA), Los Angeles County, CA

CBS 47

British actor pleads 'not guilty' to child sex charges

British actor Michael Le Vell has pleaded not guilty to a series of child sex charges during a court appearance on Friday.

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The Lebanon Daily News

Iran's Farhadi and China's Jia make Cannes splash

Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday - one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart.

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Related Topix: A Separation, Movies, A Prophet

SFGate

'The Voice' brings back Aguilera, Cee Lo Green

This Oct. 28, 2011 file photo shows, from left, Carson Daly, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Christina Aguilera, from the reality television competition "The Voice", in Culver City, Calif.

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Related Topix: The Voice, Television, Dance, Pop/Rock, Hot Chicks, Christina Aguilera, Culver City, CA, Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV

Fri May 17, 2013

WHDH

Brief panic as blanks fired during Cannes TV show

A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for cover.

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Related Topix: Movies, Daniel Auteuil

WOBB-FM Albany

She is the first female to win 'American Idol' since Jordin Sparks in season 6

Candice Glover of Beaufort, South Carolina is the winner of the 12th season of Fox's "American Idol." Candice managed to beat out Woodville, Texas-native Kree Harrison to become the first woman to win the title since season six winner Jordin Sparks.

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Related Topix: Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Television, Beaufort, SC

CTV

Kerry Washington and 'Scandal' co-stars perform season finale live

Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates.

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Related Topix: Scandal, Television, Kerry Washington, Emmy Awards, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Media