ABC programming to take a dramatic turn (Reuters)
Reuters - ABC has scheduled a trio of new dramas to fill its 10 p.m. hours later this season.
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Craig T. Nelson signs on for “CSI” role (Reuters)
Reuters - Emmy winner Craig T. Nelson will star in a three-episode arc of the CBS crime drama “CSI: NY.”
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Polanski asks Los Angeles to drop statuatory rape charges (AFP)
AFP - Polish-French director Roman Polanski has filed a request through his Los Angeles lawyer asking that prosecutors drop statuatory rape charges filed against him in 1978 for having sex with a minor, according to court sources.
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Elvis Costello out of tune as talk-show host (Reuters)
Reuters - To warp a saying — those who can do, and those who can’t, interview them. The thing is, Elvis Costello, host of “Spectacle,” can do and has done since 1977. Since then he’s been a punk-pop icon, has played with Elvis Presley’s sidemen and dabbled in both classical and jazz, among other things.
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Cinematheque honors Samuel L. Jackson (Reuters)
Reuters - There probably never have been so many expletives used to show appreciation at an awards show as there were at the 23rd annual American Cinematheque Awards, which honored Samuel L. Jackson.
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