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Mike Leigh: portraying women as “not just male fantasies” (AFP)

AFP - “I’m a feminist, though that’s not where I came from,” says British award-winning director Mike Leigh of his latest movie “Happy-Go-Lucky”, a comedy featuring Sally Hawkins as the free-spirited heroine.


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“Luna” rises at Imagen Awards (Reuters)

Reuters - The tiny drama “La Misma
Luna” dominated the 23rd annual Imagen Awards, which honor
Latino-themed entertainment and Latino talent on both sides of
the camera. Five awards, including best picture, went to the
drama about a young Mexican boy’s journey to find his mother in
Los Angeles, where she’s an undocumented worker.

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Billionaires say US debts need attention (AP)

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett speaks during a news conference ahead of the screening of a movie called 'I.O.U.S.A.,' in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. The documentary movie about debt focuses on the looming federal and personal debt crises facing the United States. Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway investment company, Peter Peterson, chairman of the Blackstone Group, and Dave Walker, former U.S. comptroller general will participate in a panel following the screening. The film film will be shown in about 350 theaters nationwide.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two billionaires used the screening of a documentary in theaters across the United States on Thursday to urge the country to come to grips with its staggering debt load.


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Canadian channel Lonestar rides in new direction (Reuters)

Reuters - Canadian broadcaster
CanWest Mediaworks will rebrand its domestic cable channel
Lonestar, which centers on American Westerns, as MovieTime, a
digital offering of popular Hollywood movies.

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Afternoon Fix: Sienna Miller Served Satan’s Pie (E! Online)

Afternoon Fix: Sienna Miller Served Satan's Pie(E! Online)E! Online - • Sienna Miller’s house was vandalized last night with the word slut and what the Sun tabloid surmises to be “the sign for Satan” (though it might just be the international symbol for fresh-baked pie). We agree those topless pics with still-married Balthazar Getty weren’t in the best of taste, but is this really necessary? And shouldn’t Getty be getting as much crap as her?


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Weekend Box Office

Sunday, November 16, 2008
1. Quantum of Solace - $70.4 mil
2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - $36.1 mil
3. Role Models - $11.7 mil
4. High School Musical 3: Senior Year - $5.9 mil
5. Changeling - $4.2 mil

Source: Box Office Mojo www.boxofficemojo.com

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