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Icahn ups Lionsgate offer(3/19 8:52AM)
Film, TV: Billionaire ratchets up his battle with the minimajor over spending and strategy.
'Alice' continues to enchant auds(3/20 8:30AM)
Film: 3D pic brings in an estimated $9.8 million from 3,739 locations on Friday, besting a trio of new movies.
Exclusive: Obama to L.A. on April 19(3/19 5:56PM)
Wilshire & Washington: President sets date for first fund-raising trip to Los Angeles this year.
TV's upfront chemistry(3/19 1:00PM)
TV: Networks' advertising strategy for upfronts: a bevy of blurb options.
MGM pushes back deadline on bids(3/20 7:30AM)
Film: Most likely candidates are Time Warner, Lionsgate and Len Blavatnik's Access Industries.
Media has Tiger by the tail(3/19 1:05PM)
Brian Lowry: In a media-saturated culture fascinated by sex, wealth and scandal, Woods has all of the necessary ingredients.
Carl Icahn
Move comes a week after Lionsgate rejected the billionaire's attempt to boost his stake via a tender offer from 19% to 29.9%.
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Alice in Wonderland
For a third week in a row, Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' is tops at the box office.
  1. New releases target 'Alice' at B.O.
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President Barack Obama
Obama will be in L.A. to raise money for the Democratic National Committee and Sen. Barbara Boxer.
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TV upfronts
The cross-platform push has transformed the upfront selling season.
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MGM
Beleaguered MGM appears to have pushed back the deadline for binding offers until at least Monday.
  1. MGM awaits new partner
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Tiger Woods
Woods, above, makes his return to golf at next month's Masters tournament.
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Little on the lot

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CBS nets victory

TV: NCAA men's basketball tournament kicks off with primetime ratings win.

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Buoyant 'Brotherhood'

Film Review: The college fraternity thriller, which won the audience at SXSW, is highly engrossing.

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American 'band stand

Tech: FCC's National Broadband plan would provide quick access to VOD, online gaming and 3D streaming.

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Facinelli set for project pair

Film: Actor signs to star in 'Loosies,' 'Paz.'
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Film Reviews

China's "response" to the Disney pic scores high on ethnic credentials.
A spectacularly boring chamber thriller from writer-director Mark H. Young.

Award Central

ESPN earned a network high 29 nominations for the Sports Emmy Awards announced Thursday.
The 25th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival feted Colombian helmer Carlos Gaviri

TV Reviews

Kirstie Alley is overweight and makes no excuses in her new reality series.
"Life" picks up beautifully where "Planet Earth" left off.

Films Now Playing

"Repo Men" rejects thought-provoking science fiction in favor of a giddy futuristic bloodbath.
There are no rewards to be claimed for enduring "The Bounty Hunter."

Legit Reviews

The farcical structure of Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart's book is as sound as ever.
Barry Humphries' monstrously funny incarnation of the Aussie housewife still retains its savage wit.

Weekend Box Office

For a third week in a row, Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" is tops at the box office.
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