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'New Moon' breaks box office records(11/20 10:46AM)
Film: Summit Entertainment's sequel grossed a whopping $26.3 million as it unspooled in 3,514 theaters.
Spielberg, King team on 'Dome'(11/19 8:00PM)
Film: The duo have joined forces to set up the supernatural thriller as an event series, likely for cable.
Oprah sets date for OWN launch(11/20 9:56AM)
TV: Winfrey confirms that she is targeting a January 2011 launch date for the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Oscar ballots by the numbers(11/20 10:30AM)
Award Central: A guide to the Academy's preferential system.
'Avatar' toys with augmented reality(11/19 8:00PM)
Film: Fox will use augmented reality to get auds up to speed on 'Avatar.'
Pamm Fair resigns from SAG post(11/20 1:11PM)
Labor Issues: One of the top execs at SAG is resigning from her post as deputy national executive director.
'New Moon'
Summit Entertainment's sequel 'New Moon' has set box office history in breaking all records for midnight runs.
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Stephen King and Steven Spielberg
DreamWorks TV has optioned the book and is looking to set it up as an event series, likely for cable.
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oprah
A day after Winfrey announced plans to end her show, she confirmed that she is eyeing Jan. 2011 to launch OWN.
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Oscars
Some mysteries of the universe are eternal, but the Acad's voting system shouldn't be one of them.
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'Avatar'
James Cameron's sci-fi actioner will likely be the property that makes augmented reality a household phrase.
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SAG
SAG's Pamm Fair is resigning from her post as deputy national executive director at the end of the year.
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Weekly Box Office November 13, 2009 - November 19, 2009(*millions)Market data provided by Rentrak.
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Film Reviews

This second chapter of the four-part franchise is as good as "Twilight" and arguably a shade better.
A startling wake-up call about appalling conditions prevailing in American schools.

Award Central

Some mysteries of the universe are eternal: How does the Academy's Oscar voting system work?
Awards season is upon us, and here's the conundrum: There's not much out there yet that's screaming

TV Reviews

Show doesn't just tug at the heartstrings; rather, it yanks, twists and defibrillates them.
Discovery comes at the mystery from two diametrically opposed angles. Neither is wholly convincing.

Films Now Playing

Roland Emmerich's past pics were mere appetizers for this smorgasbord of global annihilation.
Charles Dickens' screen perennial has been retrofitted here as a so-called thrill ride.

Legit Reviews

A musical that deals with everything from busking at Port Authority to the South Texan experience.
Despite overly familiar insights, the dialogue is sharp and funny.

Weekend Box Office

Summit Entertainment's sequel "New Moon" has set box office history.
The weekend will likely bring in record revenues at the domestic box office.

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