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ADVERTISEMENT  |  | | | | | | TOP STORIES | 'Inception' tops int'l b.o. for 2nd straight week
Holding strong on the foreign theatrical circuit, Warner Bros.' "Inception" claimed the top spot for the second consecutive stanza, grossing an estimated $46.6 million.
Facebook, social media cost U.K. billions
LONDON -- Employees who fritter time away on Facebook, Twitter and other social media Web sites are costing British businesses billions, new research suggests.
Sean Penn denounces Wyclef Jean's Haiti bid
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Sean Penn wasn't shy about his thoughts on Wyclef Jean's run for president of Haiti when he spoke to CNN on Thursday. |  World page
Home page | | FILM | EXCLUSIVE: Moscow fires shut down Hollywood film
LOS ANGELES -- The Moscow fires have spread to Hollywood. Production on "The Darkest Hour," an alien-invasion thriller shooting in the Russian capital, has been shut down due to thick smoke engulfing the area.
Tom Cruise's reported 'M:I-4' pay cut a smart move
LOS ANGELES -- Vulture reports that Tom Cruise is taking a pay cut -- a drastic one, according to the story: He's going to be paid scale in order to get "Mission: Impossible 4."
Emma Thompson deals with 'mild depression'
LOS ANGELES -- Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson has a confession to make: She has weaknesses too. Spike Lee praises Sean Penn's work in Haiti
LOS ANGELES -- Filmmaker Spike Lee is praising Sean Penn's efforts to help earthquake victims in Haiti.
| | Film page | | TV | CBC's Richard Stursberg steps down
TORONTO -- The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Friday signaled a possible new strategic direction following news that Richard Stursberg has stepped down as head of the public broadcaster's English language TV service. CBS, White Pine sign pilot script development deal
TORONTO -- Canadian indie producer White Pine Pictures has signed a script development deal with CBS for an episodic police drama set in a Canadian-U.S. border town.
Australia's Seven takes 'Kitchen' format
TORONTO – Australia's Seven Network has acquired the format rights to Cineflix's gritty Canadian reality TV series "Conviction Kitchen," where ex-criminals endure a culinary boot-camp to become restaurant cooks and waiters. | | Television page | | | INTERNATIONAL BOXOFFICE | | Boxoffice charts | France
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United Kingdom | | |  | | UNSTOPPABLE DICAPRIO: Warner Bros.' sci-fi thriller "Inception," the weekend's No. 1 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has drawn a total foreign boxoffice take of $250 million. |
|  | Next Gen noms
Click here for the Next Gen 2010 nomination form, due Aug. 13.
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|  | Locarno Film Festival
Artistic director Olivier Pere's edgy choices for the Aug. 4-14 Locarno International Film Festival may raise eyebrows for the first time in years.
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| FINANCE | | RTL, Pro7 confirm plans for German Hulu
COLOGNE, Germany -- Germany's two largest commercial TV networks have confirmed they plan to launch an free online television platform similar to Hulu for Germany and Austria. All3Media thought close to buying Optomen
LONDON -- Is Gordon Ramsay up for sale? Word on the street in London is that Optomen Television, the production company behind "Kitchen Nightmares" and "The F Word," could be about to be snapped up by private-equity owned production giant All3Media. | | Finance page | |
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