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REVIEWS
Womb

Womb -- Film Review
Bit of a stretch for Oedipus Rex in a wishy-washy tale about human cloning.

The Fantastic Water Babes -- Film Review
A frivolous but endearing romantic fantasy.

The Human Resources Manager -- Film Review
Fine mix of comedy and drama as a personnel officer is charged with seeing that an employee's body makes it to her far off home.

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Ray Winstone attached to 'Sweeney' feature
Writer-director Nick Love is gearing up for his long-gestating big-screen adaptation of hard-hitting cult 1970s cop show "The Sweeney," with Ray Winstone attached to star as no-nonsense policeman Jack Regan.

Hollywood lights up Paris
PARIS -- This summer, the famous "Hollywood" sign might have been more appropriately placed in front of the Eiffel Tower. From "Gossip Girl" to the "Material Girl" to Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese, Paris' streets have been sparkling with Tinseltown star power during what typically are slow summer months in the French capital.

China: No film ratings, restated censors role
BEIJING – China said Thursday that it will not introduce a ratings system for movies any time soon and reiterated the central government’s role in the reform and development of the cultural and entertainment sectors.

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FILM

Disney India to debut live action film
NEW DELHI -- The Walt Disney Company India is set to release its first Hindi live action film in October titled “Do Dooni Chaar” ("Two Times Two Equals Four"), starring veteran actors and real-life couple Rishi and Neetu Kapoor.

Bell Lightbox draws TIFF action southwards
TORONTO -- Downtown or Uptown? That's the dilemma for deal-makers at next month's Toronto International Film Festival with the new Bell Lightbox headquarters pulling the fest's center of gravity from chic Yorkville to the city's up-and-coming entertainment district downtown.

'Hiding Divya' tackles mental illness
NEW DELHI -- Inspired by true events, English-language drama “Hiding Divya” -- which opens Friday in select U.S. theaters -- will bring to light the issue of mental illness and its related stigmas in the South Asian-American community.

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TV

ITV sells 'Emmerdale' to VisionTV in Canada
TORONTO -- Blimey! ITV Studios Global Entertainment has added to the chorus of British accents in Canadian primetime by selling its soap "Emmerdale" to cable channel VisionTV.

Sports host Kurt Browning's home hit by fire
TORONTO -- Drying your Porsche convertible seats with a leaf blower in the garage, not a good idea, TV figure skating commentator Kurt Browning discovered.

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INTERNATIONAL BOXOFFICE
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John Woo

JOHN WOO, IMAX EXPAND 'TIGERS': Director John Woo (pictured) will work with the Creative Artists Agency and IMAX in an effort to super-size his roughly $90 million 1940s epic. The bilingual aerial battle movie “Flying Tigers” is due to go into pre-production in China in September. (Getty)


Aamir Khan

Q&A: Aamir Khan
The Bollywood actor-producer on branching out, resisting Hollywood and how U.S. studios can succeed in India.

Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps Hollywood's economic woes no match for nation's
COMMENTARY: Watching the market take another dive and Washington politicos confess that things were bleaker than they thought is a scary omen.
Emmys

Will rookies dominate the Emmys?
AWARDS WATCH: Momentum building for TV's fresh faces.


FINANCE

Cineworld H1 revenues up despite World Cup
LONDON -- U.K. exhibition chain Cineworld booked an uptick in first half revenues despite the month long FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.

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