AP - Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is anything but a sleeper as the thriller opened big with $60.4 million and a No. 1 finish at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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'Inception' earns dreamy reception with $60.4M (AP)
"Salt" adds flavor to summer movie menu (Reuters)
Reuters - She never quite says: "The name is Salt. Evelyn Salt." But Angelina Jolie, for all intents and purposes, is James Bond in her new film "Salt," and it's really no surprise that Jolie, the only female action star in Hollywood, more than measures up to Daniel Craig.
NBC comic rips his own network (Reuters)
Reuters - As one of the judges on NBC's "Last Comic Standing," comic Andy Kindler tempered his annual State of the Industry address at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. For about a minute.
Critically acclaimed 'Inception' awakes box office gold (AFP)
AFP - The dream-warped Leonardo DiCaprio thriller "Inception" captivated North American audiences this weekend, pushing it to the top of the box office charts, industry estimates showed Sunday.
Director Polanski appears at Swiss jazz fest (AP)
AP - The film director Roman Polanski has arrived at the Montreux Jazz Festival in his first public appearance since being released from house arrest.
UK government may cut BBC license fee in austerity drive (Reuters)
Reuters - The television license fee levied by British state broadcaster the BBC could be cut as part of the British government's austerity drive, Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt said.
World's oldest opera singer dies at age 98 (AP)
AP - The world's oldest opera singer, Cantonese Opera star Luo Pinchao, has died. He was 98.
Taylor-King tour hits right note for fans and business (Reuters)
Reuters - When a James Taylor/Carole King co-headlining Troubadour Reunion tour was announced last winter, the concert industry reacted with the sort of laid-back reserve befitting the two mellow-rock icons. Few predicted that arenas full of smiling, dancing, sometimes weeping baby boomers -- and their kids and grandkids -- would blow up the box office in a summer that has seen its share of bad news for the touring business.
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