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AFP - Screen tough guy Salman Khan's corrupt cop romp "Dabangg" (Fearless) won a clutch of awards including best picture at the "Bollywood Oscars," held for the first time in North America.
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'Dabangg' wins six awards at 'Bollywood Oscars' (AFP)
Daughter's film stunts worried Bollywood's 'Action King' (AFP)
AFP - Legendary Bollywood action film star Dharmendra Singh Deol worried about his daughter Esha Deol's safety while doing her own stunts in the new film "Tell Me O Khuda," he said Saturday.
Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died (AP)
AP - The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives.
Jerry Lewis out of hospital; canceled Sydney show (AP)
AP - Jerry Lewis was hospitalized Friday after he was unable to perform at a show in suburban Sydney, but his publicist said he was simply overtired and was released after a few hours.
Ed Helms comedy pitch bought by Warner Bros (Reuters)
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) "Hangover" star Ed Helms is attached to star and executive produce "True North," a comedy pitch that was bought by Warner Bros.
Billy the Kid tintype up for auction in Denver (AP)
AP - The iconic portrait of Billy the Kid that led to the mistaken belief that the outlaw was a southpaw is going up for sale this weekend.
Bollywood superstar 'more alive' in Hollywood (AFP)
AFP - Bollywood superstar Anil Kapoor "feels more alive" after starting fresh in Hollywood, he told Canada's public broadcaster Friday.
Sarah Palin documentary to premiere Tuesday in Iowa (Reuters)
Reuters - The Sarah Palin film "The Undefeated" has booked a 111-year historical landmark in Iowa for its world premiere next week.
Bollywood stars cast spell over Toronto (Reuters)
Reuters - They may not be as familiar to North American movie fans as Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie, but Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Bipashu Basu, Celina Jaitley and other Bollywood stars are getting a lot of second looks in Toronto in recent days.
Film review: "The Best and the Brightest" (Reuters)
Reuters - A ludicrous and difficult-to-like farce that asks viewers to identify with its protagonist's aspirational cluelessness, Josh Shelov's "The Best and the Brightest" manages to be simultaneously offensive and bland.
Linkin Park plays "Transformers" show in Moscow (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. alternative band Linkin Park played an outdoor show in Moscow, near Red Square, on Thursday in support of the world premiere of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."
William and Kate's Hollywood BAFTA event "sold out" (Reuters)
Reuters - If Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton's trip to Los Angeles were a movie, its pre-opening box-office sales would indicate an upcoming blockbuster.
Paul Reubens on his forthcoming Pee-wee Herman movie (Reuters)
Reuters - Paul Reubens, back in bowtie for U.S. cable network HBO's Emmy awards contender "The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway," explains why his stage show is only now Emmy-eligible and where his script for Judd Apatow's forthcoming movie script for "Pee-wee" is.
"Transformers" holds world premiere in Moscow (Reuters)
Reuters - Russian film-goers will be the first to see the third sequel of the "Transformers" franchise at a Moscow premiere on Thursday, as Hollywood increasingly turns its attention to audiences in emerging markets.
"Buck" brings real Horse Whisperer to movie screens (Reuters)
Reuters - In 1998 film "The Horse Whisperer," Robert Redford played a man with a unique ability to train horses that seemed out of control. Few people knew that the character, Tom Booker, was modeled after a real man, Buck Brannaman, a cowboy who escaped an abusive childhood to become a horse trainer of unusual abilities.
Tobey Maguire, others are sued over poker winnings (AP)
AP - "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire and other celebrities have been caught in a web of lawsuits seeking to reclaim more than $4 million won during unlicensed poker matches at upscale Beverly Hills hotels, court records show.
George Clooney in 'sad' split with girlfriend (AFP)
AFP - Hollywood heart-throb actor George Clooney has split from his Italian girlfriend of two years Elisabetta Canalis, the ex-couple said Wednesday.
Review: `Bad Teacher' passes, just barely (AP)
AP - "Bad Teacher" is exactly the one-joke movie that you probably expect it to be, but there are enough variations and shadings of that one joke to sustain its brief running time — just barely.
Correction: Ryan Dunn (AP)
AP - In a June 21 story about the death of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, The Associated Press erroneously identified the television station that interviewed Dunn's friend and fellow performer Bam Margera. It was Philadelphia's WTXF, not Pittsburgh's WPXI.
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