NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - For those of you who have been desperately awaiting the latest comic opus from David and Scott Hillenbrand, the creators of "National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze" and its sequel "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: Full Story »
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - From its generic title to its overly familiar plot line to its B-list cast, "Breaking Point" has the feel of a late-night entry on Cinemax, which no doubt will be its fate sooner rather than later. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The tough-guy mugs of Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne and Fred Ward aren't the only familiar aspects of "Armored," an old-school heist movie that doesn't exactly reinvent the genre. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Forget cult classics like "Office Space" or TV hits like "The Office." "The Strip," Jameel Khan's new comedy about the misbegotten employees of a low-rent electronics store at a suburban strip mall, doesn't even compare in quality to the endless similarly themed sitcoms that regularly populate the airwaves. Opening Friday (December 4) in various cities, the film likely is to be dispossessed quickly. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Conductor James Levine returned to the Metropolitan Opera after an absence of more than two months to recover from spine surgery to lead the company's new production of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)." Full Story »
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ARTIST: SHAKIRA
ALBUM: SHE WOLF
NEW YORK (Billboard) - With plenty of moans, guitars, doumbek, disco, clarinet and synth, Shakira's newest album, "She Wolf," is a grab bag of influences, ranging from pop rock to world music to '80s R&B. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nothing speaks so dramatically about Clint Eastwood's recent and remarkable burst of creativity as a director of awards-worthy films than the appearance of "Invictus," a historical drama that few if any filmmakers could have launched within the studio system. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Alice is a popular gal. Lewis Carroll might have dreamed her up more than 150 years ago, but she keeps tumbling out of the same imaginative hole year after year: Next year will bring Tim Burton's version to the big screen, and several key members behind Syfy's new two-night miniseries "Alice" also were behind the star-studded 1999 rethink for NBC. Full Story »
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ATLANTA - "Tony Hawk: Ride" ($120; Xbox360, Wii, PS3) is a groundbreaking video game that fits right in with the namesake skating legend's no-rough-edges appeal. It's a silky smooth experience with an inventive wireless skate deck controller and a friendly learning curve. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - It's difficult to translate a beloved novel for the stage, especially one with a lot of interior dialogue. Full Story »
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"Hollywood Moon" (Little, Brown, 344 pages, $26.99) by Joseph Wambaugh: "Hollywood Moon" is the third novel in Joseph Wambaugh's series about the denizens of the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood Division — and it is by far the best. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - There are a lot of subjects touched on in "This," but, at its heart, Melissa James Gibson's terrific new play examines how death can force one to embrace life. Full Story »
Capsule reviews of films opening this week: Full Story »
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In Jim Sheridan's "Brothers," it feels like the film's three young stars are playing house. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Julie Powell's new book is not for the squeamish, in more ways than one. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Actress Liv Ullmann's numerous film collaborations with Ingmar Bergman serve her well in her staging of "A Streetcar Named Desire," which has just landed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a limited engagement after sold-out runs in Sydney and Washington. Full Story »
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On rare occasions, putting a novel through the Hollywood wringer does the story a real service. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Peter Jackson certainly is familiar with the challenges of satisfying filmgoers' expectations, having helmed three films derived from J.R.R. Tolkien's immensely popular "Lord of the Rings" novel and a second remake of the iconic film "King Kong." Full Story »
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