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Man arrested in Nevada in Fullerton movie theater stabbing (The Fresno Bee)
Police have made an arrest in the stabbing of two men in a Fullerton movie theater.

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Vulcan, Canada aims to premiere next Star Trek movie (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The town of Vulcan, hidden among oil wells, wheat fields and cow pastures of western Canada, is aiming to host the world premiere of the latest Star Trek movie, a spokeswoman said Friday.

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Movie Times (The Tampa Tribune)
MOVIE TIMES Movie listings are submitted by Bay area theaters. They are subject to change without notice. These listings reflect only today's movie times.

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Cinema fans giving old movie houses an encore (Lancaster Online)
When an opportunity to buy the movie theater she used to frequent as a child came up six years ago, Meg Burkardt and two friends j

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MOVIE STARS CAN HAVE IT RUFF (New York Post)
OPENING today is the film "Married Life" with Chris Cooper and Pat ricia Clarkson as a married couple. I had tea with Chris and Patricia. So what was the conversation? Pat: "I haven't seen my dog in three weeks. Doing p.r. for this movie I've been…

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Blockbuster finish for movie-rental co. (AP via Yahoo! News)
Blockbuster Inc., the movie rental company, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit more than quadrupled as it cut costs and adjusted prices for its online subscription service.

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Movies: Want to boost the Oscar telecast's ratings? Add movie ads (The Salt Lake Tribune)
The movie that won the Best Picture Oscar of 1952 – the first time the Academy Awards ceremony was televised, on March 19, 1953 – was "The Greatest Show on Earth.

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21st century cinema: Movie theaters move into the future (Detroit News)
Welcome to the new world of movie theaters, where seismic shifts in technology and content are helping keep the threat of home entertainment at bay.

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Cinema fans preserve old neighborhood movie houses (phillyburbs.com)
OAKMONT, Pa. – When an opportunity to buy the movie theater she used to frequent as a child came up six years ago, Meg Burkardt and two friends jumped at the chance.

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BLURBS / What is your favorite book that you hope does not get turned into a movie? (San Francisco Chronicle)
Perhaps this is too obvious a choice, but with "Atonement" everywhere in the book and movie news, I can't help but think of an Ian McEwan novel I found altogether more powerful in its tiny, perfect drama: "On Chesil Beach." What makes "On Chesil Beach" "film-…

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BLURBS / What is your favorite book that you hope does not get turned into a movie? (San Francisco Chronicle)
Perhaps this is too obvious a choice, but with "Atonement" everywhere in the book and movie news, I can't help but think of an Ian McEwan novel I found altogether more powerful in its tiny, perfect drama: "On Chesil Beach." What makes "On Chesil Beach" "film-…

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No Sign of Apple's Promised 1,000 iTunes Movie Rentals (PC World)
Apple said it would have 1,000 movie rentals available by end of Februrary, but the reality misses that mark.

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The Latest on Upcoming Movie Productions (Coming Soon)
Variety has published an in-depth article talking about how a posssible Screen Actors Guild (SAG) strike could affect movie productions starting soon. The trade says Hollywood studios are refusing to schedule new start dates on films that can't complete shooting by June 30.

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Movie Review: Semi-Pro (Blogcritics.org)
Can Will Ferrell score a slam dunk with his basketball comedy, Semi-Pro, or is it just an air ball? It s hard not to argue that Semi-Pro should be the last of the Will Ferrell sports comedies, but it s also a good way for him to go out. No, it doesn t make you double over like Old School or Anchorman, but Semi-Pro feels more like a movie Ferrell wanted to make and less like those career black …

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Movie filmed in T.O. will premiere (The Acorn)
"Wreck the Halls," a new movie starring Thousand Oaks residents Megan Ashley, 9, and Mickey Rooney, 87, will have its world premiere in competition at the International Family Film Festival on March 2 at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave., Hollywood.

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