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June 18, 2013

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  • James Franco seeks $500,000 in crowd-funding

    06/18/13 12:45 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Following crowd-funding campaigns from "Veronica Mars" and Zach Braff, James Franco is trying to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies. Franco on Monday night started a campaign on Indiegogo, a crowd-funding alternative to Kickstarter that allows people to keep the...

  • Seth Rogen on reshooting 'This Is the End' finale

    06/18/13 10:30 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — This is the end. Unless that is the end. Since opening last week, the apocalyptic comedy "This Is the End" has earned $33 million at the box office, making it one of the biggest hit comedies of the year. But despite its name, the rapture riot by writer-directors Seth Rogen and...

  • Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated

    06/18/13 04:15 AM

    NEW DELHI (AP) — Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother. Sex determination tests are banned in India to stop the practice of aborting female fetuses due to a...

  • 'World War Z' draws massive crowd in NYC

    06/18/13 03:15 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War Z." The 49-year old actor took his time to talk to reporters on the appropriately-designed "Z-shaped" red carpet,...

  • 'Man of Steel' soars with $116.6M at box office

    06/17/13 06:15 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Man of Steel" went up, up and away at the box office. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $116.6 million in its opening weekend. The retelling of Superman's backstory nabbed the record for biggest all-time opening in June and is the second biggest opening of the year...

  • Review: 'Lexicon' explores the power of words

    06/17/13 11:01 AM

    "Lexicon" (The Penguin Press), by Max Barry The power of words and the consequences of using them inappropriately are explored in fascinating ways in Max Barry's latest novel, "Lexicon." A group of people known as "poets" can use specific words and phrases to compel and persuade another person...

  • Review: 'Monsters University' gets a passing grade

    06/17/13 10:30 AM

    In Pixar's "Monsters University," a prequel to 2001 "Monsters, Inc.," our expert "scarers" to be — the wisecracking pipsqueak Mike Wazowski and the burly James B. Sullivan — are college freshmen with high aspirations. Pixar, too, knows something about expectations. Thanks to the gentle...

  • Action scene for 'Transformers 4' shot near Adrian

    06/16/13 04:45 PM

    FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The makers of the next installment of the "Transformers" movie franchise plan to shoot an action sequence this month along a wheat field-lined stretch of Michigan state highway near Adrian. Michigan 52 in Lenawee County's Fairfield Township will host the...

  • 'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut

    06/16/13 04:30 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The retelling of Superman's backstory earned an additional $12 million...

  • Adele honored by Queen Elizabeth II

    06/14/13 07:00 PM

    LONDON (AP) — Adele is getting a new medal to go alongside her Grammys and Academy Award — an honor from Queen Elizabeth II. The "Rumor Has It" and "Skyfall" singer was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE, on Friday in the queen's annual Birthday Honors list. Her...


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