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Actor Jeff Daniels laughs last with ‘Dumb and Dumber To’

November 10, 2014 0

By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jeff Daniels’ phone rang, and his agents were on the line. “It was an intervention,” said the actor, who had a reputation for serious roles in successful films, of the failed attempt two decades ago to prevent him from doing low-brow comedy “Dumb and Dumber” with two rookie directors. “We’re going to stop this. You’re not going to do this movie, and we’re going to keep you on the Oscar trail,” Daniels, 59, remembered his agents saying. …

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Come shoot in Bengal, Mamata tells filmmakers

November 10, 2014 0

Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Describing West Bengal as the epitome of natural beauty with its picturesque landscape and beautiful people, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday urged the global film fraternity to use the locales for their films.

Nyong’o, Cox, Power given Glamour magazine laurels

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FILE - In this Sunday, March 2, 2014 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Oscars, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Nyong'o is among those being awarded Women of the Year awards by Glamour magazine in a star-studded ceremony Monday evening, Nov. 10, 2014 at Carnegie Hall in New York. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Actresses Lupita Nyong’o and Laverne Cox, fashion designer Sarah Burton, U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power and Chelsea Clinton are among those being awarded Women of the Year awards by Glamour magazine.

Hollywood Film Awards make TV debut as CBS special

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In this Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 photo, Jack Sussman, left, executive vice president of specials, music and live events for CBS Entertainment, and Hollywood Film Awards executive producer R.A. Clark pose together in Sussman's office at CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Film Awards, which have been presented off-camera since 1997, will make their TV debut Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, as a two-hour special on CBS. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judging by the cluster of Emmys in his office, CBS executive Jack Sussman knows something about making successful television, and he’s betting on a new awards-show broadcast.

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Legal battle involving Rolling Stones reaches Utah

November 10, 2014 0

Insurance underwriters involved in a legal battle with the Rolling Stones over a $12.7 million claim have won permission to seek evidence in Utah about the mental health of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend before …