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Movies year in review: Reviewing the highs and lows of movies in 2010
Contributing WriterIn 2010, I saw a lot of movies — perhaps too many to count. Altogether, my only real disappointment was in summer movies. It seemed like there were several that did not meet my expectations. Aside from that, though, I would call it a pretty good...Tags: Jesse Eisenberg, Christian Bale, Movies, Politics, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Facebook mogul Sean Parker's wedding not 'liked' by officials?
You can buy a lot of things when you’re the founder of Napster and former president of Facebook, but a free pass from the California Coastal Commission apparently isn’t one of them. The extravagant wedding Facebook billionaire and tech mogul...
Tags: Marriage, Weddings, AEG, Family, Sean Parker
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Kessler relocates CD city, but mission remains
In the age of iTunes and pirated music, record shops have become a dying breed. Meet Steve Kessler, a man who refuses to back down. After 25 years, the owner of Highland Park's CD City has decided to relocate and rely on record store nostalgia....
Tags: Music, Music Industry, Entertainment, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes
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iTunes celebrates a decade, faces new challenges
NEW YORK (AP) — When Apple launched its iTunes music store a decade ago amid the ashes of Napster, the music industry — reeling from the effects of online piracy — was anxious to see how the new music service would shake out. "The...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Hulu, John Mayer, Pandora Media, Inc., Music
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Will Twitter's new #Music app boost the recording industry?
Twitter Inc. says its new music service helps users discover songs and artists. But the music industry isn't sure it's something to sing about just yet. The #Music app recommends songs based on the artists Twitter users follow. It also shows what...Tags: Ryan Seacrest, Pandora Media, Inc., Advertising, Music, Media Industry
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Fairy-tale wedding will cost tech billionaire about $10 million
SAN FRANCISCO — Even in the annals of over-the-top celebrity weddings, Sean Parker's planned nuptials may take the cake. The Facebook Inc. billionaire who also co-founded Napster is dropping nearly $10 million on a fairy-tale wedding in Big Sur...Tags: The Social Network (movie) , Marriage, Weddings, Movies, Justin Timberlake
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Steal his movie and Simon Klose will thank you
AUSTIN, Texas — Simon Klose would like you to steal his movie. Stream it, download it, share it with someone in Croatia or Brazil and remix it with videos of kittens playing patty-cake, if that's your kind of thing. Klose, 37, is the director of...
Tags: Berlin International Film Festival, International Military Interventions, File Sharing, Computer Networking and Internet, Movies
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Stageit: Playing live from the living room ...
Imagine a service that allows you to see your favorite acts in concert without ever leaving your home, let alone changing out of your pajamas. Stageit, a Los Angeles-based online company, does just that. The two-year-old service allows performers to...
Tags: Katy Perry, Jackson Browne, Music, Elton John, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival
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Jon Fitzgerald named executive director of Hollywood Film Fest
Jon Fitzgerald, co-founder and former executive director of the Slamdance, AFI Fest, Santa Barbara and Abu Dhabi film festivals, was named executive director of the 17th Hollywood Film Festival. "Jon's experience in the online, film festival and...
Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Movies, Entertainment
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SXSW 2013: Napster film 'Downloaded' comes alive as a documentary
AUSTIN, Texas -- More than a decade ago, Alex Winter saw a revolution brewing. Winter is perhaps best known as Bill, the blond-haired high school slacker from the 1989 comedy “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” But he’s also a tech...
Tags: File Sharing, Henry Rollins, Paramount Pictures, Computer Networking and Internet, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival
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ISPs become copyright enforcers
This week the entertainment industry finally is getting a version of something it has been craving since the original Napster transformed online piracy into a mass-market phenomenon: a new Copyright Alert System that turns Internet service providers...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Music, Cablevision Systems Corp., Entertainment Events, Entertainment
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Justin Timberlake, David Fincher are a smooth fit in 'Suit & Tie'
In David Fincher's "The Social Network" -- the best studio film of 2010, whatever "King's Speech" partisans may argue -- Justin Timberlake was perfectly cast as a smarmy, cynical version of Napster co-founder and former Facebook President Sean Parker....
Tags: Waylon Jennings, The Social Network (movie) , Entertainment Events, Grammy Awards, Justin Timberlake
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