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Study: 'Conservative' Movies Make More Money Than 'Liberal' Movies (Exclusive)
Paul Bond
Patriotism and traditional values, like those displayed in "Thor," "The Artist," "Soul Surfer" and "Hugo," are what moviegoers want, says a group that will honor such films at an awards gala Friday.

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Fox Delays 'This Means War' Opening to Avoid Box Office Face-Off With 'The Vow'
Gregg Kilday
To avoid a head-on confrontation with the Rachel McAdams-Channing Tatum drama, the studio will instead offer a national sneak preview of the romantic action comedy on Valentine's Day.

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'Amazing Spider-Man' Official Trailer Hits the Web (Video)
Erin Carlson
The latest Spidey installment, directed by Marc Webb (how fitting), features a geeky Andrew Garfield, a blonde Emma Stone and a slew of special effects.

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Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum Shine at 'The Vow' Premiere
Lauren Schutte, Chris Godley
The film's stars were dressed to the nines for their walk down the white carpet at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood Feb. 6.

Rick Santorum Wins Big in Tuesday's Returns
Tina Daunt
Bolstered by conservative voters, the former senator wins in Missouri and Minnesota while leading in early returns in Colorado's GOP caucuses.

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The New 3D 'Titanic' to Set Sail Earlier Than Planned on April 4
Gregg Kilday
Paramount also shifts dates for the Eddie Murphy comedy "A Thousand Words," moving it up to March 9.

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Why Oscar Snubbed Pixar, 'Tintin,' 'Arthur Christmas' for Best Cartoon
Gregg Kilday
Surprise noms "Chico & Rita" and "A Cat in Paris" reveal a rift over technology as voters attempt to save hand-drawn animation.

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'Paranormal Activity's' Oren Peli on Scares, Spielberg and 'The River's' Pricey Pilot (Q&A)
Lacey Rose
"The pilot was more expensive than any movie that I’ve been involved in," said Peli, a newcomer to TV.

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ABC Greenlights Thriller Drama 'Mistresses' for Potential Summer 2013 Launch
Lacey Rose
Looking to have more scripted originals during broadcast's otherwise slow summer months, ABC is developing the KJ Steinberg female ensemble for a potential 2013 bow.

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Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad Parodied By Rush Limbaugh (Video)
Paul Bond
The talk-radio host and some Internet filmmakers are having a field day with the legendary actor's "It's Halftime in America" commercial.

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Tears and Hugs as Dustin Lance Black Learns of Prop. 8 Court Decision

The Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Milk" learned of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that the proposition violated the U.S. Constitution alongside Rob Reiner, others.

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ABC Adds Comedy Pilot from Mandy Moore

"Night at the Museum's" Shawn Levy will direct and executive produce the single-camera project.

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FilmDistrict Takes On 'The Devil Inside' Director's 'Wer'

FilmDistrict is partnering up with Sierra/Affinity to finance WER, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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Disney May Impose a 28-Day Wait on DVD Rental Services
Paul Bond
Chief Executive Bob Iger says "Redbox and a lot of these services" will have to adhere to a new window or get their DVDs elsewhere.

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Analysts Bullish on Potential ABC News-Univision Cable News Network

The English-language joint venture could tap into a growing population of Hispanics that now number more than 50 million.

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Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl Ad: The Untold Obama Connection
Tina Daunt
Two members of the creative team that produced the two-minute minute spot for ad agency Wieden+Kennedy donated their personal time in 2008 to make pro-Obama art.

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Sundance Film 'Bachelorette' Acquired by The Weinstein Co.'s Radius Label
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Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan star in the edgy comedy.

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WWE's Dave Bautista Joins Vin Diesel in 'Chronicles of Riddick 2'

Dave Bautista is set to star opposite Vin Diesel in the upcoming Chronicles of Riddick 2, David Twohy’s sequel to the 2004 science-fiction film.

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Yahoo Chairman and Three Others Quit the Board
Paul Bond
The move continues a shakeup that has already led to a new CEO and the resignation of co-founder Jerry Yang.

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Anne Rice's 'Tale of the Body Thief' In Development With Imagine, Kurtzman/Orci

Imagine used its partnership with India's Reliance Big Entertainment to fund the acquisition, and it is using the Imagine Reliance Writers Lab to work on the script.

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'Wrath of the Titans' Posters Revealed (Photos)
Lauren Schutte
Sam Worthington (Perseus), Liam Neeson (Zeus), Ralph Fiennes (Hades), Rosamund Pike (Andromeda) and Tobey Kebbell (Agenor) are displayed in fighting form in latest images released from the Legendary-Warner Bros. film.

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Art Collector Dean Valentine Pays to Settle High-Profile Royalties Lawsuit (Exclusive)

Artist Mark Grotjahn gets what he was owed under a California law in a closely watched case. Will other big-name artists get the same from art collectors and auction houses?

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Make Directorial Debut With Sexy Comedy

Scarlett Johansson will co-star with the actor, who also wrote the screenplay.

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'Wolverine' Sequel Gets a Release Date

The followup to 2009's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has been set for the summer of 2013.

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Simon Cowell Breaks Silence on 'X Factor' Shakeup, Slams 'The Voice' (Video)

"How many records have they made, how many artists have they discovered?" he said of his NBC competitor.

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Disney Grows Quarterly Net Income By 12 Percent
Paul Bond
UPDATED: The conglomerate says the studio and interactive entertainment are the two segments that didn't grow revenue in the most recent quarter.

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Tony Shalhoub, Allison Janney Join NBC's Greg Daniels Comedy
Lacey Rose
The Emmy winners have been cast in "Friday Night Dinner," a single-camera comedy adapted from the U.K. of the same name.

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Univision Adds Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Televisa Top Executive to Board

Jose Baston Patino, president of television and content for key Univision investor and content partner Grupo Televisa, will represent the Mexican broadcaster on the company's board.

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'Skins,' 'Singularity' Actors Join Supernatural Thriller 'Beautiful Creatures'

Jack O'Connell and Alice Englert are in final negotiations to join Alcon's big-screen adaptation of the Kami Garcia-Margaret Stohl novel.

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Doomsday Preppers: TV Review

National Geographic Channel's new show follows a fringe group of Americans actively preparing for the end of the world as we know it.

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