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Bill Clinton Feels the Love in Denver

28 August 2008 8:55 AM, PDT

Bill Clinton knew the bar was high. The day after his wife and former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton "rocked" the Democratic convention, in the words of Barack Obama, the former president took a turn at the podium to rally the Democratic faithful. "I'm not so grateful for the chance to speak in the wake of [Hillary's] magnificent address last night," he joked of his wife's rousing reception. "But I'll do my best." Clinton, who was greeted with thunderous applause, praised his wife saying, he is "proud of the campaign she ran." But he urged Hillary's supporters to back her former rival,

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Patrick Rogers

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Movie Reviews: Traitor

27 August 2008 10:35 AM, PDT

Several critics seem to suggest that Traitor, starring Don Cheadle, tries to take a complicated story and condense it for easy digestion -- but succeeds only in giving the audience something to chew on. As A.O. Scott puts it in the New York Times: "The movie ... tries to cover every side and cater to just about every possible ideological objection, an effort at comprehensiveness that seems noble and a little nutty." Similarly Tom Maurstad in the Dallas Morning News writes that "this movie tries to blur the line between action-thriller and a probing drama. The result is (more)

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Barkley Turns To Politics

28 August 2008 8:58 AM, PDT

Retired basketball icon Charles Barkley has found a new career - as Alabama state governor.

The 45-year-old Alabama native joined a legion of celebrities at this week's (beg25Aug08) historic Democratic National Convention, where he spoke of his hopes of following in the footsteps of actor-turned-state officer Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Barkley, a registered Independent voter, tells the New York Daily News: "I'm planning to run for governor of Alabama. I have to live there for seven years. I bought my house there last year. I have homes in Arizona and Pennsylvania, but Alabama needs more help."

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Tip Of The Week: Kate or Keira (Mister I Has a Strong Preference) and Other Mid-Range Deal Dilemmas in September and October

28 August 2008 8:53 AM, PDT

Greetings, Moguls! Welcome to the Tip of the Week. With many October selections costing upwards of $25 in Ultimate Movie Moguls leagues, I thought it'd be prudent to take a look at some mid-range values for the rest of the season. The kings of this category would easily be The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (more)

Mister Informative

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Thomas Jane Will Not Be 'Jonah Hex'

28 August 2008 9:13 AM, PDT

It has turned out that Thomas Jane had started his own campaign to play Jonah Hex in Warner Bros. Pictures' adaptation of the comic book of the same name. The Movie Blog caught up co-writer and co-director Brian Taylor who explains,Hes a great guy, referring to Jane, (more)

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Interview: Ken Leung on "Year of the Fish"

27 August 2008 11:00 AM, PDT

By Aaron Hillis

38-year-old New York actor Ken Leung ("Rush Hour," "Saw," "The Squid and the Whale") may have only gigged on a single episode of "The Sopranos" (as Junior Soprano's violent protégé in a psychiatric hospital), but it was enough to inspire producers to write him (more)

Aaron Hillis

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