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Director Madonna pauses to sign autographs at the premiere of her film "W.E." at the TIFF

Women directors shine at Toronto film festival

Madonna may have stolen the lion's share of the headlines, but there were plenty of films by women directors earning a lot of buzz at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which draws to a close on Sunday.
A performer is seen during a preview for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball in Los Angeles

At Emmy Time, the Gift Suites Hit Hollywood

Adults can embrace their inner child with T-shirts by Lotty Dotty featuring the image of a paper doll who comes with her own detachable Velcro clothing to mix and match, changing the doll's outfit to fit the wearer's own personal fashion.
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Movie Slams Pink-Washing in Breast Cancer Campaigns

Pink ribbons dumb down the grim realities of treating cancer, and hide the profit-focused core of many high-profile fund-raising events, according to a movie that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival this week.
Director Crowe poses with embers of the band Pearl Jam in Toronto

Pearl Jam Opens Up on 20 Years of Rock Fame

Cameron Crowe's documentary Pearl Jam Twenty takes viewers on a 20-year behind-the-scenes journey with a band that has reached the top of the rock 'n' roll pantheon while refusing to embrace the spotlight.
Actress Jane Lynch arrives at the Fox All-Star Party in Pacific Palisades, California

2011 Emmy Awards Host Jane Lynch Makes 'Advocate' Cover

The Emmy Award-winning TV comedy-musical series 'Glee' has the intense and brazen Sue Sylvester and her diabolical schemes to keep its plots fresh and interesting. Actress Jane Lynch who plays Sue, the track-suited sports coach who delights in making students' lives a living hell, is on the October 2011 issue of 'The Advocate' magazine.
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Lionsgate betting on The Hunger Games

Director Gary Ross has finished principal photography on Lionsgate's highly anticipated movie, The Hunger Games, the studio announced on Thursday.
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Spartacus marathon will honor late actor

The Starz network has scheduled a special marathon of Spartacus: Blood and Sand to honor the series' breakout star, 39-year-old Andy Whitfield, who died on September 11 after a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Straw Dogs remake offers no new tricks

If you go down to the woods tonight, carry a big-ass gun is the most cogent take-away from the tepid and confused new remake of Sam Peckinpah's controversial classic, Straw Dogs.
"The Biggest Loser" trainer Bob Harper conducts a fitness seminar sponsored by a health insurance company in Santa Monica, California

Bob Harper of Biggest Loser talks diet, fitness

Health and fitness guru Bob Harper shot to fame as a trainer on The Biggest Loser reality TV series, which beings is 12th season on Tuesday on NBC, after becoming an improbable hit for its network.
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Contract reveals Beatles' anti-segregation stance

A soon-to-be-auctioned Beatles contract for a 1965 California concert reveals that the Fab Four took a firm stand in support of the era's civil rights movement, refusing to play before a segregated audience.
Actor Alexander Ryan Gosling arrives at outside the gala premier of the movie Drive at the Ryerson Theatre, at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto

Ryan Gosling turns tough guy for thriller Drive

Ryan Gosling may be one of Hollywood's hottest leading men and a heartthrob at that, but he doesn't shy away from tough-guy violence. In fact, he finds it suits him sometimes as in his newest film, Drive.

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