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Witty, moving Arthur Christmas should be annual tradition

One thing I learned while writing my holiday film guide Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas is that there are two kinds of plots in this sub-genre with a tendency to stink on ice: movies about Santa, and anything where somebody has to save Christmas. (Miracle on 34th Street, Elf and Ernest Saves Christmas among the obvious exceptions.)

Stars shine in otherwise forgettable My Week With Marilyn

Actress Michelle Williams, who portrays Marilyn Monroe in the film ''My Week With Marilyn'', poses at a screening of the movie during AFI Fest 2011 in Hollywood
The me in the my in My Week with Marilyn is Colin Clark (played by Eddie Redmayne), who turns his back on his upper-crust background -- his father is legendary historian Kenneth Clark -- to take a grunt job with Laurence Olivier's production company.
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JP Morgan to buy all MF Global's LME shares: KPMG

J.P. Morgan has agreed to buy all of defunct U.S. brokerage MF Global's shareholding in the London Metal Exchange after a competitive bidding process, KPMG, the administrators for MF Global's UK unit, said on Wednesday.
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British actor Hugh Grant arrives at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in central London, November 21, 2011.

Actor Coogan Says UK Tabloids Operate Like Mafia

Celebrities fear a backlash from the British tabloid press if they speak out at an inquiry into media standards, comedian and actor Steve Coogan said on Tuesday, adding that newspapers were like the Mafia in the way they operated.
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JP Morgan to buy MF Global stake in LME: sources

J.P. Morgan will soon announce it has bought a 4.7 percent stake in the London Metal Exchange from defunct U.S. brokerage MF Global, two people familiar with the situation said, making it the exchange's largest shareholder.
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Galaxy Nexus Release: Next Big Thing or iPhone 4S Imitator?

Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is available now in the UK and a launch date has been given for Canada, but a U.S. release date has yet to be given, so it looks like the device won't be out in time for Black Friday. There's little doubt the new Android device will be out in time for the shopping season, but it will only be available on Verizon
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CME to Launch Cleared OTC Gold in Europe by Yearend

The CME Group, the world's leading derivatives market place, is on target to launch cleared over-the-counter gold in Europe by the end of 2011, and wants to boost the number of contracts it clears, a top official said on Tuesday.
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Burgundy auctions casks of wine for good causes

Celebrities, business people and the wealthy bid for casks of fine wine in the world's biggest annual charity auction at the Hospices de Beaune this weekend in an annual ritual for Burgundy winemakers that stretches back more than one-and-a-half centuries.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reach Record High: U.N.

The United Nation's weather agency, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), has released a report that suggests the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2010. The report particularly noted the levels of nitrous oxide.

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