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U.S. actor Rooney Mara poses at the world premiere of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" at the Odeon in London

Rooney Mara preps for stardom with Dragon Tattoo

When director David Fincher decided to make a film of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Hollywood was abuzz with who might play the starring role of abused, vengeance-seeking computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

Buzz spurs early NYC release for Tilda Swinton movie

Tilda Swinton is interviewed at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2011 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California
With Tilda Swinton having racked up Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for her role in We Need to Talk About Kevin, distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories has pushed up the New York City release date for the psychological thriller.

'Blair Witch' Actress Heather Donahue Ditched Hollywood for Pot

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Actress Heather Donahue, star of The Blair Witch Project, is coming out with a book that details how she left Hollywood to follow a very different passion: growing marijuana. Growgirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot will be released on Jan. 5 by Penguin Group imprint Gotham Books.
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Alec Baldwin ‘Lost Appetite’ for 2013 NYC Mayor Race

Alec Baldwin, the famous 30 Rock star, has said he's lost his appetite for running in the 2013 New York City mayoral race. Baldwin revealed the news on his biweekly podcast at WNYC. The actor had previously claimed he was going to quit his role as Jack Donaghy on NBC's hit comedy show 30 Rock in order to attend Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
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U.S. television celebrity Kim Kardashian poses for photographers as she launches her perfume at a store in central London

Kim Kardashian Made $12 Mil in 2010, But Paid Little in Calif. Taxes [VIDEO]

The Courage Campaign wants reality TV star Kim Kardashian to endorse the Millionaires Tax of 2012, a statewide ballot initiative that seeks to levy a higher tax rate on Californians who make more than $1 million a year. Their new ad pointedly explains that Kardashian made $12 million in 2010, significantly more than the average Californian whose income was $47,000.
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Dressed in Black, Did Kate Middleton Remind You of Diana?

Kate Middleton or, if one was to be official - Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge - exuded elegance and style, as she attended a military awards ceremony, The Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards at the Imperial War Museum in central London, on Monday. The resemblance to Princess Diana was, in many ways, striking.
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The new Miramax: $325 million in new business

In the year since buying the most valuable contemporary film library on the market, the new owners of Miramax have closed $325 million in new licensing agreements while resisting the urge to start making movies, according to Miramax executives.
Even though Facebook and Twitter have spoken out against SOPA and PIPA before, they refused to participate in a blackout protest on Jan. 18 when other Internet companies like Wikipedia and Reddit did.

How Internet Porn Put SOPA Supporters in an Awkward Situation

Even as the controversy surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) continues, the bipartisan coalition of lawmakers were put in an awkward situation when they were forced to vote for protecting online pornographic material, in order to prevent a legal loophole in the anti-piracy act.
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Descendants takes top prize from Satellite Awards

The Descendants has been named the year's best picture by the International Press Academy, a group of entertainment journalists formed by a former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association 15 years ago.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) and his son Kim Jong Un (3rd R) salute as they watch soldiers attending a military parade in the Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang

Kim Jong-il: reclusive leader in a hermit state

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, revered at home by a propaganda machine that turned him into a demi-god and vilified in the West as a temperamental tyrant with a nuclear arsenal, has died, North Korean state television reported Monday.

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