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    Michel Gondry to Helm 'Green Hornet'

    "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" director Michel Gondry has replaced Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow as director of the adaptation of the TV series "The Green Hornet."

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    Jon Heder to Star in Web Series

    Jon Heder got his big break with the 2004 teen hit movie "Napoleon Dynamite." Ice skates then propelled him to even greater heights in the comedy "Blades of Glory," co-starring opposite Will Ferrell.

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    Almodovar, Solondz Films to Hit Toronto

    Pedro Almodovar's "Broken Embraces" and Todd Solondz' "Life During Wartime" are to receive high-profile North American bows at the Toronto International Film Festival, organizers said Thursday.

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    Ireland Floats Proposal to Scrap Film Board

    Active film production in Ireland could be threatened by a recommendation to shut the Irish Film Board.

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    L.A. Production Drops in Second Quarter

    On-location film and TV production slid 31% in the second quarter, yielding an nearly 25% drop in production days for the first half of the year, FilmLA said Wednesday.

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    Hardy Endorsements for Health Care

    Committees in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives last week signed off on health-care legislation, which has won the hardy endorsements of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

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    NEA Funds Are Stimulating (If Not Exactly Liberating)

    Where are the jobs? For the unemployed, as well as for skeptics of President Obama's economic program, this is the critical question of the moment. In the nonprofit arts world, at least, some answers appear to be on the horizon.

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    Report: Entertainment Business Slumping

    A report says the entertainment industry has been slumping despite solid box office, and suggests that SAG's fall elections could prove pivotal to Hollywood's well-being.

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    'Ugly Betty' Heads to TV Guide Network

    In its first major acquisition since it changed programming direction under its new ownership, the TV Guide Network has picked up the cable off-network rights to ABC's dramedy "Ugly Betty."

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    Publicist: Mischa Barton 'Making Improvements'

    Mischa Barton is "making improvements" and plans a return to work nearly a week after Los Angeles police say they escorted her for an undisclosed medical problem.