Engaging performances lift somber “Salesman” (Reuters)

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Reuters - A slow slice of life in tough times interrupted by very bad news, "The Salesman" matches economic downturn with the frozen-over landscape of northern Quebec.

NFL Player Tased After Allegedly Attacking Police

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Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen was on the wrong side of a taser today -- after the NFLer allegedly assaulted a cop in L.A. -- and it's his second arrest in three days ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us LAPD pulled over… Read more

Charlie Sheen — the Expensive Party’s Over

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This is the true story of a bunch of porn stars ... picked to live in a house with Charlie Sheen ... until he decided to go to rehab instead -- but not before blowing 30K on one of 'em. Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Read more

Michael Lohan Rushed to Hospital For Chest Pains

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Michael Lohan is being rushed to the hospital after experiencing chest pains ... TMZ has learned. We're told Michael was at a doctor's office in Newport Beach, CA for a consultation about getting his nose fixed -- a nose which has been broken several… Read more

Microsoft Honcho’s Helicopter — Post-Crash Footage

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Filed under: Paul Allen, accident, Nurse!

TMZ has obtained video of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen 's helicopter ... after it crashed into the ocean today off the coast of Argentina  -- and it's a wreck. According to an eyewitness, the helicopter -- which was supposed to take Allen from… Read more

Charlie Sheen Never Went to Rehab

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While earlier reports suggested Charlie Sheen would be spending three months in rehab, surprise! It turns out he never even left his house in the first place and has absolutely no intention to. RadarOnline reports: “Charlie was supposed to go to a rehab facility but he absolutely refused to go,” one pal, who has intimate knowledge Read More ...


STAGE TO SCREENS: “The King’s Speech,” the Acclaimed Film, Started as a Play — and May Return as One (Playbill)

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"The King's Speech," the Oscar-nominated film with screenplay by David Seidler, was a once — and future — stage play. Colin Firth and Seidler spoke to Playbill about the inspiring property.

Tennessee Williams’ ‘Milk Train’, a Wild Ride for Olympia Dukakis, Opens Off-Broadway (Playbill)

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Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, a rarely seen title about a wealthy, aging Southern eccentric barking her memoirs to a secretary as a harbinger of death climbs up the hill, opens Off-Broadway Jan. 30. Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis plays widow Flora Goforth.

Halle Berry Will Fight Baby Daddy in Court

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Filed under: Halle Berry, Gabriel Aubrey, Celebrity Justice

Halle Berry is at legal war with baby daddy Gabriel Aubry   ... and she's going to court to protect 2-year-old Nahla . Halle's rep tells TMZ, "Halle has serious concerns for her daughter's well-being while in the care of her father for any extended… Read more

Documentary optimistic about Chicago’s crime woes (Reuters)

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Reuters - An eye-opening account of efforts to end an epidemic of violence in Chicago, "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James' "The Interrupters" alternates between shocking glimpses of how bad things have gotten there and a surprisingly convincing optimism about new methods of addressing the problem.