Philadelphia celebrates Dickens' 200th birthday
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AP - Past the glass case containing sketches for his novel "Oliver Twist," beyond the handwritten letter to his publisher about Little Nell, and away from the first published installments of "Hard Times" sits Charles Dickens' pet bird.
A magical wizard fell short to three superheroes at the box office, as
Sony Pictures Classics to buy Sundance hit "Smashed"
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omg! - LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Sony Pictures Classics is about to buy the Sundance movie "Smashed," starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as an alcoholic schoolteacher who decides to get sober, TheWrap has learned. James Ponsoldt directed the film, which he wrote with Susan Burke. "Smashed" is about Kate and Charlie, a married couple whose alcoholism sends their lives spinning out of control. Winstead plays Kate, and Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") plays Charlie. ...
Undersea documentarian Mike deGruy dies in crash
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omg! - Mike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60.
No cause of death yet for L.A. artist Mike Kelley: coroner
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Reuters - Los Angeles County Coroner's examiners have completed an autopsy on the body of artist Mike Kelley but have not yet determined a cause of death pending further tests, a spokesman said on Friday.