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Jonas Brothers win big at Teen Choice (Canada.com)

Pop sensations the Jonas Brothers and frisky TV show Gossip Girl were the big winners, while Canadian actress Ellen Page took home two awards at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards with both netting six awards/surfboards at the ceremony on Sunday.

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Wine Country film Festival continues (Sonoma Index-Tribune)

DEBORAH KOONS GARCIA, widow of Jerry Garcia, will show the film “Seeds of In Good Heart: Soil and the Mystery of Fertility,” at the Wine Country Film Festival Sunday, July 27. She will appear at the festival’s Planet Party on Sunday.

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`Dark Knight’ May Mean Record Hollywood Ticket Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) — “The Dark Knight,” helped by Heath Ledger ’s performance as the Joker who plots against Batman, may boost U.S. box-office sales to a record this year, topping the $9.68 billion mark set in 2007.

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`Dark Knight’ May Mean Record Hollywood Ticket Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) — “The Dark Knight,” helped by Heath Ledger ’s performance as the Joker who plots against Batman, may boost U.S. box-office sales to a record this year, topping the $9.68 billion mark set in 2007.

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U.K. ingests more Hollywood films than any other country (CBC)

British film fans lead the pack in terms of consuming Hollywood films over the rest of the world with Canada coming in at No. 4, according to a new report.

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“Dark Knight” Is “Rewriting Record Books” (CBS News)

It’s about to blast past the mark for the fastest time to $400 million at the box office — and it just won the box office crown for the third week in a row.

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Bid to Lure Films Works So Well, It’s Nearly Broke (New York Times)

Officials may rein in tax credits that have made film and television the fastest-growing employment source in New York City.

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`Dark Knight’ May Mean Record Hollywood Ticket Sales in 2008 (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) — “The Dark Knight,” helped by Heath Ledger ’s performance as the Joker who plots against Batman, may boost U.S. box-office sales to a record this year, topping the $9.68 billion mark set in 2007.

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‘Dark Knight’ No. 1 again, nears $400 million mark (CNN.com)

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Even an army of the undead could not dislodge Batman from his box-office perch.

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Brendan Fraser talks to Ryan Gilbey (Guardian Unlimited)

Brendan Fraser tells Ryan Gilbey about the maths of a third Mummy film, the consolations of red wine - and why he’s such a big Steve Bell fan

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Win Film Festival tickets everyday! (Daily Dispatch)

The Dispatchonline team is giving readers an opportunity to win double tickets to see Away From Her as well as a slew of other art films. In this startling first feature film directed by young Canadian actress Sarah Polley, Away From Her , tells the story of a man coping with the institutionalisation of his wife because of Alzheimer’s disease and his epiphany when she transfers her affections to …

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NFB at WFF 2008

Seven NFB World Premieres at Montreal WFF 2008.

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Fraser now used to fighting CGI monsters (Moldova.org)

U.S.-Canadian action movie star Brendan Fraser says he thinks he is getting pretty good at dodging and fighting, if need be, computer-generated creatures.Fraser had two films in the Top 10 at the U.S. box office this weekend — Journey to the Center of the Earth at No. 5 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, his third Mummy outing, at No. 2.Am I an expert (at running from and fighting …

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