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Deals of the Hour / July 7, 2010, 7:12 pm

Preview of Hollywood at Comic-Con

The annual Comic-Con convention in San Diego may seem more about film, television and videogames than comics, as more and more releases are based on superheroes and comic book characters. The official conference program will feature a full schedule of Hollywood presentations and panels, July 22-25 ... (Source: The Independent 2010-07-08T00:39:18Z)

Manson follower Van Houten denied parole

CHINO - Leslie Van Houten, the one-time Charles Manson follower long seen as the most likely of his ex-acolytes to win freedom someday, was denied parole Tuesday for a 19th time at the California Institution for Women. At the conclusion of the emotional three-hour hearing, the chairman of the parole ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-07-07T06:31:15Z)

Julianne Moore on 'The Kids Are All Right' and Oscar Buzz

Julianne Moore in "The Kids Are All Right." Julianne Moore has been nominated for an Academy Award four times, and the buzz is building once again for her performance in her latest movie, "The Kids Are All Right." In the new comedy-drama, Moore portrays a lesbian married to woman played by ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-07-06T15:57:56Z)

UPDATE: Family Dollar 3Q Net Climbs 19%; 4Q View Cautious

Family Dollar Stores Inc.'s (FDO) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose nearly 20%, with the discount retailer again reporting higher sales as economically- stressed consumers continued looking for ways to stretch their ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-07-07T13:19:16Z)

Movie Review: The Girl Who Played with Fire

While some have complained that Stieg Larsson's follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo lacked the depth and mystery of its predecessor, The Girl Who Played with Fire simply offers different pleasures as a second episode -- or the middle book in a trilogy. That's true of the Swedish film ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-07-08T01:15:06Z)

Netflix inks movie deal with Relativity Media

A DVD rental from Netflix is seen in Medford, Massachusetts July 25, 2008. U.S. DVD rental service Netflix Inc said it has signed a deal with media company Relativity Media LLC to stream major theatrical movies to Netflix customers before they are shown on premium pay-television channels. Credit ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-07-07T03:32:17Z)

Netflix adds to online movies with Relativity deal

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Netflix Inc. is adding to the group of movies that its subscribers can watch online or over Internet-connected devices at the same time as they would have appeared on premium pay TV channels such as HBO or Showtime. The deal announced Tuesday with film financier Relativity Media ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-06T21:41:32Z)

Netflix signs movie deal with Relativity Media

Online movie subscription service Netflix Inc reached a deal on Tuesday, valued as high as $32 million a year, to stream Relativity Media LLC films before pay-TV channels as it moves to compete aggressively in that space. "It is clear that Netflix is becoming a competitor to movie channels, which is ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-06T20:51:25Z)

YouTube upgrades mobile site

SAN BRUNO (California) - YOUTUBE has upgraded its mobile website to make it more convenient and appealing to watch videos on touch-screen devices such as Apple Inc's iPhone and Motorola Inc's Droid X. The improvements unveiled on Wednesday are designed to make it easier for smart phone users to ... (Source: Straits Times 2010-07-07T23:13:24Z)

Ex-Manson follower Van Houten faces parole board

CORONA, Calif.—Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is facing her 19th parole hearing. Van Houten's hearing began Tuesday afternoon at the California Institution for Women in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles. Even if there is a finding of suitability for parole at the hearing ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-07-06T21:12:54Z)

Movie guide: Capsule listing of current releases

Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 ... (Source: Modesto Bee 2010-07-07T12:07:41Z)

"The Kids Are All Right": The gay-marriage movie America needs

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore in "The Kids Are All Right" Filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko can only hope that her lesbian-marriage comedy "The Kids Are All Right" can attract the degree of attention and animosity from the family-values right that it has already attracted from certain quarters of the ... (Source: Salon 2010-07-08T01:00:47Z)

Oakland gets ready as deliberations resume in Oscar Grant trial

A Los Angeles jury resumes deliberations today in the case of the fatal shooting of an unarmed young black man by a white transit officer in Northern California. Johannes Mehserle was captured on video and in cell phone ... (Source: 89.3 KPCC 2010-07-07T23:06:15Z)

Movie review: 'The Kids Are All Right'

Witty, urbane and thoroughly entertaining, "The Kids Are All Right" is an ode to the virtues of family, in this case a surprisingly conventional one even with its two moms, two kids and one sperm donor. Whatever your politics, between peerless performances, lyrical direction and an adventurous ... (Source: FOX2now.com 2010-07-08T00:39:18Z)

Apple uses iTunes to create targeted mobile ads

Apple Inc., with a storehouse of billions of music, movie and software downloads, is studying the buying habits of many of its 150 million iTunes users to show more appealing mobile ads and fuel competition with Google Inc. Through the iAd program that began last week, Apple started placing ads in ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-07-07T16:11:04Z)

Apple Studies User Downloads to Fine-Tune Mobile Ads

July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc., with a storehouse of billions of music, movie and software downloads, is studying the buying habits of many of its 150 million iTunes users to show more appealing mobile ads and fuel competition with Google Inc. Through the iAd program that began last week, Apple ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-07-06T20:44:16Z)

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Girl' advances crime series with calculated abandon

A scene from "The Girl Who Played With Fire." A follow-up to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," and again based on a novel in the Stieg Larsson series of crime thrillers, "The Girl Who Played with Fire" knows what it wants to be and behaves like it. The fierce and electric Swedish drama brings back ... (Source: North County Times 2010-07-07T17:08:20Z)

Family Dollar net up 19%; 4Q profit view cautious

Family Dollar Stores Inc.'s (NYSE:FDO) fiscal third-quarter earnings increased 19% as the discount retailer continued to report higher sales and margins. The company said the strength continued into June, with the month ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-07-07T12:43:29Z)

LINDSAY LOHAN SENTENCED TO JAILTIME

Former actress Lindsay Lohan is going to jail for failing to attend court-ordered alcohol education classes.The crying Lindsay was sentenced to 90 days in jail at a probation hearing in Los Angeles California yesterday. Judge Marsha Revel ordered Lohan to surrender to court on July 20th.The judge ... (Source: TV.com 2010-07-07T18:27:04Z)

Tim Grobaty: Movie cuts to chase with fatty books

THE MADNESS OF CROWDS: Let's open Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" at a random page and see what we can find: The incident in Stallarholmen was connected with the discoveries at Nykvarn, and was actually the purview of the Strängnäs police district in Södermanland county ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-07-08T01:15:06Z)

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten up for parole

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Leslie Van Houten, a member of the notorious Manson family, goes before a California state parole board Tuesday for the 19th time since she began serving a life sentence for murder. Van Houten has been imprisoned at the California Institution for Women at Frontera ... (Source: CNN 2010-07-06T15:14:59Z)

Dollar Discounters in Bargain Bin?

FAMILY DOLLAR STORES' (TICKER: FDO) disappointing guidance has sent its shares tumbling. Before Wednesday's opening bell, the discount retailer reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $104.4 million, or 77 cents a ... (Source: Barron's Online 2010-07-07T18:34:14Z)

Lindsay Lohan Jail Term Leaves LiLo "Shocked", Actress "Freaking Out"

Actress Lindsay Lohan, jail bound and completely shell-shocked by the very thought of it, is reportedly "freaking out". E! News is reporting that a source close to LiLo is sure the actress wasn't expecting to end up with ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-07-08T01:29:25Z)

Jury Deliberations Continue In Oakland Murder Trial

San Francisco, California (CNN) -- The fate of a former police officer could be decided Wednesday as a jury resumes deliberations in a racially charged California trial. The officer who is white is accused of killing an unarmed black man in Oakland, California. Jury deliberation were postponed ... (Source: WIBW 2010-07-07T20:50:14Z)

Director Lisa Cholodenko on The Kids Are All Right and Making a Funny Movie About Lesbians

As lesbian partners unwillingly reunited with the sperm-donor father (Mark Ruffalo) of their teenage kids, Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are ludicrously funny in The Kids Are All Right , which opens this Friday. And it's all thanks to a script by Scott Blumberg and director Lisa Cholodenko, who ... (Source: Nymag.com 2010-07-07T22:44:46Z)

Annette Bening's laws of attraction

Annette Bening sits in a back room of L.A.'s chic Pinot Bistro restaurant, away from prying eyes, talking in a relaxed, unguarded way about everything from portraying a lesbian in her new movie, The Kids Are All Right , opening in some cities next weekend , to marrying legendary Hollywood sex symbol ... (Source: USA Weekend 2010-07-03T23:53:56Z)

DVD reviews: 'A Single Man,' 'Brooklyn's Finest'

This week's home video releases are anchored by a police thriller starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke and an intimate drama that earned Colin Firth an Oscar nomination for best actor. Somebody should make a movie about Tom Ford because it could be just as extraordinary as "A ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-07-07T10:13:09Z)

Lohan sobs as judge sentences her to 90 days in jail

A California judge has ordered Lindsay Lohan to spend 90 days in jail for violation of her probation on 2007 drug and alcohol charges. Lohan burst into tears and sobbed on her lawyer's shoulder after Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel handed down the sentence. Lohan was ordered to surrender at the ... (Source: CTV 2010-07-07T00:33:20Z)

Jury deliberations to continue Wednesday in Oakland murder trial

Jury deliberations to continue Wednesday Oakland police and mayor are warning people to be peaceful A former police officer is accused of shooting unarmed man San Francisco, California (CNN) -- The fate of a former ... (Source: CNN 2010-07-07T09:01:34Z)

Freeattlest: Win Tickets to The Girl Who Played With Fire

The second film based on Stieg Larsson's best-selling "Millennium" trilogy is premiering this week in Seattle, and we're giving away tickets to a screening. In The Girl Who Played With Fire , Swedish director Daniel Alfredson's sequel to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo , journalist Mikael ... (Source: Seattlest 2010-07-07T23:49:12Z)

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