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'Conan': Total recall
Celebrities / Aug 23, 2011
Stan Lee Media seeks return of rights
Just as the latest "Conan the Barbarian" movie was premiering at the multiplex, the character's former owner was making a move to get the rights back. ....
Sony London fire cost $49.5 mil
Music / Aug 23, 2011
Arson attack destroyed up to 30 mil discs
The cost of property destroyed in an arson attack at Sony Digital Audio Disc Corp.'s London distribution center are in excess of £30 million ($49.5 million), according to initial estimates, says SDADC.....
Marvel cuts marketing positions
Film / Aug 23, 2011
Disney to handle promotion for "Avengers"
With Marvel Studios' future slate of superhero titles now unspooling through Disney, the comicbook company has eliminated several key marketing roles.
Rocker Jani Lane dies at 47
Music / Aug 23, 2011
Fronted hair-metal band Warrant
Jani Lane, lead singer of the bestselling '90s L.A. hair-metal band Warrant, was found dead of unknown causes in a Woodland Hills, Ca., hotel on Aug. 11. He was 47.
Google to buy Motorola
Internet / Aug 23, 2011
Internet giant makes a patent play to grow mobile biz
Google's Android operating system runs smartphones that compete with iPhones, BlackBerrys and
Windows-based mobile devices. ....
'Hound Dog' lyricist Leiber dies at 78
Music / Aug 23, 2011
Hitmaker created memorable tunes with partner Stoller
Leiber
Influential lyricist and producer Jerry Leiber, who penned such indelible rock 'n' roll standards as "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Stand by Me,"...
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