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Falls Festival told to apply for state funding
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The organisers of Tasmania's Falls Festival have been told to make an application for state funding.
Government assurance on Falls delays
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The State Government has agreed to ensure the smooth running of Tasmania's biggest music festival.
Bedtime Stories director spies Birdie redo
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Fresh off the success of his fairytale hit Bedtime Stories, Adam Shankman is coming on to develop and produce a long-gestating remake of Bye Bye Birdie at Columbia.
Cuba opens Hemingway archives to scholars
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Cuba on Monday (local time) made the first of thousands of digitised documents, photographs and books that belonged to writer Ernest Hemingway available to scholars after the items languished for decades in the basement of his home outside of Havana.
Studio exec Ned Tanen dies
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Ned Tanen, the former president of Universal Pictures who championed such filmmakers as George Lucas and John Hughes, died on Monday (local time) of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica. He was 77.
Actress Arquette files for divorce
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Medium star Patricia Arquette has filed for divorce from her husband, actor Thomas Jane, citing "irreconcilable differences," according to court records made public on Monday (local time).
Striking the right note at Melbourne's new recital hall
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The new Melbourne Recital Hall at Southbank has taken delivery of six new Steinway pianos worth over $600,000.
Elvis Festival sleeper train cancelled
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Plans to boost the number of people attending this year's Elvis Festival at Parkes in New South Wales have been dealt a blow by the cancellation of a train from Melbourne.
Falls organisers in talks on traffic jam
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The founder of the Tasmanian Falls Festival is putting his case to politicians today, to ensure traffic chaos will not occur at next year's event.
Travolta son's death caused by 'seizure disorder'
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Actor John Travolta's son Jett died from "seizure disorder," a Bahamas funeral home official said after pathologists performed an autopsy on the body of the teenager.
Whitaker eyes Stallone's Expendables
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Forest Whitaker is negotiating to join the cast of the action film The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone's latest writing and directing effort.
Curtains go down on 16 Broadway shows
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The curtain will descend on no less than 16 Broadway shows by the end of February.
Jett Travolta's autopsy completed
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Officials in the Bahamas have conducted an autopsy on Jett Travolta, the teenage son of actor John Travolta, who died last week during a family holiday.
Dark Knight vies for Producers Guild best film
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Dark Knight among five films competing for Producers Guild best film honours.
Franken wins US Senate seat, appeal flagged
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Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the US Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said nearly two months after the November 4 election.
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider quits band
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Florian Schneider, co-founder of Kraftwerk, quits the legendary German electronica band.
Australia going strong despite critical panning
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Australia surpasses Moulin Rouge as Baz Luhrmann's best performing film Down Under.
Cartoonist farewelled at funeral service
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Cartoonist William Ellis Green, known for his famous football posters has been laid to rest in Melbourne today.
Bhutto's daughter writes rap tribute
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The elder daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has written a rap song expressing her anguish over her mother's death.
Former comedian Franken to win US Senate seat
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Democrat Al Franken will be declared the winner of the tight US Senate contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman, a state official said.
Pop princesses dominate music charts
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In the first week of the new year, pop princesses continue to dominate the Australian music charts.
Thorn Birds set for stage
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Colleen McCullough's epic novel The Thorn Birds will be staged as a musical to tour Britain this year.
Chaser pursues laughs in US
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The Chaser's War On Everything will make its US debut, ironically, on Australia Day.
Smith 2008's money-making star: poll
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Actor Will Smith, star of Hancock and Seven Pounds, was voted the top money-making movie star of 2008, dethroning Johnny Depp in an annual poll of movie theatre owners and film buyers.
Pulitzer winner Shepard arrested
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Actor and playwright Sam Shepard was arrested early on Saturday (local time) in central Illinois and charged with speeding and drink-driving, police said.
