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Is Hollywood paying to play in China? CNN International (blog) to learn Hollywood studios may be lining pockets in Beijing to get a foothold in the Middle Kingdom's theater market. The US Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be poking around whether Hollywood studios are buying their way into one of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Did Hollywood dirty its hands in China? Reaction to SEC inquiry Los Angeles Times BEIJING — News of a US government inquiry into Hollywood studios' business practices in China — now their largest foreign market — caught some Beijing International Film Festival guests by surprise on Wednesday. But it didn't surprise others ... See all stories on this topic »

Hollywood goes to history pages for new action heroes New York Daily News Now, actual history is becoming Hollywood's go-to source for a new breed of fantasy action heroes. Starting with "The Raven," in which author Edgar Allan Poe spends the last few days of his life hunting a serial killer who is plumbing his stories for ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Homeless in Hollywood: Halle Berry made it from the streets to stardom, but ... Fox News LOS ANGELES – With big dreams of becoming a famous actor, a 20-year-old struggling male model moved to Hollywood from his small Midwest hometown in 2005. Without a penny to his name, and unable to find work, he was soon evicted from his LA apartment, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hicks: In Hollywood, a comeback is often in the script San Jose Mercury News Hollywood tends to be forgiving. It also loves a comeback story. There are precedents for huge comebacks for those whose careers have taken a nose dive into oblivion, though it's arguable that it would be hard to find anyone with as much to overcome as ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama Celebrity Ad: American Crossroads 'Cool' Video Slams President Over Fame ... Huffington Post The Karl Rove-linked, pro-GOP super PAC American Crossroads is out with a new ad attacking President Barack Obama as a "celebrity president." "Four Years Ago," the ad proclaims, "America elected the BIGGEST CELEBRITY IN THE WORLD. See all stories on this topic »

On Julia Moskin, Celebrity Ghostwriters and the American Love Affair with Self ... Huffington Post In it, Moskin points out an already obvious fact: that celebrity chefs -- like other busy celebrities -- do not usually write their own cookbooks, but (gasp) use ghostwriters. Well, blow me over. In her piece, Moskin also names names including Rachel ... See all stories on this topic »

Web ad mocks Obama as 'celebrity president' CNN (blog) ... Barack Obama's much talked about appearance on Jimmy Fallon's late night TV talk show is being used against the president by a major Republican group that says it's going up with an online ad that criticizes Obama as a "celebrity president. See all stories on this topic »

Hollywood Park is set to open season with a new name, top attraction Los Angeles Times Now Betfair Hollywood Park, it will launch its spring/summer season Thursday and will feature Acclamation, an Eclipse Award winner, in Friday's night card. Acclamation will race in the $100000 Inglewood Handicap on Friday night at Hollywood Park. See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times