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'Doctor Who' Anniversary Special Grosses $10.2 Million Globally in Cinemas

Screenings of the 75-minute episode of the BBC cult show in U.S. theaters drew a higher Monday per-screen average than "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." | Read More

Monty Python London Reunion Adds More Show Dates

John Cleese, one of the members of the U.K. comedy troupe, calls the strong demand for tickets at the O2 Arena "very, very silly," but says the members are "touched that so many fans still want to see such old people ... | Read More

LATEST MOVIE NEWS

ScreenSingapore: 5 Reasons the Show Matters

With the Asia TV Forum & Market, the annual confab offers Hollywood a point of access to major players in the Pan-Asian entertainment landscape (including China). | Read More

'Milk' Creators to Attend Russian LGBT Fest Despite Disruptions

Director Gus Van Sant, producer Bruce Cohen and writer Dustin Lance Black say they will be in St. Petersburg despite bomb scares and a controversy tied to a "Blue Is the Warmest Color" screening. | Read More

LATEST TV NEWS

Eddie Izzard to Star in BBC Science Drama

The British comedian will play the inventor of radar in a one-off that will also star "Breaking Bad's" Laura Fraser, while pop star-turned-physics professor Brian Cox will host a new series called "Human Universe." | Read More

Battle Lines Drawn in Canada's Cable Unbundling Debate

Top-rated broadcaster Bell Media pushes back against Ottawa forcing a pick and pay regime by warning about an end to U.S. import channels like AMC and FX. | Read More

THE BUSINESS

Vivendi Analysts See Stock Upside for Split Media, Telecom Businesses

Industry observers also discuss planned management changes and possible deals after the French conglomerate confirmed plans to create two separate companies in mid-2014. | Read More

Amazon Launches Online Video Service in Japan

More than 26,000 imported and local films and TV shows are available on the Instant Video platform that will compete in the crowded Japanese Web video market. | Read More

REVIEWS

The Mute (El mudo): Huelva Review

This offbeat take on judicial corruption from Peru's Vega brothers follows their Cannes award winner "October" and stars Fernando Bacilio in a role which won him best actor at Locarno. | Read More

Song From the Forest: IDFA Review

Ethno-musicologist Louis Sarno and his son Samedi feature in Michael Obert's German documentary, world-premiering in competition at the Amsterdam festival. | Read More

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The Voice trimmed down to its top six singers on Tuesday night, and only three coaches made the cut. For the third week in a row, The Voice implemented its Instant Save, where one contestant is rescued from a double elimination by collecting the most #VoiceSave tweets within a fragile five-minute window. Since a huge portion of the country doesn't watch the elimination episode live (or stay glued to Twitter to field their choices) we truly hope the new, weekly ritual isn't how the winner is chosen during the live finale. | Read More

VFX Workers Stage Protest Outside DreamWorks Animation During Obama Visit

Visual effects workers gathered Tuesday at a park in Glendale and marched about a mile to police lines outside DreamWorks Animation, where President Obama was speaking, to protest foreign subsidies that they say are driving visual effects works outside of the United States to countries Canada, the U.K., New Zealand and Australia. About 45 people attended the rally. | Read More