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Netflix Drops $60M on Brad Pitt’s Afghanistan War Satire

Streaming content king Netflix has become known for making bold moves into the original content game. With critically-acclaimed series like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, Oscar-nominated documentaries like The Square, and an upcoming four-picture deal with funnyman Adam Sandler, the company has barnstormed its way to over 62 million subscribers worldwide.

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Brad Pitt ‘Too Distracting’ For L.A. Jury Duty

Brad Pitt was reportedly rejected for jury duty at a downtown Los Angeles courthouse last week because the court said he would be too distracting to the proceedings. According to the Daily Mail, Pitt waited for hours along with other

Standing Ovation for Oprah-Produced MLK Movie 'Selma'

Standing Ovation for Oprah-Produced MLK Movie 'Selma'

Selma, the new Oprah Winfrey-produced film about a year in the life of Martin Luther King Jr., received “two thunderous standing ovations” at its first screening in New York Monday night, film critic Roger Friedman wrote on his website, Showbiz 411.

Spirits Move ‘Ouija’ to No. 1 at the Box Office

Spirits Move ‘Ouija’ to No. 1 at the Box Office

NEW YORK (AP) — The spirits moved “Ouija” to No. 1 at the box office, with the board-game adaption leading the weekend with a $20 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. The horror movie release, timed to Halloween, attracted

Queen Elizabeth Honors Angelina Jolie at Palace

Queen Elizabeth Honors Angelina Jolie at Palace

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has honored campaigning actress Angelina Jolie in a Buckingham Palace ceremony. The queen made Jolie an honorary dame for her work against sexual violence in war zones and her services to British foreign policy.

Brad Pitt Red Carpet Prankster Put on No-Fly List

Brad Pitt Red Carpet Prankster Put on No-Fly List

Ukranian red-carpet prankster Vitalii Sediuk has been placed on the no-fly list by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to the Hollywood Reporter. On Sept. 12, Sediuk was denied entry onto an airplane traveling from Instanbul to Los Angeles. The former

Box Office Blues: Worst Weekend Tix Sales in 13 Years

Box Office Blues: Worst Weekend Tix Sales in 13 Years

Box office observers probably thought things couldn’t get worse than the recently wrapped summer movie season. They were wrong. The weekend’s box office results are in, and the numbers were bad even by the most modest of expectations. The weekend

Jolie, Pitt Wed Privately at Chateau in France

Jolie, Pitt Wed Privately at Chateau in France

NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married Saturday in the French hamlet of Correns, a spokesman for the couple says. Jolie and Pitt wed in a small chapel in a private ceremony attended by family and

Brad Pitt Attacked at 'Maleficent' Premiere

Brad Pitt Attacked at 'Maleficent' Premiere

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was jailed on suspicion of battery after rushing up and touching Brad Pitt on the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the movie “Maleficent,” witnesses and police said, though Pitt was apparently unhurt