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Mar 10 2010 12:48 PM ET

Tribeca Film Festival selections include Serge Gainsbourg biopic

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The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the first 34 films selected for its program for the ninth festival, running April 21 to May 2 in New York City. In the World Narrative Competition, films include Serge Gainsbourg biopic Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime… Moi Non Plus; James Franco-starring William Vincent; Irish psychological drama Snap; Korean story Paju directed by Chan-ok Park; Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek’s Loose Cannons; and My Brothers, the directorial debut of Shane Meadows collaborator Paul Fraser.

In The World Documentary Competition, selections include Down syndrome love story Monica & David; Sons of Perdition, an investigation of Warren Jeffs’ polygaminst community; sports and drugs story The Two Escobars; rugby documentary Freetime Machos; and falcon smuggling film Feathered Cocaine.

Also, Showcase screenings will include Dev Benegal’s Road, Movie; French romantic comedy Heartbreaker starring Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis; and Haiti-set Moloch Tropical. Special Events will include a showing of a specially restored Doctor Zhivago and Alex Gibney’s work-in-progress screening of his documentary about Eliot Spitzer.

More films will be announced in coming weeks. In all, this year’s festival will present 45 world premieres. Tribeca recently announced that it will also launch distribution arm Tribeca Film, and the online Tribeca Film Festival Virtual.

Mar 9 2010 06:57 PM ET

CBS orders second season of 'Undercover Boss'

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CBS is ordering a second season of its new reality show Undercover Boss, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show, which debuted after the Super Bowl, features CEOs and top executives going undercover to do entry-level jobs within their companies.

Mar 9 2010 06:54 PM ET

Robert De Niro signs on to play Vince Lombardi

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Robert De Niro will play legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, Variety reports. De Niro will play the title character in big-screen project Lombardi for ESPN Films, Andell Entertainment, and the NFL. Eric Roth will write the script about the life of the famed Green Bay Packers coach.

Mar 9 2010 06:41 PM ET

David Letterman thanks D.A.'s office on 'Late Show' tonight

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Building on the statement that David Letterman released earlier about his accused extortionist Robert “Joe” Halderman pleading guilty, Letterman said the following remarks during the taping of tonight’s Late Show:

“I need to talk to you about a segment of my life here that began six months ago. I found myself in some legal trouble, and pretty quickly, it was turned over to the District Attorney’s office here in Manhattan. Now, I’d never been involved in anything like this in my life, and I was concerned and full of anxiety and nervous and worried. And the people in the District Attorney’s office said, ‘This will be handled professionally, this will be handled skillfully, and appropriately.’ Well, the matter was resolved today, and they were exactly right — it was handled professionally, skillfully and appropriately. And by way of demonstrating my thanks to the men and women who worked on this, I would like to mention their names now: District Attorney of Manhattan Cyrus Vance, the former District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, the Special Prosecutions Bureau in the D.A.’s office and, of course, the New York City Police Department. Thank you all for your help.”

Mar 9 2010 05:23 PM ET

Skater Johnny Weir won't compete in Torino

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Johnny Weir, Olympic figure skater and star of Sundance Channel reality series Be Good Johnny Weir, has announced that he will not take place at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Torino, Italy later this month, saying he will take a short break from competition to “rework his technique.”

Weir issued the following statement this afternoon: “I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and support during the recent Olympic Games. The 2010 Olympics will be a memory that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I feel that I skated two of the best performances of my career, making my coaches, my family and above all myself very proud. But I would not have been able to skate the way I did without the encouragement of my fans worldwide. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 9 2010 05:00 PM ET

Annie Leibovitz keeps control of portfolio under new debt deal

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Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has struck a deal that will let her manager her debt while marketing her legendary portfolio, the AP reports. Private investment firm Colony Capital will become her sole creditor while she retains total control of her multimillion-dollar portfolio.

Mar 9 2010 04:41 PM ET

'Rock Band 3' due out before Christmas

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Rock Band 3 will be out in time for Christmas 2010, Viacom’s CEO confirmed on Tuesday. Bloomberg reports that Electronic Arts will continue to distribute the music-themed video game. CEO Philippe Dauman, speaking at a conference, didn’t elaborate on any more details about the third edition of the game. Also, Harmonix Music Systems has confirmed it is working on the game now.

Mar 9 2010 01:45 PM ET

Cindy Crawford's extortionist sentenced to two years in jail

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The German man who tried to blackmail Cindy Crawford has been sentenced to two years in jail today, the AP reports. Edis Kayalar was found guilty after he confessed that he tried to extort 100,000 Euros from Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber. He was threatening to go public with a photo of the couple’s seven-year-old daughter gagged during a cops-and-robbers game. Kayalar had an affair with Crawford’s former nanny, who is thought to have taken the photo.

Mar 5 2010 02:39 PM ET

iPad set for April 3 US launch

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Apple’s iPad tablet computer will hit stores on April 3, the Wall Street Journal confirms. Apple unveiled the device on Jan. 27 and said then that it would come to market in “late March.” After the April 3 US launch, international rollouts will continue later in April.

Mar 4 2010 06:32 PM ET

Adam Scott to join 'Parks and Rec' as Leslie's love interest

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Adam Scott (Party Down, Leap Year) is joining the cast of NBC’s Parks and Recreation as a love interest for Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), Variety reports. He will appear on the last two episodes of Parks and Rec this season, and will return as a regular in season three.

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