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Ciara Drops Two New Tracks

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Although Ciara‘s career is far from dead, she still has to get back on track after the critical and commercial disappointment of Jackie. That starts tonight (Nov.…

Ciara Drops Two New Tracks

‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’: The Reviews Are In

Sure, the trailers for “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” looked really cool, and based on the precedent set by “Rise,” we expected smart sci-fi. But the critical reaction to Matt Reeves’ sequel has been something else entirely. “Dawn” has received, by far, the best reviews of any of the major summer tentpoles, with… Read more »

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History Channel To Remake “Roots” Miniseries

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With the critical and box office of success of “Django Unchained” and “12 Years A Slave,” cable television has officially jumped on the slave movie…

History Channel To Remake “Roots” Miniseries

Say Goodbye to Harry Potter With 18 Pics From the World Premiere of The Deathly Hallows

Assuming you couldn’t watch the three hours of live coverage from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II premiere in London here’s some consolation: 18 bright and shiny photographs of your favorite Hogwarts students, teachers, and even some dastardly Death Eaters. Also, Anna Wintour (not a Death Eater). Click ahead for your first look at the glitz and glamour from the premiere festivities, and say goodbye to your favorite franchise.

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Say Goodbye to Harry Potter With 18 Pics From the World Premiere of The Deathly Hallows

Melissa McCarthy is One Step Closer to Becoming a Leading Judd Apatow Muse

Judd Apatow’s next film — his untitled writing/directing venture already starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Albert Brooks, and Megan Fox — just added its first dose of Bridesmaids lady magic to the cast in the form of Melissa McCarthy. ( Chris O’D owd was previously mentioned as in negotiations for a role.) Awesome! But: Is McCarthy the bawdy bridesmaid whose success you should be rooting for most?

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Melissa McCarthy is One Step Closer to Becoming a Leading Judd Apatow Muse

Breaking Dawn Will Pack ‘Em in Early and Other Fanboy-Friendly Comic-Con Updates

For fanboys, a sigh of relief; the just-announced schedule of events for Thursday at this year’s Comic-Con will slate ladies first, generally speaking, as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn holds its presentation early in the day, thus allowing for thousands of sweaty non- Twilight er geeks to pack Hall H in time for their most-anticipated panels. Official Breaking Dawn panel times and more from Thursday’s schedule after the jump!

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Breaking Dawn Will Pack ‘Em in Early and Other Fanboy-Friendly Comic-Con Updates

Movieline at the Midpoint: Who Are 2011’s Oscar Contenders to Date?

Ever since Sundance, we’ve been contemplating the crop of of films, performances and various other contenders shaping up for this fall’s awards-season harvest. But what of those worthy releases from the first part of the year — the critical and/or commercial darlings who may enjoy some longevity when it comes time for Oscar voting? There are at least a couple every year; now, at 2011’s midpoint , join Movieline in parsing out the likeliest among their ranks.

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Movieline at the Midpoint: Who Are 2011’s Oscar Contenders to Date?

McAfee virus 5958 update 2010

Copies of Microsoft#39;s Windows XP Pro. A routine anti-virus update from Web security firm McAfee confused a valid Windows file with a virus on Wednesday, disrupting an unknown number of computers around the world. McAfee pushed out a virus definition update, 5958, at 06:00 PDT that causes false positive identification of the critical Windows system file svchost.exe. Machines running Windows XP Service Pack 3 using the 5958 definitions will delete the file, causing many key Windows services to

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McAfee virus 5958 update 2010