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Michael Jackson and the Fat Middle Monday, 29 Jun 2009 08:00am EDT

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The big entertainment news on Wednesday night was that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded the Oscars' best-picture category to 10 nominees. That was obviously eclipsed by Thursday's even bigger news that the King of Pop had died. These two events are connected.

No, this is not a wacko conspiracy theory. Really. Let me explain.

"Transformers" tops global box office Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 03:28pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new "Transformers" sequel trampled all over the worldwide box office at the weekend, quickly racking up sales of $387 million with Britain and China leading the international charge.  Full Article

UPDATE 2-'Transformers' tops global box office Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 03:28pm EDT

* Outpaces first "Transformers" in every market (Recasts first paragraph, updates with foreign sales data)  Full Article

CORRECTED - 'Transformers' breaks $200 mln in North America Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 12:50pm EDT

(In paragraph 5, corrects to show that "Up" is now the biggest movie of the year so far)  Full Article

'Transformers' breaks $200 mln in North America Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 12:02pm EDT

LOS ANGELES, June 28 (Reuters) - The "Transformers" sequel was well on its way to becoming the biggest hit of the year so far at the North American box office, but narrowly missed the five-day opening record set last year by "The Dark Knight."  Full Article

Michael Jackson and the Fat Middle Saturday, 27 Jun 2009 06:09am EDT

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The big entertainment news on Wednesday night was that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded the Oscars' best-picture category to 10 nominees. That was obviously eclipsed by Thursday's even bigger news that the King of Pop had died. These two events are connected.

No, this is not a wacko conspiracy theory. Really. Let me explain.

Michael Jackson and the Fat Middle Friday, 26 Jun 2009 12:13pm EDT

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The big entertainment news on Wednesday night was that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded the Oscars' best-picture category to 10 nominees. That was obviously eclipsed by Thursday's even bigger news that the King of Pop had died. These two events are connected.

No, this is not a wacko conspiracy theory. Really. Let me explain.

"Transformers" in high gear already Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 10:21pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Debuting Wednesday to an estimated $60.6 million, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" already has begun its triumphal rounding of the box office bases that should see it set a record or two by weekend's end.  Full Article

"Transformers" $60.6 million debut topples record Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 02:45pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Action movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" pummeled U.S. box offices on its Wednesday debut, raking in $60.6 million in the second biggest single-day gross ever, box office watchers said on Thursday.  Full Article

'Transformers' $60.6 mln debut topples Wed. record Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 02:38pm EDT

* No. 1 single-day debut is "The Dark Knight" at $67.2 mln  Full Article