Angelina Jolie wows Oscar rehearsal actors

Actress introduced herself as "Angie" to a group of college students serving as trophy carriers this year

LOS ANGELES (AP) — To the world, she's a humanitarian, superstar actress and half of Hollywood's most glamorous couple.

But to the workers who met Angelina Jolie Thursday at Oscar rehearsals, she was just "Angie."



The 38-year-old Oscar winner, who was honored with the film academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award last year, came to the Dolby Theatre to run through the lines she'll say in front of millions on Sunday.

Afterward, she hung around chatting to show producers and introduced herself as "Angie" to a group of college students serving as trophy carriers this year.

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"You'll help make the night a fun night," she said warmly to the star-struck students. One told her, "You were great out there."

"I didn't fall!" Jolie replied with a smile, confessing that the silver peep-toe pumps she paired with capri pants and a sweater for the rehearsal are her actual show-day shoes.

"After you've done this a few times, you learn to wear the shoes you're going to present in," she said.
She also learned she needed the teleprompter text to be made a bit larger.

"I used to wear glasses," she said.

Jolie presented an award on stage, and when a rehearsal actor stepped up to claim it, she gave him a hug.

"For this rehearsal only," he said, "I am one lucky bastard."

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Starz shares rise on Q2 results

Starz shares rise on Q2 results profit increase in premium cable channel is falling, but the company beat forecasts
Published: August 1, 2013 @ 08:09 print this pageTweet by Brent langfollow @BrentALang

Net income fell 7 percent at Starz in the second quarter of 2013 on higher production costs, but premium cable channel beat analyst projections.

His report shares of the Starz rose 6.54 percent to $23,96 from 10:56 EST strength.

The company behind shows such as "Magic City" and "Da Vinci's demons" gains $63.9 million, or 52 cents per share to below $68.7 million, or 57 cents a share reported in the same period a year ago. However respondents analysts by Thomson Reuters projected the result 42 cents a share for the 3-month period ending in June.

Sales at the company surpassed projections to climb 29 percent to $517,4 million. Wall Street had Starz report $406,77 million revenue expected.

Subscription to Starz jumped 5 percent to an all-time high of 21.8 million, while the company beat sister channel Encore 3 percent to 35.1 million saw subscriptions rise.

In addition, Starz said it had has "Power", a new series of producer Curtis "50 cent" Jackson and expected that they air in 2014. It has also a second season of his upcoming pirate show "Black Sails" order before an episode has even debuted. The show premieres in January.

 

 

 

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Time Warner Cable sees profits rise revenue in Q2, but misses projections

Time Warner Cable sees profits rise in the second quarter, but missed revenue projections mixed picture for the country the second largest cable operator
Published: August 1, 2013 @ 04:31 print this pageTweet by Brent langfollow @BrentALang

Time Warner Cable saw sales climb 2.7 percent to $5.5 billion, while 14.2% 2013 rose to $1.69 per share for the second quarter profits.

Despite these gains, the cable company missed revenue Wall Street projections even as his result surpassed estimates. Analysts had anticipated revenue of $5.58 billion for the quarter, and earnings per share of $1.66.

Reported on the results of the second quarter while locked in a fierce dispute with CBS Corp. over the charges they pay popular cable channels such as Showtime carry Time Warner. If an agreement is not concluded, can it carry a programming blackout.

Net income at the company hit $481 million, an increase of 6.4 percent from the same quarter of the previous year.

In historically a weak period for cable operators, Time Warner shed 191,000 residential video subscribers in the quarter. It saw improvements in the high-speed Internet business, but his role add 8,000 residential broadband subscribers.

It was also more money from its broadband operations to rings, after one cable modem rental fees. Sales in the Division rose by more than 12 percent to $1.42 billion.

 

 

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"Colbert Report": shorter games for impatient kids (video)

"Colbert Report": shorter games for impatient kids (video) Stephen Colbert presents its new, easy-to-play-board game
Published: August 1, 2013 @ 08:17 am print this pageTweet by Sara Morrisonfollow @SaraMorrison

Apparently the Board Games of our youth, which all take too long for today's attention child missing, so that some board game manufacturers introduce shorter versions of their classic games. Monopoly, has for example a 30-minute "monopoly Empire" version you can own "the world's top brands" and never in jail, how that was eliminated.

Stephen Colbert was a fan of this new version, saying "it is faster and it teaches kids what it's really like to work on Wall Street!"

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In fact, he was on board with the new shorter board games, he came up with one of his own: "Stephen Colberts coin to throw," which comes with a very complicated construction consisting of elements that look suspiciously similar in life, mouse trap, and they rock them sock robots.

Colbert landed the flip unfortunately to his young opponent and thus lose the game, so he had a tantrum and sent the boy home, accusing him of fraud.

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"Smurfs 2' fast starts at box office in the United States and the United Kingdom"

"Smurfs 2' fast starts at box office in the United States and the United Kingdom $ 5. 2M first day Sony's 3D kiddie has continued on the right track for a weekend North of $30 M"
Published: August 1, 2013 @ 08:37 print this pageTweet by Todd Cunninghamfollow @toddcnnnghm

Sony's children movie "the Smurfs 2" on the ground running Wednesday, taking in an estimated $5.2 million in domestic and finished the first day of publication No. 1 at the box office.

The brings the 3D live-action animation mash-up on pace for a total of five days of opening weekend more than 30 million $. Premiere audience gave it an "a" CinemaScore, a good sign for the word of-mouth.

"Smurfs" original film opened $35 million in July 2011 and went on worldwide to more than 560 million. Most of them came from overseas, and the sequel is expected to be optimal in foreign countries, as well as their money.

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Early reports had also "the Smurfs 2" liberalisation of the market for an estimated $1.4 million Wednesday in Great Britain one of the 42 foreign markets where is it this weekend debut. Sony hopes, that it took $420 million of the original film international can match.

The weekend is the PG-rated "Smurfs 2" in 3.866 theaters in the United States "2 guns," is another wide opener, Denzel Washington Mark Wahlberg action comedy will be in more than 2,800.

Last week no. 1 movie, Fox's "The Wolverine" took on $4.7 million Wednesday and finished second. Horror film "The Conjuring" was third with $2.6 million.

"Smurfs 2' directed by Raja Gosnell and voice stars Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry, Christina Ricci, Hank Azaria and Brendan Gleeson has.

 

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Time Warner Cable CEO says that reports of possible merger review strategy

Time Warner Cable CEO says reports of possible merger validate addresses carriage dispute with CBS cable company strategy
Published: August 1, 2013 @ 07:17 print this pageTweet by Brent langfollow @BrentALang

Although he never specifically mentioned the company, Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said analysts during a call result on Thursday to buy a reported offer of Charter communications, the cable operator is a validation of the strategy, which has been pursuing the company.

"The fact that [Time Warner Cable] at the heart of this speculation was really a confirmation of our strengths", he said.

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The second-largest cable operator of the country rejected Charter and its supporter billionaire John Malone, earlier this year in their advertising, but reportedly at Goldman Sachs working a higher bid for the company.

Time Warner leadership also has its ongoing fight with CBS Corp. over carriage fees. About how 3 million subscribers of time Warner Cable in cities such as New York and Los Angeles lose access to CBS channels could Showtime, if one at the expense of the retransmission of Friday afternoon agreement.

Time Warner Cable COO Rob Marcus, who will replace Britt as CEO this year, said that benefits for the bundling break it. How it looks, cable operators ask to pay content providers such as CBS and the Walt Disney Co., a package of channels that assets more popular link enables such as Showtime and ESPN with less frequently observed properties.

"We are always big fans, customers more options", Marcus said.

Britt, who fight a cold grating caused his voice, the object was some carelessness during the call. Sanford C. Bernstein & co analyst Craig Moffett asked him whether he shouted hoarsely CBS Corp. latest promotion battle had become during her boss of Les Moonves.

"I knew was someone to questions," Britt said.

 

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Reviews: "America got talent" edges "Chef", NBC tops Fox

Reviews: "America's got talent" edges "master chef," NBC tops Fox "AGT" carries NBC win for the second consecutive night "
Published: August 1, 2013 @ 08:57 print this pageTweet from Tony Maglio@@anthonymaglio follow

A new episode of "America's got talent" was the best rated and most-watched show on Wednesday night, handing over from NBC the victory.

The Peacock was the first in ratings with a 1.7 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 6.9 million, according to preliminary figures.

After a repeat of "America's got talent" at 20, the new episode earned 9 a 2.3 / 7-10 million viewers. "Tents" got a 1.2/4 with 4.2 million viewers at 10.

Fox was second in ratings with a 1.6/5 and third in total 4 million viewers. After a "Master Chief" Encore at 8 attracted a new episode 9 a 2.2 / 7 and 5.4 million viewers.

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CBS was third in the ratings with a 1.4/4 and the second in a total 5.7 million viewers. "Big Brother" at 8 earned a 2.0/7 with 6.1 million viewers. Repetitions followed.

Univision was fourth in ratings with a 1.2/4 and a total of 3.3 million viewers.

ABC was fifth in ratings with a 0.8/3 and 3.2 million viewers. Acquired after repetitions "NIGHTLINE: the lookout" at 10: 00 a 0.9/3 with 3.5 million viewers.

Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0, 5 / 2 and 1.1 million viewers.

The CW in reviews with a 0.2/1 and total viewers with 973.000 seventh, repeatedly all air.

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