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Owner of Rivera Plane Investigated by DEA

The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Mexican pop superstar Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

It has had two planes seized by the agency this year.

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Japan Animator Miyazaki's New Film Next Year

Oscar-winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's first film in five years -- a wartime romance -- will be released next year, its distributor has said.

Miyazaki, who created "Spirited Away", which won Best Animated Feature in 2003, and "Ponyo" (2008), will release "Kaze Tachinu", based on the novel of the same name, usually translated as "The Wind Has Risen", distributor Toho said on Thursday.

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Hugh Jackman Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Australian actor Hugh Jackman got a Hollywood double whammy Thursday as he was nominated for a Golden Globe and got his star on Tinseltown's famous Walk of Fame on the same day.

Jackman, who is being tipped for possible Oscar glory for his role in upcoming musical adaptation "Les Miserables," said he couldn't believe the good fortune that his career has given him.

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Death Threats for Royal Prank Call Presenters

Death threats have been made against the Australian radio hosts at the center of the royal prank call tragedy, police said Friday, with station management reportedly hiring bodyguards and moving staff to safehouses.

Police have launched an investigation after a letter targeting presenter Michael Christian was seized, warning him there were "bullets out there with your name on it".

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Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook

Written by Anthony Sargon

Romantic comedies have become quite tough to pull off. They’ve gotten increasingly formulaic, and they weirdly lack a crucial element: chemistry between the lead actors. Well, to this reviewer’s delight, “Silver Linings Playbook” is not only a great romantic comedy, but also one of the best films of the year.

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'Lincoln' Leads Globe Nominations with Seven Nods

Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" topped the Golden Globes nominations Thursday with nods in seven categories, followed by "Argo" and "Django Unchained" with five each.

"Les Miserables," romantic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" and Osama bin Laden hunt movie "Zero Dark Thirty" by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow were tied in third place with four nominations each.

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'Argo,' 'Lincoln' Among SAG Film Award Nods

Steven Spielberg's presidential drama "Lincoln" and the romantic comedy "Silver Linings Play Book" topped Screen Actors Guild nominations Wednesday, as Hollywood's awards season got into gear.

In second place was "Les Miserables," the star-studded film adaptation of the musical stage show, which garnered three nods including one for Australia's Hugh Jackman as best actor.

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Shankar to Receive Posthumous Grammy Award

Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar is to receive a posthumous lifetime achievement Grammy award, organizers of the music industry's top prize show said Wednesday.

Three-time Grammy winner Shankar, who died Tuesday in California, is among seven artists including Carole King and the Temptations named as Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award honorees.

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Rock Stars Shine at Hurricane Sandy Benefit Gig

Rock music royalty, including the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Paul McCartney, joined in a stellar line-up Wednesday to raise money for victims of superstorm Sandy.

The "12-12-12" concert at Madison Square Garden brought a Who's Who of rockers under one roof for the event, which was broadcast live across 37 U.S. television networks and a multitude of Internet livestream sites, as well as radio. Organizers expected two billion people to tune in worldwide.

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Jackie Chan Criticism Sparks Hong Kong Fight-Back

Action hero Jackie Chan provoked a furious fight-back from Hong Kongers Thursday after reportedly suggesting in a Chinese magazine interview that protest in his native city should be restricted.

The comments from the Hong Kong-born star unleashed a wave of criticism in the southern Chinese city, which prides itself on the upholding of civil liberties including the right to protest.

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