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Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia
ATLANTA - Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians' lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.
Nations:U.S. People:Tom Hanks Meg Ryan Source:(AP)
2009-10-29
Screenwriting guru McKee says Hollywood is finished
PARIS (AFP) - If screenwriting guru Robert McKee has the plot right, Hollywood is the villain in the piece and TV is the hero. But how the story ends is another question.
Nations:France Sweden People:Emilio Estevez Quincy Jones David Bowie Diane Keaton Peter Jackson Brooke Shields
2008-11-21
'Lakeview Terrace' earns top box office take
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Dark thriller "Lakeview Terrace," starring Samuel L. Jackson as a cop who torments his neighbors, topped the North American box office over the weekend, preliminary numbers showed Sunday.
People:Tyler Perry Dane Cook Kate Hudson Ben Stiller Samuel L. Jackson John Cusack Source:(AFP)
2008-09-22
Coen brothers light up US box office with 'Burn' comedy
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The Coen brothers conquered the weekend box office in the United States and Canada with their farcical "Burn After Reading" only six months after winning an Oscar for a much darker film, industry figures showed Monday.
Nations:Thailand Canada People:Tyler Perry Tilda Swinton Frances McDormand Ben Stiller John Malkovich Don Cheadle
2008-09-16
'Burn After Reading' is No.1 at the box office
LOS ANGELES - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
People:Tyler Perry John Malkovich Annette Bening Nicolas Cage Al Pacino George Clooney
2008-09-14
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