Kutcher Eyes 'Random' Role
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Ashton Kutcher is considering starring in "Random Acts of Kindness," a drama about a suicidal young man rescued by a reclusive novelist who inspires him to find his way in life.
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Comcast Corp. tried to break into the entertainment business as a star. But it&#39;s looking as if its best role for now may be a cameo.
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NEW YORK - A warning to celebrities: you're not in the clear just yet. "Punk'd," hosted by Ashton Kutcher, will continue for three more seasons, MTV spokesman David French confirmed Wednesday...
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AUSTRALIAN artist and filmmaker George Gittoes could soon find himself in a new role - as an American pop music svengali.
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Robert Patrick, part of the ensemble in the new film &quot;Ladder 49,&quot; has a face that everyone recognizes from a myriad of film and television roles but a name that few can conjure up.
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If Blockbuster is a company in desperate need of a script doctor, the man it has chosen for the task, James W. Keyes, could perhaps be described as a master of rewrite.
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Can a comedian really make a credible run for the U.S. Senate? If he's good enough and smart enough and, doggone it, if enough people like him
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A veteran forecaster who explores the impact of long-term technological change on society says that understanding the tricks of his trade can help you turn uncertainty into opportunity.
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Sarah Silverman is  hardly a new, undiscovered talent, but until now she has never  shown what she could do with a series crafted around her style  of humor. Comedy Central, on which she appears frequently, is  giving her that shot, and the results are promising.
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Not enough "star" power for Fred D. Thompson in a GOP presidential field that includes some of his friends? Whatever the case, the actor and former  senator from Tennessee is considering getting into the 2008 race.
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Dan Brown's bestseller book will soon be seen on screen and it seems that director Ron Howard have a tough choice to make when choosing the protagonist.
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Is Jack Nicholson playing Lex Luthor in the next "Superman" movie? Maybe he'll be Daddy Warbucks in a remake of "Annie." Or perhaps he's going to the same hairstylist as Britney Spears.
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Ashton Kutcher personally punk'd all comers this weekend.
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A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books.
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Robert Townsend first caught the film industry's eye with 1987's "Hollywood Shuffle," a clever satire about black actors trapped in demeaning roles. Now he wants the country to pay attention to what he calls a new kind of television, entertaining but with a sense of responsibility, especially toward young black Americans.
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The former CEO of NetScreen Technologies has moved on to a new upstart. Can he make the same magic work again?
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The uncertain prediction market will get a new player this week when Hubdub introduces a combination news aggregation and predictive platform at the semi-annual Demo conference in Palm Desert, Calif.Demo conferences this year will bring on stage 77 companies with a good idea but not enough capital as they present their products to an audience consisting of VCs and executives from the investment arm of high-tech companies. Hubdub will try to convince one of these audience members that they will not be taking a chance by investing in its technology.The Hubdub platform creates a market around news events, such as how big will the final tax rebate be once it is signed into law by President Bush. Along with the question comes a selection of multiple choice responses.Yes-or-no response questions are also possible, such as, Will Barack Obama gain the Democratic Presidential nomination?The community wages Hubdub dollars to compete on predictions.The point of the game is to see who comes out right most of the time. If you are one of those folks, according to Hubdub officials, you will obviously gain street cred in your area of expertise -- politics, stock market, or technology, for example. Besides gaining some form of respect from your peers, credibility may also lead to more users coming to your Web site or blog. This, in theory, could be shaped into a business where a person's analytical capabilities are worth paying for.During the prediction and wagering process, the Hubdub site aggregates news stories and background data related to the predictions.Leveraging uncertainty appears to be the idea behind another Demo presenter, LiquidPlanner, a startup created by former Expedia, Microsoft, and Intel software engineers.What makes LiquidPlanner different, say company officials, is its use of "probablistic" scheduling tools.Rather than using project dates that are set in stone, the Liquid probablistic engine uses estimates that take into account project variables. This allows project teams to see a more dynamic timeline and understand at any single point where the project is headed with the idea that going down a wrong path can be stopped before it is too late.