The hard-boiled Hong Kong action god (last seen in 1995's Peace Hotel) officially blasted off his Hollywood film career when his long-planned American movie, The Replacement Killers, began shooting in Los Angeles on Feb. 10.

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And through the years, no one activity has been more carefully planned than what movie we'll see as a family at Christmas.

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The awards season, which climaxes with the Oscars on Sunday, 24 February, is but a part of the meticulously planned global PR campaign devised by the movie moguls and interested parties to coax you and me from our sofas and into the cinema.

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There are plans to produce a wide range of Michael Jackson memorabilia and a movie including footage from rehearsals for his planned comeback tour will be released in late October.

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Mr McTiernan's attorney Oliver Diaz said in a statement that the movie director was a victim of "prosecutorial vindictiveness" and planned to appeal against his conviction.

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But as on a movie shoot, it soon became apparent the project was going to grow beyond its planned schedule and budget.

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Redbox parent Coinstar and joint venture partner Verizon this morning revealed some details on their plans for Redbox Instant by Verizon, their long-planned streaming video service that will compete head-to-head with Netflix, Hulu and other Web-based movie and TV streaming businesses.

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