A cut Wednesday in the Federal Reserve’s federal funds rate from 2 percent to 1.5 percent may not pack the consumer-friendly punch it used to, because of the nation’s deep-seated economic problems.
Usually, a lowering of the federal funds rate eventually trickles down and helps ease interest rates that consumers pay on credit cards, adjustable-rate mortgages [...]

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Hollywood is coming out this fall with a slew of political movies that hit all the hot-button topics as the tight U.S. presidential campaign nears its climax.
“There is a sense now that these political films can really be successful, and they’re a genre aimed at one side of the political spectrum or the other,” said [...]

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Forget Batman vs. the Joker, or Sarah Palin vs. Joe Biden. The most enthralling head-to-head dust-up this year is the latest round in the epic battle between movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and producer Scott Rudin, two of Hollywood’s most ruthless characters.
Weinstein and Rudin, who are rumoured to have hated each other for years, have been [...]

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A security bug in Adobe’s software means users were able to access Amazon’s video streaming service without payment, Reuters reports. The flaw was a rare example of a bug that gives extra functionality to users.
In a trade off between usability and security, Adobe technology permits the popular option of using video player verification to control [...]

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Lionsgate Films have unleashed a new clip promoting their forthcoming spoof comedy movie “Disaster Movie”. Entitled “Curve the Bullet”, the video footage is introduced by one of its stars, Carmen Electra, and generally parodying a signature scene of Timur Bekmambetov’s hit action film “Wanted (2008)”.
The particular scene then lampooned the moment when James McAvoy’s character, [...]

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A U.N.-backed movie on poverty made of eight segments by directors including Jane Campion and Wim Wenders will make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival later this year, organizers said Wednesday.
Titled “8,” the movie aims to raise awareness of world poverty. Gael Garcia Bernal, Gus Van Sant, Mira Nair, Jan Kounen, Abderrahmane Sissako [...]

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Just in time for back-to-school comes “The House Bunny,” which won’t teach you anything new or useful, but it will prepare you for sorority rush.
Well, its depiction of Greek life isn’t all that accurate either, but that’s beside the point. The entire purpose of this late-summer comedy is to serve as a showcase for Anna [...]

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It’s a given that any movie filming in New York City requires at least one pivotal scene be shot in Central Park.
Over the last 100 years, since 1908, more than 250 films have used the iconic park as their backdrop for love scenes, large-scale song-and-dance numbers, car chases and even for a monster’s rampage through [...]

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Whatever you think of “Bottle Shock,” you have to admit this new movie has generated some fun tie-ins, like this one in Rosemont on Saturday involving Bogart’s Bar & Grill, Muvico-Rosemont 18 Theaters and Sam’s Wines and Spirits.
Here’s the deal: A four-course dinner provided by Bogart’s, wine pairings from Sam’s, and the movie from Muvico. [...]

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 He has also shown great form and fitness, as well as an admirable attitude in training and it is believed that that was the reason behind Marcelino’s change of mind as the ex-Racing Santander begin the task of helping the Aragon side return to the top flight after last term’s relegation.
The former Borussia Dortmund frontman [...]

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