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Exclusives: Unit acquires Matthew Chapman's comic script -- Gold Circle Films has acquired "Naked," a comic script about an insurance salesman who vows to run from Santa Monica to Studio City to prove himself to his wife and save their failing marriage.

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Film News: Financial crunch threatens studio's future -- DreamWorks' lofty ambitions have been put on hold by the financial crunch.

After the Survivor Gabon finale, the final five visited the red carpet in a tent outside the studio to talk to the press. It was a bit disconcerting, since some journalists needed CBS-provided cheat sheets with the casts' photographs and names on them (really?), and some showed up to startfuck. Because we were crammed in, which means the people on either side were literally eavesdropping and in some cases writing down quotes based on my questions, never mind that we had just a few minutes.But the final four--after doing TV interviews and a fast group interview with some blogs, Bob was whisked away to take a red eye to New York for Monday media appearances--did have some interesting season-end insight.Jessica 'Sugar' KiperAlthough Sugar received zero votes, she was in a fantastic mood, and seemed thrilled with the whole experience. That may be because she'll be back to work as an actor soon, if SAG doesn't strike. 'I got the best contract that they've given anybody in 17 seasons,

Film News: Producer also praises stars of Marshall's 'Nine' -- IT TAKES a mighty powerful woman to pull a man away from Sophia Loren, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cottilard, Kate Hudson and Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson, all together. That's what I told myself when Harvey Weinstein and I spoke on the phone last week. He was lured away from the London set of the movie musical, 'Nine,' as the above mentioned dynamic stars were poised to film the movie's big finale under Rob Marshall's direction.

(LiveDaily.com) Morrissey [ tickets ] has unveiled his first batch of spring dates in support of his forthcoming new studio album, 'Years of Refusal.'... continued

Though the Congolese music known as soukous was Africa's biggest pop-music style in the '70s and '80s, it only reached the U.S. in bits and pieces. But a new anthology by the musician known as Franco goes a long way toward completing the puzzle.

Contenders: All Content: Michael Patrick King goes big for closing credits -- director Michael Patrick King wanted something especially big for the closing credits of the 'Sex and the City' movie version. And with 'All Dressed in Love,' sung by the film's co-star Jennifer Hudson, that's exactly what he got.

The National is making plans to record a few more anthems.

When Michelle Aguilar got on the scale on Tuesday night's "The Biggest Loser" finale, did she suspect she had lost enough weight to win?The answer is yes, but not equivocally. The winner of the $250,000 knew from her scale at home that she had lost 110 lbs. and 45.45 percent of her body weight, but she says that "The Biggest Loser" scale is a bit different, so she wasn't 100 percent sure. "I was in the dressing room beforehand and on the outside, I was ready to walk into a live show, and I was nervous and excited," recalls Michelle, who now weighs 132 pounds. "On the inside, I was absolutely at peace. I thought, 'Whatever is going to happen tonight is going to happen.' There was nothing I could do about it. But I was so ready to show my family, show my friends and show America, who were behind me the whole time, that this is what I achieved so far. When I finally did win, that moment was so surreal."