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International News: AIMF wants founder Raghav Bahl removed -- Viacom-linked Bollywood production house The Indian Film Company is coming under assault from a fund management group.

International News: Film still fails to match first day takings of 'Part I' -- 'Red Cliff: Part II,' the second installment of John Woo's period extravaganza, registered a strong opening day gross of HK$1.7 million ($220,000) at the Hong Kong box office.

National Magazines chief executive Duncan Edwards was today promoted to take charge of all of parent company Hearst Corporation's operations outside the US - more than 200 titles in more than 100 countries.Edwards, who has run Hearst's UK subsidiary National Magazines for four years, takes up the role on 1 February and will move to the US in the summer and become president and chief executive of Hearst Magazines International, which publishes overseas editions of titles including Cosmopolitan and Esquire. He will replace George Green, who retires at the end of June.Historically, Hearst Magazines International included all titles outside the US and UK, but as part of Edwards' promotions, the UK subsidiary will be folded into the international company.Edwards also becomes executive vice-chairman of Hearst Magazines and vice-chairman of NatMags. The UK company will appoint a new chief executive to replace Edwards.'I am delighted to be taking up this new responsibility within Hearst and lo

'Monty Python's Spamalot,' the popular musical lovingly ripped-off from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' will open Center Theatre Group's 2009-2010 at the Ahmanson Theatre of the Los Angeles Music Center, July 7 through September 6, 2009, it was announced today by CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie.The Ahmanson production marks the first time the international hit comedy will be presented in Los Angeles.John O'Hurley will star as King Arthur.Directed by Mike Nichols, 'Monty Python's Spamalot' features a book by Eric Idle, based on the screenplay of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' by Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, with music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Idle and John Du Prez. Casey Nicholaw is the choreographer.'Monty Python's Spamalot' is the winner of three 2005 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Di

On Oscar Night?, Sunday, February 22, 2009, New York-area members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 81st Academy Awards? at The Carlyle, the legendary Manhattan hotel that stands at the corner of East 76th Street and Madison Avenue.Since 1990, the Academy has hosted a New York Oscar Night celebration for its East Coast members, many of whom are previous winners and nominees.'This is an encore performance at The Carlyle for the Academy's New York Events Committee,' said Bud Rosenthal, the committee's chair. 'Last year's Oscar Night party at this cultural landmark drew so many rave reviews from our members that we're back by popular demand and looking forward to another gala evening.'A familiar venue for New York's entertainment elite since the 1930s, The Carlyle has served as a home away from home for countless movie stars, U.S. presidents and international artists, and has been the site of several film productions.

ET has learned that "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville was detained at Los Angeles International airport Thursday.The actor and daredevil was detained for bringing an inert grenade to the airport in his carry-on luggage. The grenade did not contain an explosive.Police say Knoxville, whose real name is Philip John Clapp, was later released and allowed to take an American Airlines Miami-bound flight.

International News: 'We Are One' will air worldwide -- Cashing in on the global interest in President-elect Barack Obama, HBO Central Europe will provide an exclusive live broadcast of the Jan. 18 inaugural in Washington, D.C.

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Tony Award winner Christian Hoff ('Jersey Boys') has just completed the audio book Don't Look Twice by New York Times and International best-selling author Andrew Gross. HarperCollins will release the crime-thriller novel and companion audio version in early March, 2009.Christian was named 'The Master of Mimicry' by Entertainment Weekly when his voicing of over 200 characters surpassed the world record for the audio book Tell Me How You Love The Picture. It was also a finalist as Foreword Magazine's 2008 Audiobook of The Year.He was recently seen in 'The Who's Tommy 15th Anniversary Concert' at the August Wilson Theatre, in which part of the proceeds benefited the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation. Christian is the National Spokesperson for the organization, which helps to find better treatments and cures for this neurological disorder.