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Richard Hoehler's new play is so sentimental and good-natured that its warmth often stifles what is otherwise a well-conceived show.

Did Teri Hatcher Have Plastic Surgery? Teri Hatcher is opening up about plastic surgery in an interview.

Blur frontman Damon Albarn has been tipped as a contender for artistic director for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

BBC 'trying to seem smaller without actually becoming smaller', says former Channel Five chief David ElsteinThe former Channel Five chief executive David Elstein has accused the BBC of 'inverse Sarkozy syndrome: trying to seem smaller without actually becoming smaller'.Elstein compared the BBC's recent suggestions that it could reduce the scale of its activities to the French president Nicolas Sarkozy's alleged attempts to make himself appear taller. But he warned that the corporation could make life harder for itself by opening a debate about its size.'In my view, inviting pollsters or politicians or pundits - let alone competitors - to determine the size of the BBC, and which services might be dispensed with, is a slippery slope,' Elstein said, delivering the Institute of Economic Affairs Beesley lecture in London today.'Is BBC3 really worth the £500m it has cost so far? Is the move to Salford really worth the reported £876m cost, still rising? Should Hollywood movies, or series, or

BBC 'trying to seem smaller without actually becoming smaller', says former Channel Five chief David ElsteinThe former Channel Five chief executive David Elstein has accused the BBC of 'inverse Sarkozy syndrome: trying to seem smaller without actually becoming smaller'.Elstein compared the BBC's recent suggestions that it could reduce the scale of its activities to the French president Nicolas Sarkozy's alleged attempts to make himself appear taller. But he warned that the corporation could make life harder for itself by opening a debate about its size.'In my view, inviting pollsters or politicians or pundits - let alone competitors - to determine the size of the BBC, and which services might be dispensed with, is a slippery slope,' Elstein said, delivering the Institute of Economic Affairs Beesley lecture in London today.'Is BBC3 really worth the £500m it has cost so far? Is the move to Salford really worth the reported £876m cost, still rising? Should Hollywood movies, or series, or

BBC 'trying to seem smaller without actually becoming smaller', says former Channel Five chief David ElsteinThe former Channel Five chief executive David Elstein has accused the BBC of 'inverse Sarkozy syndrome: trying to seem smaller without actually becoming smaller'.Elstein compared the BBC's recent suggestions that it could reduce the scale of its activities to the French president Nicolas Sarkozy's alleged attempts to make himself appear taller. But he warned that the corporation could make life harder for itself by opening a debate about its size.'In my view, inviting pollsters or politicians or pundits - let alone competitors - to determine the size of the BBC, and which services might be dispensed with, is a slippery slope,' Elstein said, delivering the Institute of Economic Affairs Beesley lecture in London today.'Is BBC3 really worth the £500m it has cost so far? Is the move to Salford really worth the reported £876m cost, still rising? Should Hollywood movies, or series, or

Weekend B.O.: Bruce Willis, Disney up against 'Fame,' 'Pandorum' -- Disney aims to hunt down the top spot with the Bruce Willis starrer opening at 2,951 playdates.

There were more than ten new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's sales chart, including the first summer blockbuster to reach the home market. That film, X-Men Origins - Wolverine, took top spot with a massive 2.42 million units / $40.20 million opening week.

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU, 50 E. Congress Parkway) proudly opens its 2009 - 2010 Dance Series and kicks off its 120th Anniversary celebration with the Chicago debut of the internationally captivating Miami City Ballet Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m.

The Katselas Theatre Company presents A Tinseltown Tour de Farce La Ronde de Lunch By Peter Lefcourt (Executive Producer, 'Desperate Housewives'), Directed by Terri Hanauer and Produced by Gary Grossman. Opens Saturday, October 17