| Alliance to lose New Line distribution deal | A lucrative distribution deal between Canada's Alliance Films and Hollywood movie maker New Line Cinema will end later this year when the American company shifts into the hands of Warner Bros.
From: TheStar.com - Business | | By-the-book cops - and their lit picks | They read to know their suspects, they read to know how to manage their squads, they read to inspire creativity — but for many cops nothing beats the most far-fetched fantasy tale to simply escape.
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| By-the-book cops - and their lit picks | They read to know their suspects, they read to know how to manage their squads, they read to inspire creativity — but for many cops nothing beats the most far-fetched fantasy tale to simply escape.
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| First-edition of Tolkein's The Hobbit sells for £60,000 at Bonhams | <b>LONDON</b> A rare 1937 first edition of J. R. R. Tolkien’s much-loved classic <i>The Hobbit</i> has been sold by Bonhams for £60,000, breaking the auction record price for an inscribed copy of the book. The first edition, which was inscribed by the author to his friend, Elaine Griffiths, was sold to an anonymous collector.
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| Tolkien's Hobbit fetches £60,000 | A 1937 first edition of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit is sold at auction for £60,000 - twice its predicted value.
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| "Lord of the Rings" musical to end journey | The lavish stage musical "The Lord of the Rings" will close July 19, 13 months after opening to lukewarm reviews.
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| Inner-city hunt for newstars of ballet | Children from inner-city schools are to be encouraged to take up ballet in a move to find a new generation of Billy Elliots and keep youngsters out of trouble.
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| S.African, US scientists find more 'hobbits' in Pacific (AFP) |  AFP - A team of scientists have discovered fossils of an extinct hobbit-like people on a Pacific Ocean island where they lived up to 3,000 years ago, a South African university has reported.
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| McCartney's ex-wife to get $50M: reports | Heather Mills will get $50 million Cdn in her divorce deal with ex-husband Paul McCartney, a British newspaper is reporting.
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| 'Lord of the Rings' to close in June (AP) |  AP - The lavish stage musical "The Lord of the Rings" will close July 19, 13 months after opening to lukewarm reviews.
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