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Extra, Extra: J.J. Abrams Apologizes For Lens Flare Overload
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- Lens-flare addict J.J. Abrams apologizes for going overboard with the gimmick. That gives us a new hope that his Star Wars films will be flare-free.
- A worker died after the underground electrical vault he was working on exploded in a Huntington Beach neighborhood today.
- Whatever works: Feds target accused war criminals with immigration fraud charges. (Remember they got Al Capone on tax evasion).
- James Spader talks about his villainous role in the upcoming Avengers 2 flick.
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- What all the Breaking Bad stars are up to now that the show is (sob) over.
- Legendary Hollywood producer A.C. Lyles dies at age 95.
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