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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
People

Mike Tyson’s Daughter Taken Off Life Support

11:03AM the cajun boy | Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, was pronounced dead today in a Phoenix, Arizona hospital after an accident in the family home over the weekend. More »
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Big Screen

On Second Thought, Don’t Smile

1:17AM Gabriel Snyder | Mike Tyson shows his sensitive, cheery side at last night’s L.A. premiere of documentary Tyson, which director James Toback has said is about the “regeneration, reconstruction and rehabilitation of a great spirit.” Pic via Getty.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Mike Tyson Lists Two Post-Sundance Fears: ‘Pussy And Money’

5:30AM Kyle Buchanan | Mike Tyson isn’t your typical Sundance star, and neither is the toast he gave at this dinner in honour of Tyson, the James Toback-directed documentary he stars in. More »
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Monday, January 19, 2009

Meet Mike Tyson, Your Newest Sundance Darling

4:00AM STV | With his appearance Saturday night in Park City, documentary subject Mike Tyson became the first ear-biting, convicted-rapist ex-heavyweight champion to receive a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival. More »
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Friday, May 23, 2008

Americans Need Balls, Indies Need Buyers as Chilly Cannes Winds Down

9:10AM Defamer Hollywood | Where are the big spenders this year at Cannes? After a 2007 buying spree that topped out with Universal snagging We Own the Night for a whopping $11.5 million, only one distributor has made any considerable investment in the current crop of selections — IFC Films, which made news Wednesday by acquiring the acclaimed Irish drama Hunger, its seventh buy in as many days. And even its other deals — an international mash-up including A Christmas Tale (France), Chaser (S. Korea) and the American indie The Pleasure of Being Robbed — are slated for minimal theatrical play as they funnel into IFC’s day-and-date on-demand circuit.
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