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· Howard Keel, movie musical song-and-dance man and Dallas star, dies at age 85. If Jamie Foxx really wants an Oscar, maybe he should option the rights. [THR]
· George Clooney will star in and direct the Edward R. Murrow/Joe McCarthy showdown pic Goodnight. And Good Luck for his and Steven Soderbergh's Section 8 production company. Clooney also co-wrote the script and plans to be very hands-on at the craft service table when production begins. [Variety, sub. req'd.]
· Desperate Housewives keeps on bringing in larger ratings numbers; we suspect this streak is fueled by a weekly human sacrifice at Disney headquarters. Fox's beloved Arrested Development does just O.K., preventing everyone involved from getting too comfortable in their offices. [THR]
· Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez finally caves in after years of resisting movie offers, as New Line purchases rights to Love in the Time of Cholera. At least they didn't wait for him to die and buy off his relatives. [Variety, sub. req'd.]
· HBO and Alan Ball confirm that the upcoming 12-episode fifth season of Six Feet Under will be the last. Unless HBO throws a shitload of money at everyone to squeeze out one more season. Or spins off Nate. [THR]