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[Ed. note—Since The Hollywood Reporter has apparently allowed its website to embark on its Labor Day vacation a little early, today's round-up is an all-Variety one. A helpful THR staffer has informed us that their website has not, in fact, gone on vacation and is already back at work.]
The Venice Film Fest kicked off yesterday with Brian DePalma's The Black Dahlia, which drew some not-so-favorable comparisons to another James Ellroy novel adaptation you may have heard of, L.A. Confidential. [Variety]
Thanks to the CBS/Viacom split, Les Moonves has become the guardian of Andrew Shue and Ian Ziering's finest work, which Moonves will selflessly share with the public by finally releasing Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place on DVD. [Variety]
· Variety memorializes actor Glenn Ford's passing by referring to the actor as "durable." Don't get all choked up at once, guys. [Variety]
A recent pattern of a different CD topping the sales charts nearly every week imperials Danity Kane's chances of repeating as No. 1. Had we ever heard of Danity Kane before, this news might seem more significant to us. [Variety]
· Fox becomes the last major studio to put out a film in the newfangled Blu-Ray DVD format, announcing that bored children of wealthy technophile parents will have the opportunity to watch Ice Age: Meltdown in stunning high-definition in late November. [Variety]