The Master Gains Venice Momentum; 2nd Hobbit Movie Re-Titled: Biz Break

The Master Gains Venice Momentum; 2nd Hobbit Movie Re Titled: Biz BreakAlso in Tuesday morning's round-up of news briefs, a 3-D newcomer tops the weekend's Specialty Box Office among newbies. Roman Coppola's second directorial effort with Charlie Sheen is headed to theaters. And, the Locarno Film Festival appoints a new Artistic Director following the sudden departure of its former head.

Venice Golden Lion Watch at Festival Midpoint: The Master Dominates
Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master is emerging as the favorite half-way through the Venice Film Festival. Of the eight films that have officially screened, the post-war "relationship opus set agains the backdrop of a religion that resembles Scientology has received the best score in a festival poll of critics," Deadline reports.

Second Hobbit Movie Re-Named
The third installment in the upcoming Hobbit movie trilogy, The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be released worldwide in July, 2014. That will be only seven months after the second film will be released. The second installment also has a new title, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug arriving December 13, 2013. It was originally titled There and Back Again. The first movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens December 14th of this year, Reuters reports.

Specialty Box Office: Flying Swords 3-D Tops Newcomers; Samsara,
Sleepwalk with Me Expand Strong

New specialty movies mostly coasted through the holiday weekend, with newcomers ranging from fairly solid to weak in their Labor Day bows. Indomina Releasing?s IMAX 3D opener Flying Swords of Dragon Gate soared to the top of the pack with a decent $8,333 average for its opening in 15 locations, while Millennium?s Little Birds launched in one theater, grossing $8,314, Deadline reports.

Roman Coppola's Charles Swan III Heads to Theaters
Roman Coppola's A Glimpse Inside the Mind of

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Mark Abrahamian Dead -- Starship Guitarist Dies Following Concert

Mark Abrahamian, a guitarist for the band Starship, passed away following a concert last night in Nebraska ... TMZ has learned. The band tweeted, "We are shocked and saddened at the sudden loss of our guitar player Mark Abrahamian. We will miss you,…

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Robin Roberts -- I Got to See My Mom Before She Died

Robin Roberts says she arrived to her mother's bedside in the nick of time after leaving "Good Morning America" on Thursday ... and got to "hold her sweet hand when she took her last breath."Roberts -- who was recently diagnosed with a rare blood…

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Bobby Brown -- I've Been Sober 22 Days

Bobby Brown is out of rehab and doing well ... so says the singer ... who is adamant he did not leave rehab early, as has been reported.As TMZ first reported, Brown checked into a rehab facility last month to battle problems with alcohol.…

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