(AP) - The Hollywood Reporters list of its 10 best stories of the week: DESPITE `THE HOBBIT, HOLLYWOOD ISNT ADOPTING 48 FRAMES PER SECOND Peter Jackson loves the controversial high-frame-rate format, but no other filmmaker has adopted it as Warners adds screens for "Desolation of Smaug." Says Bryan Singer, "I had concerns." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hobbit-desolation-smaug-48-frames-655444?AP ANALYSTS SPLIT ON NETFLIXS DEAL WITH MARVEL FOR `DEFENDERS While some praise Disney for buying lower-cost stories around lesser heroes Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones, others dont see the upside for the streaming service. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-marvels-defenders-analysts-split-655382?AP AFM: BUYERS SWOON FOR BIOPICS OF ELTON JOHN, MARVIN GAYE, JANIS JOPLIN Foreign buyers showed great interest in the stories of musics superstar personalities; says one analyst, "These projects have a built-in global audience in music fans." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/elton-john-marvin-gaye-janis-655385?AP JONATHAN RHYS MYERS `DRACULA SALARY DELAYED BY NBC AMID ADDICTION CONCERS The troubled star, whos been in and out of rehab, was made to wait for a substantial part of his $100,000-per-episode pay until after production ended. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jonathan-rhys-meyers-dracula-salary-655443?AP HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY: ANNE HATHAWAY, OLIVIA WILDE AND THE GLAM SQUADS WHO MADE THEM GORGEOUS THRs annual beauty issue -- which coincides with the launch of THRs new style website, Pret-a-Reporter -- goes behind the scenes to snag get-stunning secrets from the biggest pros in the game, photographed exclusively with their A-list clients. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-beauty-anne-hathaway-olivia-655354?AP HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY: TOP 25 MOMENTS OF 2013 From Anne Hathaways cat eyes to Amy Adams `American Hustle hair, THR picks 25 moments that defined Hollywood beauty this year _ both on set and off. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywood-beauty-top-25-moments-655475?AP ANDY KAUFMANS BROTHER SAYS COMEDIAN IS ALIVE, IN LOVE AND HAS A DAUGHTER He claims the "Taxi" star, who officially died of cancer in 1984, faked his own death "to get away from being Andy Kaufman." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andy-kaufmans-brother-says-comedian-655760?AP `I LOVE LUCY ACTRESS SHIRLEY MITCHELL DIES AT 94 She played Lucille Balls cackling pal Marion Strong and was believed to be the last surviving adult castmember from the classic CBS sitcom. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/i-love-lucy-actress-shirley-mitchell-dies-655779?AP LARS VON TRIER GIVES UP FINAL CUT ON SEX EPIC `NYMPHOMANIAC The controversial Danish director let others cut down his new two-part auteur porn film and has yet to see the version that will have its world premiere in December, a Danish film magazine reports. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lars-von-trier-gives-up-655155?AP VANITY FAIR OSCAR PARTY EXITS SUNSET TOWER, WILL IT LAND IN PARKING LOT? The magazines star-filled soiree has been held at the Sunset Boulevard venue since 2009. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vanity-fair-oscar-party-exits-655904?AP (Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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