Former strip club owner Donald Klunk may have one day to move his personal property out of the Lower Windsor Township building where he offered adult entertainment before a York County judge shut it down.

Klunk’s 20,000-square-foot cinderblock building — Cashmere — has been padlocked since Nov. 9, when Judge Sheryl Ann Dorney ordered the club sealed after determining Klunk had violated her previous order to not offer nude entertainment in violation of township ordinances. She also jailed Klunk for 15 days for contempt of court for lying to her under oath.

In March, with the club still locked, Klunk put the building and property on the market for $2.5 million.

Thursday in Common Pleas Court, Klunk asked Dorney to let him enter the building to retrieve his effects.

Dorney granted the request with the requirements that Klunk complete the retrieval in one day and that he be accompanied by a township representative and a sheriff’s deputy.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne is set to make his TV debut directing HBO’s comedy project “Hung.”

The potential pilot was penned by “The Riches” creator Dmitry Lipkin and his wife/writing partner, Colette Burson.

“Hung” centers on an average middle-aged basketball coach who excels in one (private) area and figures out a way to put his endowment to use. The role has not yet been cast.

“Hung” marks the first project picked up by HBO’s new entertainment president, Sue Naegle.

Although it hasn’t been officially green-lighted as a pilot, “Hung” was put on the fast track, and the signing of Payne solidifies a formal production order.

Payne won an Oscar in 2005 for co-writing “Sideways.” He also was nominated for directing the film, and five years earlier was nominated for co-writing “Election” with Jim Taylor.

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Hollywood celebrities such as Mary Hart of “Entertainment Tonight;” film star Jack Scalia, also of “All My Children,” “The Robb Report” publisher William Curtis, film and television producer Burt Sugarman and Baby Phat jeans designer Kathy Martus flew in from California on private planes.

They joined local business moguls in helping their friends, John and Eddy Taylor, raise more than $500,000 for the Igoe-Amar Child Development Center and the children with special needs and disabilities of Easter Seals for Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, at “The Children’s Gala.” This was an exclusive dinner-dance held April 18 at the Taylor’s estate named “Paraiso” on Jupiter Island.

Mingling with guests and graciously posing for photos upon request, Hart told The Chatter Lady that she had just spent the day with actor Harrison Ford, interviewing him about his new film, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

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A look at what’s new in movies, books, music, television, video games and DVDs for the weekend.

MOVIES:

“SPEED RACER”
The Wachowski brothers (“The Matrix”) directed this big-screen version of the cult Japanese cartoon about a young racer (Emile Hirsch), his feisty dad (John Goodman) and his mysterious competitor, known only as Racer X (Matthew Fox). With Christina Ricci, Roger Allam and Susan Sarandon. Directed by Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski. Released by Warner Bros. Rated PG.
Official movie site
What the critics say:
“The film is like a nightmare in which you’re trapped in an arcade with screens on all sides and no eyelids.”,br> -David Edelstein, New York Magazine
“Forget what happens on the racetrack.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – After months of negotiations, Stephen McPherson has inked a new multiyear deal with ABC to continue as entertainment president.

“Steve is one of the most influential programmers of his generation,” said Anne Sweeney, co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and co-chairman of Disney-ABC Television Group. “Under his leadership ABC has become a primetime powerhouse.”

Under McPherson, ABC has improved its standings among adults 18-49, moving up from fourth to second place.

As head of Touchstone TV, McPherson developed the ABC staples “Desperate Housewives,” “Lost” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

He also developed the “CSI” drama franchise as well as the Emmy-winning “Amazing Race,” “Scrubs” and “Monk.”

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THE weather has been uncharacteristically gloomy in Tinseltown this week, a fitting motif perhaps for an industry that is dreading the prospect of another strike.

With the wounds from the 100-day writers’ strike still festering, Hollywood is in disbelief that actors could strike in July, shutting down the entertainment industry for the second time this year.

When the major media conglomerates broke off talks with the big actors’ union, Screen Actors Guild, this week, the news was met with anger by legions of so-called below-the-line workers – from drivers to electricians – whose livelihoods are tied to the entertainment business.

“These people (actors) are out of their minds if they think another strike will be supported by anyone, especially not the Teamsters,” says Steve, a film and television union driver whoasked that his surname not be used.

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Today 24-7 Entertainment announced that it distributed 10 million full-length audio tracks and music videos in Europe during the month of April alone. This figure further reinforces 24-7 Entertainment’s position as the leading B2B digital distribution provider in Europe. Downloads are up 732% from April 2007. The volume has soared in particular, due to powering successful subscription services such as TDC’s Play in Denmark and Omnifone’s MusicStation in the UK.

 

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has admitted that the PlayStation Portable is suffering from a lack of new games titles in the region.

Although the company has its Go! Explore sat-nav application, and cross-platform functions with the PlayStation 3, at its recent PlayStation Day the only new PSP games mentioned during the hour and a half presentation were Echocrome and Buzz! Quiz Master.

“Hand on heart, would we like more PSP games? Yes, we would. We really would,” said Reeves speaking exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz.

Publisher support for Sony’s handheld appears to be diminishing in Europe. A recent showcase of forthcoming titles from Sierra did not reveal any new PSP titles, despite the company still developing games for the 8 year-old PlayStation 2.

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NEW YORK One of Hollywood’s most powerful talent agencies, International Creative Management, has reaffirmed its commitment to matching stars with brands by hiring marketing veteran Carol Goll to head its global branded entertainment division.

A former Mercedes-Benz USA marketing exec, Goll will take over a department that launched several years ago under Lori Sale, who left ICM in March to head up an artist marketing group at talent agency Paradigm.

Under Sale, a longtime marketing and promotions maven, the ICM division worked on behalf of clients like Ellen DeGeneres, Beyonce, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson and Kathy Bates, and with marketers such as Revlon, Cadillac, DirecTV and American Express.

Goll will take over a six-agent team to which she has added Andrew Francis, who has forged marketing partnerships around Nascar events at the International Speedway Corp.’s Auto Club Speedway.

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City Lights Home Entertainment has acquired DVD, digital and television distribution rights to Academy Award(R)-Winning Indie Classic Kiss of the Spider Woman. The feature film starring William Hurt, Raul Julia, and Sonia Braga, along with a surprising and never-before-seen feature length documentary “Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman”, will be available on DVD, Blu-Ray and digitally for the first time in North America at a future date to be announced.

This groundbreaking film (the first independent ever to receive the top four Oscar(R) nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for Hector Babenco), adapted for the screen by Academy Award(R) nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader and produced by David Weisman from Manuel Puig’s novel set in a non-specific Latin American country, takes a penetrating look at the role of sex and politics under an oppressive right-wing regime.

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