The presence of two Japanese animation movies in competition at the Venice film festival this year has created a contest within a contest, and brought to the big screen two strikingly different pictures.

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Panic at the Disco Pretty. Odd. Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen This brain-dead Vegas outfit that came off as Killers-lite with the hit single "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies" (even aping the new romantic kitsch of the "Mr. Brightside" video) is back with th

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Las Vegas Strip casino gambling revenue declined for the eighth straight month in August as cash-strapped U.S. consumers curbed entertainment and travel spending because of an economic slowdown.