LOS ANGELES — Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with a company headed by Peter Safran, the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager, to produce original shows for distribution on the system.

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Billy Bob Thornton will join his "Monster's Ball" co-star Halle Berry in the new film "Tulia," based on the true story of a racially-motivated string of arrests in a rural Texas town.

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