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Disney aims to shorten big-screen run for "Alice"

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:08:55 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Bob Iger wasn't bluffing. The Disney CEO has been telling Wall Street for months of his plans for studio executives to shorten traditional movie release schedules, and it appears the time has arrived for the first grand experiment.

Cruise takes on "Mission: Impossible IV"

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:07:09 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures on Tuesday said Tom Cruise will star in a new "Mission: Impossible" movie set for release in 2011 and produced by Cruise and J.J. Abrams.

Academy streamlines process for Oscar winners

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:05:01 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - This year's Oscar winners won't have to put up with delayed gratification.

Extreme stunts on tap for MTV

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:02:46 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - MTV has ordered a pair of post-"Jackass" extreme-stunt reality series, each with a format that's been tested.

White Stripes objects to Air Force Reserve ad

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:00:38 GMT

LONDON (Billboard) - The White Stripes plans "strong action" against the Air Force Reserve over its Super Bowl commercial, which the duo claims is an unauthorized re-recording of its song "Fell in Love With a Girl."

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. fighting prostate cancer

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:59:05 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Louis Gossett Jr, best known for his Oscar-winning role as the tough drill instructor in "An Officer and a Gentleman", said on Tuesday he was fighting prostate cancer.

Hedge fund wins "Terminator" franchise

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:56:50 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rights to the "Terminator" science-fiction action movie franchise have been won by a California-based hedge fund in a bankruptcy auction, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Ellen finds Simon "a challenge" on "Idol"

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:12:27 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday hinted of fireworks between her and Simon Cowell, and said she'd prefer not to sit next to the acid-tongued Briton in future.

Lil Wayne sentencing postponed

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:35:24 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Lil Wayne temporarily escaped jail on Tuesday when his sentencing for possessing a gun was postponed on the same day he bid goodbye to fans in a video he posted on the Web.

Actress Angelina Jolie visits quake-hit Haiti

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:44:06 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited earthquake victims in Haiti on Tuesday in her latest trip to help survivors of conflict and natural disaster as a goodwill envoy for a United Nations agency.

Race to revive UK's sole Roman chariot circuit

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:07:54 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's only known Roman chariot-racing circuit, described as one of the most important sites in the country, risks being lost under a housing project unless campaigners can raise the cash to preserve it in time.

"Paranormal Activity" too scary for Italians

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:53:26 GMT

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government is mulling whether to slap restrictions on horror thriller "Paranormal Activity" after some movie-goers suffered panic attacks, sparking protests by children's and consumer groups.

BBC paid top stars £229 million last year

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:51:11 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC revealed on Tuesday that it paid its top presenters 229 million pounds last year, in a move widely seen as an attempt to quell growing disquiet over the pay packets of its biggest stars.

Avatar makes it seven weeks at top

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:45:28 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - "Avatar," the biggest-grossing movie ever, extended its run at the top of the domestic box office over the weekend, taking another 4.3 million pounds, Screen International said on Tuesday.

Jolie, Pitt sue News of the World

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:47:30 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing the News of the World over allegations it published about their relationship, their London lawyers said on Monday.

Haiti record is century's fastest UK seller

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:35:10 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - "Everybody Hurts," organised by pop supremo Simon Cowell in aid of victims of the Haitian earthquake, has become the fastest-selling British charity single of the century with over 200,000 sales in just two days, the Official Charts Company said on Tuesday.

Absent Polanski to dominate Berlin film festival

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:13:39 GMT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Roman Polanski may be under house arrest in a Swiss chalet, but the Polish-French director is set to dominate this year's Berlin film festival where his latest movie "The Ghost Writer" will be unveiled.

Contemporary auctions aim to cement art recovery

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:48 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Confidence has surged back into the art market faster than predicted, and although contemporary values were hit hard by the credit crunch, auctioneers are confident that this week's sales will cement the recovery.

Charlie Sheen charged with assaulting wife

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:40:08 GMT

ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - Actor Charlie Sheen was charged on Monday with three crimes including felony menacing stemming from an assault on his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument.

Jackson doctor pleads not guilty in singer's death

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:34:50 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The doctor hired to care for Michael Jackson was charged on Monday with killing the pop star after a lengthy investigation that found a lethal cocktail of drugs in the singer's system when he died last year.

Tim Robbins plays villain's dad in "Green Lantern"

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:37:18 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tim Robbins is joining the cast of "Green Lantern," the superhero movie based on the DC Comics character.

Jackson doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:43:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the sudden death of the pop star last year from a lethal cocktail of drugs.

Charlie Sheen charged with assaulting wife

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:29:22 GMT

ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - Actor Charlie Sheen was charged on Monday with three crimes including felony menacing stemming from an assault on his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument.

Royal Shakespeare Company to send ensemble to New York

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:28:52 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will build a replica of its new Stratford-upon-Avon theatre in New York for five performances by the company in 2011, theatre groups said on Monday.

Jolie, Pitt sue News of the World for libel

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:51:42 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing News of the World over allegations it published about their relationship, their London lawyers said on Monday.