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Hollywood actors and studios clash over Internet clips

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:39:01 +0530

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Getting Hollywood actors paid for their smallest performances -- video clips on the Internet -- is shaping up as one their biggest sticking points in stalemated contract negotiations with major studios.

Father of Malawian boy backs Madonna adoption bid

Tue, 13 May 2008 01:13:30 +0530

LIPUNGA, Malawi (Reuters) - The father of a Malawian child that Madonna wants to adopt said on Monday he supported her case but wanted the U.S. popstar to bring his boy home for visits.

Jimmy Fallon formally named next "Late Night" host

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:04:14 +0530

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Jimmy Fallon was officially named on Monday to take Conan O'Brien's place on NBC next year when O'Brien succeeds Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show."

Joaquin Phoenix a perfectionist in recording studio

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:45:30 +0530

LONDON (Billboard) - Actor Joaquin Phoenix, who played Johnny Cash on the big screen, is cutting an album with Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, Billboard.com has learned. But whether the set will be released remains unclear.

Sex and The City quartet back with movie

Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:14 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are back -- The "Sex and the City" TV stars took to the big screen on Monday with the world premiere in London of their tales of love and high fashion in New York.

Dennis Farina apologizes for arrest with gun

Tue, 13 May 2008 03:10:48 +0530

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Dennis Farina, who was arrested on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport for carrying a loaded gun on his way to board a plane, has apologized for the incident.

Shyamalan delivers intense frights in "Happening"

Tue, 13 May 2008 03:59:08 +0530

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If there is one thing director M. Night Shyamalan enjoys, it is spooking audiences with his supernatural movies, and he promises his June release, "The Happening," will be the scariest ride yet.

"Xanadu," "Young Frankenstein" nab N.Y. stage awards

Tue, 13 May 2008 03:19:51 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pulitzer Prize-winning play "August: Osage County" and musicals "Young Frankenstein" and "Xanadu" nabbed the top Outer Critics Circle awards on Monday ahead of U.S. theater's top honors, the Tonys.

Young NY filmmakers peek inside Japanese baseball

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:56:50 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bobby Valentine hit only 12 home runs during 10 seasons as a player in Major League Baseball, so he knows something about tough pitches.

HBO seen selling shows on Apple's iTunes: sources

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:19:56 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's HBO cable network is expected to start selling shows on Apple Inc's iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible pricing, sources familiar with the discussions said on Monday.