Pearl Jam says new album in "very infant stages"
Reuters - Friday May 16, 08:11 PM
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pearl Jam has started work on a new album, but it's still in "its very infant stages" according to the rock group's lead guitarist, Mike McCready.

Fans rip Radiohead after rain-drenched concert
Reuters - Friday May 16, 07:22 PM
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - British rock band Radiohead's rain-drenched show near Washington D.C. last weekend has triggered an Internet-driven firestorm, with message boards and the blogosphere lighting up amid fan frustration.

"Reprise" a bold debut for Norwegian filmmaker
Reuters - Friday May 16, 07:21 PM
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Style trumps content in "Reprise," an audacious feature debut by Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier.

Israeli filmmaker revisits his wartime experiences
Reuters - Friday May 16, 07:19 PM
CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Waltz With Bashir," a self-styled "animated documentary" from Israeli television director Ari Folman, adds its voice to the maelstrom that has swarmed through Middle Eastern politics for decades.

Metallica play club show, eye fall tour
Reuters - Friday May 16, 05:26 PM
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Metallica will launch a tour in October, a month after the rock titans release their first album in five years, drummer Lars Ulrich revealed during a rare club show in Los Angeles Wednesday.

"Kung Fu Panda" a martial arts masterpiece
Reuters - Friday May 16, 05:15 PM
CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - Martial arts movies have always had a certain cartoonish element, so DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" makes perfect sense.

"Sex and the City" girls flabby on big screen
Reuters - Friday May 16, 04:50 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Big is not necessarily better for the highly anticipated "Sex and the City" movie, which reaches theaters on May 30.

Fox yells "cut" on commercials
Reuters - Friday May 16, 04:32 PM
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox Broadcasting said Thursday it would drastically reduce the commercial levels of two upcoming action dramas -- "Fringe" and "Dollhouse" -- in an effort to reinvigorate broadcast television.

"Bachelor" reruns woo VH1
Reuters - Friday May 16, 04:29 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "The Bachelor" will be looking for love all over again on VH1. The lifestyle cable network said Thursday it acquired the full library of ABC's reality competition series.

"Prince Caspian" set for box office crown
Reuters - Friday May 16, 04:22 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Two weeks after "Iron Man" opened to $99 million at the North American box office, "The Chronicles of Narnia.

Filmmaker Salles focuses on Brazil in new movie
Reuters - Friday May 16, 04:15 PM
CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles' career has been characterized by implausibilities.

Documentary revives debate about religious satire
Reuters - Friday May 16, 03:32 PM
CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - Do we have the right to caricature God? This and other questions involving religion and freedom of speech raised by the controversial Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed are examined by "It's Tough Being Loved by Jerks."