Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Entertainment

  • ABC picks up "Castle" for full season

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC has picked up a full season of Nathan Fillion's mystery drama "Castle," adding nine more episodes to its order for the show.

    October 21, 2009, 1:38 pm
  • New cartoon in Harlem Globetrotters' game plan

    TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - The Harlem Globetrotters appear headed back to television as animated characters after signing a licensing and production partnership with the Cookie Jar Group.

    October 21, 2009, 1:38 pm
  • Docu explores little-known "Jewish Schindler"

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - "Killing Kasztner.

    October 21, 2009, 12:46 pm
  • GE says "comfortable" with NBC Universal

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - General Electric chief executive Jeff Immelt on Tuesday said he was "totally OK" with keeping control of NBC Universal, the TV and movie entertainment house now reportedly a takeover target for top U.S. cable operator Comcast.

    October 21, 2009, 12:24 pm
  • "Life's a Zoo.tv" among early Gemini winners

    TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Canadian cartoon series "Life's a Zoo.tv" earned a Gemini award for best animated series on Tuesday, ahead of next month's main ceremony honoring the best in Canadian television.

    October 21, 2009, 12:02 pm
  • "Reach" turns end-of-life drama into schmaltz

    MILL VALLEY, California (Hollywood Reporter) - From the moment we encounter the terminally ill Alvin (Seymour Cassel), an irascible, sexist misanthrope spending his last days at a hospice in the painfully corny "Reach for Me," we know he's headed for a major transformation by the last reel.

    October 21, 2009, 11:59 am
  • Ad banned for "anti-ageing" silk pillowcases

    LONDON (Reuters) - An advert for pure silk pillowcases which claimed they had anti-ageing qualities and made hair look beautiful was banned by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) on Wednesday for being misleading.

    October 21, 2009, 11:58 am
  • "Mississippi Damned" a powerful look at poverty

    CHICAGO (Hollywood Reporter) - Most movies set in Mississippi, it seems, are related to the civil rights movement.

    October 21, 2009, 11:45 am
  • Crime drama "White Collar" a smart, stylish fit

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Suckers for deft displays of dialogue embedded in sharp, stylish crime dramas would naturally divine that USA's new series "White Collar" -- debuting Friday (October 23) at 10 p.m. -- would provide at least a sold hour of interesting drama.

    October 21, 2009, 11:45 am
  • "Jeff Dunham Show" is laugh-free comedy for dummies

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - For those who don't recall, Jeff Dunham is a comic whose Christmas 2008 special earned Comedy Central record ratings -- a full 6.6 million viewers.

    October 21, 2009, 11:23 am
  • "Jeff Dunham Show" is laugh-free comedy for dummies

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - For those who don't recall, Jeff Dunham is a comic whose Christmas 2008 special earned Comedy Central record ratings -- a full 6.6 million viewers.

    October 21, 2009, 11:23 am
  • Comcast says will look at all content prudently

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Comcast Corp, the largest U.S. cable operator, will look at all opportunities in the content business, Chief Executive Brian Roberts said on Tuesday, but he declined to comment on any specific situations.

    October 21, 2009, 11:14 am
  • Adam Shankman to co-produce Oscar telecast

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Choreographer and "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman will produce the 82nd Academy Awards live telecast in March with movie executive Bill Mechanic, organizers said on Tuesday.

    October 21, 2009, 10:44 am
  • Judge reviewing warrants in Jackson case

    A US judge says she'll decide whether to release documents stemming from search warrants issued in Las Vegas in the Michael Jackson investigation.

    October 21, 2009, 10:39 am
  • Robbie Williams concert breaks theatre record

    LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - A performance by pop star Robbie Williams, broadcast to more than 250 theatres around the world, set a world record on Tuesday by having the largest number of screenings of a live concert in theatres.

    October 21, 2009, 10:36 am
  • "Hairspray"s Adam Shankman to co-produce Oscar telecast

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Choreographer and "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman will produce the 82nd Academy Awards live telecast in March with movie executive Bill Mechanic, organizers said on Tuesday.

    October 21, 2009, 9:59 am
  • "Hairspray"s Adam Shankman to co-produce Oscar telecast

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Choreographer and "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman will produce the 82nd Academy Awards live telecast in March with movie executive Bill Mechanic, organizers said on Tuesday.

    October 21, 2009, 9:59 am
  • REFILE "Hairspray"s Adam Shankman to co-produce Oscar telecast

    (refiles to fix typo in last paragraph)

    October 21, 2009, 9:57 am
  • Lindsay Lohan ordered to appear in court

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to appear in court on Friday following media reports that she may have violated the terms of an alcohol education program imposed for a 2007 drunk driving case.

    October 21, 2009, 8:20 am

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