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Oct 3, 2008 6:20 PM CDT

Bollywood Strike Over; Talent Prevails

(Newser) - The 2-day-old strike involving almost 150,000 Bollywood film workers has been settled, the BBC reports. Producers agreed to abide by an agreement that limits filming sessions to 12 hours and provides generous compensation and timely payment. "The strike is over and tomorrow we will resume work," the...

Abu Dhabi Invests Another Billion in Hollywood

Sep 3, 2008 6:50 AM CDT

Abu Dhabi Invests Another Billion in Hollywood

New subsidiary will work with 3 US producers

(Newser) - A media branch of Abu Dhabi’s government funneled $1 billion into a partnership with Warner Brothers last year—and now a subsidiary of the same firm is investing a second billion over the next 5 years with three US film producers, the New York Times reports. “Abu Dhabi...

LiLo at Work:
'So Far,
So Good'

Jun 17, 2008 11:58 AM CDT

LiLo at Work: 'So Far, So Good'

Producers surprised by actress' professionalism, talent

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is back at work on the set of the comedy Labor Pains, and after a week, the movie's producers are impressed with her skill and professionalism. "We were a little bit reluctant to work with her," producer Lati Grobman tells People. "But she's been amazing....

Jessica Alba Gets Hitched

May 20, 2008 10:59 PM CDT

Jessica Alba Gets Hitched

Actress marries producer Cash Warren

(Newser) - Jessica Alba married movie producer Cash Warren yesterday in a quiet courthouse ceremony in Beverly Hills, People reports. The actress, who is expecting a girl with Warren this summer, wore a long blue dress and “looked happy but nervous,” a source says. No one else attended the ceremony....

Reality-Show Exec Charged With Kidnapping

Apr 15, 2008 3:30 PM CDT

Reality-Show Exec Charged With Kidnapping

Contestants say he wouldn't let them leave Pauper to Princess set

(Newser) - The director of a reality TV pilot has been arrested on kidnapping charges after allegedly trying to stop contestants from leaving the house where it was being filmed, ABC News reports. Four women fled the Pauper to Princess house and told neighbors to call the police. The women say they...

Jessica Alba
to Get Hitched to Baby's Dad

Dec 27, 2007 8:52 PM CST

Jessica Alba to Get Hitched to Baby's Dad

Actress, due in the spring, will marry longtime boyfriend

(Newser) - Jessica Alba, expecting her first baby in late spring, is now engaged to the child's father, Access Hollywood reports. The 26-year-old actress was spotted over the holidays wearing a rock on her left ring finger, leading Access Hollywood to speculate that husband-to-be Cash Warren popped the question during Christmas.

Writers Unlikely to Find Happy Ending in Strike

Nov 14, 2007 4:58 PM CST

Writers Unlikely to Find Happy Ending in Strike

Idealism trumps wallet in such disputes, New Yorker pundit writes

(Newser) - Strikes typically cost both parties more than they’re warring over, but labor relations aren’t “economically rational,” explains the New Yorker’s James Surowiecki, due to “asymmetric information.” Hollywood’s writers simply don’t know the underlying financial truth behind online revenues—the meat of...

Hollywood Writers Call Strike

Nov 2, 2007 2:38 AM CDT

Hollywood Writers Call Strike

'Feels like Armegeddon,' says one industry insider

(Newser) - Setting the stage for the first walkout in nearly 20 years, Hollywood writers voted yesterday to go on strike, reports Associated Press. The union's president announced the decision in a closed-door meeting yesterday, drawing raucous cheers from the assembly. "There was a unified feeling. I don't think anyone wants...