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(Newser) - The Transformers juggernaut rolls on. The Revenge of the Fallen sequel is about to become the biggest grossing film of 2009 worldwide, reports Variety. After only 2 weeks, it's grossed $448 million around the globe, just shy of the $469 million haul by Angels & Demons, which opened in... More »

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Hollywood • Shia LaBeouf • Transformers • box office • movies • Megan Fox • Angels & Demons

 Farrah's Funeral: 
 'Goodbye, Sweet Girl' 

'She's the most beautiful angel in heaven'

Jun 30, 09 11:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s family and friends gathered to honor the actress’ memory at her private funeral today in Los Angeles, People reports. Ryan O’Neal and son Redmond were among the 200 or so at the service, while longtime friend Alana Stewart and Fawcett's doctor, Lawrence Piro, delivered eulogies. "... More »

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cancer • Hollywood • Los Angeles • funeral • eulogies • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal

interview

 Levi Goes 
 Hollywood 
 ... Sort Of 

Bristol's baby-daddy wants a reality show

Jun 17, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that he’s free of the Palins, Levi Johnston is going Hollywood, trying to turn his fame into fortune with acting gigs or a reality show, reports Renata Espinosa of the Daily Beast. She caught up with Johnston and Tank Jones, the giant style-conscious black lawyer who’s acting... More »

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Hollywood • fashion • shopping • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston • Tank Jones

 Ari Emanuel 
 Is Hollywood's 
 New Boss 

Rahm's brother takes charge with agency merger

Jun 10, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ari Emanuel has soared to new prominence in the past few months since his talent agency, Endeavor, merged with William Morris. Now, he’s Hollywood’s “pre-eminent power player,” write Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes in the New York Times. But what drives him? Says a producer: “... More »

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Hollywood • Rahm Emanuel • Endeavor • William Morris • Ari Emanuel • William Morris Endeavor

(Newser) - The Screen Actors Guild overwhelmingly approved a new contract tonight with the big Hollywood studios, ending an impasse that raised the threat of another strike in the entertainment industry, reports the LA Times. The approval, pushed by a group of top-tier actors such as George Clooney and Tom Hanks, comes... More »

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Hollywood • Tom Hanks • contract • George Clooney • Screen Actors Guild • actors' strike

'Love Rat Pack' Dates H'wood's Leading Ladies

Cameron, Natalie, Kirsten, Scarlett: These guys get around

Jun 8, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - You expect Hollywood's leading men to have a gaggle of women trailing them. But now the tables have turned, and it's Oscar-nominated ladies who attract a coterie of serial daters they're practically sharing. Meet the men behind the drama, red-carpet escapades, and broken engagements:
  • Adam Levine of Maroon 5.
... More »

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Hollywood • Alex Rodriguez • Jennifer Aniston • Scarlett Johansson • dating • Kate Hudson • John Mayer • Kirsten Dunst • Madonna • Natalie Portman • Cameron Diaz • Jessica Simpson • Adam Levine

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Bardem May 
 Join Roberts 
 in Eat, Pray, Love 


Jun 8, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Javier Bardem is in talks to join Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, reports Variety. Roberts is slated to play the author, and Bardem would play love interest Felipe, whom the real-life Gilbert eventually married. Brad Pitt is producing. Elsewhere: More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Switzerland • Julia Roberts • Geneva • Pete Doherty • Javier Bardem • Brangelina

OPINION

 What Happened to 
 Kinder, Gentler 
 Tom Hanks? 

In search of the actor's earlier persona

May 31, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Where has Tom Hanks gone? Sure, he's still around on the big screen, currently breaking the bank with Angels & Demons, but what happened to the Tom Hanks that is "our Jimmy Stewart, a heartland guy, good people," wonders Betsey Sharkey in the Los Angeles Times. The... More »

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Hollywood • Tom Hanks • Forrest Gump • blockbusters • Angels & Demons

 Winona Still Remembers 
 Pain of Depp Breakup 

She's back after 7 years off screen

May 27, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Winona Ryder says she's getting her act together at the age of 37, but she still vividly remembers being thrown for a loop after her teenage breakup with Johnny Depp. In an interview with the UK edition of Elle, as reported by People, Ryder says the breakup occurred at the... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Johnny Depp • gossip • Star Trek • Winona Ryder • celebrity breakup

Celebs Likely to Fight Harder for Gay Marriage in 2010

Lessons learned from last year's Prop 8 fight will need to be applied

May 27, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - For those who believe Hollywood came too late to California’s “No on Prop 8” party during last year’s election, yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the voter-approved ban on gay marriage brings a question: Will Tinseltown get it right this time around? “I think the... More »

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entertainment • California • Hollywood • gay marriage • celebrity • Howard Bragman • Proposition 8

(Newser) - Hollywood's toughest power brokers—the big shot "10 percenters" of the top talent agencies—are no longer immune to the recession, reports the Independent. With the merger between former rival agencies William Morris and Endeavor officially approved, 100 top agents got the ax. Officials of the new entity hope... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • recession • Endeavor • William Morris • mergers • firing

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Spider-Man 
 Actress 
 Found Dead 


May 21, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lucy Gordon, a British actress who played a small role in Spider-Man 3, was found dead in her Paris apartment yesterday, the Telegraph reports. The 28-year-old appears to have hanged herself. Elsewhere:
  • Hugh Hefner’s ex Kendra Wilkinson has no problem with his new girlfriends—in fact, they’re
... More »

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entertainment • suicide • Hollywood • Spider-Man • celebrity • death • Denzel Washington • Ryan Seacrest • William Morris • Hugh Hefner • Kendra Wilkinson • Lucy Gordon

 Cannes: From 
 Class to 
 Crass 

Festival has more alcohol, drugs, sex than films

May 21, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The name “Cannes” once conjured up images of Hollywood glamor and French sophistication, but no more. The film festival has turned into a marathon of binge drinking and sleazy sex, attended by high-heeled, fake-tanned partiers who are “not interested in the films, only the party scene,” one... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • alcohol • France • Cannes Film Festival • sex • celebrity • parties • Jay-ZTV

Lohan Vows to Producer: I'll Be a Good Girl

Tabloid queen promises to change her ways for next film

May 15, 09 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan promises to get her act together for her next film, People reports. “She said, ‘I really want to get serious. I'm committed,’” recalled Kent Parker, producer of indie comedy The Other Side, which begins filming this fall. “I’m not worried whatsoever,”... More »

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Hollywood • rehab • Lindsay Lohan • tabloids • movies

 Cannes Prepares 
 for a Quieter Festival 

Economic woes put the breaks on Croisette craziness

May 12, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Cannes Film Festival opens tomorrow with a screening of the new Pixar film Up, but this year the glitzy two-week movie fest on the French Riviera may be a low-key affair, writes the Hollywood Reporter. Yachts have gone unrented, Vanity Fair has canceled its annual party, and movie execs... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • France • Quentin Tarantino • Cannes Film Festival • Pixar • Ang Lee • French Riviera • film deal • movie industry • Pedro Almodovar • Jay-ZTV

 May Films Face 
 Galaxy of Boycotts 

List of new releases that face criticism

May 7, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie fans are fuming for one reason or another about most of the blockbusters out this month, the New York Times reports—and studios find it difficult to discern potent protests from the all-too-common casual boycott. A look at which films, and why:
  • Terminator Salvation upset fans because of
... More »

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Hollywood • film • list • boycott • Jamie Foxx • Miley Cyrus • Star Trek • Jennifer Garner • movie theaters • Terminator Salvation • Angels & Demons • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past • The Soloist

'Very Proud' M*A*S*H Actor Comes Out

Single and 66, David Ogden Stiers wants 'to find someone'

May 6, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In search of Mr. Right, M*A*S*H actor David Ogden Stiers has come out at the age of 66, PlanetOut reports. Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester's alter ego hesitated to confirm earlier rumors out of fear for his professional prospects, but he tells the Gossip Boy blog  he doesn't want "any... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Disney • homosexuality • actor • M*A*S*H • gays • David Ogden Stiers

(Newser) - Will Gordon Gecko have a change of heart? The fictional Wall Streeter who famously declared that "greed is good" in 1987 is returning to the big screen, Access Hollywood and Variety report. Michael Douglas and director Oliver Stone have signed on for the Wall Street sequel, which will catch... More »

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Wall Street • Hollywood • Oliver Stone • movies • Michael Douglas

ANALYSIS

Supreme Court Backs FCC's Profanity Policy

But justices decline to rule on ban's threat to First Amendment

Apr 28, 09 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission may fine broadcasters for even a single utterance of a curse word, Lyle Denniston writes for SCOTUSblog. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the FCC’s recent switch in policy from discouraging “dirty words” to a stringent... More »

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Antonin Scalia • Hollywood • FCC • curse • profanity • US Supreme Court • swearing

Top Hollywood Talent Shops
OK Merger

As star payouts dip, William Morris and Endeavor join forces

Apr 27, 09 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two of Hollywood's top talent agencies agreed to merge today amid declining revenues in film and television, Variety reports. Pending government approval, the venerable William Morris Agency will share a new Beverly Hills office with 14-year-old Endeavor—and likely spark a flurry of clients and agents scurrying for new representation.... More »

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entertainment • television • Hollywood • film • merger • Endeavor • William Morris

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