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CELEBRITY Gossip News, Jul 28, 2011

Lifetime's "Five" to explore humor in breast cancer
Wed,27 Jul 2011 08:36 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Just because a movie deals with the grim topic of breast cancer doesn't mean that it can't include a few laughs along the way. Just ask Marta Kauffman. Full Story

"Mission: Impossible 4", "G.I. Joe 2" release dates shuffled
Wed,27 Jul 2011 08:35 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," originally scheduled to be released on December 16, will be released December 21, Paramount Pictures announced Wednesday. Full Story

Fox Searchlight moves up "The Descendants" to November 23
Wed,27 Jul 2011 08:34 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox Searchlight will bring Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" to theaters a month earlier than expected -- on November 23. Full Story

"Boston Rob" Mariano goes "Around the World" for History Channel
Wed,27 Jul 2011 08:34 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Boston Rob" Mariano is once again traversing exotic locales -- but this time it's in pursuit of knowledge, rather than money. Full Story

Stormtrooper costume designer wins UK copyright
Wed,27 Jul 2011 05:44 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - In what a Lucasfilm spokesman told the BBC is an "anomaly of British copyright law," prop designer Andrew Ainsworth won the rights to sell replicas of the original "Star Wars" Stormtrooper helmets, which he designed. Full Story

Technicolor to acquire Cinedigm's delivery business
Wed,27 Jul 2011 05:43 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Cinedigm will sell its physical and electronic distribution business to Technicolor, the two companies announced on Wednesday. Full Story

"Killer Elite" producer hit with lawsuit
Wed,27 Jul 2011 05:36 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Palomar Pictures and producer Sigurjon Sighvatsson have been slapped with a breach of contract suit by a film executive who claims he's owed credit and money for his work on the upcoming action film "Killer Elite." Full Story

"Martha Bakes" returns; "Emeril's Table" premieres
Wed,27 Jul 2011 05:36 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - America's homemaker, Martha Stewart, will return to the airwaves September 26 for a second season of Hallmark Channel's "Martha Bakes," the network said Wednesday at the Television Critics Association's Cable Summer Tour at the Beverly Hilton. The 13-episode season will air Mondays at 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. Central. Full Story

Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" back on Billboard's Top 10
Wed,27 Jul 2011 05:34 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Amy Winehouse's music was said to be a big influence on Adele's. And for at least one week, these two British neo-soul sisters get to share the top 10, as Winehouse reentered the Billboard album sales chart at No. 9, while the indomitable Adele moved back up into the top position. Full Story

"Hero dogs" get their own TV awards show
Wed,27 Jul 2011 04:37 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film star Ewan McGregor and actress and animal rights campaigner Betty White will join Whoopi Goldberg and other all-stars on a panel to judge a new heroic dog award show, the Hallmark Channel said on Wednesday.

Amy Winehouse sales spike after her death
Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:57 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of Amy Winehouse fans went to "Rehab" in the United States for a fresh listen to the British songstress who died late last week, according to figures released on Tuesday. Full Story

UK man wins fight to make "Stormtrooper" helmets
Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:56 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLONDON (Reuters) - A British prop designer who makes replicas of the menacing Stormtrooper helmets featured in Star Wars films won a legal battle Wednesday against director George Lucas, who took him to the High Court in 2008 over copyright infringement.

New biography portrays Mick Jagger as closet conservative
Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:51 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Mick Jagger, say it ain't so. Full Story

ESPN announces documentary film slate; new series
Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - ESPN revealed its fall lineup of documentary films, as well as its upcoming series "Rise Up" at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hilton Wednesday. Full Story

Sony Classics acquires Lawrence Kasdan's "Darling Companion"
Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sony Pictures Classics, believing that Lawrence Kasdan's movie about a dog is not a dog of a movie, has acquired domestic rights to "Darling Companion," the company said Wednesday. Full Story

Playboy Hugh Hefner accuses ex of lying about sex life
Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:07 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner says his former fiance is lying about their sex life, or lack of it.

Polly Platt, producer and production designer, dies at 72
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:56 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Polly Platt, a producer, Oscar-nominated production designer, writer -- and ex-wife of filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich -- died Wednesday morning in Brooklyn, NY., according to published reports. She was 72 and had ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Full Story

Piers Morgan again defends work on UK tabloid papers
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:56 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British journalist Piers Morgan said on Wednesday he had never strayed into illegal tactics during his years working for three British tabloid newspapers.

Sundance Institute aggressively expands streaming deals
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Sundance Institute is moving aggressively to help its filmmakers with independent online distribution, expanding its Artist Services Initiative to include partnerships with iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, Netflix, SundanceNOW and YouTube. Full Story

Golden Globes legal woes: anti-HFPA suits moving forward
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:16 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Looks like the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. will keep the court system humming for a little while longer. Full Story

"Cowboys & Aliens" has both, but not much else
Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:48 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - At least when it comes to its title, "Cowboys & Aliens" delivers. There are indeed both cowboys and interplanetary travelers. Full Story

THQ widens loss as "Red Faction" game disappoints
Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:35 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video game publisher THQ Inc said on Wednesday its first-quarter adjusted revenue fell about 12 percent, as customers bought fewer copies of its game "Red Faction: Armageddon" than the company had expected. Full Story

How Mike Medavoy got the rights to the Chilean miners story
Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:10 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) When 33 Chilean miners were rescued from months-long entombment in a collapsed mine in October 2010, it was the biggest story on or below the surface of the earth. Full Story

Aspiring singer Pablo Dylan speaks about grandpa Bob
Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:06 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Pablo Dylan, the 15-year-old grandson of music legend Bob Dylan, is making a name for himself in rap. Full Story

Six Beverly Hills "housewives" return for season two
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:58 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The glitzy drama of reality show "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" will be returning in September will all six original ladies, plus some special guests, cable TV channel Bravo said on Wednesday.

Ryan Gosling takes on comedy to cure the blues
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:35 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Ryan Gosling claims that after his last film, the moody "Blue Valentine," it took him several months to "acclimate out of the experience" and he paid a visit to the doctor.

"Talent" top rated as NBC, Fox win Tuesday night
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:08 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - NBC's "America's Got Talent" was Tuesday's top-rated show as a double shot of Gordon Ramsay powered Fox to tie NBC for the night's best overall ratings, according to preliminary numbers. Full Story

TV watchdog says "Playboy Club" glamorizes porn
Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:00 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A TV watchdog group on Wednesday accused NBC of glamorizing the porn industry in its upcoming new drama series "The Playboy Club" and urged NBC affiliates around the United States not to air it.

Ellison kids: billionaire producers making their mark
Wed,27 Jul 2011 10:05 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Forget Bob and Harvey, Joel and Ethan, Larry and Andy. Full Story

Author's "Gray Zone" sheds light on dark subject
Wed,27 Jul 2011 09:57 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daphna Ziman is on a mission to help foster children, and she's picked a novel way to do it -- novel, being the key word. Full Story

Anderson Cooper strikes balance with new TV duties
Wed,27 Jul 2011 09:15 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Will Anderson Cooper be able to balance his duties as CNN's primetime star -- and frequent foreign correspondent -- with his new gig as a daytime talk show host?

Franken sees AT&T-T-Mobile merger killing competition
Wed,27 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sen. Al Franken is urging regulators to pull the plug on a proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. Full Story

A Minute With: Neil Patrick Harris about "Smurfs"
Wed,27 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Neil Patrick Harris may be the most versatile star in showbiz. The Emmy-award winner can sing and dance, perform voice-overs, host award shows, and still finds to act in the TV show "How I Met Your Mother."

Netflix and CBS reach international deal
Wed,27 Jul 2011 08:22 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Netflix Inc. has reached a deal with CBS Corp allowing the video rental service to stream shows such as "Californication," "Dexter" and "Twin Peaks" to audiences in Latin America and Canada.

Corning warns on TV sales, shares fall
Wed,27 Jul 2011 08:21 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corning Inc lowered its global forecast for the glass market and warned that manufacturers including Sony Corp and Samsung are cutting their TV sales forecasts as fewer consumers are expected to buy their sets this holiday, sending shares down nearly 7 percent. Full Story

Emma Stone offered lead female role in "Gangster Squad"
Tue,26 Jul 2011 09:03 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Warner Bros. has offered Emma Stone the role of Jean, a woman romantically attached to two men: the gangster Mickey Cohen and the police officer who is chasing him down, TheWrap has confirmed. Full Story

Fox moves to subscription TV show streaming
Tue,26 Jul 2011 09:03 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Missed the latest episode of "The Simpsons" and want to check it out online the next day? Starting on August 15, you'll be able to --but you'll need to subscribe to a cable or satellite service. Full Story

Paramount sets October 12 release date for "Fun Size"
Tue,26 Jul 2011 09:02 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Paramount Pictures has set "Fun Size" for an October 12, 2012 release, the studio announced Tuesday. Full Story

Fox sets new window for TV shows online
Tue,26 Jul 2011 06:49 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Fox Networks said it would provide cable and satellite subscribers an exclusive 8-day window to watch new episodes of Fox shows like "Glee" online following their initial air-dates. Full Story

Katzenberg says "Panda" box office "heartbreaking"
Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:19 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After being mired in a stock slump in recent months, DreamWorks Animation announced a stronger than expected second quarter. Full Story

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