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ENTERTAINMENT News, Jul 13, 2011

Halle Berry wins stay away order against intruder
Tue,12 Jul 2011 06:59 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday granted Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry on a stay away order against a man who she said intruded on her Los Angeles property three times in recent days, before police arrested him.

Out of the "Potter' kids" mouths: then and now
Tue,12 Jul 2011 05:46 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - It has been a life lived in the public eye for the "Potter" kids -- and one that I note with particular interest, since I met the three of them in England in September 2001, before the first "Harry Potter" film was released. Full Story

Bank moves to foreclose on R. Kelly's Chicago mansion
Tue,12 Jul 2011 05:43 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoCHICAGO (Reuters) - Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter R. Kelly has failed to make mortgage payments on his multimillion-dollar Chicago-area home for more than a year and now may lose the property to lenders, court documents show.

TV producer ordered to Mexico on murder charges
Tue,12 Jul 2011 05:36 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday ordered a former producer for the TV show "Survivor" extradited to Mexico to face charges that he killed his wife two years ago while they were on holiday in the resort town of Cancun.

Texas artist's work hurtling through space with Atlantis
Tue,12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoHOUSTON (Reuters) - It's a rare person who can say that her artwork is hurtling through space.

Grass Roots singer Rob Grill dies at age 67
Tue,12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rob Grill, the longtime lead singer for rock band The Grass Roots, has died at age 67 from complications of a stroke, his agent said on Tuesday.Full Story

Netflix raises DVD, streaming plan price by 60 percent
Tue,12 Jul 2011 04:45 PM PDT
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photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc hiked monthly prices for customers who use both its mail and online services, a move that could steer users toward its growing Internet streaming service.

Bank moves to foreclose on R. Kelly's suburban Chicago mansion
Tue,12 Jul 2011 04:39 PM PDT
Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter R. Kelly has failed to make mortgage payments on his multimillion-dollar Chicago-area home for more than a year and now may lose the property to lenders, court documents show. Full Story

Kristen Wiig to star, executive produce "Imogene"
Tue,12 Jul 2011 04:18 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Just off the success of "Bridesmaids," Kristen Wiig will star in and executive produce the black comedy "Imogene" for Maven Pictures.

photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two months after putting his Hollywood return on hold following a damaging sex scandal, Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to get back into the saddle.

TV producer ordered to Mexico on murder charges
Tue,12 Jul 2011 03:57 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday ordered a former producer for the TV show "Survivor" extradited to Mexico to face charges that he killed his wife two years ago while they were on holiday in the resort town of Cancun.

Hollywood gloats, silently, over News Corp scandal
Tue,12 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actors Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan may be publicly cheering the woes of Rupert Murdoch's media empire in a newspaper hacking scandal, but in Hollywood any gloating is largely taking place behind closed doors.

'A Dance with Dragons' delivers, say critics
Tue,12 Jul 2011 02:54 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "Game of Thrones" fans seem to be happy with author George R.R. Martin again. Full Story

"Evil Dead" star confirms return of the franchise
Tue,12 Jul 2011 02:50 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "Evil Dead" is getting resurrected. Full Story

Guatemalans arrested for murder of Argentine singer
Tue,12 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT
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photoGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Police arrested two men on Tuesday suspected of murdering Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral in Guatemala as part of a plot by organized crime gangs to kill his music promoter.

Writer Banville enjoys new lease on life as Black
Tue,12 Jul 2011 02:04 PM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Irish author John Banville has been lauded as one of the greatest literary stylists of his generation but his recent kick as a crime writer, churning out a murder mystery every year, has him giddy with excitement.

Patrick Kennedy set to wed at family's seaside compound
Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT
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photoBOSTON (Reuters) - Former Rhode Island Representative Patrick Kennedy, a member of one of America's most prominent political dynasties, plans to wed at the family compound this week, people close to the family said on Tuesday.

Netflix raises DVD, streaming plan price by 60 pct
Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:38 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc will raise by 60 percent the monthly price of a plan that lets subscribers watch unlimited movies and video online and get DVDs by mail.

"Knight Rider" creator sues Universal for profits
Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:21 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - The producer of "Knight Rider," "Battlestar Galactica," "Magnum, P.I." and a string of other hits -- and the man credited with creating the word "frak" -- is suing Universal for millions in profits. Full Story

"Bachelorette" down in TV ratings, but still wins night
Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:20 PM PDT
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photoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Despite a four percent dip, ABC's "The Bachelorette" took the evening's top viewership numbers on Monday, while Fox's "MasterChef" showed slight gains to take the second-place slot, according to preliminary figures.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" premiere hits seven year high
Tue,12 Jul 2011 01:18 PM PDT
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photoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The ratings for the Season 8 premiere of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" were pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Creator of "Brady Bunch," "Gilligan's Island" dies
Tue,12 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (TheWrap) - Sherwood Schwartz, the Emmy-winning television mastermind behind "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," has died at 94.

Special report: New Mexican TV probe hits embattled Slim
Tue,12 Jul 2011 12:15 PM PDT
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photoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - First they handed him a record fine. Then they denied him a television license. Now Mexican regulators are investigating whether business tycoon Carlos Slim has already snuck into the TV market by the back door.

Johnny Depp, Disney developing two films
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:40 AM PDT
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photoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Walt Disney Studios are developing two projects -- an adaptation of "The Night Stalker" and a Paul Revere story, TheWrap has confirmed.

Summit in negotiations for action comedy pitch
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:39 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Summit Entertainment is in negotiations to buy a comedy pitch from David Weisberg and Douglas Cook, TheWrap has learned. Full Story

Emma Watson speaks to difference between U.S., UK fans
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:38 AM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (TheWrap) - It's a proud day to be an American.

Bounce TV announces September debut date
Tue,12 Jul 2011 11:36 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Bounce TV, a new broadcast network geared toward African-American viewers, will debut on September 26, the network announced Tuesday.Full Story

France makes Liza Minnelli Legion of Honour officer
Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT
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photoPARIS (Reuters) - France made U.S. actress Liza Minnelli, the singing legend with the powerful vibrato and jet-black pixie hairdo, an officer in its Legion of Honor.

Rock musician uses cell phone stickup note in robbery
Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT
Reuters - CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A musician, using a stickup note posted on his cell phone, robbed a Massachusetts pharmacy of prescription pain pills just hours before his scheduled rock concert, authorities said on Monday. Full Story

Singer Jewel gives birth to a boy
Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:31 AM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Jewel has given birth to a baby boy, People magazine reported on Tuesday.

FCC not involved in review of News Corp scandal
Tue,12 Jul 2011 10:00 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators are not looking into News Corp and its role in a phone hacking scandal at its British newspapers. Full Story

"Different Trains" rattle through historic Jerusalem site
Tue,12 Jul 2011 07:53 AM PDT
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photoJERUSALEM (Reuters) - A disused Ottoman-era jail in Jerusalem has been taken over this month for performances of American composer Steve Reich's "Different Trains" multimedia work that recounts the ferrying of Jews to the Nazi death camps.

Vivendi, Discovery among possible TVN buyers: sources
Tue,12 Jul 2011 07:38 AM PDT
Reuters - WARSAW (Reuters) - French entertainment group Vivendi and U.S. broadcaster Discovery Communications Inc. are among the five groups being invited to bid for Poland' No. 2 media group TVN, sources said. Full Story

Review: R.E.M.'s "Lifes Rich Pageant" still rich
Mon,11 Jul 2011 06:30 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "We are young despite the years," Michael Stipe sang 25 years ago in "These Days," trying to sound like an older man trying to sound younger. That line surely has a lot more resonance for the R.E.M. frontman now that he can sing it and mean it. Full Story

FCC lawyer wants Comcast fined for discrimination
Mon,11 Jul 2011 06:27 PM PDT
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photoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Comcast has just been served by the Federal Communications Commission over its treatment of the Tennis Channel.

Hulu debuts serial drama "The Booth at the End"
Mon,11 Jul 2011 06:14 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Hulu launched yet another original series on Monday, this one an enigmatic serial called "The Booth at the End" that is set entirely at a table in a diner and told through a series of conversations. Full Story

Review: Colbie Caillat stays bubbly on "All of You"
Mon,11 Jul 2011 05:58 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - What's the most improbable duet pairing of all time? Probably Bing Crosby and David Bowie...still. But coming close behind would have to be the sun-drenched songstress Colbie Caillat and the socially conscious rapper Common -- unlikely bedfellows who join forces for "Favorite Song," a frothy tune on Caillat's third album, "All of You."

"Class" creators sue CAA for cutting into profits
Mon,11 Jul 2011 05:34 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - The creators of the hit sitcom "Head of the Class" sued talent agent CAA on Monday, accusing the company of making its own side deals that cut into their profits from the two-decade-old show. Full Story

"Torchwood" debut viewership matches "Camelot"
Mon,11 Jul 2011 05:33 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Starz's "Torchwood: Miracle Day" had a very encouraging premiere this weekend -- but whether it achieves a longevity in keeping with its theme will depend on how well subsequent episodes do. Full Story

Tori Spelling to advise on "Millionaire Matchmaker"
Mon,11 Jul 2011 04:54 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW YORK (TheWrap) - Despite scorching ratings during a one-season detour to New York City, Bravo's "The Millionaire Matchmaker" is heading back to Los Angeles for its fifth season, set to debut August 18, according the network.


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