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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

Amy Winehouse sales spike after her death
Tue,26 Jul 2011 06:25 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

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

Runaway bride dishes on sex(less) life with Hefner
Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:55 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hugh Hefner's runaway bride is dishing on her sex life with the Playboy founder -- and according to her, it wasn't exactly X-rated.

"Big Bang Theory's" Kaley Cuoco to host Teen Choice
Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:52 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kaley Cuoco, who stars in the CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory," will host "Teen Choice 2011," Fox announced on Tuesday. Full Story

TNT's "Franklin & Bash" scores a second season
Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:51 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - TNT has ordered a second season of "Franklin & Bash," a humor-infused legal drama that stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer. Full Story

"True Blood" hits season high ratings; "Curb" surges
Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:50 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Curb Your Enthusiasm" scored a ratings surge even Larry David would have trouble complaining about. Full Story

"Jersey Shore" star reveals miscarriage
Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:49 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Former "Jersey Shore" star Angelina Pivarnick has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage -- and as far as she's concerned, the media bears a large part of the blame for the loss of her child-to-be. Full Story

Brian Helgeland to write "Here There Be Monsters"
Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:48 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Brian Helgeland has been hired to write "Here There Be Monsters," a movie about Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones -- except with sea monsters, individuals close to the project confirmed. Full Story

James Franco returning to "General Hospital" in fall
Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:47 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The unstoppable force that is James Franco has signed on for yet another stint on "General Hospital." Full Story

Dan Peek, co-founder of rock band America, dies at 60
Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:40 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dan Peek, a co-founder and musician for the folk rock band America, famous for the No. 1 hit "A Horse with No Name," has died. He was 60. Full Story

Paramount sets October 12 release date for "Fun Size"
Tue,26 Jul 2011 02:32 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

China news agency leases plum Times Square ad space
Tue,26 Jul 2011 02:32 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's state-run news agency will take over one of the highest-profile advertising locations in New York's Times Square starting Monday, in perhaps the most visible step in its recent American expansion. Full Story

"Idol" producer Freemantle reaches labor deal
Tue,26 Jul 2011 02:26 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has reached a three-year agreement with Fremantle Media. Full Story

Fans, stars tweet the blues over Winehouse death
Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:56 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soul singer Amy Winehouse, who died unexpectedly at age 27, received numerous tributes on Saturday from ordinary fans around the world and music luminaries ranging from Tony Bennett to producer Mark Ronson.

China news agency leases plum Times Square ad space
Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's state-run news agency will take over one of the highest-profile advertising locations in New York's Times Square starting Monday, in perhaps the most visible step in its recent American expansion. Full Story

Colombian salsa star Joe Arroyo dies
Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoBOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian singer and composer Joe Arroyo, one of the leading lights of the Andean nation's music scene since the 1970s, died on Tuesday from multiple organ failure, a medical clinic said.

Latest streaming challenger to Netflix: Walmart
Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:49 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Walmart customers will now be able to not just buy physical discs from Walmart.com but stream movies and TV episodes as well. Full Story

Sheryl Crow donates Mercedes to help tornado victims
Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:45 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoKANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Singer and Missouri native Sheryl Crow is auctioning her vintage Mercedes convertible to help rebuild ten schools destroyed or damaged by a deadly May tornado in the town of Joplin.

Sony's "Amazing Spider-Man" film gets IMAX treatment
Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:43 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - IMAX and Sony are releasing "The Amazing Spider-Man" in IMAX 3D, the companies announced on Tuesday. Full Story

Schwarzenegger's son out of hospital, "going to be fine"
Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:24 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 13 year-old son of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is out of the hospital after a serious beach accident.

Celebrities now big factor in baby names
Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:21 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Jacob, Ethan and Michael were the top boy names in 2010, while Isabella, Sophia and Emma were favorites for girls but celebrities are exerting a big influence on what American parents choose to name their newborns.

Amy Winehouse: "I'll be dead in a ditch, on fire"
Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT
Reuters -
photo(Note: Strong language throughout and paragraph 30)

Comcast in ad change for On Demand programming
Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:31 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comcast is changing the way ads will appear on the On Demand programs it features from NBC Universal. Full Story

"Hell's Kitchen" tops nightly television ratings
Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Maybe President Obama should hire Gordon Ramsay to help him deal with Congress. Full Story

Animal Planet plans "Whale Wars" spinoff
Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" has championed the cause of Paul Watson's Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and collected a loyal following of viewers since its debut in 2008. Full Story

Hollywood went to the dark side at Comic-Con 2011
Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If there's a lesson to be drawn from Comic-Con this year, it's that Hollywood has gone to a very dark place. Full Story

Rehab exec thinks Winehouse wanted to join "27 club"
Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:28 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The co-founder of Passages Malibu treatment center thinks that Amy Winehouse's "membership" in the so-called 27 Club may have been by design, not just an eerie coincidence. Full Story

Gotti movie starring Travolta slated to shoot in January
Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:22 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The John Gotti biopic "Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father," is set to shoot in New York beginning January 3, TheWrap has learned.

Rock documentaries shake up Toronto film festival
Tue,26 Jul 2011 10:29 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoTORONTO (Reuters) - Irish rockers U2 and American grunge band Pearl Jam will have the Toronto International Film Festival rocking this year, while George Clooney and Brad Pitt bring some A-List star power to the event that helps launch Hollywood's Oscar season.

Sandra Bullock's ex-husband calls off next wedding
Tue,26 Jul 2011 10:18 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The ex-husband of actress Sandra Bullock has called off his wedding to new girlfriend, tattoo artist and reality TV star Kat Von D.

Family say farewell to "angel" Winehouse
Tue,26 Jul 2011 08:37 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLONDON (Reuters) - The family of Amy Winehouse gathered at a north London cemetery on Tuesday to bid farewell to their "angel," three days after the troubled singer was found dead at her home.

Schwarzenegger says son "much better" after accident
Tue,26 Jul 2011 07:28 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Monday that his 13-year-old son, Christopher, is improving as he recovers from injuries suffered when he was hit by a large wave at the beach.

Studio sets release date for Jason Reitman's "Young Adult"
Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:52 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Paramount has set a December 9 limited release date for Jason Reitman comedy "Young Adult." Full Story

Fox scores movie rights to ESPN's oral history book
Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - As Keith Olbermann settles into life on a significantly smaller stage, ESPN, the network that made his name, may be heading to the big screen. Full Story

Leighton Meester sues - and is sued by - her mother
Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The mother of "Gossip Girl" actress Leighton Meester is suing the 25-year-old, claiming her daughter beat her with a bottle and refused to send her money she had promised to provide. Full Story

Review: Eric Church's "Chief" aim is poetic rowdiness
Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:20 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Look at the list of song titles on country star Eric Church's new album -- "Drink in My Hand," "Like Jesus Does," "Hungover & Hard Up," "Jack Daniels," etc. -- and there may not be much reason to suspect he's going way out of his way to avoid country's beer-in-a-small-town tropes. And he isn't. Full Story

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