 SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie was close to tears as she received a special award during an unannounced visit to Sarajevo's film festival Saturday with partner Brad Pitt. | |
 EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married fellow athlete Mike Tindall on Saturday in a private ceremony in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. | |
 CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Comedian Andy Dick pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he sexually abused a security guard and another man at a West Virginia bar by grabbing their crotches. | |
| Statue for Chuck Berry erected in St. Louis Fri,29 Jul 2011 05:34 PM PDT Reuters - ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, spry and smiling at 84 years-old, gave a wave of approval dedicating an eight-foot bronze statue of himself on Friday before a cheering crowd of about 500 people. Full Story | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer makes an abrupt change of direction in his upcoming new TV series, playing a ruthless, power-hungry mayor in a drama series that he calls "the greatest time of my life creatively." | |
| Vanity Fair releasing e-book on News Corp's Rupert Murdoch Fri,29 Jul 2011 05:09 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) Readers can now learn everything they have ever wanted to know about their favorite media mogul for a mere $4. Full Story | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star Soulja Boy is not buying a private plane, despite a report that he was shelling out $55 million for a tricked-out G5 jet, his spokesman said on Friday. | |
| Oscar statue from 1940s fetches $89,625 in Dallas auction Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - DALLAS (Reuters) - If you can't win an Oscar, why not buy one? Full Story | |
| Marvel wins lawsuit, Joe Pesci sues 'Gotti' producers Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:04 PM PDT Reuters - Full Story | |
| Marvel wins lawsuit, Joe Pesci sues 'Gotti' producers Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - Full Story | |
| No aliens, no superheroes, just "Life in a Day" Fri,29 Jul 2011 03:35 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It isn't among the most-hyped movies in theaters and won't win the battle of the weekend box office, but "Life in a Day" may just be the most unusual film playing in theaters this weekend. Full Story | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Scientology operates more as a business than as a church, relying on techniques perfected by car salesmen to attract new members and celebrities to its rolls. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Rosie O'Donnell said Thursday her upcoming daily talk show on Oprah Winfrey's OWN channel would blend celebrity chat, game shows, news topics and a big dose of her own brand of humor. | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Molly Parker, who played Alma Garret on the popular but short-lived HBO Western "Deadwood," has joined the cast of NBC's adaptation of John Grisham's "The Firm," NBC said Friday. | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Make no mistake: Director Jon Favreau wants you to see his pricey sci-fi western, "Cowboys & Aliens." | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - A British protester who threw a plate of foam at Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary hearing into the phone-hacking scandal pleaded guilty in court to assault Friday and quipped: "this has been the most humble day of my life." | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Veteran entertainer Jerry Lewis on Thursday brushed aside questions about media reports that he was retiring as host of the annual U.S. telethon for muscular dystrophy, suggesting they were false. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hugh Hefner and Playmate Crystal Harris, his former fiance, have patched things up in no time flat. | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Casey Anthony might be one of the most hated women in America, but "Hustler" magazine wants to give her a half-million dollars. | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Robin Williams, Samuel L. Jackson and Brendan Fraser have signed on as hosts for Discovery Channel's upcoming series "Curiosity," the cable outlet announced at the Television Critics Assn. press tour on Friday. | |
| Pampered pooches may pop Valium to cope with N.Y. rock festival Fri,29 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - When rock and roll fans flock to an outdoor music festival in upscale East Hampton next month, the pampered pooches and kitties at a neighboring animal shelter may be popping Valium to cope. Full Story | |
| 'ThunderCats' reboot brings back the memorable Snarf Fri,29 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - On Friday night, Cartoon Network fires up "ThunderCats," its satisfying update of the 1985-'90 animated classic about feline humanoids fighting to survive on a desolate planet against incredible odds -- and against an aggressively hammy performance by the evil sorcerer Mumm-Ra. Full Story | |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six weeks have passed since R&B singer Jill Scott hit No. 1 on album charts with "The Light of the Sun," and she still finds herself in shock. | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Lucasfilm's "Red Tails" have their mission data. | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers said on Friday it was likely they would recall News Corp's James Murdoch to clarify evidence on phone hacking he gave to a parliamentary committee following claims his testimony was "mistaken." | |
 NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - CBS grabbed the ratings crown on Thursday thanks to the solid performance of "Big Brother," according to preliminary numbers. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush says his apparent lack of reaction to the first news of the September 11 2001 attacks was a conscious decision to project an aura of calm in a crisis. | |
| Teams split over F1's UK pay TV move Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Formula One teams ranged from being very happy to very cautious over news that only pay TV will show all the races live in the United Kingdom from next year. Full Story | |
| Teams split over F1's UK pay TV move Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:54 AM PDT Reuters - BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Formula One teams ranged from being very happy to very cautious over news that only pay TV will show all the races live in the United Kingdom from next year. Full Story | |
 NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Rob Cohen is set to direct the most expensive film in the history of the Korean film industry. | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Lucas Till, the young actor who played Havok in "X-Men: First Class," has joined the cast of "Stoker," a Fox Searchlight thriller. | |
| Hulu accused of infringing program guide patent Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:28 AM PDT Reuters - WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Rovi Corp sued Hulu, accusing the online video site of infringing patents that cover electronic program guides. Full Story | |
 NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - After the news earlier this week that Fox bought the rights to "ESPN: These Guys Have All the Fun," an oral history of the sports network, Keith Olbermann had former co-anchor Dan Patrick on "Countdown" to cast the prospective film. | |
| Summit acquires rights to "Storming Las Vegas" Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:11 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Summit has acquired rights to a book as interesting as its title is long: "Storming Las Vegas: How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando Took Down the Strip to the Tune of Five World-Class Hotels, Three Armored Cars, and Millions of Dollars," TheWrap has confirmed. Full Story | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - John Cusack, who played a killer in 1997's "Grosse Pointe Blank," is getting back to his murderous ways. | |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Hollywood is on global expansion overdrive, with the international box office racking up a larger percentage of overall film revenues than ever before. | |
 NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "True Blood" creator Alan Ball told the Television Critics Association that he had signed a deal to return for another season of the wildly popular HBO drama and that he has already begun hashing out stories. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable television network AMC on Thursday assured frustrated viewers of drama series "The Killing" that the central murder case would be wrapped up in the second season of the show. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It seems only fitting that Vince Chase and his buddies may soon be seen on movie theater screens after ending their successful run on television, | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A photo book showing pop star Lady Gaga's life on the road and in the recording studio will be released this year, the book's publisher said on Thursday. |
