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Disgraced singer Glitter refused entry to Hong Kong

18 min 25 sec ago
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Disgraced British glam rocker Gary Glitter has been refused entry to Hong Kong after arriving from Thailand where he was also barred, a British foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

Dave Matthews Band saxophonist dies

9 hours 4 min ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Saxophonist LeRoi Moore, a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died on Tuesday of complications from a vehicle accident in June.

Jackson and del Toro to pen "Hobbit" screenplays

10 hours 12 min ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro's search for writers for "The Hobbit" and its companion film has ended, with the filmmakers deciding that no one is better suited for the task than they are.

"Grey's Anatomy," "ER" draw objections in Italy

10 hours 33 min ago
ROME (Hollywood Reporter) - Television programs with medical and hospital themes get so many details wrong, according to a leading Italian medical group, that Italy's main broadcasters should refrain from airing them.

Toronto film festival promises lighter touch

11 hours 30 min ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto International Film Festival is promising a lighter touch this year, both thematically and in the number of movies presented, with domestic dramas and comedies prominent among the 312 features and shorts unveiled on Tuesday.

Malaysia asks Avril Lavigne to postpone concert

11 hours 33 min ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's government has told promoters of a concert by Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne to postpone the show because it could mar the country's independence day celebrations, an official said on Wednesday.

Elizabeth Taylor home after hospital stay

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 21:12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Elizabeth Taylor is back home and doing well following a recent stay of several weeks in a Los Angeles-area hospital for unspecified reasons, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

Hollywood agency, TV writers settle age bias suit

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 21:11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Hollywood talent agency International Creative Management agreed on Tuesday to pay $4.5 million to settle an age-discrimination suit brought by TV writers, the first of 23 such class-action cases to be resolved.

Christina Applegate cancer free after double mastectomy

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 20:08
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Samantha Who?" star Christina Applegate, 36, is free of cancer after having both breasts removed to combat the disease, the actress told a U.S. television news show on Tuesday.

Toronto film festival promises lighter touch

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 19:48
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto International Film Festival is promising a lighter touch this year, both thematically and in the number of films presented, with domestic dramas and comedies prominent among the list of 312 features and short films unveiled on Tuesday.

Cash: Political use of father's name "appalling"

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 19:45
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Rosanne Cash is tired of people using her late father's name to further their own political agendas.

Christina Applegate cancer free after double mastectomy

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 19:40
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Samantha Who?" star Christina Applegate, 36, is free of cancer after having both breasts removed to combat the disease, the actress told a U.S. television news show on Tuesday.

Tom Cruise wakes up "Sleeper"

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 19:11
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As Tom Cruise writes the next chapter in his career, he's developing an interest in comic-book movies.

Rainn Wilson rocks his way into leading movie role

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 18:23
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rainn Wilson understands the luckless drummer he portrays in new movie "The Rocker" because they both spent so many years on the outskirts of fame.

Elizabeth Taylor home after hospital stay: report

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 17:39
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Elizabeth Taylor is "at home and happy" following a recent stay in a Los Angeles hospital, People.com reported on Tuesday.

Bono pumps up the volume, lets slip new U2 songs

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 13:42
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Rock stars may have to rein in their taste for loud music after a fan overheard U2 frontman Bono listening to tracks from the group's forthcoming album and recorded them before posting the songs on the Internet.

Laurence Fishburne joining "CSI" cast

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 03:50
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stage and screen star Laurence Fishburne's last turn as a series regular on network television was the role of Cowboy Curtis on the 1980s kids show "Pee-wee's Playhouse."

Rainn Wilson in fine comic groove as "Rocker"

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 02:28
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The off-kilter comic rhythms of Rainn Wilson are exploited to excellent effect in "The Rocker," a derivative rock satire that is far more enjoyable than one would have a right to expect.

Unions to bargain jointly on commercials pact

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 01:30
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and its smaller sister union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, are finally on the same page.

Media won't get early look at "90210"

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 23:34
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Critics and other members of the media hoping to get a sneak peek at the CW's upcoming series "90210" are out of luck.