Proyas bringing Heinlein story to big screen (Reuters)
Reuters - The sci-fi saturation of the film business shows little sign of letup. The latest project is a feature based on a Robert Heinlein novela and written and directed by Alex Proyas.
Maddie was taken by pedophile ring, reports say
British police were told in March this year that missing girl Madeleine McCann may have been kidnapped by a pedophile ring which followed her three days before her abduction, according to reports.
`Thunder' reigns again with $16.1 million weekend (AP)
AP - The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Exiled Iranian prince producing family movie (Reuters)
Reuters - A member of Iran's exiled
royal family is producing a movie about his grandmother, the
twin sister of the country's last shah.
Greasy rider fuels Mercedes with vegetable oil
Greg Melville's neighbors in Vermont looked at him like he was crazy 2 ? years ago when he drove what he refers to as his "vegetable vehicle." It's a car that runs on vegetable oil instead of gasoline.
TomKat: The British Are Coming! (E! Online)
E! Online - While some celebrated the holiday weekend with a Budweiser, the Cruise family enjoyed theirs with Becks.
Appeal denied; Mexican executed in Texas
Mexican national Jose Ernesto Medellin, whose death penalty conviction in the rape and murder of two teen girls sparked international controversy, was put to death in Texas on Tuesday night, prison officials said. Corrections spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said Medellin died at 9:57 CT.
Guard survives Iraq, dies on job at U.S. prison
Jose Rivera survived two tours of duty in Iraq, but his job as a corrections officer at a high-security federal prison in California cost him his life. He was alone guarding about 100 inmates when he was attacked. He didn't have what many guards at state prisons have: pepper spray, a protective vest and a baton. Federal officers aren't allowed to have those items.
Screen Actors Guild, studios begin contract talks (AP)
AP - The Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood producers started talks Tuesday on a new contract that the wary entertainment industry hopes can be achieved without a strike.
"Mamma Mia" still big with moms overseas (Reuters)
Reuters - Forget the fanboys and their comic-book movies, it's time to hail a long-neglected fan base -- the mature women who kept "Mamma Mia!" on top in the international market for the fifth week in a row. One woman in Germany is reported to have seen the ABBA-inspired musical romance more than 70 times.
Shamed rocker denied Hong Kong entry
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Ebert, Roeper cutting ties with `At the Movies' (AP)
AP - Roger Ebert is leaving the balcony but hinting that he's not finished with television.
Robert Pattinson, Where Are You? (E! Online)
E! Online - After watching the new Twilight trailer, we're feeling pretty giddy and want more of that 22-year-old foxy vampire/reluctant musician Robert Pattinson. So we were disheartened to realize we had to go back to MTV's VMAs just to find a picture.
Spike Lee botches World War Two saga "Miracle" (Reuters)
Reuters - Spike Lee has so much on his
plate in "Miracle at St. Anna" that it's little wonder
everything goes flying.
Casting Couch: Kanye Strings Along Puppet Show, Keira Gets Jazzy, Hannah Montana Gets Bleu (E! Online)
E! Online - "Champion" was just child's play. At least compared to Kanye West's next attempt at puppet mastery.
Oil rebounds from 3-day slide
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'Dark Knight' is fastest to $300 million mark
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Dave Matthews helped produce new Palahniuk film (AP)
AP - Dave Matthews has acted in a few films, but the Grammy-winning musician has been playing a behind-the-scenes role in Hollywood of late that of film producer.
DreamWorks Animation in talks for "Panda" sequel (Reuters)
Reuters - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc Chief
Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg said on Wednesday the movie studio
was in talks to make a sequel to box office hit "Kung Fu Panda"
and could make an announcement within two months.
Two blasts rock Istanbul, killing 17
The death toll from two deadly explosions in Turkey continued to rise early Monday as government officials confirmed 16 deaths and more than 150 injuries.
Obama: Iraq's timetable 'enormous opportunity'
Sen. Barack Obama, in an op-ed piece in Monday's New York Times, embraced Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's recent call for a timetable for American troops to leave Iraq as "an enormous opportunity."