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News: Schwarzenegger says son "much better" after accident Studio sets release date for Jason Reitman's "Young Adult" Fox scores movie rights to ESPN's oral history book Leighton Meester sues - and is sued by - her mother Review: Eric Church's "Chief" aim is poetic rowdiness John Goodman joins "Community" as new dean News Corp scandal transforms British power list Jon Favreau to direct "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Wednesday episode Rival post-production houses Deluxe, Technicolor team up Amy Winehouse was phone hacked, reporter claims Review: Joss Stone's "LP1:" most arresting effort yet "Animal House", raunchy '80s comedies get Blu-ray debut Journalist in UK hacking scandal signs book deal Timberlake to Gaga: Hollywood courts social media Private funeral to be held for Winehouse on Tuesday Spielberg plans return trip to "Jurassic Park" Chinese rhino cups set "Antiques Roadshow" record Exhibit highlights textiles' role in modern interiors Norway tragedy gets quick treatment by Discovery Channel "Big Brother" helps CBS win ratings night Place your bets on how Charlie Sheen will exit "Men" "Big Bang"'s Parsons to voice Jeep on Syfy's "Eureka" The Chilean miners' movie: life imitates "Entourage" Jon Hamm joins IFC's "Todd Margaret" for five episodes Mike Medavoy making movie about Chilean miners Katy Perry says "good people" help handle fame Michael Jackson family members plan tribute concert Professor calls Prince Charles, others "snake-oil salesmen" Pandora Media gets thumbs-up from two brokerages Drogba takes malaria fight to native Africa "Glee's" Darren Criss may take over "How to Succeed" Amy Winehouse: "I'll be dead in a ditch, on fire" Palin doc headed for PPV as ticket sales plummet "Doctor Who" star Smith eager to explore dark side Amy Winehouse: 'I'll be dead in a ditch, on fire' Israeli orchestra confronts taboo at Wagner shrine Adele tops UK charts as music world mourns Winehouse "Cowboys & Aliens" premiere brings out the big guns "Captain America" shoots down "Harry Potter" Comic-Con gets look at "Charlie's Angels" re-reboot Schwarzenegger says son "much better" after accident Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:46 PM PDT Reuters - LOS 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. Full Story Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top John Goodman joins "Community" as new dean Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:18 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - "Community" could add zero new characters and the NBC sitcom's many rabid fans would still eat up season three like so many blueberry pies, or whatever flavor of pies they prefer. Full Story Top News Corp scandal transforms British power list Mon,25 Jul 2011 05:21 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - What could bring together the Murdochs and all of their rivals in the British publishing world? Full Story Top Jon Favreau to direct "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Wednesday episode Mon,25 Jul 2011 05:21 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Jon Favreau will direct Wednesday's edition of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC announced on Monday. Full Story Top Rival post-production houses Deluxe, Technicolor team up Mon,25 Jul 2011 05:19 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Deluxe and Technicolor, historic rivals in Hollywood's post-production business, have announced a new agreement in which each will concede and subcontract a segment of its business to the other. Full Story Top Amy Winehouse was phone hacked, reporter claims Mon,25 Jul 2011 05:18 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Add the late Amy Winehouse to the list of UK celebrities who were phone hacked. Full Story Top Review: Joss Stone's "LP1:" most arresting effort yet Mon,25 Jul 2011 04:32 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Joss Stone may not be the most original performer to inhabit the world of white English soul singers, but her fifth album, "LP1," may be the partial antidote we need to help cure the post-Winehouse blues. Full Story Top "Animal House", raunchy '80s comedies get Blu-ray debut Mon,25 Jul 2011 04:30 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four classic comedies make their Blu-ray debut in the next two weeks, reminding moviegoers that raunchy comedy was alive and well long before "The Hangover" franchise, and films like "Bridesmaids." Full Story Top Journalist in UK hacking scandal signs book deal Mon,25 Jul 2011 04:23 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The British journalist whose dogged reporting helped uncover phone hacking that has rocked media giant News Corp and its chairman Rupert Murdoch, has agreed to write a book about the scandal, his publisher said on Monday. Full Story Top Timberlake to Gaga: Hollywood courts social media Mon,25 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When you think of Bono or Lady Gaga, the term "Silicon Valley entrepreneur" hardly springs to mind. Full Story Top Private funeral to be held for Winehouse on Tuesday Mon,25 Jul 2011 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Amy Winehouse's funeral will take place on Tuesday and will be attended only by her family and close friends, her spokesman said on Monday. Full Story Top Spielberg plans return trip to "Jurassic Park" Mon,25 Jul 2011 02:27 PM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Twenty years after his Velociraptors and T.rex ruled Jurassic Park, director Steven Spielberg says the maneaters are returning to a movie theater near you -- teeth sharpened, and not for the popcorn. Full Story Top Chinese rhino cups set "Antiques Roadshow" record Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A collection of Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horns has become the most valuable find in the 16-year history of the television program "Antiques Roadshow" in the United States. Full Story Top Exhibit highlights textiles' role in modern interiors Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:37 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The role of textiles in the history of modern interiors and design, often unrecognized, gets the spotlight at an exhibit at the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History and Material Culture. Full Story Top Norway tragedy gets quick treatment by Discovery Channel Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:36 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Discovery Channel has commissioned a one-hour documentary about Friday's tragedy in Norway that will air in select international markets in August, the network announced on Monday. Full Story Top "Big Brother" helps CBS win ratings night Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:35 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - "Big Brother," Sunday's top-rated show, led CBS to a ratings win -- but the network's new "Same Name" tied for fourth place in its debut behind two Fox repeats, according to preliminary numbers. Full Story Top Place your bets on how Charlie Sheen will exit "Men" Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Charlie Sheen will be written off "Two and Half Men" by having Charlie Harper drive his car off a cliff -- at least if you believe a wager offered by an Irish bookmaker. Full Story Top "Big Bang"'s Parsons to voice Jeep on Syfy's "Eureka" Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - "Big Bang Theory" star Jim Parsons will provide the voice for a Jeep on an ambitious animated holiday-themed episode of Syfy's hit dramatic comedy "Eureka" to air this December. Full Story Top The Chilean miners' movie: life imitates "Entourage" Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:28 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Nice timing, "Entourage." Full Story Top Jon Hamm joins IFC's "Todd Margaret" for five episodes Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Jon Hamm will appear in five episodes of "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" during its second season, IFC announced Monday. Full Story Top Mike Medavoy making movie about Chilean miners Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:22 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days last year have sold their life rights to producer Mike Medavoy, who will begin production on a movie about the 33 men this year. Full Story Top Katy Perry says "good people" help handle fame Mon,25 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Katy Perry believes keeping "good people around" helps her deal with the pressures of being one of the world's biggest pop stars, which currently has her on a global concert tour and taking part in her first movie. Full Story Top Michael Jackson family members plan tribute concert Mon,25 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Several members of Michael Jackson's family unveiled plans on Monday for a tribute concert to the late King of Pop, but performers were unnamed leading to a less-than-thrilling announcement for the "Thriller" singer. Full Story Top Professor calls Prince Charles, others "snake-oil salesmen" Mon,25 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON, Jul (Reuters) - A leading professor of complementary medicine accused Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and other backers of alternative therapies on Monday of being "snake-oil salesmen" who promote products with no scientific basis. Full Story Top Pandora Media gets thumbs-up from two brokerages Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Two brokerages started coverage on Pandora Media Inc with positive ratings citing its exciting long-term growth opportunity, given the growth in Internet radio and the ongoing shift of advertising dollars to the Web and mobile environments. Full Story Top Drogba takes malaria fight to native Africa Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:46 AM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - After six years braving England's frigid winters, a tropical disease was the last thing Chelsea's injury-prone striker Didier Drogba thought would keep him on the sidelines of the Premier League. Full Story Top "Glee's" Darren Criss may take over "How to Succeed" Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:30 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "Glee" star Darren Criss is in talks to take Daniel Radcliffe's place in the Broadway reproduction of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" in January, TheWrap has learned. Full Story Top Amy Winehouse: "I'll be dead in a ditch, on fire" Mon,25 Jul 2011 04:52 AM PDT Reuters - (Note: Strong language throughout and paragraph 30) Full Story Top Palin doc headed for PPV as ticket sales plummet Sun,24 Jul 2011 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - With its Sarah Palin documentary "The Undefeated" increasing its playdates by 40 percent this weekend, only to watch box office revenue decline by more than 63 percent, distributor Arc Entertainment announced Sunday that the film will soon be available on pay per view. Full Story Top "Doctor Who" star Smith eager to explore dark side Sun,24 Jul 2011 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (TheWrap) - During his brief time as the latest iteration of the titular doctor on the BBC sci-fi series "Doctor Who," Matt Smith has already accomplished the daunting task of gaining acceptance in the role. Full Story Top Amy Winehouse: 'I'll be dead in a ditch, on fire' Sun,24 Jul 2011 04:21 PM PDT Reuters - (Note: Strong language throughout and paragraph 30) Full Story Top Israeli orchestra confronts taboo at Wagner shrine Sun,24 Jul 2011 03:31 PM PDT Reuters - BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - The Israel Chamber Orchestra will play a work by Adolf Hitler's favorite composer Richard Wagner in Germany Tuesday, challenging a seven-decade taboo in their homeland. Full Story Top Adele tops UK charts as music world mourns Winehouse Sun,24 Jul 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Adele and boyband The Wanted held their positions at the top of the British album and singles charts on Sunday, a day after the music world began mourning the death of soul singer Amy Winehouse. Full Story Top "Cowboys & Aliens" premiere brings out the big guns Sun,24 Jul 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (TheWrap) - For the premiere of his new shoot-'em-up epic "Cowboys & Aliens," Jon Favreau presented a screening almost as big and bombastic as the movie itself, invading the San Diego Civic Theater with a horde that included Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard. Full Story Top "Captain America" shoots down "Harry Potter" Sun,24 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Superhero movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" triumphed at the U.S. and Canadian box offices with $65.8 million in weekend ticket sales as the magic faded from the final "Harry Potter" film's record-breaking debut. Full Story Top Comic-Con gets look at "Charlie's Angels" re-reboot Sun,24 Jul 2011 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Making a re-reboot of the iconic girl-power franchise "Charlie's Angels" that initially caught fire on TV in the 1970s and morphed into two movies in the 2000s takes a certain degree of creative moxie. Full Story Top

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