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FCC's Genachowski to lose his chief of staff
Tue,13 Dec 2011 08:01 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eddie Lazarus, chief of staff to the top U.S. communications regulator, is stepping down next month to pursue other endeavors, the Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday. Lazarus described his role at the agency as a "consigliere" to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. "Within this office, I'm the last stop before the chairman for pretty much everything," he told Reuters. Lazarus came to the agency from the law and lobbying firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in June 2009 to serve as Genachowski's chief of staff. ... Full Story | Top |
House clears way for spectrum auction; bill faces veto
Tue,13 Dec 2011 07:01 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Congress passed new legislation on Tuesday that would give the Federal Communications Commission the authority to auction off television companies' broadband spectrum, so it can be reallocated for mobile and internet companies. Participation in the sale would be voluntary and broadcasters and cable companies would be paid for any spectrum that they allow the commission to put on the block. However, the FCC's dreams of easing the spectrum crunch caused by the growing popularity of internet connected phones and tablets may die in the Democratic-controlled Senate. ... Full Story | Top |
Los Angeles Times editor to step down this month
Tue,13 Dec 2011 06:12 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Times editor Russ Stanton will step down this month and be replaced by the managing editor for news, the newspaper said on Tuesday. Stanton has been editor since 2007, guiding the paper during a tumultuous period in which its parent, Tribune Co, has been mired in bankruptcy proceedings and the newsroom has weathered multiple rounds of layoffs. Once among the most influential news organizations in the world, the Times has suffered severely from the financial problems that have afflicted most big-city newspapers in the age of the Internet. ... Full Story | Top |
Damien Hirst to show his Spots worldwide
Tue,13 Dec 2011 06:00 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British artist Damien Hirst, who sold a collection of works for a record $200 million in 2008, will display his iconic Spot paintings at Gagosian galleries around the world in January, the gallery said on Tuesday. The exhibition entitled "The Complete Spot Paintings 1986-2011," will be shown simultaneously in all 11 Gagosian galleries around the world, including locations in New York, London, Athens, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. It is the first time the gallery has dedicated all locations to showing one body of work by one artist at the same time. ...
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Angelina Jolie's Bosnia movie gets Hollywood award
Tue,13 Dec 2011 05:20 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood movie producers are honoring Angelina Jolie's Bosnia war film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" with a special award for its portrayal of social issues. The Producers Guild of America said on Tuesday that the movie, Jolie's directing debut which she also wrote and co-produced, would be given the 2102 Stanley Kramer Award. Established in 2002 in memory of the Hollywood director, the award is given annually to a movie producer whose work "illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion. ...
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Alleged Gene Simmons website hacker arrested
Tue,13 Dec 2011 04:56 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - A man accused of being part of the hacking group Anonymous was arrested on Tuesday on charges of attacking the website of Kiss frontman Gene Simmons. Kevin George Poe, 24, was arrested in Connecticut and ordered to appear in court in Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles said. A date has yet to be scheduled. Poe is accused of using a computer program to bombard the GeneSimmons.com website for five days in October 2010 with tens of thousands of electronic requests in a denial of service attack. ...
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Tony Bennett auctions nude sketch of Lady Gaga
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:49 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A nude charcoal drawing of Lady Gaga by singer Tony Bennett went up for auction on Ebay this week, with all proceeds going to both singers' charities. The drawing is a charcoal sketch on watercolor paper, and features Lady Gaga reclining nude, signed by "Benedetto," the name Bennett signs all his art works with. The 85-year-old jazz singer, who earlier this year recorded "Lady is a Tramp" in a duet with Lady Gaga for his album "Duets II," posted on Twitter that he was "thrilled" his portrait was up for auction. ... Full Story | Top |
Brooke Mueller enters rehab after cocaine arrest
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:40 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Brooke Mueller, the ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen, has entered an in-patient rehabilitation center, her spokesman said on Tuesday, following her recent arrest in Colorado for possessing cocaine and assault, "After further reflection and consideration, Brooke has decided to remove herself from the media spotlight and has entered a long-term in-patient treatment center where she can focus on her recovery without distraction," her spokesman Steve Honig said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Michael Jackson's doctor too poor to fund appeal
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:37 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor on Tuesday asked for a publicly-funded lawyer to handle his appeal on a manslaughter conviction in the pop star's death, saying he could not afford to pay for one himself. Dr. Conrad Murray, serving a four-year jail term for the involuntary manslaughter of Jackson in 2009, filed papers with Los Angeles Superior Court saying he was unable to fund his legal help any longer. "The defendant is indigent and respectfully requests the appointment of counsel on appeal," the court papers said. ...
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"American Horror Story" house goes on the market
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:17 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - For sale: Historical brick home in Los Angeles. Includes a grand ballroom, Tiffany light fixtures, six bedrooms, five baths -- and maybe a body or three in the basement. The house where FX filmed its pilot for the creepy hit "American Horror Story" has been placed on the market, and for a cool-as-a-corpse $4.5 million it could be yours. The three-story, 10,440-square-foot home, also known as the Alfred F. ... Full Story | Top |
"The League" picked up for fourth season
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:16 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - FX has ordered a fourth season of the fantasy football comedy "The League," now earning series-high ratings in its third season, the network announced Tuesday. The show, produced by FX Productions, includes Mark Duplass, Stephen Rannazzisi, Nick Kroll, Paul Scheer, Katie Aselton and Jon Lajoie in its ensemble cast. The series is currently averaging 1.7 million total viewers and 1.5 million in the 18-49 demographic, up 25 percent and 32 percent from season two. ... Full Story | Top |
Los Angeles Times editor to step down this month
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:14 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Times editor Russ Stanton will step down this month and be replaced by Davan Maharaj, the managing editor for news, the newspaper said on Tuesday. One person familiar with the situation told Reuters further layoffs at the paper were expected and that may have been a factor in Stanton's departure. Stanton has been editor since 2007, guiding the paper through a tumultuous period during which its parent, Tribune Co, has been mired in bankruptcy proceedings and the newsroom has weathered several rounds of layoffs. ... Full Story | Top |
Damien Hirst to show his Spots worldwide
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:05 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British artist Damien Hirst, who sold a collection of works for a record $200 million in 2008, will be display his iconic Spot paintings at Gagosian galleries around the world in January, the gallery said on Tuesday. The exhibition entitled "The Complete Spot Paintings 1986-2011," will be shown simultaneously in all 11 Gagosian galleries around the world, including locations in New York, London, Athens, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. It is the first time the gallery has dedicated all locations to showing one body of work by one artist at the same time. ... Full Story | Top |
Los Angeles Times editor to step down this month
Tue,13 Dec 2011 02:52 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Times editor Russ Stanton will step down this month and be replaced by the managing editor for news, the newspaper said on Tuesday. Stanton has been editor since 2007, guiding the paper during a tumultuous period in which its parent, Tribune Co, has been mired in bankruptcy proceedings and the newsroom has weathered multiple rounds of layoffs. He will be replaced on December 23 by Davan Maharaj, who has been managing editor for news at the paper since 2008, the Times said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Emails warned James Murdoch on extent of hacking
Tue,13 Dec 2011 02:19 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - A British parliamentary committee on Tuesday published a sequence of e-mails which raised questions about the story News Corp's James Murdoch told to House of Commons legislators about what he knew about phone hacking allegations involving the now-defunct News of the World and when he knew it. In the email sequence, dated Saturday, June 7, 2008, James Murdoch was advised by Colin Myler, then News of the World editor, that the paper's legal position regarding a legal threat from professional soccer union executive Gordon Taylor was "as bad as we feared. ...
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"Boardwalk Empire" finale draws season high ratings
Tue,13 Dec 2011 01:36 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Boardwalk Empire" went out with a bang Sunday night -- and not just with the shocking demise of Jimmy Darmody. The season two finale of HBO's Steve Buscemi-led, Prohibition-era drama posted a season high for the series, drawing 3 million viewers with its initial airing at 9 p.m. and picking up an additional 834,000 viewers with its 11 p.m. encore for a total of 3.8 million. That marked a season high for the series, which averaged 2.7 million viewers this season for its 9 p.m. airings, and premiered in September with 2.9 million viewers (again, excluding encores). ...
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U.S. regulators act to quiet blaring TV commercials
Tue,13 Dec 2011 12:57 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators cracked down on excessively loud TV commercials on Tuesday, implementing a bill passed last year to quiet commercials to the same volume as the programs they accompany. The Federal Communications Commission has been fielding viewer complaints about loud commercials almost as long as commercial television has existed, the agency said. The commission voted unanimously to require TV stations and cable and satellite operators to ensure that the average volume of a commercial does not exceed the average volume of the programming around it. ... Full Story | Top |
FCC cracks down on loud commercials
Tue,13 Dec 2011 12:51 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on loud commercials. Starting next December, commercials will be required to have the same average volume as the programs they accompany, the commission announced Tuesday. In a release touting the new regulations, the FCC says that its authority to govern the decibel level of advertisements was granted through Congress' 2010 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (the CALM Act). ... Full Story | Top |
"Men" producers feared cocaine would kill Charlie Sheen
Tue,13 Dec 2011 12:24 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Charlie Sheen was fired from his starring role on TV sitcom "Two and A Half Men" because he was so addicted to cocaine that program makers feared he might die, or cause someone else to die, producer Chuck Lorre said. Lorre, co-creator of the most-watched comedy on U.S. television, broke his silence about Sheen's meltdown and the decision to shutter the show down earlier this year in an interview with TV Guide Magazine. Sheen, the highest paid actor on U.S. ...
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Trump says will not moderate U.S. Republican debate
Tue,13 Dec 2011 12:16 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reality TV star and property mogul Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will not moderate a planned debate among Republican presidential hopefuls after all but two candidates declined to attend. Some Republicans worried the showboating Trump, star of NBC's "The Apprentice" program where he is known for his catch phrase "You're fired," could make the event all about him. ...
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Critics stamp their approval on "Dragon Tattoo"
Tue,13 Dec 2011 12:11 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director David Fincher's film adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" earned solid early reviews on Tuesday following its London premiere, and the studio behind it pushed up the release in a crowded holiday season. Columbia Pictures said the U.S. opening now will take place on December 20, one day ahead of its previous announced debut. The shift should please fans of the movie based on a series of popular books by Swedish author Stieg Larsson telling about a journalist and a sexually abused computer hacker who band together in search of a killer. ...
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"Artist", "Hugo" pile up nominations ahead of Oscars
Tue,13 Dec 2011 11:12 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Silent film "The Artist" and animated movie "Hugo" led nominations for Hollywood's Critics' Choice Awards on Tuesday, in a key week that will firm up the field of likely Oscar contenders. The two movies -- both love letters to the early days of the movie industry -- notched 11 nominations, including for best film and for their directors Michel Hazanavicius ("The Artist") and Martin Scorsese ("Hugo"). ...
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Seth Rogen named to host Independent Spirit Awards
Tue,13 Dec 2011 10:24 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Seth Rogen, who is better known for major-studio comedies than for indie films, has been named host of the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Rogen's latest film, "50/50," is a Spirit Awards nominee. Last year's Spirit Awards show was hosted by Joel McHale. British comic Eddie Izzard handled the gig in 2010. ...
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Arab Spring films revive days of Egypt, Tunisia revolt
Tue,13 Dec 2011 10:22 AM PST
Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - The first cinematic output covering protests in Egypt and Tunisia this year recreates the euphoria of revolutions that many thought would never happen, but reveals signs of the conflicts that lay ahead over Islamist groups. The last stage of the revolt that brought down Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia and then the entire three weeks of upheaval that led to Hosni Mubarak's fall in Egypt took place before the eyes of the world with media and other documenters on the ground observing events day by day -- unlike uprisings such as Iran witnessed in 1979 or Sudan in 1985. ... Full Story | Top |
"Fear Factor" premieres strong, CBS wins night with "Men"
Tue,13 Dec 2011 10:07 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The return of the gross-out reality contest "Fear Factor" on NBC premiered to robust numbers Monday night, while "Two and a Half Men" dipped to a season low but still remained top-rated and led CBS to an overall win for the night, according to preliminary numbers. NBC's "Fear Factor" at 8 drew a 3.2 rating/8 share in the adults 18-49 demographic -- the highest non-Olympics performance in the slot for the network since February 2008 -- and had 8.6 million total viewers. A second episode at 9 did even better, scoring a 3.8/8 and 8.5 million total viewers. ...
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Review: Anthony Hamilton gets "Back to Love"
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:59 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Most other contemporary R&B is so about braggadocio that it's the humility that makes Anthony Hamilton seem like a hero on his boldly modest new album, "Back to Love." "Woo," the Babyface-coproduced first single, is as voraciously erotic as Hamilton gets -- which is to say, still pretty infused with a sense of morality even as he succumbs to temptation. "Forgive me if I want to do wrong," Hamilton growls, referring to himself as "a goody two-shoes" who breaks down in the face of a lust that "was beautiful, even biblical, just like Delilah. ... Full Story | Top |
Chelsea Clinton debuts on NBC's "Rock Center"
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:34 AM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Chelsea Clinton filed her first report with NBC's 'Rock Center' on Monday, returning to her home state of Arkansas to profile Annette Dove, a woman who runs a program for disadvantaged children. Clinton's profile is part of NBC News' "Making a Difference" series and Brian Williams, host of "Rock Center" and anchor of the "NBC Nightly News," introduced Clinton by saying she "wants to tell stories." Clinton joined Dove in activities like cleaning trash at the side of the road and cooking. ... Full Story | Top |
Palm Springs fest to honor "Young Adult''s Reitman, Theron
Tue,13 Dec 2011 09:32 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Young Adult" director Jason Reitman, screenwriter Diablo Cody and stars Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt will receive the Vanguard Award at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival, PSIFF organizers announced on Tuesday. In a news release announcing the award, festival chairman Harold Matzner called "Young Adult" "a truly unique and utterly enjoyable film" and added, "The filmmakers and cast represent the some of the best and most exciting filmmaking work of the year and have delivered a biting black comedy as deeply poignant as it is funny. ... Full Story | Top |
Report card 2011: Warner just shy of record 2010
Tue,13 Dec 2011 08:15 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - This is the first in a series of Studio Report Cards from TheWrap. First up, Warner Bros. Grade: B. It's tough to criticize a year that included a $1.33 billion global box-office performance by the final "Harry Potter" movie, not to mention a $581.5 million worldwide gross by an R-rated comedy, "The Hangover Part II." But Warner's inability to turn "Green Lantern" into a much-needed new multi-hit franchise impacted its grade. ... Full Story | Top |
The Kooks aim to make an impact in the U.S.
Tue,13 Dec 2011 07:02 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British band The Kooks wrap up the current U.S. leg of their tour this week, setting their sights beyond their first three records and aiming to score a major hit in America with new music to come. The indie rock group plays the historic Fillmore in San Francisco on Tuesday in support of their third album "Junk of the Heart," then head back to Great Britain. Their latest single, "How'd You Like That," hit U.S. ...
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Sherlock Holmes back for more in "Game of Shadows"
Tue,13 Dec 2011 05:04 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 2009, British film writer/director Guy Ritchie shocked Sherlock Holmes purists by rebooting the classic crime-fighting character for a new generation of movie fans. Gone were the traditional -- and easily parodied -- capes, deerstalker hats and pipes. Instead, as embodied by Robert Downey Jr., the famous detective was now part intellectual sleuth, part martial arts action-hero, and he was partnered with a slimmed-down, pumped-up Watson, played by Jude Law. The result? Elementary -- a $525 million global box office hit. ...
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Arab Spring films revive days of Egypt, Tunisia revolt
Tue,13 Dec 2011 04:53 AM PST
Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - The first cinematic output covering protests in Egypt and Tunisia this year recreates the euphoria of revolutions that many thought would never happen, but reveals signs of the conflicts that lay ahead over Islamist groups. The last stage of the revolt that brought down Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia and then the entire three weeks of upheaval that led to Hosni Mubarak's fall in Egypt took place before the eyes of the world with media and other documenters on the ground observing events day by day -- unlike uprisings such as Iran witnessed in 1979 or Sudan in 1985. ... Full Story | Top |
"Dragon Tattoo" film will benefit babysitters: Daniel Craig
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:57 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Among the main beneficiaries of the graphic new movie "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" will be babysitters. Daniel Craig, who plays journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the Hollywood adaptation of Swedish author Stieg Larsson's bestselling thriller, said the film pulled no punches. "It's an adult movie," he said in an interview with British public broadcaster BBC aired on Tuesday. "This is one where you pay the babysitter. Babysitters are going to make a lot of money out of this I hope. Don't take the kids. ...
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Man dies of wounds suffered in Hollywood shooting spree
Mon,12 Dec 2011 08:04 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A music-industry executive died on Monday of wounds he suffered last week when a gunman opened fire on motorists in a famed Hollywood intersection, a hospital spokeswoman said. John Atterberry, 40, was critically injured during the shooting spree at Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street on Friday, a bizarre incident that some witnesses said they initially mistook for a movie. ... Full Story | Top |
Talk-show host offers Newt Gingrich 1$ to drop out
Mon,12 Dec 2011 06:26 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Some conservatives don't believe in Newt-mentum. Popular right-wing talk-radio host Michael Savage has offered Newt Gingrich $1 million to drop out of the race for the GOP nomination because he doesn't believe the former Speaker of the House can beat President Barack Obama. "While it's true that (Mitt) Romney is not a strong a conservative as many would like him to be, the most pressing issue before America today is defeating Barack Obama. And that is something Newt Gingrich cannot do," the nationally syndicated Savage said on his blog. ... Full Story | Top |
IFC acquires Mary Harron's 'The Moth Diaries'
Mon,12 Dec 2011 06:24 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - IFC Films is acquiring U.S. rights to "The Moth Diaries," Mary Harron's adaptation of Rachel Klein's novel, the company announced Monday. The movie, which IFC calls a "sensual gothic film," played at this year's Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals. It stars Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Bolger and Scott Speedman. Harron, who wrote and directed the 2000 adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis' novel "American Psycho," handled both tasks on "The Moth Diaries," as well. ... Full Story | Top |
Talk-show host offers Newt Gingrich $1 million to drop out
Mon,12 Dec 2011 05:49 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Some conservatives don't believe in Newt-mentum. Popular right-wing talk-radio host Michael Savage has offered Newt Gingrich $1 million to drop out of the race for the GOP nomination because he doesn't believe the former Speaker of the House can beat President Barack Obama. "While it's true that (Mitt) Romney is not a strong a conservative as many would like him to be, the most pressing issue before America today is defeating Barack Obama. And that is something Newt Gingrich cannot do," the nationally syndicated Savage said on his blog. ...
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Will Alec Baldwin get "30 Rock" thrown off airline?
Mon,12 Dec 2011 05:03 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Could Alec Baldwin manage to get Liz Lemon, Tracy Jordan and Kenneth the Page tossed off of American Airlines' flights, too? Flight attendants at American have inquired about having Baldwin's "30 Rock" removed from the company's in-flight entertainment, following the actor's on-board hissy-fit and subsequent digs at the airline, its employees and modern-day air travel in general, a spokesperson for the airlines has confirmed to TheWrap. Sadly for the aggrieved attendants, it doesn't appear that Jack Donaghy will be removed as easily as was the actor who plays him. ...
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Martin Scorsese receives Santa Barbara festival honor
Mon,12 Dec 2011 04:48 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has landed a big one on the awards circuit: director Martin Scorsese, who will receive the festival's American Riviera Award on Monday, January 30. Scorsese's 3D film "Hugo" was named the year's best film by the National Board of Review, and it and the director have figured heavily in the critics' awards handed out so far. "Honoring Scorsese has been a dream of SBIFF's for many years," said SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling in a press release announcing the award. ...
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Police unsure of tabloid role in key UK hacking case
Mon,12 Dec 2011 04:34 PM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Monday there was no evidence that journalists from Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid had deleted a murdered schoolgirl's mobile phone messages, a claim that led to public revulsion and the closure of the paper. It was a report last July that the paper's journalists had deleted voicemails on the phone of Milly Dowler in 2002, giving her parents false hope she was still alive, that lit a fire under a simmering scandal over phone hacking. ... Full Story | Top |
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