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Thousands of AT&T workers to stay on job as talks continue
Sat,7 Apr 2012 10:39 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 20,000 AT&T Inc workers will keep working under the terms of an expired labor contract while their union continues negotiations with the telephone company, averting a potentially costly strike for now. The workers in AT&T's traditional wireline telephone business are among a group of more than 40,000 that voted recently to give their union, the Communications Workers of America, authority to call a strike ahead of the expiration of four separate labor contracts at midnight local time April 7. ...
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National Review fires columnist accused of racism
Sat,7 Apr 2012 07:36 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The National Review has fired columnist John Derbyshire over a web posting in which he wrote that black people are hostile to whites and that white people should stay out of black neighborhoods and away from black crowds. The magazine on Saturday night disavowed Derbyshire's "nasty and indefensible" posting - which ran on a website unrelated to the National Review - and said it amounted to a "letter of resignation" by the columnist. ... Full Story | Top |
"Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade dead at 54
Sat,7 Apr 2012 11:55 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Painter Thomas Kinkade, whose works of luminescent, homespun scenes captivated millions of Americans even as some critics scoffed, died at his home in Northern California at age 54, a spokesman said. Kinkade died alone on Friday at his residence in Los Gatos, a small town about 45 miles south of San Francisco, from what appeared to be natural causes, family spokesman David Satterfield said. No other details were immediately available. "Thom provided a wonderful life for his family," his wife, Nanette, said in a statement. "We are shocked and saddened by his death. ... Full Story | Top |
Ousted Maldives leader fights political battle as movie premieres
Fri,6 Apr 2012 06:53 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (ThwWrap.com) - "The Island President" at the center of Jon Shenk's documentary is no longer in office, but Mohamed Nasheed's environmental crusade on behalf of his island nation continues as the movie rolls into theaters Friday. Nasheed, the first democratically-elected president of the Maldives in 2008, led a crusade to get the world's governments to recognize and take steps to stem global warming. At risk: his nation, a low-lying string of islands that could be submerged by a rising Indian Ocean within decades. ...
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Review: "Keyhole" merges fantasy and reality
Fri,6 Apr 2012 06:46 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Decades before "The Artist," Canadian director Guy Maddin was mining the look, feel and sound of silent cinema and early talkies for his stylish and provocative films. When "Grindhouse" directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino were deliberately putting scratches and missing frames into their film to make it look like an old print from the 1970s, they were picking up tricks that Maddin was doing back in the '90s with early films like "Careful" and "Archangel. ... Full Story | Top |
Heidi Klum files for divorce from Seal
Fri,6 Apr 2012 04:33 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Supermodel and TV host Heidi Klum on Friday filed for divorce from her husband, the singer Seal, following the pair's separation earlier this year, representatives for the couple said. Klum's spokeswoman declined to give further details and said the "Project Runway" television star would not be making a statement. Seal's spokeswoman also confirmed the divorce filing but offered no further comment. Celebrity website TMZ.com said divorce papers had been filed in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences. ...
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Review: "Damsels in Distress" good but not great
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:36 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you're an ardent fan of a singer whose glory days are now decades behind her, you'll still go see her in concert even if she isn't quite hitting those high notes anymore. And if you love the films of Whit Stillman — the writer-director of "Metropolitan," "Barcelona" and "The Last Days of Disco," who hasn't released a film since 1998 — you'll be thrilled to know that he's finally got a new movie in theaters, even if it doesn't quite recapture the old magic. ... Full Story | Top |
Schwarzenegger calls last "Terminator" awful
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:36 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Arnold Schwarzennegger says "Terminator Salvation" was "awful," Collider reports. The former Governator seems to have displayed Terminator-like diplomacy in his assessment of the only "Terminator" film in which he didn't star. The site asked if he would consider sequels to his past films. " all those things, if it's 'True Lies,' 'Terminator,' a well-made 'Terminator' ... the last one was awful," he was quoted as saying. "It tried hard, not that they didn't try, the acting and everything. It missed the boat." A fifth "Terminator" film is in development. ... Full Story | Top |
TV actress Park Overall running for Senate
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:34 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Empty Nest" sitcom star Park Overall is adding her name to the list of actors-turned-politicians with a run for a Senate seat in Tennessee. "I have officially filed (papers) to run against Bob Corker for the U.S. Senate," Overall told The Greenville Sun on Thursday. "Somebody had to do it and if nobody else will do it, I will do it." Let's hope that's not her campaign slogan. Tennessee native Overall, 55, is best known as sassy nurse Laverne on the 1988-1995 NBC sitcom "Empty Nest," a spin-off of "The Golden Girls. ... Full Story | Top |
Holiday weekend a battle at the box office
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:33 PM PDT
Reuters - LOA ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It has been nearly a decade since the gang from "American Pie" last grossed out moviegoers, but Universal is betting that there's still enough gas left in the yuks and cleavage franchise to hold off the 3D re-release of "Titanic" and "The Hunger Games" box-office phenomenon. "American Reunion," the fourth big-screen release in a series that also spawned a slew of direct-to-DVD titles, is on pace to earn as much as $30 million domestically in 3,192 theaters, according to box-office analysts. ... Full Story | Top |
Stars go to boot camp in new reality TV show
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:32 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Dick Wolf and Mark Burnett are sending Hollywood to boot camp. "Law and Order" executive producer Wolf and reality TV guru Burnett are teaming up for a new NBC reality show that will put celebrities through their paces -- all for a good cause. "Stars Earn Stripes" will bring nine celebrities from the film, music and sports world to "a top-notch, secret military training facility," where they'll be paired with trainers to prepare for a weekly challenge. ...
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Matt Lauer extends contract with NBC's "Today"
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:31 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Matt Lauer announced on "The Today Show" Friday that he has signed a long-term contract to remain with the morning program, NBC News confirmed. NBC has secured its marquee anchor as the morning shows are engaged in a fight for ratings. "Good Morning America" has been closing its ratings gap with the top-rated "Today." This week, "GMA" enlisted Lauer's former "Today" co-host Katie Couric as a guest anchor, and "Today" brought in Sarah Palin on Tuesday. ...
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Jimmy Smits rolls into "Sons of Anarchy"
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:29 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jimmy Smits is heading for outlaw territory. Former "NYPD Blue" star Smits has signed on for a season-long arc on FX's biker drama "Sons of Anarchy." Smits will play Neron "Nero" Padilla, a gang member who ends up mentoring newly installed SAMCRO president Jackson "Jax" Teller. Smits recently starred as Supreme Court justice-turned-private attorney Cyrus Garza in the short-lived NBC series "Outlaw," and he had an arc as assistant district attorney on the Showtime series "Dexter" in 2008. The fifth season of "Sons of Anarchy" will premiere in September. ...
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Review: "The Hunter" takes Willem Dafoe to Tasmania
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:27 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Willem Dafoe, his gaunt, weathered face all sharply chiseled angles, determinedly hikes through dense foliage and across mountain meadows, setting and baiting traps. He's in the mountains of Tasmania, the Australian island state that's 150 miles south of the mainland. An American mercenary, he's trying to catch a Tasmanian tiger, a wolf-like marsupial believed to have been extinct since the early 1930s despite occasional reports of sightings. ...
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Morgan Spurlock gets inside Comic-Con with new film
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:25 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Famous for skewering fast food restaurants in "Super Size Me" and product placement in "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," Morgan Spurlock's latest film documentary takes an empathetic view of Comic-Con, the world's largest pop culture trade convention that hosts some 130,000 fans each summer in San Diego. "Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope," which opens in U.S. ...
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Morgan Spurlock gets inside Comic-Con with new film
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:22 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Famous for skewering fast food restaurants in "Super Size Me" and product placement in "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," Morgan Spurlock's latest film documentary takes an empathetic view of Comic-Con, the world's largest pop culture trade convention that hosts some 130,000 fans each summer in San Diego. "Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope," which opens in U.S. ...
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Current TV files countersuit against Olbermann
Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:16 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Current TV on Friday counter-sued former host Keith Olbermann, claiming he failed to perform his duties for the progressive television network and saying it does not owe him "a dime" of the millions Olbermann claims he is owed. Current and Olbermann, who hosted his program "Countdown" on the network, have been locked in a war of words and legal filings since last week, when Current fired the commentator claiming he had breached his contract. ...
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Claude Miller, director of "La Petite Voleuse", dies at 70
Fri,6 Apr 2012 01:48 PM PDT
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Claude Miller, a French director best known for discovering young actress Charlotte Gainsbourg in the 1985 film "La Petite Voleuse", has died at the age of 70 after a long illness, one of his production companies said on Thursday. A student of "Nouvelle Vague" directors Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, Miller carried their artistic approach into the 21st century, writing, directing and producing dozens of films. ... Full Story | Top |
Political spending on TV ads may be posted online
Fri,6 Apr 2012 01:34 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Friday proposed a rule that would move television broadcasters' public files to the Internet, making it easier to access information about political spending on TV advertising. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it would host the files on its website, allowing people to easily track information about their local TV stations. Spending on TV ads is forecast to reach historic levels in 2012 ahead of the U.S. presidential election, as candidates blanket airwaves with commercials promoting their virtues or bashing their opponents. ...
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"Downton Abbey" Season 3 Death: who is it?
Fri,6 Apr 2012 12:57 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - (Spoiler alert: Don't read this if you don't want to hear generally about the upcoming third season of "Downton Abbey.") "Downton Abbey" executive producer Rebecca Eaton says that in the third season of the hit British drama, "somebody will be born and somebody will die, somebody pretty key in the cast." He also promises Matthew and Mary will wed. Eaton also revealed why Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), and her mother-in-law, Violet (Oscar winner Maggie Smith), are so anxiously awaiting the arrival of new cast member Shirley MacLaine as Cora's mother, Martha Levinson. ...
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Amanda Bynes arrested in LA for drunk driving
Fri,6 Apr 2012 12:08 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested early Friday morning in the Los Angeles-area community of West Hollywood on suspicion of drunk driving after her car struck a sheriff's vehicle, a police spokesman said. Bynes, 26, was taken into custody around 3 a.m. after her black BMW apparently struck a Los Angeles County sheriff's patrol car that was stopped at an intersection, according to Lt. William Nash of the West Hollywood police station. "There was minor paint transfer damage to both vehicles. An investigation was conducted at the scene, and ... ...
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Ben Howard aims to conquer U.S. with "Every Kingdom"
Fri,6 Apr 2012 11:27 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British folk singer Ben Howard admits he initially struggled with his entry onto the U.S. stage at last month's South by Southwest festival in Texas because the reception was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. Howard whose new album "Every Kingdom" was released in the United States this week, is the latest in a wave of British singer-songwriters such as Adele and Mumford & Sons who are rising up record charts and being embraced by U.S. fans. ... Full Story | Top |
DeAndre Brackensick shown the door on "American Idol"
Thu,5 Apr 2012 06:54 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - DeAndre Brackensick, a curly-haired contestant adored by judge Jennifer Lopez, on Thursday became the third contestant booted from "American Idol," leaving seven of the original 10 finalists remaining on the top-rated TV singing contest. Brackensick received a hug from Lopez before exiting the stage. The pop superstar revealed she had voted to use the "save" allotted to the judges, but fellow panelists Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler had not agreed with her. The "save" allows judges to overrule audience votes and keep a singer on the show. ...
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"CSI" actor Gary Sinise cancels gigs after car accident
Thu,5 Apr 2012 05:42 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "CSI:NY" star Gary Sinise has pulled out of several musical concerts with his band, and other appearances, after being injured in a car accident last week, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. Staci Wolfe gave no details of Sinise's injuries but said he was a passenger in a car involved in an accident and was recovering at home under his doctor's supervision. Sinise, who plays Detective Mac Taylor in the popular TV crime series, canceled one concert with his Lt. ...
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"Bully" film rating changed for younger audiences
Thu,5 Apr 2012 05:38 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The filmmaker and studio behind documentary "Bully" on Thursday won their battle to have the movie's rating lowered, allowing kids as young as 13 years-old to see it. Director Lee Hirsch said he was able to keep a key scene in the anti-bullying film for which he lobbied hard, but he edited out three uses of one certain word to appease the group that rates movies based on language, sex, violence and other content. "I'm just glad that we held strong. I think this is a great resolution," Hirsch told Reuters about his and distributor The Weinstein Co. ...
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Oprah's next mission: Win advertisers with OWN vision
Thu,5 Apr 2012 05:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey appears in New York on Thursday before her most important audience: potential advertisers who will decide how many more seasons her struggling cable network has to promote her mantra to "live your best life." The "queen of talk," having admitted in a CBS interview this week to "101 mistakes" in launching the Oprah Winfrey Network last year, must convince the media buyers who will crowd Lincoln Center that her formula of uplifting programs will attract more viewers than it did in its first year. ...
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Robert Towne talks film classic "Chinatown" on Blu-ray
Thu,5 Apr 2012 04:46 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Chinatown," the 1974 film classic released this week on Blu-ray, was forged by a grand design and a series of fortunate accidents. That's one of the takeaways from Paramount's feature-laden Blu-ray version, for which its Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Towne oversaw the color timing work. The Blu-ray version does full justice to every artful detail, right down to the rich tapestry of browns that was the original. ... Full Story | Top |
Science channel's new shows include zombies
Thu,5 Apr 2012 04:44 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Ricky Gervais and his "Idiot Abroad" cohorts are developing a new show for Discovery Science, but aren't saying what it is yet. James Woods, meanwhile, will appear in a new Science show about scientific breakthroughs. The network's new slate, unveiled Thursday, also includes the "Whale Wars"-inspired "Rhino Wars," about battling rhino poachers, a show about military dogs, and a show about people planning for the coming zombie apocalypse. Yes, really. ... Full Story | Top |
Virgin Atlantic employee in paparazzi probe
Thu,5 Apr 2012 04:42 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic said on Thursday it had launched an investigation over claims a member of staff had tipped off paparazzi about details of flights celebrities had booked with the airline. The employee is accused of passing details of eight high-profile customers including actress Sienna Miller and England soccer player Ashley Cole to the London-based photographic agency Big Pictures. "The allegations that have been raised are extremely serious and we have launched an immediate investigation," a spokeswoman for the airline said. ... Full Story | Top |
Virgin Atlantic employee in paparazzi probe
Thu,5 Apr 2012 04:42 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic said on Thursday it had launched an investigation over claims a member of staff had tipped off paparazzi about details of flights celebrities had booked with the airline. The employee is accused of passing details of eight high-profile customers including actress Sienna Miller and England soccer player Ashley Cole to the London-based photographic agency Big Pictures. "The allegations that have been raised are extremely serious and we have launched an immediate investigation," a spokeswoman for the airline said. ...
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Christian Bale, Casey Affleck to play brothers on film
Thu,5 Apr 2012 04:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Christian Bale and Casey Affleck are officially on board to star as brothers in the Rust Belt drama film "Out of the Furnace," Relativity Media said Thursday. They will be joined by Zoe Saldana ("Avatar"), who will play Bale's love interest, and Sam Shepard, who will play the two leads' uncle. In the film, Affleck is lured into a dangerous crime ring after his brother (Bale) is sent to prison. The film is set in an economically depressed section of the northeastern United States and will be directed by Scott Cooper ("Crazy Heart"). Cooper also wrote the screenplay. ...
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James Cameron, Mark Burnett team for 'Robogeddon'
Thu,5 Apr 2012 04:37 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - James Cameron and Mark Burnett are joining forces for a new television series called "Robogeddon," Discovery announced at its upfront presentation Thursday. The series from Oscar-winning director Cameron and reality TV mastermind Burnett will feature mechanical robots fighting, as on the Comedy Central show "BattleBots." That isn't the only upcoming Discovery series that Burnett will be taking part in. The "Survivor" producer, who made "Sarah Palin's Alaska," will once again explore the state for a new series on Discovery. ...
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Keith Olbermann sues Current TV over ouster
Thu,5 Apr 2012 04:34 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fired TV commentator Keith Olbermann on Thursday filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Current TV, calling its management amateurs and claiming he is owed as much as $70 million. Olbermann, who was fired a week ago after about a year on the small progressive public affairs channel, said he was "enticed to leave" his old job at cable channel MSNBC and join Current with the promise of editorial control and professional support. But Olbermann described Current TV founders Joel Hyatt and former U.S. ...
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Stuntman takes legal action against Broadway's "Spider-Man"
Thu,5 Apr 2012 04:07 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stuntman has filed court papers seeking information about acrobatic maneuvers on Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" in a prelude to a possible lawsuit against companies who worked on the troubled show. The legal action is the latest headache for producers of Broadway's most expensive production who have contended with performer injuries from falls or crash-landings during aerial stunts, a bitter dispute with original director and co-creator Julie Taymor, and reviews that have been mostly negative. Still, ticket sales have proven strong at box offices. ...
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ABC announces new summer shows
Thu,5 Apr 2012 03:17 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - ABC released its summer 2012 schedule Thursday, including the series premieres for shows "Duets" and "Final Witness," as well as the season premiere dates for returning series "Wipeout," "Rookie Blue," "The Bachelorette" and "Extreme Makeover." The summer schedule begins with the series premiere of "Duets" on May 24 at 8 p.m. The series will follow Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke as they mentor amateur musical talent, with the ultimate goal being a recording contract with Hollywood Records. ... Full Story | Top |
"American Reunion" pie is tasteless
Thu,5 Apr 2012 03:03 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It may or may not be true that you can't go home again, but perhaps you shouldn't — judging by "American Reunion," anyway, which brings back the cast of the 1999 sleeper hit "American Pie" and strands them in a dull and offensive movie that has none of the charm, smarts or sex appeal of the original. Everyone at East Great Falls High apparently missed their 10-year reunion, but they're all coming back for their 13th, a bit bruised by their experiences in the real world, which have apparently lacked the wacky shenanigans of their youth. ... Full Story | Top |
Kanye West raps of love for Kim Kardashian
Thu,5 Apr 2012 03:02 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kanye West professed his love for reality TV star Kim Kardashian in a new song leaked online on Thursday, and the pair were spotted out on the town in New York together. In "Theraflu," named after the over-the-counter cough medicine, West raps about falling in love with the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star at the same time she fell in love with Kris Humphries, who she divorced last November after 72 days of marriage. ...
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Older, raunchier "American Pie" gang back for "Reunion"
Thu,5 Apr 2012 02:18 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's been 13 years since the hit teen comedy "American Pie" introduced a pack of horny high-schoolers out to lose their virginity before graduation and made an unlikely star of a warm pie. Now the gang is back - a little older if not much wiser - in a fourth sequel, "American Reunion," in theaters on Friday, and they are again pushing the boundaries of good taste with plenty of full-frontal nudity and outrageous behavior. ...
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"Mummy" movie reboot in the works
Thu,5 Apr 2012 01:07 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Mummy" will walk again. Universal Pictures is rebooting its "Mummy" movie franchise, with "Prometheus" writer Jon Spaihts penning the script. It is not known if the series' stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will be involved in the reboot. The first three films raked in more than $1 billion worldwide combined. "The Mummy" in 1999 took in $415 million, with 2001's "The Mummy Returns" drawing $433 million and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" amassing $401 million in 2008, according to Box Office Mojo. ... Full Story | Top |
"Captain America" sequel to hit theaters in 2014
Thu,5 Apr 2012 12:42 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Captain America is getting a sequel to his big screen debut, Disney said Thursday. He will bring his brand of star-spangled vigilantism back to theaters on April 4, 2014, the first major Marvel superhero film to debut outside of the summer movie season. "Ghost Rider" and "Daredevil" both featured characters from the comic book company's universe and had spring or winter movie premieres, but they were produced by Sony and Fox respectively, not Marvel and Disney. ... Full Story | Top |
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