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News: "Little Birds" review: Innocence lost, yada, yada Actress Lindsay Lohan not charged in theft from California home Factbox: Venice, the world's oldest film festival Factbox: Ten films to watch for at Venice film festival Religion, 9/11 grab spotlight as Venice film fest opens Slain dictator's daughter turns to mother's legacy in bid to lead South Korea GKids to qualify four films for the Oscars ESPN in $5.6 billion deal for baseball TV rights: sources Palestinian Authority prime minister attending TIFF Lindsay Lohan cleared in alleged theft Documents show White House interest in bin Laden film Sharon Osbourne re-affirms "AGT" exit, compares NBC to Titanic Steve Burton checks out of "General Hospital" Patt Morrison's show dropped after six years "Lawless": Clear moonshine, slick music, messy film Warner Bros. signs deal with Korean-backed production company American Country Awards: Trace Adkins, Kristin Chenoweth to host again Jon Voight criticizes media at RNC Suspected burglar of LL Cool J home pleads not guilty "Amazing Spider-Man" beats up "Dark Knight Rises" in China "Fame" is gonna live forever, thanks to Nigel Lythgoe Jay-Z, Ron Howard partner on concert film Wong Kar Wai named jury president for Berlin Film Festival "2016: Obama's America" expanding into 1,800 theaters Couric's guests: "50 Shades" author, flesh-eating bacteria victim Spielberg's rep denies he will make bin Laden film Elvis Presley film lined up at BiteSize Entertainment "The Walking Dead" star arrested for DUI Donald Sutherland in final talks for "Shoot the Breeze" Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" set for Christmas 2013 New clues in Taylor Swift video? MTV offers a look Marathon trophy from 1896 Olympics goes on display in Greece U.S. rocker leaves UK hospital after coach crash Fifty years on, Garner concludes Weirdstone trilogy Will.i.am song blasts to Mars and back, via Curiosity Clooney star guest at Obama fundraiser in Switzerland TV Guide app personalizes viewing choices Summer movie misfires drag on 2012 U.S., Canadian box office "Hard Candy" writer adapting "Taped" for Columbia Howard Stern says NBC exec reprimanded him for Jay Leno dig "Little Birds" review: Innocence lost, yada, yada Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:19 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - You know those creative-writing exercises where students are given three random items - say, a bugle, a beaded dress and the word "avoirdupois" - and then assigned to work them all into a short story? "Little Birds" gives the impression that someone told writer-director Elgin James, "Okay, you've got the crumbling neighborhoods by the Salton Sea and a burned-out East L.A. motel. ... Full Story Top Actress Lindsay Lohan not charged in theft from California home Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:02 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles prosecutors on Tuesday declined to charge actress Lindsay Lohan or her assistant with theft from a Hollywood Hills home where they recently stayed, citing insufficient evidence. Lohan, 26, was questioned by police after the home's owner named her in connection with the alleged theft of about $6,400 worth of property. But after investigators completed their probe, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Deborah L. Kranze declined to charge anyone, including Lohan and an assistant who was with her. ... Full Story Top Factbox: Venice, the world's oldest film festival Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Here are some details about the Venice film festival, the world's oldest, which has its 69th edition from Wednesday to September 8 on the Lido seafront. * The first "Esposizione d'Arte Cinematografica" was in 1932. The first film to be shown was Rouben Mamoulian's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", screened in August of that year. The second festival, held in August 1934, included the first competition. Nineteen countries took part with more than 300 accredited journalists. The "Coppa Mussolini" was also introduced for best foreign film and best Italian film. ... Full Story Top Factbox: Ten films to watch for at Venice film festival Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday. Following is a selection of movies to look out for, both in the main competition and screening in other line-ups at the August 29-September 8 event. - "At Any Price" Former "High School Musical" heartthrob Zac Efron continues his quest for roles in small-budget, cutting-edge movies in a father-and-son tale set against the competitive world of modern agriculture. ... Full Story Top Religion, 9/11 grab spotlight as Venice film fest opens Tue,28 Aug 2012 05:54 PM PDT Reuters - VENICE (Reuters) - Politics, religion and personal crisis combine in "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," the opening movie at this year's Venice film festival, which examines what the 9/11 attacks mean for a young Asian man destined for a bright future on Wall Street. Based on the novel by Pakistan-born writer Mohsin Hamid, it is directed by Indian Mira Nair, one of a large number of female filmmakers in Venice this year and a winner of the festival's coveted Golden Lion for best film with 2001's "Monsoon Wedding. ... Full Story Top Slain dictator's daughter turns to mother's legacy in bid to lead South Korea Tue,28 Aug 2012 05:08 PM PDT Reuters - OKCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - Park Geun-hye was 22 years old when she washed the blood from her assassinated mother's dress. Five years later, she recalls in her autobiography, she held her father's blood-soaked shirt after the South Korean strongman was shot dead. Now, both hampered and helped by the contrasting legacies of her murdered parents, the 60-year-old Park appears on the cusp of becoming South Korea's first female president. Park was chosen as presidential candidate for the ruling conservatives last week and polls show she is the front-runner for a December election. ... Full Story Top GKids to qualify four films for the Oscars Tue,28 Aug 2012 05:05 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The animation distributor GKids, an unexpected heavyweight in last year's Oscar animation race, is qualifying four different films for the Oscars this year. By doing so, they've pushed the animation field to the brink of the number required for a full slate of five nominees. GKids announced on Tuesday that it plans to give Oscar-qualifying runs to the films: "Zarafa" (Pathe, France), "The Rabbi's Cat" (TF1, France), "Le Tableau" (Rezo, France) and "From Up on Poppy Hill. ... Full Story Top ESPN in $5.6 billion deal for baseball TV rights: sources Tue,28 Aug 2012 04:52 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The ESPN sports network agreed to pay Major League Baseball $5.6 billion over eight years for a package of television and digital rights through the 2021 season, a deal that reflects the strong demand for live sports content. ESPN, a major profit driver for owner Walt Disney Co, will pay baseball an average of $700 million a year, three sources who asked to remain anonymous said on Tuesday. The sum is nearly double the fee the cable network pays now. ... Full Story Top Palestinian Authority prime minister attending TIFF Tue,28 Aug 2012 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Palestinian Authority prime minister Salam Fayyad will make the argument for statehood at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. Fayyad will appear at a press conference on September 11 in conjunction with the Toronto premiere of "State 194," producer Participant Media said Tuesday. The documentary by Dan Setton ("Shattered Dreams of Peace") follows the Palestinian leader's efforts to gain United Nations recognition as the 194th independent state. ... Full Story Top Lindsay Lohan cleared in alleged theft Tue,28 Aug 2012 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday cleared actress Lindsay Lohan of any involvement in an alleged theft of some $100,000 worth of property from a Hollywood Hills home where she recently stayed, citing insufficient evidence. Lohan, 26, was questioned by police after the home's owner named her in connection with the alleged theft. But after investigators finished their probe, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Deborah L. Kranze declined to charge anyone, including the actress and an assistant who was with her. ... Full Story Top Documents show White House interest in bin Laden film Tue,28 Aug 2012 04:21 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Documents released by the Pentagon and CIA shed light on White House officials' interest in a Hollywood film project dramatizing the U.S. commando raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed. The documents released to Judicial Watch, a conservative group, under the Freedom of Information Act and made public on Tuesday include emails between top Pentagon and White House officials discussing efforts to cooperate with film director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal on the bin Laden raid movie. ... Full Story Top Sharon Osbourne re-affirms "AGT" exit, compares NBC to Titanic Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Despite the fact that she's leaving "America's Got Talent," Sharon Osbourne is a big fan of the show and her co-stars. The network that carries it? Not so much. The "AGT" judge - who has stated her intention to leave the show after the current season - restated her intention to depart on "Late Show With David Letterman" Monday night. Oh, and she also compared her relationship with NBC to an infamous boating disaster. "I've done for six years; this show is the most fabulous show to work on," Osbourne told show host David Letterman. "But it's just time. ... Full Story Top Steve Burton checks out of "General Hospital" Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "General Hospital" is about to get a little safer: Steve Burton, who plays sensitive hitman Jason Morgan, is leaving the ABC soap. The decision, which Burton says is completely amicable, is a hit - sorry - to "General Hospital" fans who have steadfastly stood up for their soap even as others have fallen to cancellation. Burton told TV Guide Magazine, which broke the news, that he is moving with his family to rural Tennessee. "My contract was coming up at 'GH' so we put the house up for sale again and it went in, like, eight weeks. ... Full Story Top Patt Morrison's show dropped after six years Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - KPCC announced Tuesday that it is dropping Patt Morrison's award-winning afternoon show after six years and expand the morning news magazine "Brand & Martinez" to two hours. Russ Stanton, the vice president for content at the Pasadena-based public radio station, said Morrison, a Los Angeles Times columnist, would move to a "new role" at the station after September 10. "I am very pleased to report that Patt will be shifting into a new role here that draws on her unique experience and style," Stanton said in a public statement to the station's staff. ... Full Story Top "Lawless": Clear moonshine, slick music, messy film Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Lawless" looks great and sounds even better, which would be terrific if this were a coffee table book with a companion soundtrack CD. But it's a movie, unfortunately, which means we're forced to endure an uninvolving script made no better by two often-charismatic leading men whose performances are as muddled as their garbled Appalachian accents. ... Full Story Top Warner Bros. signs deal with Korean-backed production company Tue,28 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Warner Bros. has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Gulfstream Pictures, a new production and financing company run by Mike Karz and Bill Bindley. The deal, which runs two years, calls for Gulfstream to co-finance the projects with Warner Bros., which will distribute them worldwide. "Mike and Bill have been valued members of the Warner family for a long time," Greg Silverman, president of Production for Warner Bros. Pictures, said in a statement. ... Full Story Top American Country Awards: Trace Adkins, Kristin Chenoweth to host again Tue,28 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth will team up again to host the American Country Awards for its third annual installment, Fox said Tuesday. Actress/singer Chenoweth joined country star Adkins - who also hosted the inaugural ceremony - last year. The American Country Awards, which will take place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, will air on Fox in December. "I'm looking forward to cutting loose again with Kristin, who's quite the firecracker comedienne, while we also take viewers through an evening of great music and awards," Adkins said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Jon Voight criticizes media at RNC Tue,28 Aug 2012 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Republican Conventioneer Jon Voight is letting fly with some strong commentary about President Obama, Mitt Romney and what he believes to be a formidable liberal bias in the American media. Representing a relatively small faction of openly right-leaning celebrities in Hollywood, the actor was the featured speaker at a breakfast meeting of Virginia delegation members in Clearwater on Monday as his "first job" at the GOP summit. ... Full Story Top Suspected burglar of LL Cool J home pleads not guilty Tue,28 Aug 2012 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man who allegedly broke into the home of rapper and TV actor LL Cool J and was overpowered and held by the star until police arrived, pleaded not guilty to a burglary charge on Tuesday. Jonathan A. Kirby, 56, was being held in jail and a new hearing was set for September 10 in Los Angeles to decide if enough evidence exists for him to stand trial. ... Full Story Top "Amazing Spider-Man" beats up "Dark Knight Rises" in China Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spider-Man can beat up Batman - at least in the China. In a head-to-head showdown there Monday, "Amazing Spider-Man" debuted to $5.4 million, while "Dark Knight Rises" made $4.5 million in its bow. Sony's "Amazing Spider-Man" was on 2,515 locations, many of them 3D, and benefited from the premium pricing and its running time, which is shorter than "Dark Knight Rises" and allowed more showings. The China debut pushed "Amazing Spider-Man" past the $700 million mark in worldwide grosses. It was the best non-3D opening in China ever for Warner Bros. ... Full Story Top "Fame" is gonna live forever, thanks to Nigel Lythgoe Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:52 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Hold on to your sweatbands: "Fame" is gonna live forever - or at least a little longer - thanks to a Nigel Lythgoe re-imagining of the 1980s film and series about kids striving to succeed in the brutal world of song and dance. MGM Television announced Tuesday that the executive producer of "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" will re-imagine "Fame" as a new, scripted series. He will executive produce with Kary McHoul, president of Nigel Lythgoe Productions, Charles Segars ("National Treasure") and Chad Gutstein. ... Full Story Top Jay-Z, Ron Howard partner on concert film Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z will try to rap his way toward movie gold with an upcoming all-star concert film that will be filmed by "A Beautiful Mind" director Ron Howard. With an ever-so-subtle nod to product placement, the film will be entitled "Jay-Z's Budweiser Made in America" and will be produced by Howard's Imagine Entertainment and frequent partner Brian Grazer. The film will be shot in Philadelphia on September 1 and 2 and boast a line-up that includes Pearl Jam, Run-DMC, Drake, Skrillex, Rick Ross, Mike Snow, Odd Future, and Janelle Monáe. ... Full Story Top Wong Kar Wai named jury president for Berlin Film Festival Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:21 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Wong Kar Wai, the Chinese director behind such dream-like masterpieces as "In the Mood for Love," will be the jury president at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2013. He will lead the group that will decide the winners of the festival's Gold and Silver Bear awards. Wong's visually rich and elliptical works include the urban love story "Chungking Express" (1994), the science fiction infused "2046" (2004) and his first English language film "My Blueberry Nights" (2007). ... Full Story Top "2016: Obama's America" expanding into 1,800 theaters Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "2016: Obama's America," the right-wing documentary that has rocked the box office with its challenge to the president's record, will expand to about 1,800 theaters on Friday, Rocky Mountain Pictures told TheWrap Monday night. That's up from the 1,091 theaters it played in over the weekend, when it took in $6.2 million between Friday and Sunday for a per-screen average of $5,940 - the best of any film in wide release. It added another $1.2 million at the box office Monday. Produced for roughly $2.1 million, the film - with its catchphrase, "Love Him. Hate Him. ... Full Story Top Couric's guests: "50 Shades" author, flesh-eating bacteria victim Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:53 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Fans of Katie Couric have wondered about how she will balance hard news and celebrity interviews with her new show "Katie" - and judging from her September lineup, she plans a canny combination of quizzing A-listers and exploiting viewers' fears. Couric's first month of guests will include a who's who of female stars, including Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Lopez, Sofia Vergara, Sheryl Crow, Jessica Simpson, Susan Sarandon, Heidi Klum, Chelsea Handler, Demi Lovato and Wendy Williams, the show announced. But not everyone on the show will be a celebrity. ... Full Story Top Spielberg's rep denies he will make bin Laden film Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Steven Spielberg will not make a movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden based on an upcoming book, according to his spokesman Marvin Levy, who on Monday rebutted a report to that effect published over the weekend by the New York Post. According to the Post's Page Six, the director and DreamWorks have been talking with the author of "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden" about adapting it for the big screen. ... Full Story Top Elvis Presley film lined up at BiteSize Entertainment Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The King of Rock 'n' Roll is coming back in a new film from BiteSize Entertainment. Ron Bloom's multi-platform entertainment studio announced on Tuesday that it will adapt "Conversations with the King: Journals of a Young Apprentice," a book detailing David E. Stanley's 17-year relationship with Elvis Presley, into a feature film. Stanley moved into Graceland at the age of four, and Elvis, his stepbrother, served as both father figure and mentor. Stanley and David Gruder then turned his story into "Conversations. ... Full Story Top "The Walking Dead" star arrested for DUI Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:26 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Forget "The Walking Dead" - the Driving Bombed might be the bigger danger. "Walking Dead" actor Scott Wilson, who plays alcoholic farmer Hershel Greene on AMC's hit zombie drama, is facing DUI charges after being arrested last week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Wilson, 70, was pulled over at 2 a.m. on August 18 by Peachtree City, Ga., police after they observed his black PT Cruiser traveling at about 70 miles per hour - "well above the posted speed limit" for the area, according to officials. ... Full Story Top Donald Sutherland in final talks for "Shoot the Breeze" Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:24 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Donald Sutherland is in final negotiations to join Russian actress Gia Skova in the action thriller "Shoot the Breeze," a representative for the film told TheWrap. The story follows a renegade Moscow detective investigating the murder of a Chechen war reporter. Skova plays a friend of the reporter. Filming is due to begin in the spring of 2013. U.K.-based Raza Mallal, an award-winning director and writer, is directing from his own script and executive producing, with Kevin DeWallt producing. ... Full Story Top Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" set for Christmas 2013 Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:22 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Paramount has scheduled "Jack Ryan," its latest cinematic take on the Tom Clancy character, for Christmas Day 2013, according to an individual with knowledge of the studio's plans. The film stars Chris Pine as Ryan, a character the studio has been trying to resurrect for some time. Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck have all played the role, Affleck last inhabiting him in "The Sum of All Fears." Kenneth Branagh is directing the film, which David Koeep was hired to redraft. ... Full Story Top New clues in Taylor Swift video? MTV offers a look Tue,28 Aug 2012 05:09 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans of country singer Taylor Swift looking for new clues on the subject of her hit song, "We Are Never Getting Back Together," may want to watch the video premiering this week on MTV and sister TV network CMT, the television channel said on Tuesday. The video, in which the 22-year-old gets personal about her dating life, will debut on "MTV First: Taylor Swift" on MTV Thursday at 7:49 p.m. EDT and on country music sister channel, CMT. MTV News will air a 30-second "sneak peek" on Tuesday. ... Full Story Top Marathon trophy from 1896 Olympics goes on display in Greece Tue,28 Aug 2012 05:05 AM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - The trophy won by the marathon winner at the 1896 Olympics has gone on display for the first time in Greece, and the new owners and prime minister said they hoped it would help inspire Greeks to overcome economic crisis. The Breal's Silver Cup, which stands just six inches tall, has been described as one of the most important pieces of memorabilia associated with the Games. When it was sold in April by the grandson of the victor, Greek athlete Spyros Louis, it smashed the previous auction record for an Olympic artifact. ... Full Story Top U.S. rocker leaves UK hospital after coach crash Tue,28 Aug 2012 04:16 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The last of four band members of U.S. rock group Baroness, who were injured in a coach crash in England earlier this month, has been released from hospital, the band said, adding that it had cancelled all remaining tour dates for this year. Singer John Baizley was discharged from hospital on Sunday, after he broke his left arm and left leg in the accident on August 15, when the coach transporting the band on a European tour fell 10 meters off a viaduct near the ancient city of Bath in western England. ... Full Story Top Fifty years on, Garner concludes Weirdstone trilogy Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:17 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly four decades before the Harry Potter phenomenon, British author Alan Garner was thrilling children (and their parents) with tales of children teaming up with wizards to do battle with the forces of evil. In "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen", published in 1960, and "The Moon of Gomrath" (1963), Colin and his sister, Susan, stumbled into a world of wizards, witches, dwarves and elves. Now, after almost 50 years, Garner has completed the trilogy with "Boneland". ... Full Story Top Will.i.am song blasts to Mars and back, via Curiosity Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:43 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA's Curiosity rover is making global headlines as it travels uncharted territory on Mars, and it will venture into new realms back on Earth this week when it premieres a new will.i.am song. The Black Eyed Peas rapper's tune "Reach For The Stars" will be broadcast live from the surface of Mars, via Curiosity, at 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EDT/2000 GMT) on Tuesday to a news conference at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the organization said in a statement on Monday. ... Full Story Top Clooney star guest at Obama fundraiser in Switzerland Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:29 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - George Clooney was the star attraction on Monday in what was billed as the U.S. Democratic Party's biggest fundraising event abroad aimed at helping President Barack Obama win re-election. The American actor and activist, who traveled by car from his residence on Lake Como, Italy, attended a private reception followed by a gala dinner in Geneva's Old Town. "I'm very proud to be here and to be supporting the next President of the United States," Clooney told the reception, drawing applause. ... Full Story Top TV Guide app personalizes viewing choices Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:48 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Television viewers can watch hundreds of shows via broadcast, cable, satellite TV and the Internet, as well as on-demand, but how does one manage all that content? TV Guide has an app to help. TV Guide late last week released a free companion app for Apple's iOS devices called TV Guide Mobile. The highlight is its "Watchlist," a personalized guide based on user habits that consolidates the many viewing choices available. Within Watchlist, users select their favorite shows, movies, celebrities and sports teams. ... Full Story Top Summer movie misfires drag on 2012 U.S., Canadian box office Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Strong performances from superheroes and a talking teddy bear won't save the summer box office. "The Avengers" brought in big bucks on the big screen, and raunchy comedy "Ted" broke out as a surprise hit. But alongside the summer successes came a number of flops. After six consecutive increases, summer ticket sales in the United States and Canada are running 5 percent behind last year's record, according to the box office division of Hollywood.com. ... Full Story Top "Hard Candy" writer adapting "Taped" for Columbia Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:32 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Columbia Pictures has hired Brian Nelson ("Hard Candy") to write "Taped," a remake of the Dutch thriller of the same name for "Lawless" producers Red Wagon, a representative for Red Wagon told TheWrap on Monday. The studio acquired the rights to the film in February, shortly after it opened in the Netherlands. Red Wagon's Lucy Fisher and Douglas Wick are producing the remake. NL Films, the producers of the original feature, are serving as executive producers. The story follows a couple that videotapes a murder by a bad cop while they are on holiday in Argentina. ... Full Story Top Howard Stern says NBC exec reprimanded him for Jay Leno dig Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Howard Stern might be part of the NBC family with his "America's Got Talent" judging gig, but he certainly seems to be the black sheep among his new relatives. Stern claimed on his radio show last Tuesday that an NBC executive made a "threatening kind of comment" to Stern after he blasted NBC late-night host Jay Leno as a "spineless maggot." Stern slammed Leno last Monday on his show, following reports that Leno had taken a pay cut to save staffers' jobs after 20 employees were laid off from "The Tonight Show. ... Full Story Top

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