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1. Rachel McAdams gets sister for "The Vow" (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:28:28 GMT

Reuters - Australian actress Jessica McNamee will play Rachel McAdams' estranged younger sister in "The Vow," a romantic drama that starts shooting in Toronto next month.

2. France's Cassel vies for US stardom as gangster 'Mesrine' (AFP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:04:18 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100902/ennew_afp/entertainmentusfilmhollywoodfrance"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100902/capt.photo_1283435234209-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=fp0eTidcwq_O9qPd_BR1lg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="French actor Vincent Cassel, seen here at the opening of the 67th Venice Film Festival on September 1, is likely to win greater fame and critical acclain in the US for his bravura portrayal of a murderous mobster in the biopic "Mesrine: Killer Instinct."(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)" border="0" /></a>AFP - French film star Vincent Cassel's bravura portrayal of a murderous mobster seems likely to win him greater fame and critical acclaim here, as US critics lap up his performance in the biopic "Mesrine: Killer Instinct." 

3. Box Office Preview: 'Machete' should dominate (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:48:23 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mo/us_box_office_preview"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100830/capt.898c139796d04542b8b7c813b2b58e6b-898c139796d04542b8b7c813b2b58e6b-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=FfG1nnVJkyyzuK8hEtmjiA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Robert De Niro portrays Texas State Senator McLaughlin in a scene from, 'Machete.' (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Rico Torres)" border="0" /></a>AP - Twentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday through Monday total of around $16 million. 

4. 'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76 (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:22:31 GMT

AP - Cammie King Conlon, the actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at 76.

5. Telluride festival unveils film lineup (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:28:57 GMT

Reuters - The Telluride Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the lineup of movies for this weekend's event, regarded as among the top U.S. movie gatherings of the year and an early highlight for Oscar hopefuls.

6. Schnabel movie chronicles Mideast conflict (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:21 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mo/eu_italy_venice_film_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100902/i/r3959072998.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=QZ3.ehUWc7tPxOtWR.6kXQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Julian Schnabel (L), director of the in-competition film "Miral", poses with screenwriter Rula Jebreal during a photocall at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi" border="0" /></a>AP - The latest movie by Julian Schnabel couldn't have been more timely. 

7. Capsule reviews: 'The American,' 'Machete' (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:18:09 GMT

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

8. Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' transformed to film (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:29:43 GMT

AP - Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung crossed cultural and linguistic borders to direct his latest film, "Norwegian Wood," based on the cult coming-of-age Japanese novel.

9. Natalie Portman earns early awards buzz for ballet drama (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:58:08 GMT

Reuters - Critics are queuing up to praise Natalie Portman in her latest movie "Black Swan," the opening picture at this year's Venice film festival, with one review saying the performance "elevates her ... to a major star."

10. Film brings lives of Palestinian women to Venice (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:29:22 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100902/film_nm/us_venice_middleeast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100902/i/r2506373654.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=fRT.FiE38ceiP48_saK9iw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Julian Schnabel (L), director of the in-competition film "Miral", poses with screenwriter Rula Jebreal during a photocall at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The lives of four Arab-Israeli women spanning three generations against the backdrop of conflict are at the center of "Miral," a film by Julian Schnabel based on his Palestinian partner's biographical book. 

11. A Minute With: director Lee Daniels on "Broadway" (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:33:01 GMT

Reuters - Independent filmmaker Lee Daniels got a big push for his movie "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" when Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry signed on as executive producers after the film's Sundance Film Festival premiere in 2009.

12. Time Warner struggling to find new studio boss (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:33:14 GMT

Reuters - Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes might have gotten a bit ahead of himself when it comes to planning succession at the industry's dominant film and television studio. Now he seems to be resetting the clock.

13. Zeta-Jones 'furious' at late cancer diagnosis for Douglas (AFP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:51:55 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100902/en_afp/entertainmentusfilmhealthcancerdouglas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100902/capt.photo_1283467871366-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=3Tx9JvUTMNQEUWWA6glPoQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="L-R: Kirk Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, pictured in 2009. Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is "furious" that doctors failed to diagnose her Hollywood veteran husband Michael Douglas's throat cancer earlier, she said in an interview published Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frazer Harrison)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is "furious" that doctors failed to diagnose her Hollywood veteran husband Michael Douglas's throat cancer earlier, she said in an interview published Thursday. 

14. Writer tries to grow up in comedy 'It Must Be Him' (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:23:53 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_ot/us_theater_review_it_must_be_him"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.430decc280bf41e3b030940149324e61-430decc280bf41e3b030940149324e61-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lTSXANU.1bmDcAfcnK5zlQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this publicity image released by O&M Co. from left, Alice Playten, Peter Scolari and Bob Ari are shown in Kenny Solms’ off-Broadway comedy, 'It Must Be Him,' in New York. (AP Photo/O&M Co., Carol Rosegg)" border="0" /></a>AP - The spectacle of a morose Hollywood writer who is down on his luck shouldn't really be funny. But Kenny Solms, himself a successful, longtime Hollywood writer, takes the concept and runs with it in his amusing new comedy, "It Must Be Him." 

15. Natalie Portman takes a dark turn in Venice film (Reuters)
Updated: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:15:28 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100901/film_nm/us_venice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100902/i/r3959072998.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=QZ3.ehUWc7tPxOtWR.6kXQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Julian Schnabel (L), director of the in-competition film "Miral", poses with screenwriter Rula Jebreal during a photocall at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Venice film festival opened on Wednesday with "Black Swan," a dark psychological drama starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina who finally lands the lead role but loses her grip on reality as the pressure builds. 

16. Ballet thriller "Black Swan" so bad it's good (Reuters)
Updated: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:26:48 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100901/film_nm/us_film_blackswan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100902/i/r395515570.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=avLpHx_sZwRCAXt8CJmHsQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Natalie Portman poses for photographers during a photocall for the movie "Black Swan" at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Tony Gentile" border="0" /></a>Reuters - First there was the Phantom of the Opera. Now, in Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," you get the Terror of the Ballet. 

17. Anti-dolphin hunt petition delivered to US Embassy (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:45:50 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mo/as_japan_dolphin_hunt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.61a315c4772e4b50955b89ca1bd6198b-61a315c4772e4b50955b89ca1bd6198b-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=lfbILxxx.RvFz.b9TUT1iw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Anti-dolphin hunt activist Ric O' Barry, left, hands over a scroll of petition collected from across the world, to Bruce Howard, Consulate, Science Environment and Technology at the U.S. Embassy, who then will hand the petition to the Japanese government in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)" border="0" /></a>AP - The star of an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese town that slaughters dolphins delivered a petition to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday demanding an end to the hunt. 

18. Top 20 Concert Tours (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:22:02 GMT

AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

19. Dwayne Johnson to star in "Center of Earth" sequel (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:20:04 GMT

Reuters - Dwayne Johnson is strapping on a backpack to replace Brendan Fraser in a 3D sequel to the 2008 remake "Journey to the Center of the Earth."

20. 'Lust, Caution' star cast as Mao's girlfriend (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:59:30 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mo/as_china_people_tang_wei"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.73ffbfca864647f89b7345bbc70a7ca2-73ffbfca864647f89b7345bbc70a7ca2-0.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=1_ZNfkk9ygDqqS0000IeHQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="FILE- In this March 21, 2010 file photo, Chinese actress Tang Wei poses at the opening of the Hong Kong International Film Festival in Hong Kong. Tang has been cast as one of Mao Zedong's early girlfriends in a propaganda film to mark the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party next year, marking the Chinese actress' full comeback after a reported ban, the news website of state-owned China Film Group reported on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Chinese star of "Lust, Caution," Tang Wei, has been cast as one of Mao Zedong's early girlfriends in a propaganda film to commemorate the 90th anniversary of China's Communist Party, marking her full comeback after a reported blacklisting. 

21. Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:14:03 GMT

AP - Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience — and a much louder alarm clock.

22. Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:26:19 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mu/us_rapper_ti_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.84eab29aef4f481db1c380fd038dce25-84eab29aef4f481db1c380fd038dce25-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=DdwHzlAUSGMOFKuTLzfHUw--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="FILE - Rapper T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris speaks to reporters outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse in Atlanta, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood for possession of a controlled substance late Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall. 

23. Schnabel movie chronicles Mideast conflict (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:21 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mo/eu_italy_venice_film_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100902/i/r4285655316.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=p795tnUknXv.29Z0WZwCDg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Director Tran Anh Hung poses during the "Noruwei no mori" (Norwegian wood) red carpet at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)" border="0" /></a>AP - The latest movie by Julian Schnabel couldn't have been more timely. 

24. Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' transformed to film (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:29:43 GMT

AP - Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung crossed cultural and linguistic borders to direct his latest film, "Norwegian Wood," based on the cult coming-of-age Japanese novel.

25. Rihanna Prepares for 'Battle' (omg!)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:50:00 GMT

omg! - The singer is spotted on the Hawaiian set of her upcoming film, "Battleship."

26. Author Hawking says God not needed for creation (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:42 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_ot/eu_britain_hawking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.a4641d07acf9432b85a6d5e977e1017a-a4641d07acf9432b85a6d5e977e1017a-0.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=4ZRts98CUnrME4aROfhcoA--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="In this book cover image released by Random House, 'The Grand Design' by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow is shown. (AP Photo/Random House)" border="0" /></a>AP - Did creation need a creator? 

27. `American Idol' adds L.A. audition on Sept. 22 (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:22:10 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mu/us_tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100827/i/r1638973141.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=yWkVKtWnj5fYpMH.HR_V7g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Judge Simon Cowell arrives for the 9th season finale of 'American Idol' in Los Angeles May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>AP - "American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month. 

28. 'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76 (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:18:20 GMT

AP - Cammie King Conlon, the actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at 76.

29. Mexico digitalizes TV for wireless space (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:41:33 GMT

Reuters - Mexico wants to auction more spectrum for wireless communications, including 4G standard, and boost competition in the TV market as it frees up capacity by digitalizing television.

30. God did not create the universe, says Hawking (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:45:31 GMT

Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

31. Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:16:10 GMT

Reuters - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

32. Zeta-Jones 'furious' at late cancer diagnosis for Douglas (AFP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:51:55 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100902/en_afp/entertainmentusfilmhealthcancerdouglas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100902/capt.photo_1283467871366-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=3Tx9JvUTMNQEUWWA6glPoQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="L-R: Kirk Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, pictured in 2009. Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is "furious" that doctors failed to diagnose her Hollywood veteran husband Michael Douglas's throat cancer earlier, she said in an interview published Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frazer Harrison)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is "furious" that doctors failed to diagnose her Hollywood veteran husband Michael Douglas's throat cancer earlier, she said in an interview published Thursday. 

33. An Emmy Awards to Remember (Fashion Wire Daily)
Updated: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:18:00 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/fwd/20100830/en_fashion_fwd/anemmyawardstoremember"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/fwd/20100830/capt.fwd10220100830_paquin_moyer.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=d6bDunpyyX5QqUCJnSGumQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="FWD102 Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer arrive at "The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, August 29, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Maria Ramirez)" border="0" /></a>Fashion Wire Daily - They danced, they sang and host Jimmy Fallon killed it at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. 

34. Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:20:49 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_tv/us_discovery_channel_gunman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100901/capt.8463a92c1b9c4f4bb87e2b69443df6c1-8463a92c1b9c4f4bb87e2b69443df6c1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=wPqJe7UrSVDgMs5ebp4hoA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="In this image released by the Montgomery County Police, James J. Lee is seen is a booking mugshot from 2008 on disorderly conduct. Lee, 43, a gunman with what police described as 'concerns' with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's Silver Spring, Md., headquarters Wednesday, Spet. 1, 2010. A law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing said authorities have identified Lee as the likely suspect. (AP Photo/Montgomery County (Md.) Police)" border="0" /></a>AP - As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff. 

35. God did not create the universe, says Hawking (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:45:31 GMT

Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

36. HBO renews "Hung" for Season 3 (Reuters)
Updated: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:52:57 GMT

Reuters - HBO has picked up its comedy series "Hung" for a third season, ordering 10 episodes to air next year.

37. Cops: Butt of pot cigarette found in Hilton SUV (AP)
Updated: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:34:44 GMT

AP - A police officer reported finding the butt of what he believed was a marijuana cigarette in a vehicle driven by Paris Hilton's boyfriend after a traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip.

38. Apple and TV networks clash over 99 cent rentals (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:41:01 GMT

Reuters - Apple Inc introduced a new version of Apple TV on Wednesday with shows from just two networks, underscoring its struggles to win over a media industry worried about losing control over the pricing of its programs.

39. Hallmark channels dropped from AT&T U-verse (AP)
Updated: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:41:10 GMT

AP - Two Hallmark channels have been dropped from the lineup offered to 2.5 million AT&T U-verse customers in a dispute over fees.

40. Final "Lost" season turns up at No. 1 on DVD chart (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:16:22 GMT

Reuters - Television shows on DVD may peter out after the first few seasons, but not "Lost."

41. Sept. 2 celebrated as ode to `Beverly Hills 90210' (AP)
Updated: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:22:29 GMT

AP - OMG, it's like one of those freaky Mayan calendar things or something.

42. Kelsey Grammer's ex among new "Housewives" cast (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:41:25 GMT

Reuters - The soon to be ex-wife of "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer and a pair of Paris Hilton's aunts are among the women who make up the cast of the "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."

43. Time Warner struggling to find new studio boss (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:33:14 GMT

Reuters - Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes might have gotten a bit ahead of himself when it comes to planning succession at the industry's dominant film and television studio. Now he seems to be resetting the clock.

44. "Sandman" comic book being adapted as a TV show (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:17:28 GMT

Reuters - "The Sandman," the Neil Gaiman-written comic book series considered a seminal work in the medium, is in the early stages of being developed into a TV series.

45. Harvey Keitel to replace Steve Carell on "Office"? (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:50:08 GMT

Reuters - Throw another name in the hat of rumored replacements for Steve Carell on "The Office" -- Harvey Keitel.

46. Boris Karloff back in "Thriller: Complete Series" (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:23:27 GMT

Reuters - There was an age in television where spine-tingling and spell-binding anthology shows ruled the air. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Twilight Zone" scared the little boys who would grow up to become the Stephen Kings and Steven Spielbergs we know today.

47. Networks using Skype in news reports (AP)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:58:12 GMT

AP - When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent "World News" story on technology, ABC reporter Pierre Thomas didn't even leave the office. ABC's cameras showed him sitting in front of a computer screen, talking to Michael Coppolla through Skype.

48. Time Warner Cable, Disney yet to reach deal (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:07:36 GMT

Reuters - Time Warner Cable and Walt Disney Co ensured millions of U.S. cable customers can still watch some of their favorite TV programs while the companies kept working on a new programing deal after a midnight deadline passed.

49. Brendan Fraser heads to Broadway with "Elling" (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:34:49 GMT

Reuters - Brendan Fraser will make his Broadway debut in the upcoming comedy "Elling," alongside Denis O'Hare, Jennifer Coolidge and Richard Easton, the play's producers said on Thursday.

50. Letterman extortionist released from NY jail (Reuters)
Updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:15:35 GMT

Reuters - A former television producer who tried to extort $2 million from talk show host David Letterman over his affairs with women was released from jail on Thursday, a city correctional department spokesman said.

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