NEW YORK, July 30, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) "Hellboy 2" director Guillermo del Toro and Miramax will produce a remake of the horror-thriller TV movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." ... > full story
NEW YORK, July 30, 2008 (Reuters) Former television star Ed McMahon's financial and legal woes worsened on Wednesday -- as well as fighting to save his home from foreclosure, he is now being sued for not paying a lawyer hired for his daughter. ... > full story
ROME, July 30, 2008 (Reuters) Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year's Venice film festival, with the competition lineup highlighting independent U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2008 (Reuters) Actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman braved the specter of armed kidnappers and fierce hyenas when they set out on a motorcycle journey in Africa but what they encountered was quite different: little violence and curious kids. ... > full story
BEIJING, July 30, 2008 (Reuters) Some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive websites despite promises of unrestricted access, a senior IOC official admitted on Wednesday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2008 (Billboard) Alicia Keys and the White Stripes' Jack White have recorded the theme song to "Quantum of Solace," the 22nd James Bond film, which will be released worldwide in November, Columbia Pictures said Tuesday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2008 (Reuters) The first six albums of California rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival are being reissued on September 30 with bonus tracks and new liner notes, Concord Music Group said on Tuesday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) Universal Pictures is in negotiations to partner with the Weinstein Co. on "Inglorious Bastards," Quentin Tarantino's long-in-the-works World War II project. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) "The Dark Knight" has taken in $324.3 million at the North American box office so far and is on its way to becoming one of the biggest movies of all time. ... > full story
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Press crackdown July 30, 2008 (The First Post) Contrary to earlier reports, journalists in China during the Olympics will not be granted unrestricted access to the internet. An IOC official ...
China outlines new Energy Bureau July 30, 2008 (Resource Investor) The new agency will integrate energy policies and approve related ...
Reporters barred from China village where mosque razed July 30, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports) Chinese authorities on Wednesday barred AFP journalists from a village whose mosque was razed allegedly because locals did not support the Beijing ...
FCC condemns China for treatment of Post photographer July 30, 2008 (South China Morning Post) The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong on Wednesday sharply criticised China's treatment of reporters at the chaotic final sale of Olympic ...