LONDON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) Actress Kate Beckinsale accepted 20,000 pounds ($32,000) in libel damages at the High Court on Thursday over a story in Britain's Daily Express newspaper that she was set to miss out on her dream role as Barbarella. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2009 (Hollywood Reporter) Mark Burnett, the Emmy-winning producer of such reality shows as "Survivor," "The Apprentice" and "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?," is at it again. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2009 (Hollywood Reporter) Julianne Moore is stepping out of the role of Hillary Clinton and will be replaced by Hope Davis. ... > full story
SYDNEY, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) Author Dan Brown is moving to Washington D.C. for the follow-up to his successful conspiracy theory novel "The Da Vinci Code," publisher Random House said on Wednesday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) The United States Olympic Committee will launch a cable television network devoted to Olympic and Paralympic Games next year, with Comcast Corp agreeing to carry the channel in its cable lineup. ... > full story
LONDON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) It may have had one of the wettest premieres in memory this week, but that did little to dampen critics' enthusiasm for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the sixth film in the blockbuster franchise. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2009 (Hollywood Reporter) The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato are headed back to "Camp Rock," but the sequel to last year's top-rated cable telecast will feature a new director and writer, not to mention a plot that borrows from Shakespeare. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2009 (Hollywood Reporter) Advance sales of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" are outpacing those of current box-office champ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and of 2007's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" at a similar point in their sales cycles. ... > full story
LONDON, July 7, 2009 (Reuters) The new Harry Potter film had its world premiere in London on Tuesday, ending a two-year wait for faithful fans who have been counting down the days before its theatrical release on July 15. ... > full story
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Daley praises Olympics economic potential July 8, 2009 (Chicago Sun-Times) An impassioned Mayor Daley portrayed the 2016 Summer Olympic Games as the economic salvation for Chicago, but warned that the city just might lose ...
Mayor Addresses 2016 Bid Opposition July 8, 2009 (FOX 32 Chicago (WFLD)) Mayor Daley says that under no uncertain terms has he put the city on the hook for anything. The Mayor made comments today at an unrelated event to ...
Olympic effect will fade quickly after Games: economist July 8, 2009 (Toronto Sun) The 2010 Olympics will bring some economic benefits to Canada, in particular B.C., but don't count on the event to have a long-lasting "halo ...
Isle of Wight takes Games baton July 8, 2009 (BBC News) The countdown to the 2011 International Island Games on the Isle of Wight has officially begun following the end of the 2009 competition.. The ...