Gillibrand Has Yet to Win Support of Democrats Who Want Her Job

Ten Democratic members of New York's congressional delegation have sent a letter to the state party chairwoman warning her "not to use party resources to aid" Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. "The members of the Democratic State Committee deserve to make a [Senate] choice without being impaired or prejudiced in any way," the letter states. It's about democracy, people. And freedom! Oh, and three of the signatories are thinking of running against Gillibrand, so that might factor in a little bit. [NYP]

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Filed Under: elections, Gilli-brand Management, kirsten gillibrand, politics

Edward Liddy Must Be a Masochist

We almost feel bad for AIG CEO Edward Liddy, who clearly knew the shitstorm that would befall him when he wrote a letter informing Treasury secretary Tim Geithner last week that the company, which has Hoovered up approximately $170 billion in taxpayer money, was legally obligated to pay out $400 million in bonuses to the very same employees that wrote the credit default swaps that put the insurance agency into hock. "I do not like these arrangements and find it distasteful and difficult to recommend to you that we must proceed with them," he wrote in the letter last week. This humility, of course, got him nowhere. Despite his concession and despite the fact that Liddy, who was appointed to the post last year by his Goldman Sachs buddy Henry Paulson, is only taking a $1 salary ("My only stake is my reputation," he reminded Geithner in the letter), a pigpile of abuse ensued over the weekend, with everyone from Barney Frank to Larry Summers getting their hits on him in the press ("What's happened at AIG is ... outrageous," Summers said on This Week). On the Internet, populist outrage is snowballing, with one website even publishing a list of AIG executives' names with the direction, "Let's hunt down their home addresses and telephone numbers." That's kind of totally scary. Representative Elijah Cummings has called for Liddy's resignation, which we think is a completely sane and rational response. We urge him to make his first call for a replacement to Mistress Elizabeth's dungeon. There's got to be someone there willing to get paid a dollar a year to be publicly humiliated.

Bailout King To Pay Millions in Bonuses [WP]
A.I.G. Faces Growing Wrath Over Payments [WSJ]
Bracing for a Bailout Backlash [NYT]

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Filed Under: aig, barney frank, elijah cummings, insurance, larry summers, White Men With Money

What Does Watchmen’s Disappointing Second Weekend Mean for the Future of Male Nudity?

Despite a heartfelt plea from writer David Hayter begging fanboys to see Watchmen twice (lest it flop and Hollywood "never allow a film like this to be made again"), the movie earned just $18.1 million over the past three days, a drop of 67 percent from its unspectacular $55.2 million debut last weekend. Presumably felled by crappy reviews and the fact that the original graphic novel's fan base alone wasn't enough to make it a hit, it may struggle to recoup the $200 million it cost to make and advertise. Does this mean Zack Snyder really did kill the comic-book movie? And, way more importantly, will Hollywood ever green-light another film featuring a huge blue wang?

Exposed penises have traditionally come up short at the box office — none of the movies tagged "male full frontal nudity" on IMDb were blockbusters — though history shows a definite upward trend in their maximum earning potential: Harvey Keitel's unencumbered peen in Bad Lieutenant was only worth $2 million in 1992; Bruce Willis's in The Color of Night made a limp $19.7 million in 1994; but Mark Wahlberg's prosthetic Boogie Nights doodle took in $26.4 in 1997; Wild Things, starring Kevin Bacon Jr., scored $30 million in 1998; and last year, Jason Segel's floppy member catapulted Forgetting Sarah Marshall to $63 million.*

But now, even though Dr. Manhattan's glowing cerulean wiener looks set to break the $100 million ceiling in a formerly dong-averse America, Watchmen will still probably be remembered as a dud. So, naturally, studios will likely be reluctant to finance another Alan Moore adaptation, ensemble superhero movie, or bleak, R-rated actioner whose success hinges on its ability to please fanboys — but will the film's perceived failure also undo all that our trailblazing pantsless thespians have worked so hard for over the years? Will Hollywood ever again take a chance on completely pointless male nudity?

If there's anyone with a right to be more disappointed than Zack Snyder this morning, it's definitely Viggo Mortensen.

'Witch Mountain' races to top spot at box office [AP]

Earlier: So Is Watchmen a Hit or Not?
Behold, Dr. Manhattan’s Wang!
Dr. Manhattan’s ‘Giant Blue Wiener’ Gets ‘Glowing’ Reviews
Will Watchmen’s Mediocre Box Office Have an Effect on Terminator Salvation’s Proposed R Rating?

*Numbers not adjusted for inflation.

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Filed Under: movies, wangs, watchmen

Theyskens Finally Out at Nina Ricci

We really hate to be the bearers of bad tidings on cloudy Monday mornings. But brace yourselves. Olivier Theyskens is out at Nina Ricci. After showing one of the best collections of the entire season, and perhaps that Nina Ricci has ever put out, the designer and the house have decided to part ways months before his contract expires in October. Before you start weeping into your Theyskens dolls (are we the only ones who made one?) WWD is reporting that the crafty designer has retained the trademark on his eponymous label. He's going to do his own line! We hope.

Peter Copping, a top designer for Louis Vuitton, is reportedly up for Theyskens's old job. But if we were him, we'd be wary. Apparently all it takes is one season for Mario Grauso to fire you, despite what the fashion world, and Anna Wintour, want. You have to wonder at the sense of a man who willingly goes against Anna.

Theyskens was rumored to be fighting his firing and refusing to leave. Perhaps a nicer offer has come his way? One that involves his own line and working for a more supportive house. Though if we were him, we'd take a nice long vacation before working again. And maybe go to New York. And maybe call us. Mmmkay? We can get ice cream?

Theyskens, Ricci Part Ways [WWD]

Earlier:
Peter Copping to Helm Nina Ricci, Times Says
Olivier Theyskens Refuses to Be Fired From Nina Ricci

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Filed Under: designers, fall 2009, mario grauso, nina ricci, olivier theyskens, peter copping, ricci watch

Ron Silver, R.I.P.

The Tony Award–winning actor passed away on Sunday morning, after a two-year fight with esophageal cancer. He was perhaps best known for his work on TV in The West Wing, but he also had distinguished himself in film (Reversal of Fortune, Timecop), and, of course, on Broadway in the initial 1988 run of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. [NYT]

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Filed Under: Obits, Ron Silver

Dylan featured in 2nd Rothbury festival's lineup (AP)

Don Imus Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

The popular talk-show host announced on his program today that he is suffering from Stage 2 prostate cancer. His doctors say it's fully treatable. "The day you find out is fine," he said on the air. "But the next morning when you get up, your knees are shaking. I didn't think I could make it to work." [Fox News]

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Filed Under: cancer, don imus, in other news, media, radio

Bumper year for crisis-related books at Paris fair (Reuters)

Bumper year for crisis-related books at Paris fair (Reuters)

Penélope Cruz to Strap In the Baby Seat

Castellitto's Way: Penélope Cruz is in talks for Italian director Sergio Castellitto’s Venuto al mondo (Into the World), based on a novel by Castellitto’s wife, Margaret Mazzantini. The movie, about a single mother living in Sarajevo, will probably not begin shooting before the end of this year, meaning you’ll just have to plan on getting your Sarajevo-single-mother action elsewhere for a while. [Variety]

Defensive-End TV: In the grand tradition of LL Cool J’s In the House comes Brothers, a Fox sitcom starring ex-Giant Michael Strahan as a retired NFL player returning to his hometown. Strahan's character has to work to reconnect with his family, especially his brother, played by Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, the Ed and Veronica’s Closet actor who was paralyzed in a 2001 motorcycle accident. For those concerned about the former football star’s acting inexperience, fret not: Strahan’s resume includes one extremely humorous Right Guard commercial. [Variety]

Finally: MacGyver is getting the feature-film treatment at New Line, with the show’s creator Lee Zlotoff and various members of the De Laurentiis family producing. Two TV movies starring original whiz craftsman Richard Dean Anderson have already been produced, but this project’s a bit more ambitious: Awesomely, New Line’s Richard Brenner actually said: “We think we're a stick of chewing gum, a paper clip and an A-list writer away from a global franchise.” . [HR]

Dreyfus Gets Happy: Richard Dreyfus has joined Mitch Hurwitz’s ABC comedy Happiness Isn’t Everything. With Jason Biggs and Ben Schwartz already cast as his sons, Drefyus will play the pushy, funny, and male-pattern-baldness-having patriarch of a family overinvolved in each other’s lives. Hmmm, sounds sort of familiar … [HR]

Community Building: Chevy Chase is set to go on his first-ever full-time prime-time series, NBC's Community. The show stars The Soup’s Joel McHale as a lawyer who has to go back to school after his college degree is deemed invalid, as often happens in real life; Chase plays another student, whose defining characteristic, apparently, is that he has been married five times. [HR]

She's Like a Label Boss: International pop sensation Nelly Furtado is launching her own independent label, Nelstar, in cooperation with Canadian independent label group Last Gang Labels. Fritz Helder & the Phantoms, her label’s first band, will release their debut July 7. Last Gang president Chris Taylor explained that Furtado will not be front and center in promotions for the act, but rather making behind-the-scenes decisions; in one example cited, Furtdao is depicted as being very concerned with her signee’s perceived degree of foxiness. [Billboard]

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Filed Under: abc, brothers, chevy chase, community, fox, happiness isn't everything, macgyer, michael strahan, movies, music, nbc, nelly furtado, nelstar, penelope cruz, richard dreyfus, television, the industry

Why Is Dick Cheney Still Talking?

Yesterday, during an appearance on John King's new CNN show State of the Union, former vice-president Dick Cheney said that President Barack Obama has "made some choices that in my mind raise the risk to the American people of another attack." Cheney argued that, by repealing some of the broad policies that Bush enacted to give the government unprecedented power and independence to secretly arrest, interrogate, and imprison suspects, Obama is treating terrorism as a "law-enforcement problem" as opposed to a war. (The new president has banned waterboarding, plans to require CIA interrogators to follow Army rules, and ordered the closure of Guantanamo and other secret intelligence interrogation sites.) Cheney called the Bush administration's policies "absolutely essential" to foiling post–September 11 attacks.

Here's what we're wondering:

1. For how long are newscasters going to allow Dick Cheney to cite these foiled attacks as evidence that the policies were necessary, when nobody will say what they were or when they happened? It's not that we don't believe there were attacks, but it's not an argument to say that you're right but you can't tell anybody why.
2. Why is Dick Cheney still talking? Wasn't the 2008 election a resounding referendum on why America doesn't want to hear from him anymore? Even George Bush, whose actual reputation is what we're talking about, isn't giving interviews like these.

Okay, okay. You know we don't really care about Dick Cheney and terrorism policy. You're probably wondering why we're really salty this morning. Here's why: The Times story about Cheney's statements was basically just a recap of the State of the Union episode. Who was it written by? A.G. Sulzberger, our most recent objet d'envy. Now he's writing TV recaps? That just hits too close to home!

Cheney Says Obama Has Increased Risks [NYT]

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Filed Under: barack obama, dick cheney, early and often, john king, politics, terrorism

Events and Sales: Find the Perfect YSL Gloss; Rachel Roy 75 Percent Off Today

EVENTS
• Try the new high-shine lip gloss by Yves Saint Laurent. Beauty experts will be on hand to help you find the perfect shade. Bloomingdale’s Soho. 504 Broadway, nr. Broome St. (212-729-5900); 12–7. Call for an appointment.

SALES
STARTING TODAY
• Save up to 75 percent on the fall 2008 and pre-spring 2009 Rachel Roy collection. Through 3/19. 230 Fifth Ave., nr. 27th St. (212-920-1211); Su–Th (10–5).

STARTING TOMORROW
• The versatile clutches and bags by Lauren Merkin are up to 75 percent off at the designer's spring sample sale. The Bianca shoulder bag is $225 (originally $525), the Eve clutch is $90 (originally $180), and the Lucy clutch is $80 (originally $250). Through 3/21. Lauren Merkin Showroom, 231 W. 29th St., nr. Seventh Ave., Ste. 201 (212-239-2459); T–F (11–7), S (11–5).

• Bridal, eveningwear, and special-occasion dresses are up to 80 percent off (originally $3,200 to $8,000) at the Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier sample sale. 110 E. 55th St., nr. Park Ave., eighth fl. (212-319-6778); 10–6. Call for an appointment.

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Filed Under: Fashion Calendar, sales, shopping

(AP) AP - Don Imus says he's battling stage two prostate cancer.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:32 pm

Don Imus says he has prostate cancer (AP)

AP - Don Imus says he's battling stage two prostate cancer.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:32 pm

While You Were Trying To Act Mad At AIG Despite Not Understanding Most Of This Crap

• A MacGyver feature film is on the way! Who do you think is more excited, Patti & Selma, or Will Forte for the MacGruber SNL sketches magically becoming topical?
• Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller welcomed twin baby boys, naming them "Bob" and "Max." Which are short for "Babaghanoush" and "MadMaxMovie-o-rama Jr."
• Lindsay Lohan is not getting arrested today. TMZ will have more updates on other celebrities who are also not getting arrested throughout the day.
• Watchmen's box office gross dropped 67% this week. I'm guessing either all the hardcore fans saw it in the first week, or a bunch of people went to see Race to Witch Mountain instead hoping to catch a glimpse of The Rock's glowing red penis.
• Following Miley Cyrus' claim on a radio show that she'll "ruin" Radiohead, a spokesperson for the band responded "When Miley grows up, she’ll learn not to have a sense of entitlement." Awwwwwwwwwww sheeeeeeeeeeetttt!!! You done got Radiohead'd!
• Actor Ron Silver sadly passed away from cancer at the age of 62. Silver is perhaps best known for his Tony-winning performance in "Speed The Plow," his Emmy-nominated performance in The West Wing, and his criminally Oscar-snubbed performance in Timecop.

Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:30 pm

Richard Dean Anderson - People Magazine

BBC News

Richard Dean Anderson People Magazine It's going to take more than a paperclip and some twine, but New Line Cinema will be reviving the adventure series MacGyver as a feature film, THe Hollywood Reporter reports. Plans underway for MacGyver movie BBC News 'MacGyver' to become movie Entertainment Weekly Reuters - Cinema Blend - Hollywood Reporter - guardian.co.uk all 34 news articles

Source: Google News - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:21 pm

Rihanna's Style Screams Strength - New York Post

SINDH TODAY

Rihanna's Style Screams Strength New York Post After nearly a month and a half in self-imposed exile following the altercation heard around the world, Rihanna resumed her social life in NYC this weekend, hitting up DaSilvano and The Spotted Pig for dinner with Beyonce and Jay-Z. Rihanna Paints The Big Apple Red: Part II Actress Archives Rihanna Enjoys Quiet Dinner with Friends OK! Magazine Celebuzz - TheInsider.com - Oneindia - Entertainmentwise all 54 news articles

Source: Google News - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:15 pm

Sci Fi Channel changing name, logo - Reuters

Television Week

Sci Fi Channel changing name, logo Reuters By James Hibberd LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After 16 years, Sci Fi Channel is changing its name ... unless you say it aloud. Sci Fi Channel Has a New Name: Now, It’s Syfy New York Times To Drop Geek Image, Sci Fi Network Becomes “SyFy” Newsarama Television Week - GateWorld.net - Airlock Alpha - PR-USA.net (press release) all 15 news articles

Source: Google News - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:07 pm

'Race To Witch Mountain' Conjures Box-Office #1 - MTV.com

BBC News

'Race To Witch Mountain' Conjures Box-Office #1 MTV.com By Elisabeth Rappe Moviegoers were largely uninterested in watching (or re-watching) Warner Bros.' "Watchmen" this weekend. 'Witch Mountain' Races To Top Of Box Office WAPT.com 'Witch Mountain' races to the peak Los Angeles Times Reuters - New York Times - BBC News - A.V. Club all 171 news articles

Source: Google News - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:05 pm

EvolveStyle.com Globalizes Style and Image Consulting With Just a Mere Click

NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ghanaian-American attorney and image consultant Nana Danquaah has incited an online fashion evolution. After working in corporate America, she...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:02 pm

Ringtones Just Got Personal

New mSpot.com's Editing Tool Gives Music Fans the Ringtones They Really Want, Kicks off Launch with Ringtone Giveaway PALO ALTO, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm

Gas Station TV and Ford Produce Industry's First Echo Ads

Network Introduces Echo Ads(TM), to Add Value with Increased Campaign Reach and Frequency NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Gas Station TV (
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm

jane iredale - THE SKIN CARE MAKEUP(R) Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Launches Commemorative Sweet 15 Kit GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, Ltd. is proud to announce the 15th Anniversary of...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm

Sci Fi Channel changing name, logo

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After 16 years, Sci Fi Channel is changing its name ... unless you say it aloud.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:56 pm

Lohan May No-Show to Court Despite Judge

Linday Lohan was issued an arrest warrant Friday; dad blames Samantha Ronson.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:51 pm

FUQI International Announces Preliminary 2008 Fourth Quarter Financial Results

- Company Expects to Report Q4 & FY08 Financial Results at End of March 2009 - SHENZHEN, China, March 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- FUQI International, Inc....
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm

Correction: British theater's Olivier awards

In a March 8 story about the Laurence Olivier theater awards, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the age of playwright Alan Ayckbourn. He is 69, not 79.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:38 pm

Virgin Megastore closings mark end of U.S. retail era (Reuters)

Reuters - The planned U.S. closure of the Virgin Megastore chain by mid-June will mark the end of the British music retail invasion.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:38 pm

Lohan Due in Court After Wild Weekend - ABC News

MiamiHerald.com

Lohan Due in Court After Wild Weekend ABC News By SHEILA MARIKAR If there's one celebrity dealing with a case of the Mondays today, it's Lindsay Lohan. DJ Samantha Ronson (R) and actress Lindsay Lohan host Redux at Passions Nightclub at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on March 7, ... Lohan Attorney: Lindsay Not Attending Court Extra TV Lindsay Lohan arrest warrant update: She will not appear in court ... Entertainment Weekly Actress Archives - hecklerspray - TMZ.com - MTV UK all 1,377 news articles

Source: Google News - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:24 pm

Host concerned about 'Top Model' audition melee

Supermodel and television host Tyra Banks says she's "concerned" about Saturday's melee at an "America's Next Top Model" audition at a New York hotel, but says she doesn't know what caused the disturbance.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Launches Pets Initiative

New Website to be Supported by Pet-Focused TV Programming, Magazine and Radio Content Nestle Purina PetCare, Purina ONE to Be Lead Sponsor of Multimedia...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm

Arrests, Injuries in Top Model Melee - People Magazine

New Zealand Herald

Arrests, Injuries in Top Model Melee People Magazine By Kristin Boehm America's Next Top Model's casting call turned downright scary in New York City Saturday as a "fight" broke out while hundreds waited to audition. 'America's Next Top Model' hopefuls want Tyra Banks to let them ... New York Daily News Banks 'concerned' over model riot BBC News Extra TV - Radar Online - Entertainment Weekly - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com all 873 news articles

Source: Google News - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm

Fire guts Coney Island's famed Totonno's Pizzeria - Newsday

New York Times

Fire guts Coney Island's famed Totonno's Pizzeria Newsday AP A Saturday morning fire gutted Totonno's Pizzeria, a beloved Coney Island restaurant that has been serving Napolitano style brick oven pizza for the past 85 years. Burnt Crust: Originial Totonno's Goes Up in Flames MSNBC Morning Links: Bible Park, Pizza Vending Machines and More World Hum NY1 - New York Times Blogs - New York Daily News - About - Cities & Towns all 20 news articles

Source: Google News - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm

Steinway Loans Grand Piano for Performances at Paper Mill Playhouse

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Steinway & Sons, makers of the finest pianos in the world, has provided New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse with a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:08 pm

Levi Johnston Says He Needs to Mature Before Marriage - People Magazine

FOXNews

Levi Johnston Says He Needs to Mature Before Marriage People Magazine By Kristin Boehm Nineteen-year-old Levi Johnston, the former fiancé of Bristol Palin and father to her child, has had to grow up fast, but says in a new interview that he needs to "mature" before considering marriage. Levi says he might marry Bristol - later New York Daily News Palin's Ex Has No Regrets, May Reconcile With Bristol ABC News TMZ.com - The Associated Press - The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau - Us Magazine all 277 news articles

Source: Google News - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:38 am

PHOTOS: Hollywood and Religion

Some celebrities rely on faith, as well as fame to get by.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:36 am

French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac (right) poses with a model

French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac (right) poses with a model wearing a dress that he designed and with the head of US artist Andy Warhol in his office in Paris, March 12. Days before...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am

French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac (left)

French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac (left) acknowledges teh public at the end of the autumn/winter 2009 ready-to-wear collection show in Paris, on March 10. Days before the opening of the world?s...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am

Met Opera celebrates 125 years with lavish gala (AP)

AP - Fabled past met future promise at a Metropolitan Opera gala like no other — a triple celebration that honored the company's 125-year history, previewed its current stars in upcoming roles, and found time to pay tribute to Placido Domingo's 40 years at the house.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:30 am

Actor Ron Silver dies in NYC at age 62 of cancer (AP)

AP - Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to Republican activist after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Sunday at the age of 62.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:29 am

Actor Ron Silver dies in NYC at age 62 of cancer (AP)

AP - Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to Republican activist after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Sunday at the age of 62.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:29 am

Actor Ron Silver dies in NYC at age 62 of cancer (AP)

AP - Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to Republican activist after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Sunday at the age of 62.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:29 am

Actor, activist Ron Silver dies at 62

Actor and political activist Ron Silver, who played a recurring role in TV's presidential drama "The West Wing," and who also let his political views play out in real life, died Sunday after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer, according to a colleague.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:21 am

Nelly Furtado Launches Indie Label

Pop star Nelly Furtado is not the first major-label musician to start her own label, but she is one of the few to do it with an indie. Furtado is launching Nelstar in cooperation with the Canadian independent label group Last Gang Labels.

Source: Billboard.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am

All U.S. Virgin Megastores To Close By June

The planned U.S. closure of the Virgin Megastore chain by mid-June will mark the end of the British music retail invasion.

Source: Billboard.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:37 am

Kid Rock 'On Fire' In The Studio

Kid Rock says he's "on fire" in the studio, which has led him to scuttle plans to tour this spring in order to finish work on his follow-up to 2007's double-platinum album "Rock N Roll Jesus."

Sheen's wife, Brooke Mueller Sheen, gave birth to healthy twin sons, Max and Bob,...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 16 Mar 2009 | 3:45 am

America's Next Top Melee: NYC Model Tryouts End in Disaster

And you thought the onscreen catfights on America's Next Top Model were good… New York police arrested three people following a massive stampede that erupted during a casting...

(Reuters) Reuters - "Miss March" probably will do more good for Playboy than for Fox Atomic. The teen comedy, which most teens can't see anyway unless accompanied by an immature adult, is built around the opposite reactions of two pubescent boys to a Playboy centerfold. Holding up the magazine as a touchstone of American culture, the film is on target. But the worst sex cartoon in Playboy's long history can't compete with the sheer vacuousness of this inane comedy.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Mar 2009 | 3:07 am

Police, Counselors Visit Chez Lohan

While Lindsay Lohan remains holed up inside Samantha Ronson's Hollywood Hills home awaiting a court hearing Monday on an arrest warrant in her DUI case, she hasn't been...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 16 Mar 2009 | 3:05 am

Actor Ron Silver Dies at 62

Ron Silver, best known for his roles on The West Wing and the film Reversal of Fortune, has died. The cause was esophageal cancer. He was 62. "Ron Silver died peacefully in his...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:30 am

NBC's early upfront

Front Page: Network sets ad meets for early May -- NBC plans to get a jump on the network upfront presentations once again.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:00 am

TCM makes 'Moguls'

Front Page: Docu series spotlights Hollywood's top brass -- Turner Classic Movies is diving deep into Hollywood's past in ordering a 10-hour docu series on the history of Hollywood moguls from Bill Haber's Ostar Prods.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:00 am

Hayter, Carver form Dark Hero

Front Page: Writer, producer team for genre projects -- "Watchmen" co-writer David Hayter has teamed with producer Benedict Carver to form Dark Hero Studios, a company that will generate film, TV, Internet and vidgame projects in the action, sci-fi and horror genres.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:00 am

New gig for 'Mountain' man

Front Page: Fickman to direct 'Monster' movie for Disney -- Looking to match its "Race to Witch Mountain" director Andy Fickman with another family adventure film, Walt Disney Studios has attached him to helm "Monster Attack Network."

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:21 am

Watchmen Falls; Witch Mountain Rises

But some stars are rolling...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am

Hearing set for Monday in Lohan case

A hearing is set for Monday in a case involving actress Lindsay Lohan after an arrest warrant was issued for her Friday, officials said.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:42 pm

Fox's smooth transition

Front Page: Business as usual with new additions -- It's business as usual -- at least for now -- at Fox Entertainment.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 15 Mar 2009 | 11:32 pm

'Trek' writer sues Paramount

Front Page: Claim is over 1967 episode 'Forever' -- Harlan Ellison has sued CBS Paramount over its alleged failure to pay him for the merchandising, publishing and other exploitations of "City on the Edge of Forever," an early "Star Trek" episode that he wrote.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:41 pm

Can stars break SAG stalemate?

Front Page: Guild, AFTRA ad talks will resume -- Despite recent nudges by Tom Hanks and other high-profile thesps, SAG and the congloms have stayed silent about their long-stalled film-TV negotiations.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 15 Mar 2009 | 10:02 pm

Pete Postlethwaite

A new film warning of the devastating effects of climate change was screened in London on Sunday in what organisers said was the world's first solar-powered premiere. Oscar-nominated British actor Pete...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 15 Mar 2009 | 9:18 pm

Watchmen Falls; Witch Mountain Rises

You might not notice the resemblance at first, but Watchmen looks a lot like BASEketball. When it crashes. The superhumanly-hyped comic book movie saw ticket sales plunge 67 percent from...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 15 Mar 2009 | 8:01 pm

Chaos Erupts in Crowd at NYC 'Top Model' Auditions

3 arrested, 6 hurt amid chaos in crowd waiting for 'Top Model' auditions in New York City
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:35 pm

'Race to Witch Mountain' casts a spell at No. 1

The Disney family film update, "Race to Witch Mountain," won the weekend box office in fine fashion, grossing $25 million according to Sunday's estimates from Media by Numbers.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:20 pm

Dwayne Johnson poses for photos as he arrives for the world premiere of the Disney film "Race to Witch Mountain"

Actor Dwayne Johnson poses for photos as he arrives for the world premiere of the Disney film "Race to Witch Mountain" at the El Capitan theatre in Los Angeles on March 11, 2009. Disney's latest production,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 15 Mar 2009 | 7:13 pm

Lansbury and company wittily spin 'Blithe Spirit' (AP)

AP - Light and airy requires heavy lifting — theatrically speaking.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 15 Mar 2009 | 5:47 pm

Actor, Political Activist Ron Silver, 62, Dies

The great actor and political activist, Ron Silver, died this morning at his home in New York from esophageal cancer.
Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Mar 2009 | 3:23 pm

'Mountain' tops weekend box office

Front Page: Disney remake bumps 'Watchmen' from top -- Disney family adventure remake "Race to Witch Mountain" sprinted to the top of the domestic box office chart in its debut, grossing $25 million from 3,187 theaters to topple Warner Bros. holdover "Watchmen."

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 15 Mar 2009 | 2:36 pm

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