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Bigelow's Oscars will change Hollywood, slowly Posted 35 minutes ago

Kathryn Bigelow celebrates after winning best director during the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow wrapped her fingers around that little golden man called Oscar on Sunday and cracked one of Hollywood's glass ceilings, but truly shattering it may take more time. Studies show that the number of jobs for women behind the camera have declined ...More

Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty Posted 6 hours, 35 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS. Robert Joel Halderman, a former producer for the CBS news program ...More

Lindsay Lohan sues over "milkaholic" E*Trade ad Posted 8 hours, 35 minutes ago

Actress Lindsay Lohan attends a progress report hearing in Beverly Hills

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The actress Lindsay Lohan has sued E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, saying a "milkaholic" baby girl who appeared in a recent commercial was modeled after her. Lohan alleged that online brokerage's use in the ad the girl, also named Lindsay, improperly invoked her ...More

Cliff Richard turns to jazz to mark 70th birthday Posted 11 hours, 49 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British singer Cliff Richard will mark his 70th birthday with the release of an album of jazz and swing music, he announced on Tuesday. The evergreen performer, a chart topper before the Beatles arrived who has sold an estimated 250 million records over more than 50 years ...More

Pink Floyd battles EMI in online royalties case Posted 12 hours, 9 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Pink Floyd on Tuesday launched legal action against record label EMI in a case that centres around royalty payments and how music is sold in the digital age. The group, which signed with EMI over 40 years ago and whose back catalog has been outsold only by that ...More

Phantom of Opera sequel opens amid "phan" disquiet Posted 13 hours, 47 minutes ago

English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber attends a news conference ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest

By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - The sequel to "Phantom of the Opera", one of the biggest musicals of all time, opens in London on Tuesday amid disquiet among die-hard "phans" who have been posting opinions online since previews began two weeks ago. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was sufficiently worried about ...More

Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson join suspense film Posted 18 hours, 32 minutes ago

Actress Liv Tyler attends the G-Star fashion show featuring the Fall 2010 collection, part of New Yo

By Jay A. Fernandez LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson have been cast in the suspense film "The Ledge," which began shooting Monday in Baton Rouge, La. The actors join Terrence Howard and Charlie Hunnam in the story of a man (Hunnam) standing on a high-rise ledge ...More

Leibovitz agrees loan deal with Colony Capital: report Posted 23 hours, 34 minutes ago

Photographer Leibovitz briefs the media during the opening of an exhibition in Vienna

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has arranged a deal with a private equity firm to sort out her debts, the Financial Times reported in its Tuesday edition. The paper said Leibovitz, who has photographed everyone from Michelle Obama to Britain's Queen Elizabeth, has lined up real estate investment ...More

Guns N' Roses plan "secret" shows in South America Posted 1 day, 2 hours ago

Axel Rose, lead singer for the band Guns N' Roses, performs during a concert in Budapest

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Guns N' Roses will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America, the organizer said on Monday. The shows are set for undisclosed locations in Sao Paulo on Thursday and Buenos Aires on March 20. Plans are also ...More

Rapper Lil Wayne sentenced to one year in jail Posted 1 day, 5 hours ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After whirlwind goodbyes to fans, diminutive U.S. rapper Lil Wayne was sentenced to one year in jail on Monday after he pleaded guilty on a gun possession charge in a 2007 incident. Lil Wayne, 27, whose real name is Dwayne Carter and who also goes by ...More

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