Entertainment News

Thu, May 17, 2012

Peter Berg discusses bringing "Battleship" to film

By Zorianna Kit

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Peter Berg parlayed successful acting work on TV shows like medical drama "Chicago Hope" to an even greater ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

And the winner is? The sitcom, as networks add new shows

By Yinka Adegoke and Liana B. Baker

(Reuters) - The big winner of this year's upfront TV advertising sales season was an old favorite ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Jane Lynch to Republicans: "Money To be Made in Gay Marriage"

By Brent Lang

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jane Lynch has a message for Republicans and it's all about dollars and cents.

On "The ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Adele notches up two Ivor Novello songwriting awards

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele won two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting on Thursday, adding to a lengthening list of musical accolades, but she ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disco queen Donna Summer, whose sultry voice and pulsing rhythms on hits like "Last Dance" and "Love to Love You Baby ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Belgian actor wins plaudits and first Cannes "crush"

By Mike Collett-White

CANNES, France (Reuters) - It is only day two, but the Cannes film festival has already uncovered a breakout star in Belgian ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Contestants? It's TV talent judges basking in fame, cash

By Jill Serjeant

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Time was when TV talent shows set out to turn wannabes into stars.

These days? Not so much ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Members of the "Wiggles" hand on to next generation

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Greg, Jeff and Murray - who along with Anthony are better known by millions of children around the world as The Wiggles - will ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Is it curtains for Afghanistan's fading silver screen?

By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Sayed Hassib

KABUL (Reuters) - Clouds of hashish and cigarette smoke float across a screen showing a dancing Pakistani woman, who ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Family cancels weekend search for missing Hollywood executive

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The family of a Hollywood executive reported missing more than two weeks ago called off on Wednesday a ...