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Bloomberg blasts use of movie during NYPD training
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that New York police used "terrible judgment" in showing counterterrorism trainees a documentary-style film that ...
LA mayor signs law requiring condoms in porn films
Actors in adult movies filmed in Los Angeles will be required to use condoms under an ordinance signed into law by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and ...
Novelist Andrew Miller wins UK Costa Book Award
Author Andrew Miller on Tuesday won Britain's lucrative Costa Book Award for his historical novel, "Pure," set in Paris in the years leading up to the ...
La Scala projects tough finances in 2012
La Scala general manager Stephane Lissner's first goal when he arrived at the renowned opera house in 2005 was to balance the budget, which he did ...
Iranian film in running for foreign language Oscar
Their settings span the globe, but this year's foreign-language Academy Award nominees are united in giving local stories a universal resonance.
Musical of 'Rebecca' postponed until next season
A musical influenced by the classic Alfred Hitchcock film "Rebecca" has postponed its Broadway debut until next season. Producers on Tuesday blamed ...
NBC, G4 airing 'American Ninja Warrior' in summer
NBC and its G4 cable sister will crown an "American Ninja Warrior" this summer — and it's a good bet that person will be tired. The network said ...
Julian Assange says he's launching TV talk show
You've read his leaks. Now watch his show. Cyber-transparency activist Julian Assange says he's launching a career in television, hosting what he's ...
Lit fest cancels Rushdie video, fearing violence
An Indian literary festival canceled a video conference with author Salman Rushdie days after he called off a personal appearance due to protests and ...
List of 84th annual Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday: 1. Best Picture: "The Artist," ''The Descendants," ''Extremely Loud & ...
Turkish film highlights gay honor killing
Shortly after telling his parents he was gay, Ahmet Yildiz was gunned down inside his car by his father in Istanbul. It was Turkey's first officially ...
Oscar prospects span the century as noms near
Prospective Academy Awards nominees have pretty much every decade of the last century covered, from the World War I epic "War Horse" through modern ...
'Underworld' slays the box office with $25.3M
Kate Beckinsale returned to the "Underworld" as the vampire warrior Selene and helped propel the fourth film in the franchise, "Underworld Awakening," ...
Conference peers 20 years into Broadway's future
Leaders in entertainment, academics and marketing gathered Monday to peer into their crystal balls and try to predict what Broadway will look like in ...
Sundance, Women In Film promote female filmmakers
The Sundance Institute and Women In Film are working together to track female filmmakers who are showing their work at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival ...
Federal judge will determine Golden Globes' future
A little more than a week after handing out Golden Globes to show business elite, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and their ...
Purdue Univ. president becomes Smithsonian chair
Purdue University President France Cordova was installed Monday as chairwoman of the Smithsonian Institution's governing board as the museum complex ...
Disney will allow park workers to have beards
Workers at Disney's theme parks will be allowed to grow beards and goatees for the first time ever. A Disney spokeswoman said Monday that the new ...
Wash. has enough votes to legalize gay marriage
As lawmakers held their first public hearing on legalizing same-sex marriage, a previously undecided Democratic senator on Monday announced her ...
'Citizen Kane' to be shown at Hearst Castle
The 1941 film "Citizen Kane" will be shown at Hearst Castle, the elaborate California estate built by the newspaper magnate who inspired Orson Welles' ...
News Corp plans US Spanish-language TV network
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is launching a Spanish-language broadcast TV network that aims to bring the flavor of the Fox network to Hispanic ...
Film executive Bingham Ray dies at Sundance fest
Filmmaking executive Bingham Ray has died while attending the Sundance Film Festival. He was 57. The San Francisco Film Society says Ray died Monday.
Gantos wins Newbery for children's literature
This year's winners of the top prizes in U.S. children's literature were honored for stories of resilience over the most everyday troubles: a boy ...
Jackson's 'Hobbit' doubles film speed to 48 frames
Peter Jackson is making his hobbits and dwarves march double-time in his "The Lord of the Rings" prequel, which he's shooting in a faster film speed ...
Cacho, Saviano win Palme for exposing criminals
Italian writer Roberto Saviano and Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho have been named co-winners of the $75,000 Olof Palme Prize for their efforts to ...