'127 Hours' unveiled at Telluride
Director Danny Boyle and star James Franco presented an unscheduled, but not unexpected, sneak peek of "127 Hours" at the Telluride Film Festival on Saturday.
'Silent Souls' generates buzz at Venice Fest
"Ovsyanki" (Silent Souls), Russian director Aleksei Fedorchenko's in-competition drama of a factory worker's poetic and folkloric farewell to his dead wife, was among the Saturday highlights at the Venice Film Festival.
Bomb scare closes Time Warner Center in N.Y.
Parts of Manhattan's Time Warner Center and adjacent Columbus Circle were temporarily closed off by police early Saturday afternoon due to a bomb scare that turned out to be unfounded.
Kanye West writes song for Taylor Swift
Through a torrent of tweets on Saturday, hip-hop artist Kanye West once again apologized to country star Taylor Swift for interrupting her acceptance speech at MTV's 2009 Video Music Awards, and said he had written her a song.
Comedian Robert Schimmel dies
Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.
Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' debuts in Venice
The world premiere of Sofia Coppola's unusual coming-of-age drama "Somewhere" is based at least in part on the 39-year-old director's recollections of traveling as a young girl with her father, director Francis Ford Coppola.
'Machete,' 'Going the Distance' face off
VIDEO: R-rated films "Machete" and "Going the Distance" join Wednesday opener "The American" as Labor Day weekend's new releases.
Catching up with 'Beverly Hills, 90210'
After 10 seasons on the small screen, fans of Fox's primetime soap "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000) can relive the magic without guilt. After all, the date is 9/02/10.
Disney, Time Warner Cable reach carriage deal
Walt Disney and Time Warner Cable Thursday afternoon announced a new long-term carriage agreement after continuing to hammer out details of the final arrangement past a Thursday 12:01 am EST deadline that avoided program blackouts unpopular with consumers and advertisers alike.
Ronald Tutor: 'Miramax buy on track'
To counter stories they have been losing investors, Ronald Tutor and Colony Capital's Filmyard Holdings issued a statement Thursday that they have the equity in place and the deal to purchase Miramax is going forward.
Danny Boyle, Peter Weir headlining Telluride
Peter Weir, Danny Boyle, Mark Romanek and Errol Morris will be headlining this year's Telluride Film Festival, which kicks off Friday.
Bryan Cranston to host 'Saturday Night Live'
Emmy winner Bryan Cranston will host "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 2, the actor announced on an ESPN radio show, the Los Angeles Times reports.
ABC renews 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution'
On the heels of winning the Emmy for outstanding reality series, ABC has given a second-season order to "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution."
CW attempting to break Guinness Record
To promote its new fall cheerleading series "Hellcats," The CW is staging an attempt to break a Guinness World Record.
'The American' takes $1.7 mil on first day
Focus Features' moody crime thriller "The American," starring George Clooney, fetched $1.7 million in its first day of domestic release on Wednesday.
Two investors out of Miramax deal
Morgan Creek Prods. founder James Robinson, who had eyed a role as a major investor in Miramax Films, along with construction magnate Ron Tutor and private equity firm Colony Capital, is out of the deal as is another investor, the LA Times reported.
Letterman stalker leaves jail early
The former TV producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs was freed from jail Thursday.
'Transformers 3' extra suffers head injury
A 24-year-old woman working on an apparent car stunt during a "Transformers 3" shoot in northwest Indiana suffered a serious head injury Wednesday night, according to various reports.
Martha Stewart wants to be star interviewer
Larry King, move over! Martha Stewart would like to be the next big star interviewer in the TV industry, and she would love to interview up-and-coming male Hollywood stars.