Archive: March 2010 (81-90 of 463)

Mar 25 2010 02:42 PM ET

2011 Oscar date set

The 83rd annual Academy Awards are set to take place Sunday, Feb. 27, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie industry’s penultimate event joins an already-packed schedule, including The Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 16, the DGA Awards on Saturday, Jan. 29, and the SAG Awards on Sunday, Jan. 30.

Mar 25 2010 01:56 PM ET

Ratings: Reality rules Wednesday

Categories: Television, TV Ratings

American Idol and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains were the top two shows Wednesday, winning the 9 p.m. and 8 p.m. hours respectively. Law & Order: SVU took the 10 p.m. hour against a very special episode of Ugly Betty — the braces finally came off.

Time Show Viewers (in millions)
8 p.m. Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (CBS)
Human Target (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
Mercy (NBC)
America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
10.9
6.8
5.9 (repeat)
5.4
3.0
8:30 p.m. The Middle (ABC) 7.2
9 p.m. American Idol (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Fly Girls (The CW)
21.0
9.1
8.3 (repeat)
5.7 (repeat)
1.2
9:30 p.m. Cougar Town (ABC)
High Society (The CW)
6.3
.9
10 p.m. Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Ugly Betty (ABC)
CSI: NY (CBS)
10.4
4.6
7.6 (repeat)

Source: Nielsen

Read more:
American Idol recap
Survivor recap
Jeff Probst’s Survivor blog
Modern Family recap
Cougar Town recap
Ugly Betty recap
America’s Next Top Model recap
Fly Girls recap

Mar 25 2010 12:58 PM ET

KC and the Sunshine Band co-founder arrested on sex charges

Categories: Lawsuits, Music

Richard R. Finch, 56, a producer, seven-time Grammy winner and co-founder of ’70s hitmakers KC and the Sunshine Band, has admitted to having sex with boys age 13-17, and was arrested yesterday in Newark after a teen told authorities he’d had sexual contact with him, the AP reports.  No date has been set for his arraignment.

Mar 25 2010 12:50 PM ET

Green Day sued by artist for using image without permission

Categories: Lawsuits, Music

Artist Dereck Seltzer has filed a suit against Green Day claiming that Scream Icon, his image of a frightened face he created and copyrighted, has been used without pay or permission by the band on their website, onstage, and in a video, according to court documents obtained by EW.

The group’s lawyer has said in a public statement that they received the image from what they believed to be a reputable third party, and were unaware of any copyright issues.

Mar 25 2010 12:43 PM ET

Megan Mullally leaves Broadway play two weeks before start date

Categories: Stage

Will & Grace star Megan Mullally has abruptly left the Broadway revival of Terrance McNally’s Lips Together, Teeth Apart after two weeks of rehearsal, allegedly because of disagreements with director Joe Mantello, the AP reports.

“We were surprised and disappointed that Megan Mullally had to withdraw from the production immediately in breach of her contract,” Todd Haimes, artistic director of the Roundabout Theatre Company, said Wednesday in a statement.

Mullally’s replacement has not yet been announced for the show, which was set to begin previews April 9. Preview performances have been postponed but the April 29 opening date will remain, as will her castmates Patton Oswalt, Lili Taylor, and David Wilson Barnes.

Mar 25 2010 12:37 PM ET

'16 Candles' crooner Johnny Maestro dies

Categories: In Memoriam, Music

Singer Johnny Maestro, the man who sang the 1958 doo-wop ballad “16 Candles” with the Crests and spent many years with The Brooklyn Bridge, who had a top-five hit with “The Worst That Could Happen,” has passed away in Florida after a battle with cancer. He was 70.

Mar 25 2010 12:32 PM ET

Comedian Patrice Oneal snags two new gigs at Comedy Central

Categories: Television

Comedian Patrice Oneal has landed both a stand-up special to air later this year, and a pilot for a semi-scripted comedy/reality presentation, Patrice Oneal’s Guide to White People. The latter will star Oneal as a professor teaching “Whitey 101″ classes to foreign citizens and others who want to learn “what white people are about and how to get along with them,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Mar 25 2010 12:23 PM ET

Green Day announce U.S. summer tour dates

Categories: Music

Stadium-punk trio Green Day has announced a late-summer U.S. tour, following a five-week European jaunt; confirmed dates so far, listed at greenday.com, begin August 3 in Camden, N.J. and wrap September 2 in Chula Vista, Calif. Fellow Bay Area rockers AFI will support.

Mar 25 2010 10:51 AM ET

Wizarding World of Harry Potter to open June 18

Categories: Harry Potter, Movies

Universal Orlando has announced that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park will have its grand opening on June 18. More details about the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction have also been released.

Mar 25 2010 08:41 AM ET

Dennis Hopper too ill to undergo deposition, claims the actor's lawyer

Categories: Movies

Dennis Hopper’s attorney is alleging that the actor is too ill to be questioned by his wife Victoria’s attorneys in a deposition. The Apocalypse Now star, who has prostate cancer, moved to legally end his marriage in January. AP is reporting that on Wednesday, Hopper’s lawyer filed a declaration that the actor’s grave condition meant he would be unable to participate in a deposition.

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