Archive: October 2010 (11-20 of 212)

Oct 29 2010 12:08 PM ET

'The Bourne Legacy' coming in August 2012

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The Bourne Legacy, the fourth installment in the action thriller series, will open in theaters on Aug. 3, 2012, Universal announced today. That’s a mere 644 days from now, so mark your calendars accordingly.

The Bourne Identity was released in the middle of June 2002, The Bourne Supremacy at the end of July 2004, and The Bourne Ultimatum the first weekend in August 2007. Each film grossed more money at the box-office than its predecessor, but that feat will be tested by the fact that Matt Damon will not star in Legacy.

Oct 29 2010 10:50 AM ET

James Wall, Captain Kangaroo's Mr. Baxter, dies at 92

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James Wall, who played neighbor Mr. Baxter on the children’s show Captain Kangaroo, died Wednesday after a short illness in New York City, according to the AP. He was 92. Wall began at the popular show in 1962 as a stage manager, but presuaded the producers to let him be the show’s first black character in 1968. After he ended working on Kangaroo, Wall continued his stage manager work at CBS for many years, working on programs ranging from CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes to NFL Today and Face the Nation. One of his roles as stage manager was to count down the seconds until air for Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather.

 

Oct 29 2010 09:56 AM ET

Roger Rees to replace Nathan Lane in Broadway's 'The Addams Family' beginning March 2011

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Roger Rees, who won a Tony Award for his role in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, will take over Nathan Lane’s role as Gomez Addams in Broadway’s The Addams Family, beginning March 22, 2011. Rees will star alongside his good pal and longtime professional colleague Bebe Neuwirth, who originated the role of Morticia Addams when the show began its pre-Broadway engagement in Chicago in November 2009. Rees and Neuwirth co-starred for several years on the NBC sitcom Cheers—Neuwirth as Dr. Lilith Sternin Crane and he as Robin Colcord—and recently worked together on the Kurt Weill revue Here Lies Jenny. Lane’s final performance will be March 6, 2011.

Oct 29 2010 09:10 AM ET

Lions Gate sues billionaire Carl Icahn

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Lions Gate has sued billionaire Carl Icahn for “secretly plotting” to merge the film studio with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to Bloomberg. The lawsuit alleges that Icahn, Lions Gate’s largest shareholder, became aware that the studio was in negotiations in June with two other studios. Concerned that any deal would minimize his own control, Icahn is accused of making false public statements to stall any deal until he could position himself for a greater profit. “He wanted to postpone [a merger with MGM] until he could buy as much of both companies as he could and thus extract for himself as much of the value stemming from the merger as possible,” Lions Gate stated in its complaint. Icahn, who currently owns about 33 percent of Lions Gate, had sued the company in July.

Oct 29 2010 08:01 AM ET

Celine Dion names her twin boys

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Celine Dion and her husband, Rene Angelil, have named their twin boys, who were born in Florida last Saturday. People reports that their sons are Eddy, named after record producer Eddy Marnay, and Nelson, in honor of South African leader Nelson Mandela.

Oct 29 2010 05:56 AM ET

New Zealand parliament officially passes 'Hobbit law'

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New Zealand’s parliament passed a law on Friday that will ensure one of Hollywood’s most anticipated film projects, The Hobbit, will indeed be shot in their country, according to Variety. By a 66-50 vote, the country’s legislative body amended an existing labor law — now being dubbed the “Hobbit law,” in reference to the film project — clarifying that film workers employed as independent contractors cannot also claim to be employees. The move stems from a 2005 case where a modelmaker at Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson’s workshop successfully sued for the right to be considered an employee rather than a contractor. This vote effectively ends the protracted battle over where Jackson would film his two upcoming Hobbit films.

Oct 29 2010 05:55 AM ET

President Obama's 'Daily Show' interview snags huge ratings

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President Barack Obama’s visit to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show — which has set up shop in Washington, D.C., for the week in anticipation of host Jon Stewart’s rally tomorrow — drew 2.8 million viewers to the program Wednesday night, according to the New York Times. It was the first time a sitting president has appeared on the show and currently ranks as The Daily Show‘s third highest-rated episode ever, behind two episodes in October 2008 — one that featured then-candidate Obama and another that featured his wife, Michelle. Not surprisingly, of the 2.8 million viewers, 1.7 million of them — or a hefty 61 percent — were between 18 and 49, the advertiser-coveted demographic. So far this year, The Daily Show has been averaging 1.9 million viewers.

Oct 28 2010 08:40 PM ET

Miley Cyrus comedy 'LOL' acquired by Lionsgate

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Lionsgate announced today that it has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to the Miley Cyrus comedy LOL from Mandate Pictures (which is owned by Lionsgate but runs independently). The remake of the French film Laughing Out Loud co-stars Ashley Green (Twilight), Thomas Jane (HBO’s Hung), and Demi Moore as Cyrus’ mother. The film does not yet have a release date.

Oct 28 2010 06:13 PM ET

Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, psychiatrist convicted of conspiracy surrounding her death

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A jury convicted Howard K. Stern, boyfriend of the late actress Anna Nicole Smith, and Khristine Eroshevich, Smith’s psychiatrist, of conspiracy on Thursday, surrounding her 2007 death, the Associated Press reports. Stern was convicted of providing false names and obtaining prescriptions by fraud, while Eroshevich was convicted of unlawfully prescribing Vicodin by fraud. Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, who prescribed Smith the drugs prior to her prescription overdose, was acquitted of all charges. Stern and Eroshevich were not charged in Smith’s death, which was ruled accidental.

Oct 28 2010 01:20 PM ET

Cablevision customers file $450 million class action lawsuit

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A group of New York customers have filed a class action lawsuit, Gallo v. Cablevision Systems Corp., arguing that Cablevision customers deprived of Fox content (such as Glee, The Simpsons, and New York Giants football) deserve rebates. The plaintiffs are asking for about $450 million in damages. [THR, Esq.]

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