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| Britney's dad feared singer would die during 2007 meltdown Friday, Oct 19, 2012 06:29 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The father of pop star Britney Spears was terrified by his daughter's deepening drug addiction as her life spiraled out of control five years ago, his attorney told jurors on Friday. "Jamie (Spears) was living in constant fear that he was going to look at the TV one day and see Britney was dead," said Leon Gladstone, Jamie Spears' attorney. Gladstone's remarks came on the second day of a civil trial that has pitted the singer and her parents against Sam Lutfi, who was one of her closest friends in 2007 and early 2008 and who described himself as her manager at that ... Full Story | Top |
| Elijah Wood's The Woodshed boards supernatural film, Iranian Vampire Western Friday, Oct 19, 2012 05:45 PM PDT NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The Woodshed, Elijah Wood's new horror film company, announced a pair of new projects on Friday, "Toad Road," a completed film, and "A Girl Walks Home Late at Night," a new production. Wood and partners Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller discovered "Toad Road" while they were programming Nightmare City, a Los Angeles-based horror film festival put on in collaboration with The Cinefamily and Cinespia. They have partnered on the project with Blackout Films and Random Beach. ... Full Story | Top |
| CBS reaches settlement with ComStar over 'Happy Days,' 'Family Ties' lawsuit Friday, Oct 19, 2012 05:44 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - CBS Television Distribution and ComStar Media have agreed to settle their lawsuit over the airing of several classic series, including "Happy Days," "My Three Sons" and "Family Ties." CBS sued ComStar - owned by GodTube founder Chris Wyatt and "Hour of Power" minister Robert Schuller - for $1.5 million in April, claiming that the company had stopped paying its licensing fees for the programs. The suit actually stems from an agreement that CBS had struck with FamilyNet, which was acquired by ComStar and was also named in the complaint. ... Full Story | Top |
| Madonna sued for flashing Marlon Brando in concert Friday, Oct 19, 2012 03:37 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The owner of Marlon Brando's trademark rights say that Madonna made them an offer that they refused - and now they're suing the "Hard Candy" singer for ignoring their refusal. Brando Enterprises filed suit in U.S. District Court in Central California against Madonna, along with Bhakti Touring, Inc., on Thursday, alleging that the Material Mom has been using the "Apocalypse Now" actor's image on tour without permission - in fact, according to Brando Enterprises, their representatives "expressly refused to grant such rights to the Defendants" when they were ... Full Story | Top |
| Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel marry in Italy Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:48 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood couple Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have married in southern Italy, People magazine said on Friday. "It's great to be married, the ceremony was beautiful and it was so special to be surrounded by our family and friends," the couple told the U.S. celebrity magazine in an exclusive statement. People said it would carry full details of the wedding, including exclusive photos, in next week's edition. "Sexy Back" singer and actor Timberlake, 31, and "Total Recall" actress Biel, 30, have been dating on and off since 2007. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Paranormal Activity 4" scares up $4.5 million in late night showings Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:47 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Paranormal Activity 4" scared up a frightfully good $4.5 million in late night showings last night, a Paramount spokeswoman said. The latest in the found footage franchise is on pace to rack up between $35 million to $40 million during its opening weekend, which should secure it the top spot in box office rankings ahead of the other big premiere, Tyler Perry's "Alex Cross." Though impressive, that would still be slightly less than the $52 million that "Paranormal Activity 3" opened to about this time last year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mark Gordon sells Spinster comedy to NBC, Procedural to CBS Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:33 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Grey's Anatomy" executive producer Mark Gordon has sold a pair of projects to NBC and CBS - and they're quite the differing projects indeed. The Mark Gordon Company said Friday that it has landed a half-hour comedy, "Spinsters," with NBC. The project, about spinsters whose lives are transformed when a normal guy moves into their apartment building, will be written by "Cougar Town" duo Chrissy Pietroch and Jessica Goldstein, who will also executive produce with Gordon and Andrea Shay. ... Full Story | Top |
| Screamfest, XLrator launch two horror labels Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:31 PM PDT NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - As "Paranormal Activity 4" begins to tear up the box office, the film festival that helped launch the horror franchise is getting into the distribution business. The Screamfest Horror Film Festival has launched an eponymous new label with XLrator Media, one of two new multi-platform labels XLrator has formed. The labels, Screamfest and Macabre, will distribute horror and other genre films in North America. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Oldboy" to duke it out with Tom Hanks hostage drama, 3D "Revenge of the Sith" Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:30 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee's remake of the South Korean cult favorite "Oldboy" will duke it out at the box office with "Captain Phillips" and the 3D re-release of "Revenge of the Sith." The film will hit theaters on October 11, 2013, FilmDistrict said. As an action movie geared at adults, "Oldboy" will appeal to a different demographic than "Revenge of the Sith," which skews younger, and "Captain Phillips," an awards contender that boasts Tom Hanks and a true story of the rescue mission to save Americans held hostage by Somali pirates. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fox extends its primetime due to "X Factor" snafu Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:29 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox's primetime will go into extra innings next Tuesday, after rain delays during a baseball game played havoc with the network's schedule on Wednesday and caused mass confusion with the broadcast of "The X Factor." While Fox initially decided to re-air this week's episode of "The X Factor" in full next week, it will now broadcast a special one-hour edition of the singing competition, featuring the conclusion of the "Judges' Homes" round at 9:30, and air its Tuesday comedies "Raising Hope," Ben and Kate" and "New Girl" in their regular timeslots from 8 to 9:30 p.m. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cinedigm acquires LGBT film "Call me Kuchu" Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:26 PM PDT NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Cinedigm has acquired domestic distribution rights to ‘Call me Kuchu," a film that chronicles the lives of the first openly gay Ugandan man (David Kato) and three other LGBT Ugandans ("Kuchus"). CInedigm's Cinedigm Entertainment Group, a digital distribution company, plans a theatrical release in early 2013, followed by on-demand, premium digital, DVD and V release. Directed by Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall, the film was born out of Film Independent's development program. ... Full Story | Top |
| After the party, Jason Aldean rides "Night Train" for success Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:17 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - After kicking up a storm with the success of "My Kinda Party", country music singer Jason Aldean is feeling the pressure for "Night Train" to keep up the pace of his rising star. Aldean, 35, scored his biggest hit to date with his fourth studio album "My Kinda Party" in 2011, which became the biggest-selling country album of the year and also hit the top five all-genre rating alongside Adele, Lady Gaga and Mumford & Sons. ... Full Story | Top |
| Star Trek fans tie the knot at "Klingon wedding" Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:59 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - One couple has boldly gone where no other has gone before by tying the knot in Britain's first Klingon wedding ceremony at a Star Trek convention to celebrate the much-loved TV series in London on Friday. The couple, 23-year-old Jossie Sockertopp and 29-year-old Sonnie Gustavsson, came from their native Sweden to marry at the "Destination Star Trek London" event, which will see 17,000 "trekkies" flock to London's ExCel centre this weekend. ... Full Story | Top |
| Providence Equity Partners confirms exit from Hulu Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:53 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Providence Equity Partners said on Friday it had sold its 10 percent stake in online video site Hulu. The private equity firm's press release followed media reports in the last two weeks that the sale would take place. Providence sold its stake for around $200 million, doubling its initial investment, according to a source familiar with the matter who requested anonymity because of lack of authorization to speak to the press. Providence's exit leaves Hulu in the hands of Walt Disney Co, News Corp and Comcast Cable's NBC Universal. ... Full Story | Top |
| Thomas Sadoski on Aaron Sorkin, 'The Newsroom' and His Return to theater Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:50 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Thomas Sadoski owes a lot to a fictional warehouse worker with relationship problems. The 36-year-old actor may now be known to millions of television viewers as the irascible producer Don Keefer on HBO's "The Newsroom." But it was his work on the stage that "introduced" him to "Newsroom" creator Aaron Sorkin. Sadoski started his career as the understudy to a then-unknown Mark Ruffalo in Kenneth Lonergan's 1998 off-Broadway breakout success, "This Is Our Youth. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tom Hanks slips from nice guy rep with a Big-worthy swear Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:43 PM PDT  (Note: story contains expletive in paragraph five) (Reuters) - Tom Hanks, the "Big" star often cited for his family-friendly appeal, may have put a dent in his G-rated reputation on Friday when he uttered a particularly grown-up word on ABC's "Good Morning America." Hanks appeared on the show to promote his coming science fiction/philosophical movie "Cloud Atlas" when anchor Elizabeth Vargas coaxed him into speaking a few lines in the voice of his character in the film. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fall TV: forget trying to please all, narrowcasting thrives Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:35 PM PDT NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - You may be watching the slow death of broadcasting. Not of broadcast networks - they'll be fine. But the notion that shows can try to appeal to all might be as dated as the image of an old-time farmer broadly casting seeds. This season, some of the most narrowly targeted shows are proving to be the most successful. Few could have predicted that three weeks into the season, NBC would be the top-rated network so far. Or that the biggest premiere - aside from football - would be a cable show about zombies. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Machete Kills" will slice into theaters in 2013 after scoring U.S. distribution Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:32 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Open Road Films has picked up U.S. rights to "Machete Kills," the latest installment in Robert Rodriguez franchise about lusty women and the knife-wielding vigilante who fascinates them. The film will have a wide release in 2013. Danny Trejo will once again get to indulge his love of sharp objects as Machete. The sequel also boasts a grab bag of disgraced Hollywood stars like Mel Gibson and Charlie Sheen, along with some pretty inspired stunt casting in the form of Lady Gaga and Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Astral could be sold piecemeal after BCE deal blocked Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:29 PM PDT  TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Astral Media, owner of television, radio and outdoor-advertising assets, could be broken up and sold to several buyers, analysts said on Friday, after the country's broadcast regulator unexpectedly vetoed a takeover by BCE Inc. Astral stock fell more than 15 percent in active afternoon trade of more than 4. ... Full Story | Top |
| Anna Nicole Smith lawyer Howard Stern back on the hook for conspiracy charges Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:27 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Howard K. Stern, the former lawyer and domestic partner of deceased actress/heiress/Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, suffered a blow Thursday in the ongoing legal saga over Smith's death, when a California court of appeal reversed his acquittal on two conspiracy charges. In October, a judge reversed Stern's earlier conviction on two felony conspiracy charges related to obtaining drugs for Smith under false names, saying there was insufficient evidence. The appeals court, reversed that decision Thursday, and also reversed the dismissal of charges against Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Paranormal Activity 4": were critics spooked - or just horrified? Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:24 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Paranormal Activity 4" may be frightful for all the wrong reasons, if America's critics are to be believed. The latest in the hit horror franchise opens Friday, but the sequel didn't have enough "things that go bump in the night" to warrant glowing reviews. It scored an anemic 29 percent "rotten" rating on the critics' aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. Although the latest found footage scare-fest introduces a new cast of characters, USA Today's Claudia Puig felt it was the "same old, same old" and accused the filmmakers of returning to the trough one too many times. ... Full Story | Top |
| Roger Ailes renews contract with Fox News Friday, Oct 19, 2012 12:42 PM PDT (Reuters) - Roger Ailes has signed a four-year contract that will keep him at the top of Fox News as its chairman and chief executive. Ailes launched Fox News in October 1996 under the umbrella of News Corp and built it up as one of the most successful news channels on cable television rivaling Comcast's MSNBC and Time Warner's CNN. Ailes' new contract, announced on Friday, put an end to some uncertainty that he might not return Fox. Ailes, 72, told the Associated Press last year that he was undecided about renewing with News Corp after his contract expired in 2013. ... Full Story | Top |
| Broadway producers file $100 million suit in "Rebecca" scam case Friday, Oct 19, 2012 10:09 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Broadway production team on Friday filed a $100 million fraud lawsuit against a stockbroker accused of jeopardizing the musical production of "Rebecca" by concocting an elaborate ruse that included fictional characters and a mysterious death. The suit against Mark Hotton, 46, comes days after authorities charged him with two counts of wire fraud for allegedly having fabricated investors - one of whom he claimed suddenly died from malaria - to dupe the producers of "Rebecca: The Musical. ... Full Story | Top |
| It's life as he knows it: Shatner salutes "Trekkies" Friday, Oct 19, 2012 10:04 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Not many 81-year olds would enjoy travelling across the world just to mingle with crowds of people dressed up in odd costumes, but William Shatner begged to differ as he faced thousands of fans at the Destination London Star Trek convention on Friday. Shatner, who starred as Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek series, joined forces with the other five Star Trek TV captains at the convention at London's ExCel center, the first live Star Trek event in Britain for more than a decade. "There are a lot of people travelling from all over the world to come here. ... Full Story | Top |
| UK opens criminal inquiry into BBC star's child abuse Friday, Oct 19, 2012 09:30 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - British police investigating alleged sexual abuse by BBC presenter Jimmy Savile launched a criminal inquiry on Friday, saying more than 200 potential victims had come forward since accusations he had preyed on children for decades. Allegations that flamboyant Savile, who died last year, operated unhindered as a pedophile for years have rocked the publicly-funded broadcaster and have opened the floodgates to accusations against other celebrities. ... Full Story | Top |
| Astro surprises with weak debut after $1.5 billion Malaysia IPO Friday, Oct 19, 2012 03:10 AM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Pay-TV firm Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd closed flat in a weak market debut Friday on concerns its valuation was too high, underperforming other recent big listings as Kuala Lumpur's booming IPO market looked set to lose steam next year. Malaysia has defied the market gloom that has seen the value of new listings drop by more than half in the Asia-Pacific excluding Japan this year, becoming the top IPO destination in the region on the back of several government privatizations and a strengthening economy. But after such a robust 2012, and with Astro's $1. ... Full Story | Top |
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