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Flops push Universal’s Schmuger and Linde toward the land of the unemployed

By A. James Memmott

October 22, 2009 at 12:04pm

After a successful 2007 and 2008, Marc Shmuger and David Linde, the co-chairmen of Universal Pictures, oversaw a series of flops this year.

Carly Simon’s breakup with Starbucks and Howard Schultz

By A. James Memmott

October 15, 2009 at 10:05am

Singer Carly Simon has sued Starbucks Corporation for $5 million to $10 million.

Are Nobel literary judges Euro-centric?

By Ric Bohy

October 9, 2009 at 12:31pm

Readers here and abroad waited this week to see if the Nobel literature jury considered Yanks too “ignorant” and “isolated” to deserve the prize.

Manly men line up for Stallone pic

By Ric Bohy

September 15, 2009 at 8:46am

There will be more meat per square foot than on the Argentine pampas when the new Sylvester Stallone vehicle, The Expendables, begins shooting soon.

Jenna Bush Hager joins the Today show

By A. James Memmott

September 2, 2009 at 8:40am

Seven months after her father George W. Bush left office, Jenna Bush Hager signed with NBC to be a correspondent on the Today show.

Dylan finds new meaning in ‘no direction home’

By Ric Bohy

August 30, 2009 at 10:29am

Maybe one day soon, the voice of your car’s GPS system will sound like a confused bum gargling marbles.

Julia Child becomes a best-selling author

By A. James Memmott

August 25, 2009 at 9:11am

They loved the movie, now they’re buying the book.

Lou Dobbs’ birther stance busts ratings

By Ric Bohy

August 5, 2009 at 7:57am

CNN’s Lou Dobbs has estranged himself from his audience in relentlessly beating the birther story.

Parent companies give Olbermann and O’Reilly time out

By A. James Memmott

August 3, 2009 at 9:45am

A food fight that has generated viewers and controversy for Fox News and MSNBC has ended.

Nikki Finke becomes a Hollywood must-read

By A. James Memmott

July 20, 2009 at 10:16am

Nikki Finke, former debutante turned reporter and editor, has become the blogger movie industry insiders have to read even when it hurts.

Mario Batali finds a new venue

By Ric Bohy

July 19, 2009 at 9:13am

As top-talent chefs become increasingly irrelevant in the Food Network’s dumbed-down schedule, displaced members of the old guard are finding entirely different landing places.

Fame lives on at Forest Lawn

By Laurie Bennett

July 7, 2009 at 12:17pm

It may be the world’s most connected graveyard.

Fans worldwide mourn death of Michael Jackson

By Ric Bohy

June 26, 2009 at 9:59am

The brilliant, bizarre, controversial and tragic little boy who never grew up was one of the greatest and most unique talents who ever lived.

Harrison Ford has a golden year

By Ric Bohy

June 17, 2009 at 7:46am

It took a very fat paycheck to lure actor Harrison Ford out of semi-retirement to star in last year’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

David Carradine family questions suicide ruling

By Ric Bohy

June 13, 2009 at 11:26am

Actor David Carradine, whose body was found hanging in a closet of his Bangkok hotel room on June 4, did not commit suicide, according to celebrity pathologist Michael Baden.

Success at NBC hasn’t been as easy as Silverman had hoped

By A. James Memmott

May 19, 2009 at 9:15am

Two years ago, Ben Silverman took on the job of restoring NBC’s entertainment lineup to its former glory.

Characters in Lost would be lost without Jacob

By Emily Morgan

May 15, 2009 at 10:26am

In ABC’s hit drama Lost, connections count. And the season finale this week introduced viewers to the most connected character of all: Jacob.

Ari Emanuel and James Wiatt to reunite in new talent agency

By Emily Morgan

April 29, 2009 at 12:54pm

William Morris Agency and Endeavor Agency LLC announced plans to merge Monday in a bid to become a powerhouse Hollywood talent agency to rival top competitor, Creative Artists Agency.

Reporters get pink slips in life, hero’s billing in movies

By Carol Eisenberg

April 27, 2009 at 4:03pm

The newspaper industry is laying off thousands, even as reporters like Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times are cast as heroes in new movies like The Soloist.

Natasha Richardson hospitalized after ski injury

By Emily Morgan

March 17, 2009 at 3:39pm

News of actress Natasha Richardson’s hospitalization after a skiing accident on Monday at the Mont Tremblant ski resort sparked a frenzy of contradictory headlines across the web Tuesday afternoon.



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