Disney aims to shorten big-screen run for "Alice"
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 07:08 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Bob Iger wasn't bluffing.

Academy streamlines process for Oscar winners
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 07:05 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - This year's Oscar winners won't have to put up with delayed gratification.

Extreme stunts on tap for MTV
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 07:02 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - MTV has ordered a pair of post-"Jackass" extreme-stunt reality series, each with a format that's been tested.

White Stripes objects to Air Force Reserve ad
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 07:00 PM
LONDON (Billboard) - The White Stripes plans "strong action" against the Air Force Reserve over its Super Bowl commercial, which the duo claims is an unauthorized re-recording of its song "Fell in Love With a Girl."

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. fighting prostate cancer
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 06:59 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Louis Gossett Jr, best known for his Oscar-winning role as the tough drill instructor in "An Officer and a Gentleman", said on Tuesday he was fighting prostate cancer.

Hedge fund wins "Terminator" franchise
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 06:56 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rights to the "Terminator" science-fiction action movie franchise have been won by a California-based hedge fund in a bankruptcy auction, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

"One Big Happy Family" to return for second season
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 05:30 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TLC has renewed its reality show "One Big Happy Family" for a super-sized second round.

"Prison Break" actor enters supernatural "Gates"
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 05:16 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Prison Break" alumnus Frank Grillo has landed the lead in ABC's supernatural crime drama series "The Gates."

NBC eyeing Paul Reiser pilot
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 05:15 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Mad About You" star and co-creator Paul Reiser might soon be back on series television.

Danger Mouse, James Mercer ring in Broken Bells
Reuters - Wednesday February 10, 04:46 PM
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Observed over Stellas in the lounge at the Soho Grand, Danger Mouse and James Mercer make an unlikely pair.