"Project Runway" season finale airs after legal dispute
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 06:04 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Irina Shabayeva won the sixth season of the fashion reality show "Project Runway" on Thursday in the conclusion of the hit cable series which was delayed for months by legal wrangling.

South Korean model Daul Kim found dead in Paris
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 05:32 AM
PARIS (Reuters) - South Korean model Daul Kim was found hanged in her Paris apartment Thursday, a spokeswoman for the city prosecutor's office said.

New EU president wins fans in Japan -- as a poet
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 05:06 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Herman Van Rompuy, the European Union's new president, may not be very well known around the world but he's already winning fans in Japan -- as a poet rather than a politician.

Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in September 2011
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 02:26 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, will announce on Friday she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011.

"New Moon" plays it by the book
Reuters - Friday November 20, 10:04 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The moon may be new, and the director may be different (Chris Weitz takes over the reins from Catherine Hardwicke), but otherwise, the second instalment of the "Twilight" saga remains, for better or worse, exceptionally faithful to its 2008 beginnings.

Idris Elba joins Marvel Studios' "Thor"
Reuters - Friday November 20, 08:39 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Idris Elba has joined the cast of "Thor," Marvel Studios' film centring on the Norse god of thunder.

Bennett's "Art" in fine form in London premiere
Reuters - Friday November 20, 08:36 PM
LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Alan Bennett has a lot on his mind in his latest play, "The Habit of Art," including creativity, ageing, fame, anonymity and sex, and it hangs together because of his gift for language and fine stagecraft, and some splendid performances.

Sam Shepard to star in Epix pilot
Reuters - Friday November 20, 08:36 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sam Shepard will star in "Tough Trade," the inaugural pilot for Epix, an indication that the fledgling multiplatform entertainment service will pursue established talent for its original offerings.

VH1 renews reality show "Scream Queens"
Reuters - Friday November 20, 08:28 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - VH1 is renewing its horror-themed reality series "Scream Queens" for a second season, with the winner landing a role in the next "Saw" film.

Uma Thurman signs on for "Bel Ami"
Reuters - Friday November 20, 08:27 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Uma Thurman soon will be making time with Rob Pattinson.