» Tina Fey signs book deal said worth millions
06/10/08 18:27 from Reuters: Entertainment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comedian, Emmy-winning TV star and Sarah Palin-lookalike Tina Fey has signed a book deal with Little, Brown Book Group, the company said on Monday, confirming a deal media reports said was worth millions.

» The Night Watcher
06/10/08 17:59 from Variety.com
Legit Reviews: "The Night Watcher" --premiering at Seattle Rep's Leo K. Theater under Daniel Sullivan's direction -- has pretty much everything you'd expect from a Charlayne Woodard solo show: frank, confessional material; laughter and tea..

» Latest Russian blockbuster fits Kremlin script
06/10/08 17:47 from Reuters: Entertainment
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's latest blockbuster film hopes to woo big foreign audiences with an epic tale of doomed love set amid the chaos of the Russian Civil War; its politics conveniently chime with a Kremlin-sponsored mood of patriotism..

» Examined Life
06/10/08 17:45 from Variety.com
Film Reviews: Astra Taylor's philosophizing-heads docu serves as a playful riposte to the notion that movies are for turning one's mind off.

» Getty Images Rolls Out Online Music Licensing Service
06/10/08 16:00 from Billboard.biz - Top Stories
Getty Images, a leading distributor/clearing house of film footage, stock photo images and other digital media, is launching Premium Playlist, a one-stop online service for film makers, advertising agencies and others looking to license mu..

» Janet Delays Three More Shows Due To Illness
06/10/08 16:00 from Billboard.biz - Top Stories
Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness.

» Wind-up Signs Multi-rights Deal With Company Of Thieves
06/10/08 16:00 from Billboard.biz - Top Stories
Four subsidiaries of Wind-up Entertainment and the Chicago-based Company of Thieves have entered into agreements for a multi-rights relationship that includes merchandising, publishing, recording and touring components.

» Coachella Moves 2009 Dates Up Two Weeks
06/10/08 16:00 from Billboard.biz - Top Stories
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is moving its 2009 dates up two weeks to April 17-19, Billboard has learned. The event will take place as usual at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., with a lineup to be confirmed early next year..

» Company Of Thieves Inks Multi-Rights Deal
06/10/08 16:00 from Billboard.biz - Record Labels Industry News
Chicago-based rock band Company of Thieves has entered into agreements with four subsidiaries of Wind-up Entertainment for a multi-rights relationship that includes merchandising, publishing, recording and touring components.

» Marathon uncovers 'Spiez'
06/10/08 15:38 from Variety.com
International News: Animation series set for Mipcom Jnr. -- Gaul's leading animation producer, Marathon Media, will unveil spy comedy skein “The Amazing Spiez” at Mipcom Junior, which runs in Cannes Oct. 11-12.

» Wall Street takes another tumble
06/10/08 15:06 from Variety.com
Front Page: Dow Jones plunges below 10,000 -- Wall Street tumbled again Monday, joining a sell-off around the world as fears grew that the financial crisis will cascade through economies globally despite bailout efforts by the U.S. and othe..

» F&ME, HB Films agree U.K. deal
06/10/08 15:00 from Variety.com
International News: Agreement covers at least a dozen films -- London-based shingle Film and Music Entertainment has signed a distribution deal with U.K. indie distrib HB Films, which will see HB release at least a dozen F&ME co-produced pi..

» Pope kicks off Bible marathon
06/10/08 14:53 from Variety.com
International News: Roberto Benigni joins non-stop reading -- Pope Benedict XVI and Roberto Benigni kicked off a televised Bible-reading marathon Sunday night on Italo pubcaster RAI scheduled to last seven days and six nights and become the..

» RTL prepares to pounce on ITV
06/10/08 14:35 from Variety.com
Business News: Bertelsmann unlocks warchest -- Pan-European media giant RTL is believed to have been given the green light to bid for battling U.K. terrestrial giant ITV.

» Top court stays out of DVR battle
06/10/08 14:33 from Variety.com
TV News: Supreme Court refuses to disturb Dish ruling -- The Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo Inc. involving digital video recorders.

» 'Sexy Killer,' 'Santos' spur on Sitges
06/10/08 14:25 from Variety.com
International News: Spanish-language pair lift genre festival -- Europe's largest genre moviethon, the Sitges Film Festival, got a shot of adrenalin this weekend from a pair of Spanish-language pics, “Sexy Killer” and “San..

» Jimmy Kimmel returns to host AMAs
06/10/08 14:19 from Variety.com
Award Central News: Comedian nabs award show gig -- Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards.

» Pink's "So What" tops British pop charts
06/10/08 14:10 from Reuters: Entertainment
LONDON (Reuters) - American singer Pink has toppled Kings of Leon from the peak of the British pop charts with her single "So What," the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday.

» HBO renews 'Entourage'
06/10/08 13:45 from Variety.com
TV News: Network picks up comedy for sixth season -- Vincent Chase's comeback continues: HBO has picked up “Entourage” for a sixth season.

» Politics and Palin lure viewers to "SNL"
06/10/08 13:30 from Reuters: Entertainment
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The politics-fueled ratings train of "Saturday Night Live" keeps rolling along this election season with Tina Fey's impersonations of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin luring viewers.