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| US-PEOPLE Summary Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 06:20 PM PDT Michael Jackson wrongful death trial set to get underway Monday LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live. Six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday following the selection a day earlier of a jury of six men and six women for what is expected to be an emotional three-month trial. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-MUSIC Summary Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 06:20 PM PDT Michael Jackson wrongful death trial set to get underway Monday LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live. Six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday following the selection a day earlier of a jury of six men and six women for what is expected to be an emotional three-month trial. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michael Jackson wrongful death trial set to get underway Monday Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 06:19 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live. Six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday following the selection a day earlier of a jury of six men and six women for what is expected to be an emotional three-month trial. The conclusion of the month-long search for a jury set the stage for opening statements to begin in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 01:34 PM PDT "Iron Man 3" goes back to basics in a quest to save the U.S. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After battling grandiose villains and teaming up with other superheroes, it's back-to-basics for "Iron Man" in the third installment of the multi-million-dollar franchise featuring Robert Downey Jr. "Iron Man 3," which opens in most of the world this Friday and on May 3 in the United States, has Downey reprising his role of superhero industrialist Tony Stark from the first two films as well as last summer's "The Avengers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tribeca's "Trust Me" shows dark comic side of Hollywood business Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 01:34 PM PDT By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dark comedy "Trust Me," playing at the Tribeca Film Festival, paints an uncomfortable picture of backstabbing and subterfuge in the film industry that drew from all - and none - of creator Clark Gregg's personal experiences. As the film's screenwriter, lead actor and director, Gregg said he had started out writing a big ensemble movie with several story lines, one of which became "Trust Me," about the travails of agent Howard Holloway. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-ARTS Summary Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 01:15 PM PDT New Andy Warhol exhibit features the artist as subject NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 30 years ago in the south of France, the camera switched its focus to the celebrity-obsessed artist Andy Warhol, who became the reluctant subject of a photo study that was then relegated to a storage cabinet filed under "W." Sometime last year, a friend of photographer Steve Wood happened upon the trove of 35mm slides and persuaded wood that the "lost" images deserved their Warhol-allotted 15 minutes of fame. ... Full Story | Top |
| New Andy Warhol exhibit features the artist as subject Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 01:14 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 30 years ago in the south of France, the camera switched its focus to the celebrity-obsessed artist Andy Warhol, who became the reluctant subject of a photo study that was then relegated to a storage cabinet filed under "W." Sometime last year, a friend of photographer Steve Wood happened upon the trove of 35mm slides and persuaded wood that the "lost" images deserved their Warhol-allotted 15 minutes of fame. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-TELEVISION Summary Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 12:06 PM PDT 'M*A*S*H' actor Allan Arbus dies at age 95 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. actor Allan Arbus, best known for his role as Army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman on the 1970s hit television series "M*A*S*H" and as the husband of the late photographer Diane Arbus, has died at the age of 95. Arbus, who gave up his photography for acting, passed away from congestive heart failure at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, his second wife Mariclare Costello Arbus told Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 10:50 AM PDT "Iron Man 3" goes back to basics in a quest to save the U.S. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After battling grandiose villains and teaming up with other superheroes, it's back-to-basics for "Iron Man" in the third installment of the multi-million-dollar franchise featuring Robert Downey Jr. "Iron Man 3," which opens in most of the world this Friday and on May 3 in the United States, has Downey reprising his role of superhero industrialist Tony Stark from the first two films as well as last summer's "The Avengers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Roddy Doyle's "The Commitments" finally made into musical Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 10:50 AM PDT  By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - Irish author Roddy Doyle's bestselling novel "The Commitments" is finally being made into a musical, more than 25 years after the heartwarming tale of a group of aspiring soul musicians was first published. The Booker Prize winner's 1987 story about young working class Jimmy Rabbitte's efforts to form the "finest soul act in Dublin" became a hit film in 1991, but Doyle said he turned down a flood of requests to adapt it into a musical at the time. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kuwait author wins Arabic book prize for tale of foreign workers Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 10:30 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Kuwaiti author Saud Alsanousi has won the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his portrayal of the lives of foreign workers in Gulf countries in "The Bamboo Stalk". The 31-year-old Alsanousi became the youngest winner in the $50,000-prize's six-year history for the story seen through the eyes of Issa, the son of a Kuwaiti father and a Filipina mother. "All the judges agreed on the superior quality of this novel, both artistically and also in terms of its social and humanitarian content," the panel's chair Egyptian writer Galal Amin said in a statement on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Iron Man 3" goes back to basics in a quest to save the U.S. Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 09:12 AM PDT  By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After battling grandiose villains and teaming up with other superheroes, it's back-to-basics for "Iron Man" in the third installment of the multi-million-dollar franchise featuring Robert Downey Jr. "Iron Man 3," which opens in most of the world this Friday and on May 3 in the United States, has Downey reprising his role of superhero industrialist Tony Stark from the first two films as well as last summer's "The Avengers." Collectively, the three films have made about $2.7 billion at the global box office in the past five years. ... Full Story | Top |
| New "Star Trek" boldly voyages to Australia for premiere Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 08:13 AM PDT  By Thuy Ong SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of fans screamed and waved as the cast of "Star Trek: Into Darkness" beamed into Sydney on Tuesday with the crew of the starship Enterprise returning to space in the world premiere of one of the season's most anticipated movies. Fans swarmed the red carpet in central Sydney for a glimpse of Chris Pine and co-star Zachary Quinto, who play Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock in the sequel to J.J. Abrams's highly acclaimed reboot of the famous franchise. "It's a lot of fun. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-INDUSTRY Summary Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 06:58 AM PDT Netflix has good hand with "House of Cards", shares soar 24 percent (Reuters) - Netflix Inc impressed investors with solid subscriber growth and better-than-expected profits in the first quarter, sending shares of the video subscription service soaring 24 percent higher in after-hours trade. A big push into original shows, a strategy aimed at hooking new customers with content they can't get anywhere else, seems to be working, with its February release of the series "House of Cards", a drama starring Kevin Spacey, generating plenty of buzz. ... Full Story | Top |
| Publicis to consider cash return by year end Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 06:58 AM PDT By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Advertising group Publicis could return cash to shareholders this year via a share buyback or special dividend by sticking to a plan of only making small acquisitions, its chief executive said. Speaking to Reuters during an investor event eight days after a trading update rattled the market, Maurice Levy said he was confident shareholders would keep faith in the French group's ability to improve as the year goes on. He now expects the world's third-biggest global ad agency to hit the upper end of its forecast range of between 3.2 to 3. ... Full Story | Top |
| Malaria turns comedy's Richard Curtis from laughter to tears Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 06:57 AM PDT  By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels and Washington are the two great lobbying capitals of the world, where campaigners talk themselves hoarse trying to shift the political dial. Some of them have had the fortune to recruit British director and screenwriter Richard Curtis, whose powers of persuasion move hearts as well as minds. Known for his romantic comedies, such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill", Curtis has turned his hand to a didactic tragedy - "Mary and Martha" - being screened across the globe to coincide with world malaria day on April 25. ... Full Story | Top |
| E! Slate Includes WWE Women, Josh Schwartz-Stephanie Savage Drama Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 03:49 AM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - E! unveiled six new shows Monday, including a reality series about the WWE, and announced that its new series in development include the drama "Laurel Canyon," from "Gossip Girl" co-creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Besides including the WWE-focused "Total Divas," the network's new shows include "Hello Ross" (a working title) about "super fan" Ross Matthews and "The Trend," about fashion, beauty and design. It announced them ahead of its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. ... Full Story | Top |
| Who's Afraid to Leave CAA? Surprising String of Departures at Top Agency in Town Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 03:48 AM PDT (Strong language in para 15) By Lucas Shaw LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It used to be well known in Hollywood: no one ever leaves CAA voluntarily. Why would they? There's nowhere to go but down from from the biggest agency in town. But over the past three months, no fewer than five high-profile agents have left the Century City talent behemoth: three to Resolution, one to Paradigm and one to the Schiff Company. Four of the agents who left CAA - Adam Kanter, Martin Spencer, Rich Green and Bob Bookman - represent major writers and directors. ... Full Story | Top |
| Netflix has good hand with "House of Cards", shares soar 24 percent Monday, Apr 22, 2013 09:44 PM PDT  By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Netflix Inc impressed investors with solid subscriber growth and better-than-expected profits in the first quarter, sending shares of the video subscription service soaring 24 percent higher in after-hours trade. A big push into original shows, a strategy aimed at hooking new customers with content they can't get anywhere else, seems to be working, with its February release of the series "House of Cards", a drama starring Kevin Spacey, generating plenty of buzz. ... Full Story | Top |
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