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| US-INDUSTRY Summary Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:32 PM PDT Murdoch aims to defy naysayers with new News Corp (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch tried to convince Wall Street on Tuesday that there is still money to be made in newspapers, reminding investors that he had defied skeptics over the past 60 years to build one of the world's biggest media empires. As News Corp prepares to separate its publishing business from its entertainment assets, Murdoch said that while some brands face individual challenges, as a whole the publishing portfolio is "undervalued and underdeveloped. ... Full Story | Top |
| Attorney general signed off on Fox phone records subpoena Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:32 PM PDT  By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved a decision to subpoena Fox News telephone records as the Justice Department investigated an unauthorized leak regarding North Korea, officials said on Tuesday. The Justice Department did not mention the subpoena when it issued a statement on Friday describing how Holder had vetted a decision to seek a search warrant for the contents of an email account used by Fox News reporter James Rosen. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:12 PM PDT Best May ever at the box office - are we in for a record summer, too? By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Maybe this summer movie season isn't too crowded, after all. "Fast & Furious 6," "Iron Man 3" and a handful of hits have made this a record-breaking May, and the summer box office is off to its best start ever. HBO's 'Behind the Candelabra' premiere draws 2.4 million viewers By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - HBO's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" managed to deliver considerable heat to the premium cable network with its Sunday premiere. ... Full Story | Top |
| Comedian T.J. Miller to join Mark Wahlberg in 'Transformers 4' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:12 PM PDT  By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comedian T.J. Miller is set to join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's "Transformers 4," TheWrap has learned. The Paramount sequel reboots the live-action cast of the franchise, with Walhberg and rising stars Nicola Peltz ("Bates Motel") and Jack Reynor ("What Richard Did") taking the reins from Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Rosie Huntington-Whitely. Miller will play a blue-collar mechanic who is a longtime friend of Wahlberg's character. Ehren Kruger wrote the script for the big-budget blockbuster, which will co-star Kelsey Grammar and Sophia Myles. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-TELEVISION Summary Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:08 PM PDT Actor Rob Lowe to headline JFK-assassination TV movie LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actor Rob Lowe will portray slain President John F. Kennedy in a television movie based on a book by TV news commentator Bill O'Reilly and author Martin Dugard, the National Geographic Channel said on Tuesday. "Killing Kennedy" will take the form of a "factual drama" and will premiere on National Geographic TV channel later this year to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination, the network said. Dan Harmon may return to 'Community' By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Supernanny' star is breaking from tradition in 'Family S.O.S.' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:06 PM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Former "Supernanny" star Jo Frost traded in the bun and the suit for her new TLC series debuting Tuesday, but that doesn't mean she's lightened up. Frost takes on some very challenging family problems on "Family S.O.S.," which meant changing up her approach. "I knew that I wanted to create a format that was looser, one that would help show the whole family receiving the help," Frost told TheWrap. "I knew I had to say goodbye to one format in order to open up the opportunity for another. ... Full Story | Top |
| Todd Haynes to direct lesbian love story 'Carol' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:05 PM PDT By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Todd Haynes will direct "Carol," an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's groundbreaking novella. In addition, The Weinstein Company has acquired U.S. rights for the lesbian love story from HanWay Films, the studio said Monday. The erotic drama stars Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska and is set in 1950s New York. It follows two women - one a department store work, the other a wife in a loveless marriage - who fall for each other. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-MUSIC Summary Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:02 PM PDT John Fogerty enlists friends to rework past hits on new album LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new John Fogerty album features the former Creedence Clearwater Revival singer teaming up with top names in country and rock music, along with some R&B flavor, for a fresh take on his most popular songs. Fogerty, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his Creedence band mates in 1993, told Reuters his wife came up with the collaborative concept behind "Wrote a Song for Everyone," which was released Tuesday on Fogerty's 68th birthday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Usher, Darius Rucker join 'Heartland' benefit concert lineup Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:02 PM PDT  By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Usher and Darius Rucker have been added to the lineup of performers set to hit the stage for Wednesday's "Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert," NBC announced Monday. The show has been organized and will be headlined by Blake Shelton. Others set to perform include Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, as well as Grammy Award-winning artists Miranda Lambert, Reba and Vince Gill. Usher is a coach alongside Shelton on NBC's "The Voice" and is a multi-platinum recording artist. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Melissa & Joey' renewed for fourth season by ABC Family Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:59 PM PDT By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Melissa Joan Hart's adventures in crowd-funding might have fizzled, but she still has a place at ABC Family. The network has given a fourth season to Hart's comedy "Melissa & Joey," the network said Tuesday. ABC has also given a back order for additional episodes for the third season of "Melissa & Joey," which premieres May 29. The additional episodes of the third season will air next year. The back order and renewal will bring the series to 100 seasons, which will make the series the first ABC Family comedy to do so. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Inside Amy Schumer' renewed for second season Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:58 PM PDT (Strong language in paragraph 3) By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comedy Central wants more of Amy Schumer: the network has renewed her series "Inside Amy Schumer" for a sophomore season. The comedian herself broke the news on Twitter, writing, "Hey! #InsideAmy Schumer got picked up for Season 2! Thanks @Comedy Central." She later added in a statement: "I am so proud of our show. And ecstatic to get to work with all these assholes again." The second season of "Inside Amy Schumer" will consist of 10 episodes and is scheduled to premiere in 2014. ... Full Story | Top |
| Spielberg discovery Zach Lipovsky to direct 'Leprechaun' reboot Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:57 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Lionsgate and WWE Studios have set visual-effects veteran Zach Lipovsky to direct "Leprechaun," the long-awaited reboot of the successful horror franchise that launched the career of Jennifer Aniston. Lipovsky was discovered as a contestant on Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett's short-lived reality series "On the Lot," which saw 16 aspiring filmmakers compete for a development deal with DreamWorks. WWE superstar Hornswoggle will play the title character, which was made famous in the original 1993 movie by Warwick Davis ("Willow"). ... Full Story | Top |
| Shout! Factory, Hasbro team on 'My Little Pony Equestria Girls' feature film Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:55 PM PDT By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Shout! Factory and Hasbro Studios are teaming up to distribute "My Little Pony Equestria Girls." The feature-length animated movie is a new take on the toy horses. It finds the ponies dealing with on the challenges of high school. It will be released theatrically, a rarity for Shout! which has historically focused on home entertainment. There will be a special "pink carpet" premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival's "Family Day" on June 15 before debuting the next day on 280 screens in the United States and 40 screens in Canada. ... Full Story | Top |
| HBO's 'Behind the Candelabra' premiere draws 2.4 million viewers Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:53 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - HBO's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" managed to deliver considerable heat to the premium cable network with its Sunday premiere. The film, which stars Michael Douglas as the flamboyant pianist and Matt Damon as his lover, drew 2.4 million total viewers with initial airing Sunday at 9 p.m. While those aren't quite the numbers that, say, HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" pulls in week to week, it does mark the most-watched HBO Films premiere in nearly a decade, since 2004's Alan Rickman/Mos Def film "Something the Lord Made. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Control' filmmaker Anton Corbijn to direct James Dean movie 'Life' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:51 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Anton Corbijn, who directed George Clooney in "The American,' is attached to direct "Life," which chronicles the relationship between photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean. Luke Davies ("Candy") wrote the movie, which Iain Canning and Emile Sherman will produce for See-Saw Films ("The King's Speech"). Set in 1955 before the premiere of "East of Eden," story follows photographer Dennis Stock, who meets undiscovered star James Dean at a party and quickly comes to believe that the free-spirited actor has the potential to personify a social ... Full Story | Top |
| Best May ever at the box office - are we in for a record summer, too? Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:47 PM PDT  By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Maybe this summer movie season isn't too crowded, after all. "Fast & Furious 6," "Iron Man 3" and a handful of hits have made this a record-breaking May, and the summer box office is off to its best start ever. With more than $1.04 billion in grosses already, the month has topped May 2011's previous record of $1.03 billion, according to BoxOffice.com. Universal's "Fast & Furious 6" provided a huge boost, racing to $120 million in its debut and leading the overall box office past $315 million, which shattered the Memorial Day weekend record. ... Full Story | Top |
| Daniel Radcliffe: I'd play Harry Potter's father Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:28 PM PDT  By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - While insisting his days of playing Harry Potter are over, Daniel Radcliffe hinted he'd be game to play the wizard's dad in the "unlikely" event that J.K. Rowling writes a sequel. No more schoolboy stuff," he told the U.K.'s Time Out magazine. "A cameo as Harry's dad? That would be perfect!" Radcliffe said that real-life fatherhood intrigued him, as well. ... Full Story | Top |
| IAC seeking buyer for Newsweek: Variety Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:27 PM PDT (Reuters) - IAC/InterActive Corp is looking for potential buyers for Newsweek, the venerable magazine that stopped print publications in the United States last year in favor of an all digital format, the Hollywood trade paper Variety reported on Tuesday, citing sources who have been briefed on the matter. IAC obtained a stake in the 80-year-old Newsweek in 2010, when it merged with the Daily Beast, and under an agreement with investor Sidney Harman, who had bought Newsweek from the Washington Post for $1 and assumption of liabilities. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dan Harmon may return to 'Community' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:24 PM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Dan Harmon could return to make "Community" weird again. Well, weirder, at least. A person familiar with the situation told TheWrap that Sony, which produces the show, is considering bringing back Harmon, who created it and was fired after its third season. Harmon first raised the possibility during a weekend live taping of his Harmontown podcast, according to Hollywookie, which was in attendance. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Iron Man 3' star Rebecca Hall to make Broadway debut Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:22 PM PDT  By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Rebecca Hall, fresh off bewitching Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man 3," will make her Broadway debut in "Machinal," Roundabout Theatre Company said Tuesday. The 1928 Sophie Treadwell play was inspired by the true story of Ruth Snyder, who was executed for teaming up with her lover to kill her husband. The original production was considered a high-water mark for expressionist theater and featured the first Broadway appearance of Clark Gable. It also was the basis for the iconic film noirs "Double Indemnity" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice. ... Full Story | Top |
| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:04 PM PDT Google goes Hollywood with 'The Internship' LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When "The Internship," a comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, hits movie theaters on June 7, Google will be taking more than a little interest in how the film is received. In an unusual collaboration, the Internet giant was closely involved with the film, a $58 million Fox production which features two middle-aged watch salesmen who are determined to get a job at Google. ... Full Story | Top |
| John Fogerty enlists friends to rework past hits on new album Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:03 PM PDT  By Iain Blair LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new John Fogerty album features the former Creedence Clearwater Revival singer teaming up with top names in country and rock music, along with some R&B flavor, for a fresh take on his most popular songs. Fogerty, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his Creedence band mates in 1993, told Reuters his wife came up with the collaborative concept behind "Wrote a Song for Everyone," which was released Tuesday on Fogerty's 68th birthday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Attorney general signed off on Fox phone records subpoena: sources Tuesday, May 28, 2013 04:17 PM PDT  By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved a decision to subpoena Fox News telephone records as the Justice Department investigated an unauthorized leak regarding North Korea, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The U.S. Justice Department did not mention the subpoena when it issued a statement on Friday describing how Holder had vetted a decision to seek a search warrant for the contents of an email account used by Fox News reporter James Rosen. ... Full Story | Top |
| Murdoch aims to defy naysayers with new News Corp Tuesday, May 28, 2013 03:04 PM PDT  By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch tried to convince Wall Street on Tuesday that there is still money to be made in newspapers, reminding investors that he had defied skeptics over the past 60 years to build one of the world's biggest media empires. As News Corp prepares to separate its publishing business from its entertainment assets, Murdoch said that while some brands face individual challenges, as a whole the publishing portfolio is "undervalued and underdeveloped. ... Full Story | Top |
| Google goes Hollywood with 'The Internship' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 01:24 PM PDT  By Ronald Grover and Alexei Oreskovic LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When "The Internship," a comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, hits movie theaters on June 7, Google will be taking more than a little interest in how the film is received. In an unusual collaboration, the Internet giant was closely involved with the film, a $58 million Fox production which features two middle-aged watch salesmen who are determined to get a job at Google. ... Full Story | Top |
| Beyonce, Madonna and Tutu team up for women at London charity gig Tuesday, May 28, 2013 01:20 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Singers Beyonce and Madonna, activist Gloria Steinem and Bishop Desmond Tutu will be among big names reaching out to a billion people from a pop concert in London on Saturday with a message of empowerment for women across the planet. The "Sound of Change Live" gig headlined by Beyonce, Florence + the Machine and Jennifer Lopez will be broadcast live from Twickenham sports stadium to 150 countries, and on primetime TV in the United States the following day, organizers said on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Runaway ballet star Sergei Polunin vows London return Tuesday, May 28, 2013 01:01 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Runaway Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin, more famous of late for his absences than his "arabesques", showed up in London on Tuesday vowing to return in July to dance in a production of "Coppelia" with Moscow's Stanislavsky Ballet. The Royal Ballet prodigy, dubbed the bad boy of dance, vanished from a London performance of "Midnight Express" in April less than a year after leaving Britain's Royal Ballet in the lurch a week before he was due to dance for them. ... Full Story | Top |
| Actor Rob Lowe to headline JFK-assassination TV movie Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:57 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actor Rob Lowe will portray slain President John F. Kennedy in a television movie based on a book by TV news commentator Bill O'Reilly and author Martin Dugard, the National Geographic Channel said on Tuesday. "Killing Kennedy" will take the form of a "factual drama" and will premiere on National Geographic TV channel later this year to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination, the network said. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963 in Dallas as the president's motorcade made its way through the Texas city. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fashion writer Suzy Menkes to sell her own clothes online Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:53 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Suzy Menkes, doyenne of the fashion press, says she plans to auction off part of her own label-strewn wardrobe at a two-week online sale in July. The International Herald Tribune fashion editor, a regular on the front row at catwalk shows of the world's top designers from Giorgio Armani to Diane von Furstenberg, will open bids for 80 lots of clothes on July 11 in the Christie's sale. "I have never thrown anything out of my wardrobe since 1964," she said in a statement on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-ARTS Summary Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:06 AM PDT Giant garbage patches of the sea become "national" art in Venice VENICE (Reuters) - Five huge patches of rubbish floating in seas around the world will have their own unofficial national pavilion on the sidelines of the world's largest non-commercial art fair in Venice this week, thanks to artist Maria Cristina Finucci. These "garbage patches" are areas of high marine debris concentrated in the North Pacific Ocean, the exact size and content of which are hard to define, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ... Full Story | Top |
| Giant garbage patches of the sea become "national" art in Venice Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:38 AM PDT  VENICE (Reuters) - Five huge patches of rubbish floating in seas around the world will have their own unofficial national pavilion on the sidelines of the world's largest non-commercial art fair in Venice this week, thanks to artist Maria Cristina Finucci. These "garbage patches" are areas of high marine debris concentrated in the North Pacific Ocean, the exact size and content of which are hard to define, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. appeals court sides with Comcast in Tennis Channel dispute Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Comcast Corp. did not discriminate against the Tennis Channel by placing it in a different cable television subscription tier than its own sports networks. The unanimous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reverses a 2012 decision from the Federal Communications Commission that Comcast unfairly placed the sports channel in a more expensive and thus less-watched viewing tier than its own Golf Channel and NBC Sports Network. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bernardo Bertolucci says TV shows better than Hollywood now Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:10 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - When he was 12, Bernardo Bertolucci looked in a mirror and imagined himself as John Wayne. Now, at 73, he is confined to a wheelchair but is still a towering figure of Italian cinema. Today, the Oscar-winning director is disappointed with the Hollywood that once inspired him and prefers television series such as "Mad Men", saying they are better casted and better directed than big screen productions. ... Full Story | Top |
| UK publicist Max Clifford denies indecent assault Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:31 AM PDT  By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's best-known publicist, Max Clifford, pleaded not guilty in a London court on Tuesday to 11 counts of indecent assault against seven girls dating back to the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Often described as a public relations "guru" for his ability to generate and control press coverage, Clifford is a household name in Britain whose celebrity clients have included TV music mogul Simon Cowell and U.S. boxer Muhammad Ali. ... Full Story | Top |
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