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Legislation proposed to ban box-office futures
Country superstar Alan Jackson gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood wonders if Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back
'Arrested Development' movie not dead yet, says Jason Bateman
"Blockade Billy" by Stephen King
Baaba Maal brings his global sound to UCLA’s Royce Hall
Leslie Moonves' paycheck for 2009: $43.2 million
Box-office futures market gets key approval from government
Never fear, ‘Doctor Who’ is here (again)
Are the haters really right to hate 'Kick-Ass'?

Legislation proposed to ban box-office futures

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:08 PM PDT

The major movie studios lost their first battle over box-office futures trading.

Country superstar Alan Jackson gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:58 PM PDT

After the ceremony, the singer gave an intimate concert for fans at a nearby club.

After the ceremony, the singer gave an intimate concert for fans at a nearby club.

Hollywood wonders if Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

His time as California governor is winding down. He still has acting to fall back on.

His time as California governor is winding down. He still has acting to fall back on.

'Arrested Development' movie not dead yet, says Jason Bateman

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

"Once the script is done, it goes to the studio and they decide if it's a script they want to make, and the actors will decide if they want to be in it."

"Blockade Billy" by Stephen King

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The horror master turns to the great American pastime in a brief story about the greatest player whom no one remembers anymore.

The horror master turns to the great American pastime in a brief story about the greatest player whom no one remembers anymore.

Baaba Maal brings his global sound to UCLA’s Royce Hall

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The musician, who collaborated with Brazilian Girls on his ‘Television’ album, performs Saturday.

The musician, who collaborated with Brazilian Girls on his ‘Television’ album, performs Saturday.

Leslie Moonves' paycheck for 2009: $43.2 million

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 03:37 PM PDT

The amount includes $3.5 million in base salary plus a $15-million bonus for CBS' 60-year-old chief executive.

Box-office futures market gets key approval from government

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 01:56 PM PDT

The major movie studios lost a critical battle in Washington on Friday as the Commodities Futures Trading Commission unanimously approved the creation of one of two pending box-office futures markets that were opposed by much of the Hollywood establishment.

Never fear, ‘Doctor Who’ is here (again)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Venerable sci-fi series gets its 11th Doctor Who, Matt Smith, a new-look TARDIS and an infusion of energy.

That necessity is the mother of invention is nowhere more evident than in science fiction, where invention regularly breaks the bounds of what's possible in order to accomplish what's necessary. ( If we reverse the polarity on the atomic thruster terminals, Captain, maybe we can get this microwave oven started again .) In the case of the long-running sci-fi adventure series " Doctor Who," a cult hit here and a national phenomenon at home in the U.K., the practical matter of replacing the lead actor inspired what has become the hallmark of the series, and of the character: The Doctor dies, then regenerates: the same man but different; a different man, but the same.