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• Talks stall between 'Mad Men' creator Matt Weiner and AMC, Lionsgate
• James Murdoch named deputy COO of News Corp.
• Hugh Jackman on 'Wolverine' director search: 'We won't settle'
• 'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: The first cut is the deepest
• Movie industry hits ticket sales decline on the nose: It's put out some stinkers
• Will 'Mad Men' cut six characters? And how should it kill them off?
• Patrice Wilson of Ark Music: 'Friday' is on his mind
• Exclusive clip: Susanne Bier looks to create a better world
• Jason Segel on 'The Muppets': More music, less nudity
• 'American Idol' and 'Dancing With the Stars' duke it out at top of the ratings

Talks stall between 'Mad Men' creator Matt Weiner and AMC, Lionsgate Posted: AMC and Lionsgate have signaled they are ready to produce 'Mad Men' without show runner Weiner as a new deal for the fifth season remains in the air. There may be some cutbacks coming to the advertising agency of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.

James Murdoch named deputy COO of News Corp. Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:29 AM PDT James Murdoch has moved one step closer to the top spot at News Corp., the media giant run by his father, Rupert Murdoch.

Hugh Jackman on 'Wolverine' director search: 'We won't settle' Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PDT Hugh Jackman won't be playing Wolverine as soon as he wanted, so he's breaking into song while he looks for a new director.

'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: The first cut is the deepest Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:47 AM PDT Did the right star dancer go home this week?

Movie industry hits ticket sales decline on the nose: It's put out some stinkers Posted: Theater owners and some studio chiefs are in agreement that the low quality of recent films is partly responsible for a 20% decline so far this year. With movie theater attendance in the U.S. and Canada down a whopping 20% so far this year compared with 2010, cinema operators and some studio chiefs surprisingly agree on at least one cause: The movies haven't been very good.

Will 'Mad Men' cut six characters? And how should it kill them off? Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:40 AM PDT Though we'll cut anyone who even thinks of touching Peggy or Pete, truthfully, the thought of killing off, say, Joan's husband Greg kind of excites us.

Patrice Wilson of Ark Music: 'Friday' is on his mind Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:29 PM PDT Patrice Wilson of Ark Music just wanted to write a 'kind of sweet' song for Rebecca Black.

Exclusive clip: Susanne Bier looks to create a better world Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:56 AM PDT The new movie from Bier, who previously gained acclaim for war picture "Brothers" and comic melodrama "After the Wedding," opens this weekend in limited release.

Jason Segel on 'The Muppets': More music, less nudity Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:23 AM PDT Moviegoers can look forward to four new musical numbers, he said, as well as a new Muppet named Walter who appears as Segel's roommate.

'American Idol' and 'Dancing With the Stars' duke it out at top of the ratings Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:32 PM PDT Wednesday's "American Idol" on Fox was the week's No. 1 program, with 23.9 million tuning in, according to the Nielsen Co.

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