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• TV networks are mulling over fall schedules
• Warren Beatty and 'Dick Tracy' 2011 will open Hero Complex Film Festival
• Critic's Notebook: Good luck, Tony voters
• Leading the cheers for Bin Laden's death
• 'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: The booty shake off
• Cass McCombs' nomadic lifestyle
• Warner Bros. buys Rotten Tomatoes parent Flixster
• 'The Book of Mormon' lands 14 Tony Award nominations
• Scott Pelley to succeed Katie Couric as 'CBS Evening News' anchor
• What's playing at the Los Angeles Film Festival?

TV networks are mulling over fall schedules Posted: Shows with uncertain futures include CBS' 'Two and a Half Men,' 'ABC's 'Brothers & Sisters,' NBC's 'Chuck' and Fox's 'Lie to Me.' Shows with uncertain futures include CBS' 'Two and a Half Men,' 'ABC's 'Brothers & Sisters,' NBC's 'Chuck' and Fox's 'Lie to Me.'

Warren Beatty and 'Dick Tracy' 2011 will open Hero Complex Film Festival Posted: 04 May 2011 08:35 AM PDT Warren Beatty will be the opening-night guest for the 2011 Hero Complex Film Festival.

Critic's Notebook: Good luck, Tony voters Posted: 03 May 2011 06:53 PM PDT There are difficult choices to be made from an uneven year, though 'The Book of Mormon' seems a sure bet for best musical and the play category is strong. There are difficult choices to be made from an uneven year, though 'The Book of Mormon' seems a sure bet for best musical and the play category is strong.

Leading the cheers for Bin Laden's death Posted: TV's celebratory images suggested 'mission accomplished,' but the war on terror is far from over. TV's celebratory images suggested 'mission accomplished,' but the war on terror is far from over.

'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: The booty shake off Posted: 04 May 2011 08:26 AM PDT Had she left "Dancing With the Stars" a couple weeks ago, we would have dismissed her as just another former Girl Next Door.

Cass McCombs' nomadic lifestyle Posted: The media-shy artist's austere fifth album, 'Wit's End,' journeys to darker places. The media-shy artist's austere fifth album, 'Wit's End,' journeys to darker places.

Warner Bros. buys Rotten Tomatoes parent Flixster Posted: 04 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group said it had struck an agreement to buy Flixster, the parent company of Rotten Tomatoes, a website that analyzes movie reviews, awarding films a given number of tomatoes.

'The Book of Mormon' lands 14 Tony Award nominations Posted: 03 May 2011 06:52 PM PDT The musical flop 'The Scottsboro Boys' receives a surprising 12 nominations. The musical flop 'The Scottsboro Boys' receives a surprising 12 nominations.

Scott Pelley to succeed Katie Couric as 'CBS Evening News' anchor Posted: The newsman will remain a '60 Minutes' correspondent while taking on his new role on the last-place network newscast. He begins June 6. After luring Katie Couric away from NBC's "Today" show in an attempt to revamp the evening news with star power and broad appeal, CBS News has made a more traditional choice in tapping "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley to succeed Couric. He will take up the anchor role on "CBS Evening News" starting June 6, the network announced on Tuesday.

What's playing at the Los Angeles Film Festival? Posted: Look for a variety of sports movies, plus L.A.-centric pictures and a selection of Sundance titles. And stay tuned — organizers will announce the biggies later this month. The Los Angeles Film Festival has a reputation for appealing to both the average popcorn-chomping moviegoer as well as the high-brow cinéaste . Take last year, when the festival hosted the premiere of the latest "Twilight" film within days of screening a retrospective of work by little-known Argentinean director Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.

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