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• Fall TV Season: CW announces the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar
• 'Pirates': No cannonballs fly this time -- but is the story seaworthy?
• Lars von Trier says he may be done with news conferences
• Schwarzenegger mistress not named here, a rarity in media
• Fall TV Season: Ashton Kutcher says he's 'won lotto' as new star of 'Two and a Half Men'
• Cannes 2011: A personal project for Nadine Labaki
• Countdown to the last 'Oprah Winfrey Show': Oprah salutes Ralph Lauren and the American dream
• WGA report: Minority and women writers make few strides in Hollywood
• Univision to launch three new television channels
• Brad Pitt, 'The Tree of Life' and a few lovely ladies remind us what makes Cannes, well, Cannes

Fall TV Season: CW announces the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar Posted: 19 May 2011 07:38 AM PDT The network has picked up Gellar's "Ringer," about a woman hiding from a killer.

'Pirates': No cannonballs fly this time -- but is the story seaworthy? Posted: 18 May 2011 08:32 PM PDT "The idea was absolutely to distill what is best about the franchise and concentrate on that," said director Rob Marshall.

Lars von Trier says he may be done with news conferences Posted: 19 May 2011 07:56 AM PDT Lars von Trier set off a worldwide firestorm when, in his typically provocative way, he attempted to make a number of jokes about being a Nazi who sympathized with Hitler.

Schwarzenegger mistress not named here, a rarity in media Posted: 18 May 2011 07:43 PM PDT Big Picture : In the rush to get some part of the story of the moment, proportion and judgment can fly out the window.

Fall TV Season: Ashton Kutcher says he's 'won lotto' as new star of 'Two and a Half Men' Posted: 18 May 2011 04:38 PM PDT Jon Cryer said he was thrilled to be working with his new colleague but had a question for CBS executives. Jon Cryer said he was thrilled to be working with his new colleague but had a question for CBS executives.

Cannes 2011: A personal project for Nadine Labaki Posted: 18 May 2011 06:29 PM PDT 'Where Do We Go Now?' got its start when she wondered how she would handle a teenage son amid religious conflict in Lebanon.

Countdown to the last 'Oprah Winfrey Show': Oprah salutes Ralph Lauren and the American dream Posted: 18 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT Welcome to America, where it is also true that the easiest way to express that you have successfully transformed yourself is through a display of material wealth. Welcome to America, where it is also true that the easiest way to express that you have successfully transformed yourself is through a display of material wealth.

WGA report: Minority and women writers make few strides in Hollywood Posted: 18 May 2011 06:43 PM PDT Though the share of minorities working in television rebounded to 2005 levels, the earnings gap between minorities and white writers more than doubled since 2007.

Univision to launch three new television channels Posted: 18 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT The network is expected to announce Thursday that the channels will offer sports, news and information, and a third will showcase telenovelas (soap operas).

Brad Pitt, 'The Tree of Life' and a few lovely ladies remind us what makes Cannes, well, Cannes Posted: 18 May 2011 05:46 PM PDT Start with Brad, add Angelina and a few other famous beauties, then spice it up with a little controversy and you have the premiere of "Tree of Life" at Cannes.

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