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Rather joins HDNet on weekly news program
(AP)
 AP - Former CBS anchor Dan Rather said Tuesday he will be the ultimate authority on a weekly news program he'll begin in October on HDNet for owner Mark Cuban, promising "independent journalism."
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Reynolds tries to determine her TV future
(AP)
 AP - Now that the smoke is clearing from her abrupt departure from "The View," Star Jones Reynolds is trying to see if she has a future in television.
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Syd Barrett, founder of Pink Floyd, dies
(AP)
 AP - Syd Barrett, the troubled Pink Floyd co-founder who spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died, the band said Tuesday. He was 60.
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Rimes resting after leg infection surgery
(AP)
 AP - Country singer LeAnn Rimes was resting Tuesday after undergoing surgery for a leg infection, her publicist said.
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Cruise-Holmes baby not seen in public
(AP)
 AP - Almost three months after the birth of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter, the Shroud of Suri has yet to be lifted. Suri Cruise has yet to be seen in public, either in person or photographically, since entering the world April 18.
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Disney calls on Raven-Symone to baby-sit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Raven-Symone, star of
"That's So Raven," is attached to star in the Walt Disney
Pictures remake of "Adventures in Babysitting."
"Morning" breaks at Roadside
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ashley Judd's star turn as
a promiscuous Southern alcoholic will hit theaters in the fall.
Roadside Attractions has picked up U.S. theatrical rights to
"Come Early Morning," the feature directorial debut of actress
Joey Lauren Adams.
TNT, Veoh wake to 'Nightmares' in on-demand venture
(Reuters)
Reuters - Turner Network
Television is set to unveil Wednesday (July 12) the fruits of a
partnership with Internet broadcasting company Veoh Networks
that will deliver free movies, interviews and other content
tied to TNT's upcoming anthology series "Nightmares &
Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" on demand.
FCC combing air tapes for dirty words
(Reuters)
Reuters - In its continuing
crackdown on on-air profanity, the FCC has requested numerous
tapes from broadcasters that might include vulgar remarks from
unruly spectators, coaches and athletes at live sporting
events, industry sources said.
"Pyrenees" doesn't reach heights of promising premise
(Reuters)
Reuters - After two weeks of
watching the tennis from Wimbledon, the thought of an
award-winning, highly ingenious and quasi-existentialist play
about English refugees in a remote mountain resort seemed like
just the thing for a Sunday afternoon.
Disney calls on Raven-Symone to baby-sit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Raven-Symone, star of
"That's So Raven," is attached to star in the Walt Disney
Pictures remake of "Adventures in Babysitting."
Trio in Focus for "Evening" adaptation
(Reuters)
Reuters - Claire Danes, Vanessa
Redgrave and Toni Collette are in negotiations to star in
"Evening," Focus Features' screen adaptation of Susan Minot's
best-selling novel of the same name.
Whitford is on the case for "Crime"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fresh off the final
season of "The West Wing," Bradley Whitford has joined the cast
of "An American Crime," a gritty true-crime drama being
directed by Tommy O'Haver.
Anti-smokers plan protest at MPAA
(Reuters)
Reuters - Anti-smoking groups are
planning to increase the pressure on the movie industry to get
actors to quit lighting up on the silver screen.
MPAA enlists consumer Muse to advise biz
(Reuters)
Reuters - In an effort to become
more in tune with moviegoers' opinions on the film business,
the Motion Picture Association of America announced Tuesday a
new online panel, My Movie Muse.
"Ice Age" to hit DVD in time for Thanksgiving
(Reuters)
Reuters - The fourth-quarter DVD
derby is officially off and running.
Vaughn is on Haggis' "Enemies" list
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Paul Haggis wants to
appoint Vince Vaughn to his hot-button political drama "Against
All Enemies," the film version of Richard Clarke's Washington
memoir.
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Goldblum gets "Resurrected" for Bleiberg
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jeff Goldblum has signed
on for the title role in "Adam Resurrected," a World War II
Holocaust drama that Paul Schrader is directing.
Was "Pirates" Pirated?
(E! Online)
 E! Online - How does one put the brakes on a $654 million juggernaut?
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Theater and TV actor Barnard Hughes dies
(AP)
 AP - Barnard Hughes, who won a Tony for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly title character in Hugh Leonard's "Da," has died after a brief illness. He was 90.
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"Morning" breaks at Roadside
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ashley Judd's star turn as
a promiscuous Southern alcoholic will hit theaters in the fall.
Roadside Attractions has picked up U.S. theatrical rights to
"Come Early Morning," the feature directorial debut of actress
Joey Lauren Adams.
Pink Floyd Founder Dies
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Syd
Barrett, the brilliant, erratic catalyst for Floyd's early success,
"died peacefully at home" last Friday at 60, according to his brother.
The musician had been in ill health for years, battling type 2 diabetes,
as well as stomach ulcers.
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Costello, Toussaint bring Bourbon St. to NYC
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Allen Toussaint and Elvis
Costello brought their collaborative talent and charm to the
first of two sold-out shows here to celebrate the spirit of the
city of New Orleans.
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Osbourne bringing forth rockers, ballads on new CD
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ozzy Osbourne is getting ready to
enter another chapter in his diary of a madman -- with longtime
sidekick Zakk Wylde alongside.
Sean Lennon readies first album in eight years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Eight years after his solo debut,
Sean Lennon will return September 26 with the Capitol album
"Friendly Fire," which features contributions from Jon Brion,
session drummer Matt Chamberlain, Cibo Matto's Yuka Honda, Paul
Simon's son Harper and actress Bijou Phillips.
Aging and ailing, yet Rolling Stones rock Milan
(Reuters)
 Reuters - They may have a combined age of
248 years, and a guitarist who has just recovered from head
injuries sustained when falling out of a tree, but the Rolling
Stones proved on Tuesday that they can still entertain.
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Lennon Surrenders to "Friendly Fire"
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Eight years after Into the Sun, Sean Lennon is not heading
into the sunset.
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Band sues CBS show over Supernova name
(AP)
AP - What happens when two Supernovas collide? Lawsuit. A Southern California rock band called Supernova has filed a complaint against Mark Burnett's CBS reality show "Rock Star: Supernova," saying it had the name first.
Pearl Jam donates green for environment
(AP)
 AP - Pearl Jam has promised to donate $100,000 to several groups that focus on climate change, renewable energy and other environmental causes as part of an effort to offset carbon emissions the band churns out on tour.
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Snoop's long in the works album due in October
(Reuters)
Reuters - Snoop Dogg has set October 17 as the
release date for his next solo album, "Blue Carpet Treatment."
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