Entertainment News

Fri, May 18, 2012

Broadway play's echoes of Bo scandal may prevent China staging

By Christine Kearney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's biggest political scandal in two decades is likely to have dashed playwright David Henry Hwang's ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Jessica Sanchez, Phillip Phillips make "Idol" final

By Andrea Burzynski

NEW YORK (Reuters) - He brought the "American Idol" judges to their feet, but Joshua Ledet couldn't win over fans and ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

"Avengers" may sink "Battleship's" U.S. launch

By Ronald Grover

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The big-budget action film "Battleship", produced by Comcast's Universal Pictures, is shaping up to become the next ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Van Halen postpone more than 30 concert dates

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band Van Halen on Thursday postponed more than 30 concert dates of their U.S. summer tour, leading to speculation ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Sorkin says Jobs movie won't be straight biography

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin hasn't yet figured out how to put the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on the silver ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Peter Berg discusses bringing "Battleship" to film

By Zorianna Kit

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Peter Berg parlayed successful acting work on TV shows like medical drama "Chicago Hope" to an even greater ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

And the winner is? The sitcom, TV networks hope

By Yinka Adegoke and Liana B. Baker

(Reuters) - The big winner of this year's upfront TV advertising sales season was an old favorite ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Jane Lynch to Republicans: "Money To be Made in Gay Marriage"

By Brent Lang

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jane Lynch has a message for Republicans and it's all about dollars and cents.

On "The ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Adele notches up two Ivor Novello songwriting awards

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele won two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting on Thursday, adding to a lengthening list of musical accolades, but she ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disco queen Donna Summer, whose sultry voice and pulsing rhythms on hits like "Last Dance" and "Love to Love You Baby ...