Atty: Ex-NY art dealer to admit nearly $100M fraud
NEW YORK - A lawyer for a once-high-flying Manhattan art dealer says his client plans to admit swindling nearly $100 million from his star-studded clientele.
Bullock cancels appearance at London premiere
LOS ANGELES - Sandra Bullock canceled her appearance at the London premiere of "The Blind Side" days after Internet reports alleged she was having trouble in her marriage and that she had left the couple's Southern California home.
03/18/2010
WWE aims for PPV knockout with WrestleMania
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Super Bowl is done, the Oscars have been handed out. Now World Wrestling Entertainment is gearing up for its signature event: WrestleMania.
"Diary" no wimp when it comes to wit
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is a likable movie for kids that will make adults chuckle as well because of the movie's key ingredient -- wit. This usually gets left off the To Do list by most filmmakers who aim at young audiences.
03/17/2010
Mesa emerges as bidder for Disney's Miramax: sources
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mesa Global, an investment banking firm co-founded by former Creative Artists Agency executive Mark Patricof, has emerged as a potential bidder for Walt Disney Co's Miramax film unit ahead of an offer deadline on Friday, said sources familiar with the matter.
03/17/2010
"Repo Men" an aggressively ridiculous thriller
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The future looks awfully predictable (underscore "awfully") in "Repo Men," a blood-soaked, derivative and increasingly ridiculous sci-fi thriller in which Jude Law and Forest Whitaker play a pair of hotshot repossession agents who forcefully remove artificial organs from those who fall behind on their payments.