Indian megastar Bachchan to play Bangladesh founder (Reuters)
Reuters - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his celebrity family members have all tentatively agreed to take part in a film based on the life of Bangladesh's founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, local media said on Thursday. More »
"My Girl" starlet joins political satire (Reuters)
Reuters - Former child actor Anna Chlumsky, who starred opposite Macaulay Culkin in the 1991 film "My Girl," will join "Sopranos" veteran James Gandolfini in the political satire "In the Loop." More »
R.E.M. guitarist takes aim at bandmates (Reuters)
Reuters - R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has a few choice words for his bandmates: Told you so. More »
Every album "feels like first time" for Madonna (Reuters)
Reuters - Madonna's career may span more than 25 years, but during an exclusive performance on Wednesday to celebrate the release of her 11th studio album the U.S. superstar told fans it still feels "like the first time." More »
Judge throws out Lopez case
A court case claiming singer Jennifer Lopez stole a writer's TV series idea is dismissed by a US judge. More »
Retired Tina Turner to tour again
Veteran singer Tina Turner announces she plans to tour the US for the first time in seven years. More »
Hollywood rejects actors' demands
Hollywood studios say they will not accept pay rises sought by actors' unions in ongoing contract talks. More »
Attenborough criticises BBC shows
Sir David Attenborough, one of the BBC's longest-serving presenters, says lifestyle shows are "running rampant". More »
Elvis friends dispute London trip
Two of Elvis Presley's close friends have disputed a recent story claiming the star made a secret visit to London. More »
Elimination brings "American Idol" to final four (Reuters)
Reuters - "American Idol" fans sent contestant Brooke White packing on Wednesday after her performance of two Neil Diamond tunes, leaving four contenders to battle it out on the hit talent show. More »
CBS honcho rips network's extreme fight plan (Reuters)
Reuters - That ringing in your ears, Les Moonves, was your boss taking you to task for your plan to bring extreme fighting to CBS. More »
Critic accuses Hollywood of vilifying Arabs (Reuters)
Reuters - American films and TV dramas shot since the September 11 attacks have reinforced screen images of Arabs and Muslims as fanatics and villains, ingraining harmful stereotypes, argues an author on the subject. More »
Ono in fight over copyright of rarely seen Lennon video (AP)
AP - They are rare, intimate images of John Lennon just before the breakup of the Beatles: He's hunched over a piano writing songs, smoking pot, joking about putting LSD in President Nixon's tea. More »
Apple's iTunes sells movies on DVD release date (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc said on Thursday it would begin selling movie downloads on its iTunes service on the same day as the titles are released in DVD form, under an agreement with top Hollywood studios. More »
Moviegoers have "Sex" on the brain: poll (Reuters)
Reuters - Sorry "Iron Man." But moviegoers have something else on their minds as spring gives way to summer -- like Sex. More »
`Star Wars' kid Abrams aims to reinvent `Trek' world (AP)
AP - J.J. Abrams grew up more a fan of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo than of James Kirk and his Vulcan buddy Spock. So why is a self-professed "Star Wars" kid directing "Star Trek"? More »
Harvey Fierstein is a theater creature (AP)
AP - Harvey Fierstein, four-time Tony Award-winning actor, playwright and singer, has just turned down a part in an Adam Sandler movie. More »
Mia Farrow enters Hong Kong to protest China-Sudan ties (AP)
AP - Actress Mia Farrow was briefly questioned at Hong Kong's airport Thursday before officials allowed her to enter the Chinese territory to give a speech criticizing China's relations with Sudan. More »
American Idol Experiences a Brooke Whiteout (E! Online)
E! Online - American Idol just got a little less sweet 'n' simple. After a miss and a hit on Neil Diamond night, Brooke White was eliminated from the competition Wednesday, leaving David Archuleta, Jason Castro, David Cook and bottom-two battler Syesha Mercado to keep on fighting for that chance at Idol glory. More »
Uma Thurman at NYC courthouse for trial of accused stalker (AP)
AP - Uma Thurman is at a lower Manhattan courthouse, where she is expected to testify against the man accused of stalking her. More »
Madonna celebrates with NY show
Madonna celebrates the release of her new album Hard Candy with a gig at Roseland Ballroom in New York. More »
Ronson teams up with Duran Duran
Mark Ronson is to rework Duran Duran's classic hits in a one-off concert with the pop legends in Paris. More »
Story of fictional presidential run provides real laughs (AP)
AP - "The Scandal Plan or: How to Win the Presidency by Cheating on Your Wife" (William Morrow, 438 pages. $24.95), by Bill Folman: No, it's not a how-to manual. It's a novel about a campaign that hatches an unconventional strategy for capturing the White House. More »