Hollywood updates Facebook in lineup of fall movies (Reuters)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Reuters – “Social media” is among today’s most popular catch phrases thanks to the success of, among other things, networking website Facebook — the favored way for today’s youth to communicate on a global level.

UT hits ‘Gone With the Wind’ dress donation target (AP)

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

AP – Legions of “Gone With the Wind” fans have together donated tens of thousands of dollars to prove they, frankly, do give a you-know-what.

Summer dollars rise, attendance dips for Hollywood (AP)

Monday, August 30th, 2010

AP – Hollywood is finishing its summer with record revenue but the lowest actual movie attendance in five years.

‘Dora The Explorer’ may change a whole generation (AP)

Friday, August 27th, 2010

AP – Don’t underestimate her just because she’s a little girl.

5 most gripping films about possession (AP)

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

AP – “The Last Exorcism” follows the increasingly disturbing behavior of a teenage girl living on a remote Louisiana farm who may — or may not — be possessed by some sort of demon. Strange things have been happening, prompting her deeply religious father to call upon a famous preacher to rid her body of what he assumes must be an evil spirit.

No longer dog days at the multiplex (AP)

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

AP – August traditionally has been considered a dumping ground for movies, a time when schlocky little genre pictures would sneak into theaters for a couple of weeks before vacations wrapped up, kids went back to school and reality once again took hold.

Nigeria tailor-makes a yam-packed ‘Sesame Street’ (AP)

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

AP – It looks a lot like “Sesame Street,” only that’s no Cookie Monster.

An upgraded website for Johnny Carson fans (AP)

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

AP – For three decades, Johnny Carson tucked his audience into bed while welcoming thousands of guests to “The Tonight Show.”

`Hardcore Pawn’ follows in wake of `Pawn Stars’ (AP)

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

AP – Even in television, where good ideas are routinely imitated, the debut of “Hardcore Pawn” on TruTV next week is enough to make you marvel.

Hollywood comes to China in celebrity auction (AP)

Monday, August 9th, 2010

AP – China is getting a piece of Hollywood.