Pixar, Tweety Bird shortlisted for Oscar animated shorts
The Oscars' Best Animated Short Film category will be the usual battle between giants and little guys this year, with Pixar and Tweety Bird competing with a batch of smaller animated films from around the world. The Academy released a 10-film shortlist on Thursday, which puts Pixar's La Luna in the running to become the company's 11th nomination, and gives the Warner Bros. cartoon I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat a chance to add to WB's long history in the category as well.
Grammy nominees in key categories
Following is a list of nominees in key categories for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, announced in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Winners will be announced on February 12.
Lady Gaga's 14-minute music video puzzles, pleases
Lady Gaga made her music video directorial debut with a 14-minute production which was met on Friday with a mix of weariness and adulation by fans and pop culture watchers.
Wind storm disrupts traffic, flights and power in Los Angeles
A powerful wind storm with gale-force gusts left much of the Los Angeles area strewn with toppled trees and downed power lines on Thursday, slowing rush-hour traffic and knocking out electricity to over 300,000 customers.
U.S. judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales
Apple failed to convince a U.S. judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the U.S. market, depriving the iPhone and iPad maker of crucial leverage in a global patent battle between the two companies.
Jimmy Fallon recording comedy album for 2012 release
Jimmy Fallon might be a big-shot late-night TV host these days, but he still knows that he's a comedian first and foremost.
Community gets syndication deal with Hulu
The network future of NBC's Community -- alarmingly absent from the midseason schedule that the network released last month -- might be up in the air, but digital-age couch potatoes are in luck.
US judge dismisses non-U.S. claims against Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp has won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit brought by vehicle owners in 14 other countries who said their Toyotas lost value because of the Japanese automaker's mishandling of alleged unintended acceleration problems.
Dark Knight Rises prologue hitting 32 IMAX theaters
The prologue to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated final Batman movie will be shown in 32 IMAX theaters across the U.S., Warner Bros. announced Friday.
Yahoo shuts down The Projector and The Set blogs
Yahoo is letting The Projector and The Set flicker out and die, the movie and television blogs acknowledged on Twitter Friday.
Only two PGA documentary nominees on Oscars shortlist
Reinforcing that the 2011 documentary-awards picture is almost as confusing as the Oscar Best Picture race, the Producers Guild of America nominated five films for its top doc award on Friday -- and only two of the five even made the final 15 in the Oscars doc category.
Civil rights groups want FCC to open an investigation
The percentage of women and people of color running television and radio companies is falling, despite the rise in minority populations, and civil rights groups want the Federal Communications Commission to do something about it.
Prime Suspect up 18 percent but Fox wins the night
NBC's troubled crime drama Prime Suspect received an encouraging bump in the ratings Thursday night, while Fox dominated overall with X Factor and Bones, according to preliminary numbers.
Drafthouse Films acquires documentary on Golan and Globus
Drafthouse Films has acquired U.S. rights to a documentary about Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, the Israeli-born cousins who founded Cannon Films, the indie studio announced Thursday.
Crisis PR guru Sitrick settles employee stock suit
Michael Sitrick and Reliance Trust Co. have agreed to settle a lawsuit charging the crisis public relations guru with undervaluing an employee stock option plan (ESOP), TheWrap has learned.
California man accused of having massive child porn collection
A Southern California man was arrested on Friday and accused of possessing what prosecutors called one of the largest child pornography collections ever recovered.
Harry Potter theme parks set to expand
Harry Potter fans could be getting a second theme park in the United States, and possibly further attractions in Japan and Singapore, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
Doremus Like Crazy method: mix tapes instead of scripts
Drake Doremus doesn't do scripts.
Talent manager arrested on child molestation charges
A manager who represented child actors was arrested Tuesday in Santa Monica and charged with molesting an underage client, TheWrap has confirmed.
Los Angeles wind storm disrupts flights, cuts power
A powerful wind storm with gale-force gusts left much of the Los Angeles area strewn with toppled trees and downed power lines on Thursday, slowing traffic, damaging homes and knocking out electricity to over 350,000 customers.
Neil Patrick Harris apologizes for slur on Live!
You just know that Regis Philbin would never find himself in this kind of mess -- mainly because he probably doesn't know what a tranny is.
Fake gun creates real panic at TV shoot
David Lubin was only trying to shoot a segment for a television show. But police were concerned that another type of shooting altogether might occur when they took Lubin down at a San Francisco filming location Wednesday.
Ukulele player Bill Tapia dies at 103
Ukulele player Bill Tapia, believed to be the oldest performing musician in the world, died on Friday at the age of 103, his official website said.
Housewives star Taylor Armstrong writing memoir
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong, whose estranged husband Russell killed himself in August, is penning a memoir about her life experiences, TheWrap has confirmed.
California homicide rate drops 7.8 percent in 2010
A state government report said on Friday that California's homicide rate fell by 7.8 percent in 2010 to the lowest level since 1966, in-line with a U.S. drop in violent crimes that researchers have attributed in part to better police work.
Federal Judge Rejects Apple Bid to Block Samsung Galaxy Sales in the U.S.
Apple Inc. failed to convince a U.S. judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling some Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the U.S. market, depriving the iPhone and iPad maker of crucial leverage in a global patent battle between the two companies.
Michael Jackson doctor plans to appeal conviction
Michael Jackson's doctor filed court papers on Friday indicating he plans to appeal his involuntary manslaughter conviction over the singer's death and his four-year jail sentence.
Judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales
Apple failed to convince a U.S. judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling some Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the U.S. market, depriving the iPhone and iPad maker of crucial leverage in a global patent battle between the two companies.
Olympus Won't Get Extension of Reporting Deadline: Sources
Japanese regulators will not extend a deadline for Olympus to report its financial results, sources with knowledge of the matter said, leaving the scandal-hit company with less than two weeks to correct two decades of accounting and avoid delisting.
Olympus won't get extension on reporting deadline: sources
Japanese regulators will not extend a deadline for Olympus to report its financial results, sources with knowledge of the matter said, leaving the scandal-hit company with less than two weeks to correct two decades of accounting and avoid delisting.
