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| 'True Blood's' Anna Paquin on Sookie's Romances: she has 'to Close Some Doors' Monday, Jul 01, 2013 11:56 AM PDT  By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Of the critiques on HBO's "True Blood," there is one that the vampire series seems to be addressing this season. Since Season 1, Sookie (Anna Paquin) has bounced between romances with Bill (Stephen Moyer) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard). Some have wondered when she would become more active in the decisions she made about those relationships. But, Sookie is asserting herself more this season than she has ever had before. ... Full Story | Top |
| Independent Box Office: Pedro Almodovar's 'I'm So Excited' averages $20,000 in debut Monday, Jul 01, 2013 10:56 AM PDT By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Writer-director Pedro Almodovar's "I'm So Excited" was the top-grossing independent movie this weekend, taking in $103,000 from just five screens for Sony Pictures Classics. That's a $20,600 per-screen average - better than any movie in the marketplace - for Almodovar's latest, a comedy that takes place mainly on an airplane. That's good, but not as strong as the opening for his last film, "The Skin I Live In," which averaged $37,187 at five theaters. It went on to take in $3 million in North America, and $30 million worldwide. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brad Pitt's 'World War Z' scores $70 million at booming overseas Box Office Monday, Jul 01, 2013 10:55 AM PDT By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Brad Pitt's "World War Z" zombies overran the overseas box office this weekend, taking in more than $70 million. It was a big weekend at the box office abroad. Warner Bros.' "Man of Steel" debuted No. 1 in seven new markets and took in $52 million from 62 markets, and raised its worldwide total to $520 million in the process. Disney's "Monsters University" added $44.2 million from 37 territories. And Universal's "Despicable Me 2" debuted in the top spot in five markets and brought in $41.5 million. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'The Sopranos' full seasons available via HBO On Demand Monday, Jul 01, 2013 10:54 AM PDT By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - HBO is making all six seasons of the James Gandolfini mob drama "The Sopranos" available for one month each, in consecutive order, through HBO On Demand. Season 1 landed on the platform Monday, and will be available through the end of July, followed by Season 2 in August, and so on. Additionally, the Emmy-nominated and Gandolfini-executive-produced HBO documentary "Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq" will receive an encore play Thursday at 7 p.m. on HBO. Gandolfini died at age 51 last month after cardiac arrest. Full Story | Top |
| Tribune to buy 19 local TV stations for $2.73 billion Monday, Jul 01, 2013 10:30 AM PDT  By Jennifer Saba and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) - Tribune Co said on Monday that it would acquire 19 television stations from Local TV Holdings LLC for $2.73 billion in cash, making it the largest TV broadcaster in the United States. The purchase from New York private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners is another step for Tribune, the publisher of the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, in transforming itself largely to a broadcast company as it seeks to sell off its newspaper division. ... Full Story | Top |
| News Corp gets tepid response from investors after split Monday, Jul 01, 2013 09:27 AM PDT  By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - News Corp shares slipped on Monday, when the company began trading separately from the 21st Century Fox entertainment operation, as investors gave a tepid reception to the slower-growing publishing business. The new News Corp, which includes publishing assets, such as The Wall Street Journal and HarperCollins, and an education division, gave up its earlier gains on Monday, and its shares fell 2 percent to $14.95. It has a market value of about $9 billion. That compares with British education publisher Pearson, whose market value is $14. ... Full Story | Top |
| Italy's RCS not in talks with News Corp: Elkann Monday, Jul 01, 2013 06:08 AM PDT  MILAN (Reuters) - Italian publisher RCS Mediagroup's main shareholder John Elkann on Monday dismissed press reports of a link-up between the loss-making group and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, where he sits on the board. When asked to comment on a possible News Corp investment in the Italian group, Fiat Chairman Elkann said no talks were taking place between the companies. "There are no alliances in the works," he said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer Jessica Simpson gives birth to a boy Monday, Jul 01, 2013 06:02 AM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer and fashion designer Jessica Simpson gave birth to her second child, a boy named Ace Knute, at a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday. Simpson, 32, and her fiance, former football player Eric Johnson, also have a daughter, Maxwell Drew, who was born in May 2012. "Ace Knute (pronounced Ka-nute) Johnson has arrived! Mom and baby are doing great," her representative told Us Weekly magazine. "Jessica, Eric and Maxwell are thrilled to welcome the new addition to their family. ... Full Story | Top |
| Benfica pay TV set to broadcast club's league matches Monday, Jul 01, 2013 05:04 AM PDT LISBON (Reuters) - Benfica TV became a pay channel on Monday and will be the sole broadcaster for the club's Portuguese Premier League home matches - a groundbreaking move among Europe's top clubs. On top of a fee paid for a basic cable TV package, fans in Portugal will have to pay some 10 euros ($13) per month to watch the Lisbon club's matches played at the Luz stadium on television. Club President Luis Filipe Vieira hailed the initiative as "historic" and said the deal meant that "Benfica became the first club in the world to fully exploit its TV rights". ... Full Story | Top |
| Springsteen revisits Glory Days in London Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 11:16 PM PDT  By Angus MacSwan LONDON (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen treated his fans to a complete performance of "Born in the USA", the 1984 album which shot him to global superstardom, as the centerpiece of a three-hour show in London on Sunday night. The Boss and his E Street Band played the 12 songs in the same order as the original, kicking off with the Vietnam veteran's lament of the title track and serving up rollicking versions of "Glory Days", "No Surrender," and other favorites. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kendrick Lamar, Gabrielle Douglas among BET Award winners Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 10:26 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenage Olympian Gabrielle Douglas, rapper Kendrick Lamar, actor Jamie Foxx as well as singers Rihanna and Nicki Minaj were among the top winners at the annual BET Awards on Sunday. The BET Awards celebrate black musicians, actors and athletes. The program is televised on the cable TV network BET, Black Entertainment Television, part of Viacom Inc. Lamar, who scored eight nominations, won the awards for best new artist and best male hip-hop artist at the 3-1/2 hour show at Hollywood's Nokia Theater, which was hosted by actor and comedian Chris Tucker. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cirque du Soleil performer dies during Las Vegas show Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:11 PM PDT By Timothy Pratt LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A performer died after an accident during a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, authorities and the company said on Sunday. Sarah Guillot Guyard, 31, a member of the cast of the "KA" show at the MGM Grand hotel and casino, was pronounced dead shortly before midnight on Saturday, the Clark County Coroner's office said. The cause of death has yet to be determined. Guyard, who performed as "Sassoon" in the show, which involves aerial acrobatics, had been part of the cast of "KA" since 2006, Cirque du Soleil said in a statement. "I am heartbroken. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mumford & Sons bring Glastonbury jigging to an end Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 05:19 PM PDT  By Isla Binnie PILTON, England (Reuters) - British folk band Mumford & Sons brought the annual Glastonbury festival jigging to a close on Sunday, capping three days of music, good-natured mayhem and minimal mud. The bluegrass-inspired set completed a trio of headline acts after British indie band Arctic Monkeys and veteran rockers the Rolling Stones played to crowds on the site attended by up to 150,000 music fans on Friday and Saturday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sony suffers second box office letdown as it eyes partial spinoff Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 02:38 PM PDT  By Ronald Grover and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony, which is studying a partial spinoff of its studio at the urging of major shareholder Daniel Loeb, suffered its second box office misfire of the summer season when its action movie "White House Down" opened with ticket sales below industry forecasts. "White House Down," which stars Jamie Foxx as the U.S. president and Channing Tatum as a federal agent who saves the White House from terrorists, opened with $25.7 million in domestic ticket sales, according to the studio, below industry experts' estimates of over $30 million. ... Full Story | Top |
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