'Office' guys penning 'Ghostbusters III'
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Columbia Pictures reportedly has hired the co-executive producers of "The Office" to write a third "Ghostbusters" movie.
Dr. Ruth to start penning new column
CATONSVILLE, Md., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. psychologist and sex expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer is to pen a monthly 300-word column in The Erickson Tribune starting this fall, the newspaper announced.
'Footloose,' 'Airplane!' casts to reunite
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The casts of the classic 1980s movies "The Big Chill," "Footloose" and "Airplane!" are scheduled to reunite on the "Today" show in New York, NBC said Friday.
Lily Allen: No feud here
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- British pop star Lily Allen says she and her friend Elton John aren't feuding after trading barbs at the GQ Men of the Year Awards show this week.
Hughes brothers 'Book' Washington
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Denzel Washington is set to star in "Book of Eli," a big-screen drama directed by "From Hell" fraternal filmmakers Allen and Albert Hughes.
Oprah: Palin not set to appear on my show
CHICAGO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey is denying an Internet report that she plans to have U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her talk show.
IMAX 'Dark Knight' rakes in $55M
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- "The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience" has crossed the $55 million mark in worldwide gross box office receipts in seven weeks, IMAX Corp. said Friday.
Michael Moore to put new film on Internet
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore says he plans make his new documentary "Slacker Uprising" available as a free download on the Internet this month.
Torched Hendrix guitar sells for $495,000
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Boston, Mass., collector says he paid $495,000 at a London auction for the guitar believed to be the first Jimi Hendrix set on fire during a concert.
Welles' former dorm facing demolition
WOODSTOCK, Ill., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The school dorm in Woodstock, Ill., where "War of the Worlds" broadcaster Orson Welles once slept is facing demolition, former residents say.
Man pleads guilty in Dunst theft case
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A New York man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after he pleaded guilty in connection with a theft in actress Kirsten Dunst's hotel room.
Leisha Hailey to star in 'L Word' spinoff
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. actress and musician Leisha Hailey is set to reprise her role of Alice in the pilot for a spinoff of the TV drama "The L Word," Showtime announced Friday.
Sexy Mendes billboard graces Times Square
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A billboard promoting Calvin Klein Fragrances' new Secret Obsession line and featuring actress Eva Mendes naked has been installed in New York's Times Square.
Bilson says she's happy dating Christensen
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Rachel Bilson says she is happily dating her "Jumper" co-star Hayden Christensen.
NFL approves Chad Johnson name change
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The NFL has approved the official name change of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson to Chad Ocho Cinco.
Bon Jovi helps fund N.J. housing project
NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Rock star Jon Bon Jovi has helped break ground on a planned $15 million affordable-housing project his non-profit helped finance in Newark, N.J.
Billie Piper to return as Sally Lockhart
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- British actress Billie Piper will reprise her role as sleuth Sally Lockhart in "The Shadow in the North," a TV movie to air this month, WGBH-TV, Boston, said.
O'Brien, Slater, Walsh to present Emmys
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Conan O'Brien, Christian Slater and Kate Walsh will be presenters at "The 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards" show in Los Angeles, ABC said Thursday.
Dead Dr. Greene to 'return' to 'ER'
BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Actor Anthony Edwards, who played the late Dr. Mark Greene on "ER," is to appear in an upcoming episode of the popular U.S. medical drama, NBC said.
Crow, Whole Foods create a 'Better Bag'
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Whole Foods Market says it has teamed up with U.S. pop star and environmental activist Sheryl Crow to create a special-edition reusable shopping bag.
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