Nick Counter, Hollywood studios' negotiator, dies (AP) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:30:37 GMT AP - Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69.

Quirkiness outdoes charm in "Splinterheads" (Reuters) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:31:44 GMT Reuters - Depicting an awkward romance between two young misfits set in the backdrop of a traveling carnival, "Splinterheads" mainly comes across as a low-rent version of "Adventureland." Although Brant Sersen's comedy, which opened Friday (November 6), has amusing moments, they come too far between to elevate the film above the standard indie level of quirkiness for its own sake.

Joe Jackson seeks allowance from son's estate (Reuters) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:55:49 GMT Michael Jackson's father Joe, seen here in Germany in September, is seeking money from his late son's estate to help him meet monthly living expenses estimated at more than $15,000, court papers have shown.(DDP/AFP/Joerg Koch)

Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death (AP) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:17:48 GMT In this March 5, 2008 photo, James Woods arrives at the premiere of '10,000 BC' in Los Angeles. Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother. Woods on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, declined to discuss the lawsuit in detail, but told The Associated Press he wants 'justice' for his brother, Michael, who was 49 when he died at Kent Hospital in Warwick of an apparent heart attack. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Broadway finds its 'Spider-Man' in Reeve Carney (AP) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:59:03 GMT AP - Broadway has found its Spider-Man — rock singer Reeve Carney.

Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World' (AP) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:53:24 GMT FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009 file photo, Matthew Broderick attends the Broadway opening night of 'A Steady Rain' in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

Hollywood calls on Clooney for holiday movie cheer (Reuters) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:59 GMT Actor George Clooney is shown in a scene from his new film "Up In The Air" in this undated publicity photograph. REUTERS/Dale Robinette/Paramount Pictures/Handout

Actress Isla Fisher on loose with "Desperados" (Reuters) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:05:23 GMT Reuters - Isla Fisher is eyeing "Desperados," a feature comedy described as a female-oriented "Hangover."

Brit rocker Dave Stewart goes "Street Dancing" (Reuters) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:24:24 GMT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- British rocker Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame will team with Oscar winner A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog Millionaire") to write the score for "Street Dancing," an against-all-odds movie set in the world of dance competitions held in Singapore and New York.

Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries' (AP) Movies News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:35:58 GMT Actor Tom Hanks speaks to reporters as he arrives at the World War II Museum in New Orleans on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The museum is opening it $300 million expansion project with the screening of the Tom Hanks-produce war film 'Beyond All Boundaries.' (AP Photo/Bill Haber)