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 Success for Paramount's 'Rango' could lead to end of deal with DreamWorks

Success for Paramount's 'Rango' could lead to end of deal with DreamWorks

Paramount Pictures' "Rango," a family movie about a chameleon sheriff in the Wild West voiced by Johnny Depp, marks the studio's entry...

Charlie Sheen imbroglio is no morality play

Charlie Sheen imbroglio is no morality play

Charlie Sheen has been far too busy with his at-home drug rehab project lately to spend much time reading, say, his contract. But he seems...

Critic's notebook: In praise of children's TV

Critic's notebook: In praise of children's TV

I am far past childhood, but I still like watching TV made for kids. Some of this is out of professional interest, obviously, but in the...

IBM's Watson computer beats 'Jeopardy!' champions

IBM's Watson computer beats 'Jeopardy!' champions

"Jeopardy!" has a new champion, and its name is Watson.

Forest Whitaker's character change

Forest Whitaker's character change

Forest Whitaker has built a career on channeling the souls of troubled characters. From his guest-star turns on "ER" and "The Shield," where...

CBS News' Lara Logan recuperating after Cairo attack

CBS News' Lara Logan recuperating after Cairo attack

CBS News correspondent Lara Logan is recovering in an American hospital this week after being sexually assaulted and beaten by a mob in...

Charlie Sheen may have said too much

Charlie Sheen may have said too much

How much trouble is Charlie Sheen worth? It's a question that CBS can't escape lately, as the star of the network's most-watched sitcom...

Television review: 'Jake and the Never Land Pirates'

Television review: 'Jake and the Never Land Pirates'

The Disney Channel programming block formerly known as Playhouse Disney and now rebranded as Disney Junior, to what imagined benefit I don't...

New York's P.S. 22 choir to go 'Over the Rainbow' at the Oscars

New York's P.S. 22 choir to go 'Over the Rainbow' at the Oscars

When you get your first chance to go to the Oscars, you're bound to have questions — perhaps about the red carpet scene or whether you...

Television review: 'Mad Love'

Television review: 'Mad Love'

Sitcom pilots are almost always stagy and awkward. So much to do (introduce the characters, spill a little back story, insert tension and...

Tom Selleck's old-school sensibilities steady 'Blue Bloods'

Tom Selleck's old-school sensibilities steady 'Blue Bloods'

Tom Selleck says he's scared.

Rob Lowe laughs it up on 'Parks and Recreation,' 'Californication'

Rob Lowe laughs it up on 'Parks and Recreation,' 'Californication'

The producer had just sent the e-mail to Rob Lowe and was a little nervous. "Look, we wrote this crazy thing, I totally understand if you...

Will Keith Olbermann be a ratings coup for Current TV?

Will Keith Olbermann be a ratings coup for Current TV?

Now that Keith Olbermann has joined Current TV, the question is whether the combative liberal firebrand can help elevate the 6-year-old...

Disney posts 54% jump in profit

Disney posts 54% jump in profit

Aggressive cost-cutting produced dividends for Walt Disney Co.'s movie studio, as its operating income jumped more than 50% on moderate...

Television review: 'Mr. Sunshine'

Television review: 'Mr. Sunshine'

MGM may be near worldwide distribution deal with Sony Pictures

MGM may be near worldwide distribution deal with Sony Pictures

Newly relaunched Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is finalizing a deal for Sony Pictures to handle worldwide distribution of its movies and DVDs and...

Pressure is on Simon Cowell and 'The X Factor'

Pressure is on Simon Cowell and 'The X Factor'

The way Simon Cowell has been acting since Sunday night, you'd think he won the Super Bowl. Before a massive audience of Packers and...

TV review: 'Traffic Light'

TV review: 'Traffic Light'

In the good news/bad news category, the pilot for Fox's new romantic situation comedy "Traffic Light" is not great, but it is the weakest of...