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Brazil director swaps Saramago for Shakespeare

Reuters - 58 minutes ago

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - After more than a year poring over Jose Saramago's book "Blindness" for the upcoming movie of the same name, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is embarking on a new literary journey with William Shakespeare.

  • Former Vice President Al Gore speaks about energy and the future, Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Constitution Hall in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Guests for Sunday TV news shows include Al Gore AP - Sat Jul 19, 3:48 AM ET

    Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

  • In this photo released by NBC, host Conan O'Brien reacts as and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. feigns dozing off as a joke about his age, on the set of 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien,' in New York, Friday, July 18, 2008. (AP Photo/NBC, Dana Edelson)
    McCain, Conan agree: Age jokes getting old AP - Sat Jul 19, 3:37 AM ET

    NEW YORK (AP) — How old is John McCain? So old, the jokes about it are getting old. So at a taping Friday night of NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," the host asked the Republican presidential candidate for some new material.

  • News anchor Katie Couric speaks at the CBS News panel at the "Television Critics Association" summer 2006 media tour in Pasadena, California, in this July 16, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files
    Couric plans to stay as CBS Evening News anchor Reuters - Sat Jul 19, 1:01 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Katie Couric said on Friday she intends to keep her job as CBS Evening News anchor, contrary to reports she may leave a nightly broadcast that has struggled to win viewers since her much-publicized arrival.

  • TV personality McMahon sues hospital over injury Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 9:54 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ed McMahon, the long-time sidekick to U.S. talk show host Johnny Carson, sued a Los Angeles hospital on Friday, claiming its doctors failed to diagnose his broken neck after a fall and discharged him without taking an X-ray.

  • In this July 24, 2007 file photo, Ed McMahon arrives at the premiere of The Simpsons Movie in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
    Ed McMahon sues over neck injury AP - Fri Jul 18, 9:13 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Ed McMahon sued a hospital, two doctors and an investment tycoon Friday over a neck injury he has said has left him unable to work, a circumstance he has blamed for his recent money woes.

  • In this June 23, 2008 file photo, Television personality Khloe Kardashian poses on the press line at a pre-BET Awards party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
    Khloe Kardashian does hard time: 3 hours AP - Fri Jul 18, 7:47 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Khloe Kardashian's stay in jail Friday may have been brief, but it did include a bit of drama: a jailhouse lockdown.

  • Marg Helgenberger (L) and William Petersen from the cast of CSI sit together at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, January 27, 2008. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
    CBS hit "CSI" gets new scientist, or serial killer? Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 7:21 PM ET

    Paul Thomasch

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor William Petersen's exit from the CBS hit "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" opens the door for a new character to join the show's crime-busting team -- only this one just could be a crazed killer.

  • In this May 12, 2008, file photo, actor Milo Ventimiglia arrives at the NBC Universal Experience in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
    Milo Ventimiglia discusses `Heroes,' Mideast trip AP - Fri Jul 18, 6:50 PM ET

    NEW YORK - "Iron Man" isn't the only superhero to visit the Middle East this summer.

  • Coroner: Kallenbach died of natural causes AP - Fri Jul 18, 6:06 PM ET

    LIMA, Pa. - Comedian Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, a long-running member of Howard Stern's "Wack Pack," died of complications from cystic fibrosis, a medical examiner ruled Friday.

  • Dance Crew to Step It Up on Tour(E! Online)
    Dance Crew to Step It Up on Tour E! Online - Fri Jul 18, 2:18 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Randy Jackson is getting the crew together this fall.

  • Actor Michael C. Hall (L) is shown in a scene from his Showtime network drama series "Dexter" in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters June 17, 2008. Hall, nominated Thursday for best lead actor in a drama series for the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, is one of six nominees who play anti-heroes, morally corrupt or emotionally damaged characters. REUTERS/Peter Iovino/Showtime Network/Handout
    Emmy voters embrace dark, tormented TV characters Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 5:36 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tony Soprano is no longer around to hug but Emmy voters this year managed to embrace plenty of anti-heroes and twisted, flawed characters -- from a serial-killing sleuth to a methamphetamine making teacher.

  • Jonas Brothers' Video Music Awards Surprise(E! Online)
    Jonas Brothers' Video Music Awards Surprise E! Online - Fri Jul 18, 12:53 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - The Jonas Brothers want their MTV. And MTV wants them.

  • Emmy 2008 Breakdown: The Kitchen Sink(E! Online)
    Emmy 2008 Breakdown: The Kitchen Sink E! Online - Fri Jul 18, 10:44 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Who won diddly-squat? Other than Diddy? Here are some more of Emmys' snubs, surprises—and surprising factoids. (Hint: High School Musical 2 didn't sing, but it didn't croak, either):

  • Slight Chance of Rainn(E! Online)
    Slight Chance of Rainn E! Online - Fri Jul 18, 4:19 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Sure, he has the name for the job, but who could have expected that Rainn Wilson would turn to weather forecasting while his acting career is doing so well?

  • Late-night shake-up may affect "Nightline" Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 2:02 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Nearly three years after it could have been dealt a fatal blow by the departure of Ted Koppel, ABC's "Nightline" is now thriving.

  • Record Numbers Hit the Runway Premiere(E! Online)
    Record Numbers Hit the Runway Premiere E! Online - Thu Jul 17, 2:02 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - New York is obviously the place to see and be seen. Well, being Heidi Klum helps with the latter.

  • Televisa in talks to produce shows for TV Record Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 11:50 AM ET

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican broadcaster Televisa is in talks to produce shows for TV Record, Brazil's second-largest television network, a move that would give it access to more viewers in Latin America's biggest economy.

  • Emmy Mad for Men(E! Online)
    Emmy Mad for Men E! Online - Thu Jul 17, 10:58 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - It was a two-martini breakfast for Mad Men.

  • Edie Falco comedy series close at Showtime Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 1:33 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Showtime is close to giving a series pickup to an untitled dark comedy starring Edie Falco.

  • Complete List of Nominees for 2008 Emmys(E! Online)
    Complete List of Nominees for 2008 Emmys E! Online - Thu Jul 17, 10:58 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - The pedigreed HBO miniseries John Adams nabbed a leading 23 nominations this morning for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmys, followed by 30 Rock with 17 nominations and Mad Men with 16.

  • In this May 28, 2008 file photo, Katie Couric, anchor of the CBS 'Evening News,' is interviewed on the NBC 'Today' television program, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
    Couric's anchor job safe, her CBS News boss says AP - Fri Jul 18, 6:00 PM ET

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Job insecurity may be widespread in the media but Katie Couric still has no need to worry, her boss says.

  • A large Emmy statue lies on the red carpet in preparation for the 58th annual Primetime Emmy awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles August 26, 2006. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    New crop of cable TV shows break through at Emmys Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 3:10 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three cable TV shows from three networks, "Mad Men," "Damages" and "Dexter," claimed Emmy nominations for best drama on Thursday, marking a turning point in the 60-year-old competition for U.S. television's highest honors.

  • Emmy 2008 Breakdown: Comedy Acting(E! Online)
    Emmy 2008 Breakdown: Comedy Acting E! Online - Thu Jul 17, 10:57 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Yes, Liz Lemon is going to make it, after all.

  • Actor Ben Bereen talks with a patient at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., Friday, July 18, 2008. Vereen was in Little Rock on Friday to visit hospital patients and raise money for a $32 million center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
    Vereen hosts fundraiser for $32M brain center AP - Fri Jul 18, 5:54 PM ET

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Because of his own injuries, Ben Vereen seems like a natural to highlight a fundraiser for an institute that researches brain damage, but it took an introduction from the woman who walks his dog to make it happen.

  • Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) arrives to make a foreign policy speech on Iraq and American National Security in Washington, July 15, 2008. When Obama leaves for his trip to Europe and the Middle East sometime this month, he'll be making time for the Big Three anchors to interview him while he is on road. REUTERS/Jim Young
    Networks follow Obama overseas Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 1:30 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - When Barack Obama leaves for his trip to Europe and the Middle East sometime this month, he'll be making time for the Big Three anchors to interview him while he is on road.

  • Emmy 2008 Breakdown: Drama Acting(E! Online)
    Emmy 2008 Breakdown: Drama Acting E! Online - Thu Jul 17, 10:56 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - So, here's what Katherine Heigl will be missing.

  • Marc Cherry, from 'Desperate Housewives' laughs during the ABC show runner panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills Calif. on Thursday, July 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
    `Desperate Housewives' creator says end in sight AP - Fri Jul 18, 3:00 PM ET

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The women of Wisteria Lane may have only a few more years to resolve their assorted problems.

  • Cast member Jon Hamm (R) smiles next to co-stars January Jones (C) and Elisabeth Moss during a panel for the AMC television series "Mad Men" at the Television Critics Association 2008 summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 9, 2008. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    AMC flying high with 20 Emmy nominations Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 2:25 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - AMC's two-series, 20-nomination Emmy windfall Thursday has helped cement the buzz that's rapidly transforming it into the toast of television.

  • Emmy 2008 Breakdown: Reality TV(E! Online)
    Emmy 2008 Breakdown: Reality TV E! Online - Thu Jul 17, 10:53 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Talk about a reality check.

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