Why wasn't Michael Jackson's doctor charged with murder? What does involuntary manslaughter even mean? He deserves everything he gets! ?Wanda, New York, via the Answer B!tch...

AP - The scene was eerily familiar, Katherine Jackson and her family walking grimly into a courtroom, occupying a special family row, demonstrating their love for their beloved son and sibling, Michael.

Reuters - Playwright Neil LaBute loves to push audiences' buttons, never shying away from explosive themes, particularly in exploring male-female relationships. In the scribe's best works, such as the film "In the Company of Men" and the play "Fat Pig," this approach has paid off with profound yet disturbing insights into gender politics.

Reuters - Tim Robbins is joining the cast of "Green Lantern," the superhero movie based on the DC Comics character.

Reuters - Reincarnation, once largely the province of Hindus and Shirley MacLaine, collides with the world of crime procedurals in "Past Life," which premieres on Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST/PST.

AP - A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday evening during a whimsical ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of the sidewalk attraction's groundbreaking.

AP - Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, "Rebirth," was officially released Feb. 2.

At the press conference for Warner Bros.' new romantic comedy Valentine's Day , some people who attended wanted to know more than just about the movie - they needed serious relationship advice and thought they'd ask the panel of celebrities, who were in Beverly Hills promoting their new film, for help in their love lives. Julia Roberts, who is one of the many A-listers in the ensemble cast, gave it to them and the pretty woman didn't hold back!
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Filmmaker Chris Columbus has earned himself quite a solid reputation due to his involvement with many classic family films going back to the '80s when he wrote the screenplays for The Goonies and Gremlins . That rep really took off in the '90s when he started directing, helming favorites like the first two "Home Alone" movies, as well as Robin Williams' Mrs. Doubtfire . In 2001, he helped launch one of the biggest franchises of all time w
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Web Exclusive: Objections filed in foreign levy suit against guild -- Several objections have been filed to the proposed settlement in the tangled foreign levies suit against the Writers Guild of America, a month before the final hearing on possible payment of tens of millions of dollars to writers.

Oscar News: Director Psihoyos and producer Stevens designated as nominees -- Helmer Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens will be credited as nominees in the Oscar feature documentary category for "The Cove," the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ruled.

Peter Bogdanovich will write and direct an adaptation of Kurt Andersen's best-selling novel "Turn of the Century." Set in February 2000 in the bizarre world of the newly arrived millennium, the story centers on a Manhattan power couple and their three private school-reared kids. Das Films' Sriram Das is producing alongside Melanie Shanley. Bogdanovich's writing partner, Parish Rahbar, will co-pen the script. Filming is scheduled to start in Ne
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Rachel Weisz will star alongside Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts in Universal Pictures' Dream House . The Morgan Creek production is being directed by Jim Sheridan and was written by David Loucka. Filming began Sunday in Toronto. The film is about a family that relocates into what appears to be the ideal residence in small town Connecticut. However, the father (Craig) and his family are disturbed to discover that their beautiful new home was the
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Three new roles for three actresses have been announced. Cate Blanchett is joining Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana in the Joe Wright-directed thriller Hanna at Focus Features. The film centers on a 14-year-old Eastern European girl who has been raised by her father to be a cold-blooded killing machine. She connects with a French family, forms a friendship with their daughter and goes through the pangs of adolescence. When the girl is dragged back
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Tim Robbins has joined the cast of director Martin Campbell's Green Lantern at Warner Bros. Pictures, reports Heat Vision . Robbins will play Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of the movie's villain, Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), who becomes infused with psychic powers. Ryan Reynolds stars as Green Lantern, with Blake Lively as the hero's love interest, Carol Ferris. Filming is set to star in March in New Orleans. The studi
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Deadline Hollywood has learned that the Halcyon Holding Corp. has sold the "Terminator" rights not to Sony Pictures or Lionsgate, but to Santa Barbara-based hedge fund Pacificor for $29.5 million. What's interesting is that Halcyon has previously accused Pacificor of extortion, bribery, and fraud and demanded $30M in damages. Halcyon will receive $5 million for every "Terminator" movie made from now on, as well as retains the revenue streams f
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20th Century Fox's film and TV studios are teaming to finally bring hit television series "24" to the big screen, reports Variety . Billy Ray ( State of Play , Flightplan ) will write the script for the feature. Ray's pitch, which takes Jack Bauer to Europe, was a hit with Fox executives and producers of the TV series, reports Variety . The trade adds that the script came through "24" star and executive producer Kiefer Sutherland, who is rep
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He's playing Senator Hammond