Phantom of Opera Sequel Opens Amid "Phan" Disquiet
The sequel to "Phantom of the Opera", one of the biggest musicals of all time, opens in London on Tuesday amid disquiet among die-hard "phans" who have been posting opinions online since previews began two weeks ago. More »

Andy Richter Calls 'Tonight' Exit Frustrating
Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's sidekick at "The Tonight Show," is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network's late-night upheaval. More »

How 'Avatar' Lost Best Picture
In what will go down as one of the more controversial Academy votes for best picture, Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" ran roughshod over James Cameron's "Avatar" on Sunday night. More »

Fourth Arts Block Offers Ticket Discounts
Fourth Arts Block announced on March 8 that it will offer tickets to more than 30 performances from its 20-plus member organizations for $20 or less between now and March 31. More »

IT Awards Announce Changes
The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation on March 8 named two new co-chairs to head the Innovative Theatre Awards' honorary-awards committee. More »

Bridges, Bullock Nab Top Acting Oscars
"The Hurt Locker" captured the best picture prize at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock took home the Best Actor and Actress honors. More »

A-listers, Olympians Mingle at Oscar After-parties
With his shaggy red hair, black leather jacket and skintight American flag-printed jeans, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White upstaged even glam Oscar winner Sandra Bullock at a pack of parties around town following the Academy Awards. More »

'Precious' and 'Crazy Heart' Top Spirit Awards
"Precious" dominated the 25th Spirit Awards March 5 with wins for best feature, best director, best first screenplay, best female lead, and best supporting female. More »

Reactions of Oscar Winners
Kathryn Bigelow admitted that she never "dared to hope" to make history, and said she was humbled by her fellow nominees, which included "Avatar" director James Cameron. More »

That's Credible: Oscar Movies Grounded in Reality
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood is not exactly known for its grip on reality, but the experts have given an “A” for authenticity to the 10 contenders for the best picture Oscar on Sunday More »

Actor Nan Martin Dead at 82
Nan Martin, the stage, film, and television actor, passed away the morning of March 4 due to complications from emphysema, according to a family friend. More »

Michael J. Fox Named Honorary Doctor in Sweden
Sweden’s Karolinska institute says it will give an honorary degree of medicine to Canadian-American actor Michael J. Fox for his work to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s disease. More »

Pilot Season Does the Time Warp
"Rockford Files" and "Hawaii Five-O" are flying high, multicamera comedies are staging a comeback and veteran sitcom directors James Burrows and Pamela Fryman are the most sought-after helmers with three projects each. More »

Gifts, Parties And Celebs: L.A. Readies for Oscars
The red carpet has been laid out in front of the Kodak Theatre, topped with a plastic sheet in case of rain. Traffic is snarled. Tourists are flocking to Hollywood & Highland. More »

Bullock, Bridges Other Nominees Join Oscar Crew
Academy Awards front-runners Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges and at least four other nominees are hitting the Oscar stage as presenters. More »

Burt Reynolds Recovering After Heart Surgery
Actor Burt Reynolds has undergone heart bypass surgery and is expected to make a quick recovery at home, his manager said on Wednesday. More »

Thanks, But No Thanks
Another sign that Oscar producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman just aren't getting it: This year's Academy Award nominees were asked to prepare two speeches in the event they win. More »

'Precious' In 3-D? Filmmakers Predict 3-D Dramas
Movies are evolving ever more into 3-D, a shake-up of the medium that has been compared to the advent of sound or color in motion pictures. More »

'Hurt Locker' Breaks Hollywood's Iraq War Curse
World War Two produced Oscar winner "The Bridge over the River Kwai". The Vietnam war was immortalized on screen by Academy Award winners "The Deer Hunter" and "Platoon". More »

Looking Back at Oscar's Biggest Goof
The 61st Academy Awards ceremony, held March 29, 1989, at the Shrine Auditorium, stands as the great object lesson. More »

Kennedy Center to Stage Celebrations of JFK, India
The living memorial to President John F. Kennedy is planning a two-week series of performances early next year to honor the 35th president and mark the 50th anniversary of his inauguration. More »

NBC Gearing Up for Post-Conan Schedule
On Monday, NBC will launch its latest programing revolution (NBC 3.5? 4.0?), a back-to-basics model that attempts to return to a status quo that executives moved mountains to change last year. More »

AFTRA Enters Joint Bargaining With SAG
At its Feb 27 meeting, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' national board of directors voted to return to joint bargaining with the Screen Actors Guild on AFTRA's prime-time television contract. More »

'Glee' Is Going Live
Taking a cue from "American Idol," 20th Century Fox TV announced that the scripted Fox musical comedy will embark on a four-city stage tour, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Phoenix. More »

Be a Special Effects Movie Wizard
Using a couple of computer programs, 20-year-old Bill Parker from Warrenville, Ill. produced a fan movie in December. The video went viral, getting 460,000 hits on YouTube. More »