How U2 Stays Relevant; Comcast to Buy Time Warner Cable; Sid Caesar Dies at 91; TV Networks Gamble With Online Shows; Juliette Lewis Joins ‘Secrets & Lies’; VES Awards Winners; Obamageddon Hits Palm Springs

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser. TOP STORIES U2 Interview: Oscar Hopes, That Unfinished Album, Anxiety About Staying Relevant The world's biggest band tackles politics, technology and now, with an Oscar-nominated song, Hollywood: "We don't want to ever be a heritage act. It might happen, but we'll go kicking and screaming into that mode." | Read More Comcast to Acquire Time Warner Cable (Report) UPDATED: The $45 billion deal would bring together the largest cable companies in the U.S. | Read More LATEST MOVIE NEWS Rough Seas on 'Noah': Darren Aronofsky Opens Up on the Biblical Battle to Woo Christians (and Everyone Else) "I was upset — of course," the director says of Paramount testing alternate versions of the $125 million epic as he and the studio break their silence on efforts to appease a small but vocal segment of the ... | Read More Visual Effects Society Awards: The Winners (Updating Live) The awards are being presented at the Beverly Hilton, with "Gravity," "Iron Man 3, "The Hobbit" and more vying for top honors. | Read More John Singleton to Direct Tupac Shakur Biopic With Singleton's involvement, the long-stalled project gets a second life. | Read More LATEST TV NEWS Sid Caesar Dead: Comedy Titan Was 91 He starred in the 1950s sketch classics "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" and influenced the likes of Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon and Woody Allen. | Read More Why TV Networks Are Interested in Adapting Online Series Again After previous flops like "quarterlife," programmers are renewing their interest in online shows, even if they still haven't quite figured out how to use this new talent. | Read More Juliette Lewis to Star Opposite Ryan Phillippe in ABC's 'Secrets & Lies' "The Firm" alum will play a detective in the drama pilot with a series commitment attached. | Read More THE BUSINESS Obamageddon: President's Visit Disrupts Palm Springs Design Event Organizers of Modernism Week, the annual fest that kicks off Thursday, have been forced to cancel tours of Sunnylands, one of the event's highlights. | Read More Leslie Moonves Predicts Soaring CBS Retrans Revenue, Long-term Football Prospects In an upbeat call with analysts after announcing record revenues and profits, the CBS CEO talks about new content agreements, Aereo, the big NFL deal and launching "The Big Bang Theory" on another night this fall. | Read More Inside the Legal Battle Over a Lucrative 'Dirty Dancing' Stage Musical (Exclusive) A blockbuster success couldn't stop an arbitration over global rights to the romance story. | Read More STYLE & CULTURE RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Daily Bugle Hints At Alistair Smythe's 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Role Last week, it was revealed that B.J. Novak would appear in this summer's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Alistair Smythe -- a character known in comic book continuity for his connection to a series of robots known as "the Spider-Slayers". With that secret out the bag, now the movie's viral marketing has started to tease Smythe's role in the upcoming movie. | Read More Box Office: Why Summer Starts in April Now This story first appeared in the Feb. 21 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Movie stars might hate global warming, but Hollywood studios are moving closer to extending summer year-round. Tentpole season will begin April 4, a month earlier than usual, with Disney/Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. | Read More You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter Headlines newsletter as zakakl9000.worldmovies@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Follow us on Twitter or Facebook ©2014 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy