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Stones roll across to Universal

Front Page: Band walks away from EMI -- EMI lost one of its most iconic acts — The Rolling Stones — Friday to rival music group Universal, as Messrs. Jagger, Richards, Watts and Woods made it clear that they can’t get no satisfaction at the British label.

Motion Picture Assn. going viral

Front Page: MPAA developing Website devoted to movies -- The Motion Picture Assn. of America is developing a one-stop website on behalf of its studio members that will help users find movies online without resorting to piracy.

ABC reups 'Who' man

Front Page: Todd signs new two-year overall deal -- Don Todd, co-creator and exec producer of ABC's frosh success "Samantha Who?," has inked a new two-year overall deal with "Samantha" producer ABC Studios.

'Harold & Kumar' set for third puff

Front Page: Hurwitz, Schlossberg to pen third outing -- Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who wrote "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" and directed the latter, will return to write and direct a third installment for Mandate Pictures.

Gamers come out for Comic-Con

Front Page: Videogames, films on display at mega event -- Hollywood isn't the only one playing the promotional game at Comic-Con.

MGM to reboot 'Robocop' franchise

Front Page: Darren Aronofsky to direct new installment -- Darren Aronofsky has signed on to direct a new installment of 'Robocop' for MGM. The film is slated for a summer 2010 release with David Self writing the script.

'Dark Knight' nears $300 million

Front Page: Batman expected to dominate box office -- Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ "The Dark Knight" has a real shot at crossing the $300 million mark at the domestic box office this weekend.

Disney finds 'Time' for Stan Lee

Front Page: Studio reups pact with POW Entertainment -- The Walt Disney Co. has reupped its first look pact with POW Entertainment, the production shingle run by comicbook vet Stan Lee.
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Fox jumps on 'Junkers'

Front Page: Studio pre-emptively buys pitch -- 20th Century Fox has pre-emptively bought Gil Kenan and John Glenn's original pitch "Junkers."

Solid gains for Vivendi music

Front Page: Universal Group, Canal Plus fuel 15% bump -- Solid growth by Universal Music Group and Canal Plus propelled Vivendi to a 15% gain in second-quarter revenues, the French conglom reported Thursday.

Keitel finds 'Life on Mars'

Front Page: Actor agrees to first-ever regular TV role -- Harvey Keitel has just agreed to his first-ever regular TV series role, joining the cast of ABC's upcoming "Life on Mars" adaptation.

Sony to handle 'Synecdoche'

Front Page: Studio nabs Charlie Kaufman's directing debut -- Sony Classics will handle the U.S. release of Charlie Kaufman’s directing debut “Synecdoche, New York,” the company confirmed Thursday.

Timberlake stays with Universal

Front Page: Artist renews publishing deal with music unit -- Justin Timberlake has renewed his music publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group.

'Dance' keeps Fox on top

Front Page: 'Baby Borrowers' continues decline -- Another two-hour installment of "So You Think You Can Dance" lifted Fox to a sizable ratings victory on Wednesday, a night that saw CBS' "Big Brother" on the rise and NBC's "Baby Borrowers" continue to decline.

Paramount Vantage lowers ax

Front Page: Studio to lay off some 60 employees -- Paramount Pictures and Paramount Vantage handed out pinkslips to 60 employees Thursday. Layoffs, which had been expected, come on the heels of last month's decision to fold Vantage's marketing, distribution and physical production departments into the parent studio.

San Sebastian adds to lineup

Front Page: Winterbottom, Makhmalbaf films in lineup -- Michael Winterbottom's "Genova," Samira Makhmalbaf's "Two-Legged Horse," Javier Fesser's "Camino" and Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Still Walking" will compete at the 56th San Sebastian Festival, which runs Sept. 18-27.

New Line asks for more 'Hairspray'

Front Page: John Waters to write treatment for sequel -- New Line Cinema has made a deal with "Hairspray" creator John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to summer 2007’s hit musical feature.

MTV readies 'Rocky Horror' redux

Front Page: Network to remake 1975 cult classic -- MTV is doing the time warp on a remake of 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

Chris Brown lines up dance card

Front Page: Singer, Burnett, Roth create new series -- R&B star Chris Brown is getting into the reality TV biz, partnering with producers Mark Burnett and J.D. Roth to create a new dance competition series.

Summer box office looks hot

Front Page: Big grosses defy negative claims -- What slump? Even though the 2008 domestic box office has all but caught up with last year's record-breaking levels -- the final boost being the mammoth opening of Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" -- some major news outlets continue to say the film biz is struggling.