• We have a definite premiere date for the fifth season of Lost [1]! The craziness begins again on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 [2]. — Variety
• Chris Rock is set to star and co-write a re-imagining of the 2007 British comedy Death at a Funeral [3]. — Variety
• Fox has ordered a full season of The Cleveland Show [4] to premiere in Fall 2009. — Zap2it
• Coldplay has been named the world's biggest band of 2008 [5]. — Reuters
• Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba are joining the cast of The Killer Inside Me [6], an adaptation of a novel from noir author Jim Thompson. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Quantum of Solace has reached a box office take of $160.3 million internationally in its first 10 days [7]. — ComingSoon
• Bret Ratner is in final negotiations to direct a 21st century update of Conan the Barbarian [8]. — Reuters
• Knight Rider is getting a major makeover [9]. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Influential DJ and Morning Becomes Eclectic host Nic Harcourt is stepping down from KCRW [10]. — LA Times

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