Showtime has set January premiere dates for the final season of The L Word and the Diablo Cody series The United States of Tara. — Zap2it Michael Sheen is the latest to join Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie. — Variety Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green is writing an animated comedy pilot for Fox. — TV Week Hilary Swank is set to star in the dramatic film Betty Anne Read more

I've been trying to ignore reports that the Screen Actors Guild, which represents 120,000 actors, could go on strike. Just not listening. If I don't pay attention, they'll go away, right? La la la . . . Except, well, those reports just keep rolling in. Come Monday (June 30), SAG's contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (yup, the same group the writers struck Read more

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Clive Davis, the 74-year-old music executive, has been replaced as chairman and CEO of BMG by 49-year-old Barry Weiss, though Clive will stay with the company as chief creative officer. — ABC Pete Doherty has been placed in a special area of his prison after he discovered that other inmates were planning to attack him. — UK PopSugar Dita Von Teese has filed a lawsuit against the Read more

There weren't a lot of surprises at last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, where actors and actresses vote to recognize each other's best work. But sometimes, no big news is good news, because I think everyone who won really deserved to win. Here's what I thought of the major awards. Apparently, the key to winning a Best Performance by a Cast award is having Steve Carrell on your team. "The Read more

The Screen Actors Guild Awards were held Sunday night in Los Angeles, giving us more leading indicators for the Oscars plus the fun "best performance by a cast" nominees. Though most of the wins weren't surprising, I was glad to see so many of my favorite shows honored, and I think the win for Little Miss Sushine is perfectly apt. Here's a list of who snagged SAG honors. THEATRICAL MOTION Read more

I've always had a soft spot for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. They're fast-paced — no four-hour show padded with clips of obscure movies here! — and they look more like a private dinner party than a glitzy blowout. Plus, it's one more chance to hedge your bets before filling out your Oscar ballots. The show will air live on TBS and TNT at 8 p.m. Eastern (those of us on the West Coast have Read more

The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced today, and as always, I loved seeing more leading indicators for the Oscars and the fun "best performance by a cast" nominees. I'm glad to see Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin up for "Little Miss Sunshine," but can we please stop nominating Megan Mullally for "Will & Grace" now? The 13th Annual awards will air live on TNT and TBS on Read more