Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, police said. Read more »

The body of actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son, Jett, was cremated in the Bahamas after his sudden death during the New Year's holiday and his parents flew to Florida with his ashes, a Bahamian lawmaker said Tuesday. Read more »

The curtain will descend on no less than 16 Broadway shows by the end of February as New York's theater district looks to China to help ride out a growing recession. Read more »

The Producers Guild of America Monday unveiled nominees for their film and television awards with "The Dark Knight" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" among nominees for best-produced movie. Read more »

Broadway theaters will dim their lights Tuesday evening to honor late British playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter, famous for his brooding portrayals of domestic life and barbed politics. Read more »

Maybe Crocodile Dundee should have starred in "Australia." Read more »

Hollywood recovered strongly from a devastating screenwriters walkout in 2008 and finished the year anxiously battling to avert a blockbuster sequel that few want: The Actors Strike Back. Read more »

It may have been a bleak Christmas for U.S. retailers but Hollywood enjoyed a bumper holiday as new films, led by the dog tale "Marley & Me" and awards contender "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," drew throngs of moviegoers to theaters across North America. Read more »

The Walt Disney Co will not partner on a third film in the "Narnia" franchise it shares with Walden Media because of "budgetary considerations and other logistics," a Disney spokeswoman said Wednesday. Read more »

Hollywood's deeply divided Screen Actors Guild said Monday it has postponed a planned strike authorization vote set to begin Jan. 2, so that it can "address the unfortunate division and restore consensus." Read more »