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Is the TV Screen Fading to White?

The Screen Actors Guild's 2006 Casting Data Report indicates that nonwhites had 27.7 percent of the roles on television, though they made up about 34 percent of the American population.

'Little Mermaid' Sets Final Broadway Swim

The lavish musical based on the Disney animated film will close Aug. 30 after a 20-month run, producer Thomas Schumacher announced Tuesday.

Diane Keaton Treated After Falling on Set

Paramount Pictures says Diane Keaton is "in good health and spirits" after falling and bumping her head on the set of her latest film.

Singing Contest Could Land Bollywood Role

Saavn, a digital marketer and distributor of Bollywood entertainment, will host a singing contest for Bollywood fans in the U.S. this summer.

NY Latino Fest Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The New York International Latino Film Festival, which runs from July 27 to Aug. 2, will kick off with Peter Bratt's "The Mission," starring Benjamin Bratt.

Farrah Fawcett's Life Celebrated at L.A. Funeral

The life of "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

Comedy Producers Eye 'No Clothes'

Veteran comedy producers and masterminds of the defunct U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen are returning to try out a format mixing politics and comedy called "The News Has No Clothes."

Academy Offers Spots to Jackman, Franco

On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued invitations to 134 members of the film community to join the group.