AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named actress and animal rights activist Bo Derek on Tuesday to a state commission overseeing horse racing.

Reuters - The Weinstein Co. has signed an exclusive, seven-year deal to funnel its movies to premium cable channel Showtime, the companies said Monday.

AP - Jon Voight says he's doubly happy about his ultra-famous new grandchildren.

AP - Lucy Liu had some trouble learning her lines for the hit summer animated film "Kung Fu Panda." But that wasn't her fault — a lot of the time, she said, there weren't any lines to learn.

Reuters - When Chris Nolan took on the job of directing "The Dark Knight," the highly anticipated sequel to his 2005 box office smash "Batman Begins," he knew what he was getting into. After all, he'd done it before.

Reuters - Abba-themed musical "Mamma Mia!" topped the British box office after its opening three days, knocking Will Smith off the No.1 spot after just a week, according to Screen International on Tuesday.

AP - Josephine Baker looks straight at you with bright eyes and shining smile, fearless and demanding attention.

AP - A tight credit market prompted Viacom Inc.'s movie-making subsidiary, Paramount Pictures, to drop a deal for $450 million in financing from Deutsche Bank, the companies said Tuesday.

E! Online - Someone's making sweet music with Kate Hudson—and it's not Lance Armstrong!

AP - In some earlier parallel universe of Batman's Gotham City, it might have been Gary Oldman instead of Heath Ledger cackling and conniving as the maniacal Joker.

AP - Knox Leon's first report card wasn't great. Or maybe it's just that his twin sister, Vivienne Marcheline, ruined the curve.