Reuters - Batman movie "The Dark Knight" should soar into the box office stratosphere with its U.S. debut in a record number of theaters on Friday that could propel it past the $100 million mark on its opening weekend, industry watchers said.

AP - If you haven't already, you might want to pick up the Batphone and order your tickets for "The Dark Knight."

AP - Billy Crystal is going to help build the Sept. 11 memorial.

AP - Dennis Farina may be able to carry a gun on-screen, but he won't be able to own one in California for several months.

AP - The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday gave its most detailed explanation yet for its rejection of a final contract offer by Hollywood studios, citing shortfalls in pay and union jurisdiction on made-for-Internet productions.

E! Online - Will Ferrell is used to getting sidesplitting laughs. Now he'll be splitting personalities.

E! Online - Finally! It's here! Starting tonight, The Dark Knight invades more than 4,300 screens—many of them IMAX—bringing the return of Batman, one of the most beloved characters in American pop culture.

AP - A tinge of Anakin Skywalker's coming dark side clearly is visible in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars." Yet the animated adventure mostly harks back to the fun, swashbuckling times of the original "Star Wars" trilogy.

AP - "My heart is with them and all my love goes to them." — Jon Voight, after his daughter, Angelina Jolie, gave birth to twins in the south of France.