AP - The ninth annual Woodstock Film Festival this week will feature appearances by filmmaker Kevin Smith, '60s troubadour Donovan and more than 120 films.
AP - A former attorney for Heath Ledger is suing over a $10 million life insurance policy he claims has gone unpaid since the actor's death earlier this year.
Reuters - Marvel Entertainment Inc raised its film unit's 2008 revenue outlook following initial payments of $60 million from Viacom's Paramount Pictures -- the distributor of the comic book publisher's "Iron Man" movie. -- read full article
Reuters - Historically, Disney's done well by going to the dogs, from "Lady and the Tramp" and "101 Dalmatians" to "The Shaggy D.A." and "Eight Below." -- read full article
Reuters - The Screen Actors Guild's leaders sent a letter Monday to representatives of the Hollywood studios urging a return to the bargaining table. -- read full article
Reuters - Danielle Panabaker, who starred on TV's "Shark" and appeared on the big screen in "Mr. Brooks," has been cast as the female lead in the sci-fi action film "Prodigy."
Reuters - Thomas Dekker, the star of Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," is in talks to take a lead role in MGM's remake of the 1980 musical "Fame."
E! Online - I'm confused by Hollywood's habit of using Catholic symbols either in an overly generic way or in a way that any reasonably well informed person knows isn't accurate. Case in point: Lost. The whole Mr. Eko thing just had my skin crawling because of the stuff that was wrong. You don't baptize a baby by making the sign of the cross; you aren't a priest just because you sign a letter.*
AP - Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds did a little rushing into it after all. The couple married this weekend, according to publicist Meredith O'Sullivan. She did not provide details.
