Reuters - A grim-faced 007 is on the warpath in the latest James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace," the sequel to box office hit "Casino Royale" starring Daniel Craig as the world's most famous fictional spy.

AP - The plight of the world's poorest was highlighted Thursday as "8" (Huit), a collection of short movies inspired by the U.N.'s Millennium Goals, premiered at the Rome Film Festival.

E! Online - I heard some news that Avril Lavigne lost her hand. Is it true? I hope not.

E! Online - Seth Rogen is now too skinny to play that chubby funnyguy Seth Rogen in a movie. "I'm sellin' out, guys," a slimmer Seth tells E! News at this week's Zack and Miri Make a Porno press day.

E! Online - The actual announcement about Madonna and Guy Ritchie's split may be yesterday's news, but the obsession over the marriage's demise is anything but—with no less than three mags making it their cover stories this week. And given some of the nastier details being reported, we can certainly understand why.

AP - Al Pacino kicked off the third edition of the Rome Film Festival, where he received an acting award and met with festive fans.

E! Online - Call it the Hail Mary that wasn't.

Reuters - A lifetime achievement award for Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino kicked off the Rome film festival on Wednesday, bringing a Hollywood veteran to the movie showcase which this year has a markedly European flavor.

AP - LOS ANGELES — For weeks, Hollywood had been criticized for not contributing enough to defeat a ballot initiative in California that would ban same-sex marriage. Now, members of the film and TV industries are sweeping in to preserve gays' right to get hitched.

Reuters - Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" guns into the marketplace on December 17 in hopes of awards-season attention.

AP - John Malkovich knows the play "The Good Canary" inside and out. In fact, he can direct it in three different languages.

AP - Bob Barker, Alicia Silverstone and other celebrities are joining a city councilman's effort to move elephants from the Los Angeles Zoo to a massive sanctuary where they can roam free — or at least close to it.