Study tracks concerns about 3-D TV sets (AP)

AP - Many people interested in buying 3-D television sets are less interested after they try them.

Representatives say Glenn Beck to donate fee (AP)

AP - Representatives say Glenn Beck will donate his speaking fee from his upcoming appearance with Sarah Palin in Anchorage.

Jimmy Johnson becomes `Survivor' celebrity (AP)

AP - Jimmy Johnson has become a "Survivor" celebrity, even though he has yet to appear on the show.

Klingon opera prepares for interstellar debut (Reuters)

Reuters - DaHjaj 'oH Qaq jaj vaD bI'reS.

Lane, Cross join 'Stand Up To Cancer' telethon (AP)

AP - Diane Lane, Marcia Cross and Mark Harmon are set to join more than 100 celebrities for Friday's "Stand Up To Cancer" telethon.

Lane, Cross join 'Stand Up To Cancer' telethon (AP)

AP - Diane Lane, Marcia Cross and Mark Harmon are set to join more than 100 celebrities for Friday's "Stand Up To Cancer" telethon.

Year of drama culminates in Manchester City: The Movie (Reuters)

Reuters - For most soccer clubs an end-of-season DVD charting the highs and lows would be enough. Manchester City are not most clubs, though, and have splashed out on the full cinema release with gala premiere.

Oscar hopefuls look to make splash in Toronto (Reuters)

Reuters - Like debutantes at a cotillion, movies that harbor Oscar hopes are about to be presented to the world at the Toronto International Film Festival, which got underway Thursday night.

Daily Variety sues punk rock band over logo (Reuters)

Reuters - Hollywood trade newspaper Daily Variety is embroiled in heated litigation with California punk rock band the Vandals, whose bass player happens to include an attorney.

"Y tu mama tambien" duo join Will Ferrell comedy (Reuters)

Reuters - Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, who worked together in "Y tu mama tambien," are joining Will Ferrell in "Casa de mi padre," a Spanish-language comedy that will be told in an overly dramatic telenovela style.

NBC devising "Office" succession plan (Reuters)

Reuters - Want to know who's replacing Steve Carell on "The Office"?

Hokey hockey musical kicks off Toronto film fest (Reuters)

Reuters - "Score: A Hockey Musical," the movie that opened the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, is both a departure and a return to tradition for one of Canada's signature cultural events.

Hokey hockey musical kicks off Toronto film fest (Reuters)

Reuters - "Score: A Hockey Musical," the movie that opened the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, is both a departure and a return to tradition for one of Canada's signature cultural events.

Upcoming indie films full of doom and gloom (Reuters)

Reuters - As if the independent film industry hasn't been depressed enough, its fall slate seems designed to keep suicide hotlines in business.

Are zombies the new vampires in Hollywood? (Reuters)

Reuters - What's that shambling over the curb toward the local theater? No, behind the vampires. Could it be a stampede of the undead about to take over Hollywood?

"Virginity Hit" a bawdy crowdpleaser (Reuters)

Reuters - Essentially the first feature-length YouTube video, "The Virginity Hit" updates the horny-teenager movie to the Internet era.

Catherine Deneuve liberated in amusing "Potiche" (Reuters)

Reuters - For an adaptation of a French boulevard comedy set in 1977, Francois Ozon's "Potiche" has plenty of contemporary sparkle and life, courtesy of a masterful central performance by Catherine Deneuve as an oppressed bourgeois housewife who finds liberation.

Low-key drama "Post Mortem" revisits Chile coup (Reuters)

Reuters - A love affair between the two wretched losers plays out against the historical background of the 1973 military coup d'etat that put an end to the socialist reforms of Chilean president Salvador Allende, in the intriguing but understated "Post Mortem."

French wife-swap drama takes itself too seriously (Reuters)

Reuters - Two young married couples who decide to swap partners for sex live to regret it in "Happy Few," a story that takes itself far too seriously to be taken seriously by an audience.

"13 Assassins" an oddly unremarkable Samurai saga (Reuters)

Reuters - Takeshi Miike is one of the most prolific filmmakers in the world, chalking up more than 80 films in the past 10 years. Most are made quickly, but in "13 Assassins," a classic samurai genre film, it is clear that time and care were taken to achieve those high production values.

"Modus Operandi" a passionate B-movie homage (Reuters)

Reuters - An affectionate and technically accurate homage to '70s-era exploitation films, featuring veteran action movie actor Danny Trejo in a pivotal role: No, it's not last week's "Machete" but rather "Modus Operandi," a decidedly lower-budget midnight movie-style effort directed and co-written by Frankie Latina.

Sole new entry "Resident Evil" to top box office (Reuters)

Reuters - "Resident Evil: Afterlife" should set a new opening record for the zombie fright franchise when the 3D film opens Friday as the only new wide release at the weekend box office in North America.

Sole new entry "Resident Evil" to top box office (Reuters)

Reuters - "Resident Evil: Afterlife" should set a new opening record for the zombie fright franchise when the 3D film opens Friday as the only new wide release at the weekend box office in North America.

Box Office Preview: 'Evil' to scare away others (AP)

AP - It's going to be a particularly evil weekend as Sony-Screen Gems' "Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D" goes for the best debut in the history of the horror franchise with a 3-D powered gross that is likely to top the $25 million mark.

Biel, Mendes and Weisz go behind the camera for Glamour (Reuters)

Reuters - Look out Hollywood! Three actresses are delving into movie directing for the first time, thanks to Glamour Magazine.

Bowersox finds out her files were checked in Ohio (AP)

AP - More than a half-dozen public employees snooped in confidential state records for personal information on "American Idol" runner-up Crystal Bowersox, officials said Thursday.

Japanese cult director in Venice with samurai film (AP)

AP - Japanese cult director Takashi Miike says he remade the 1963 classic "Thirteen Assassins" to help Japan's younger generation learn about the past.

Capsule reviews: 'I'm Still Here' (AP)

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

Viewers are Oprah's focus during 25th, last season (AP)

AP - The 25th and final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" starts airing Monday and the talk show host says she plans to focus on the people she thinks are responsible for the show's success: the viewers.

Left for dead by MTV, music videos rebound on Web (AP)

AP - It wasn't long ago that the music video was on life support.

Correction: ABC-Westin story (AP)

AP - In a story Sept. 7 about ABC seeking a news chief, The Associated Press erroneously identified Richard Wald as Columbia University president. He is a Columbia professor.

Jessica Simpson is `Project Runway' finale judge (AP)

AP - Jessica Simpson took her seat as guest judge at Thursday's "Project Runway" show at New York Fashion Week in a super-short, sparkly silver minidress, but she had nothing on the models, who wore an extraordinary number of hot pants.

No place like home: Toronto film fest opens new HQ (AP)

AP - The overseers of the glossy new home of the Toronto International Film Festival have two key aims: to infuse their building with the spirit of cinema's future and the ghosts of its past.

Mark McEwen returning to visit 'The Early Show' (AP)

AP - CBS News says its former weatherman Mark McEwen will return to "The Early Show" for his first nationally televised weathercast since a near-fatal stroke five years ago.

Nielsen: Univision hits a TV ratings milestone (AP)

AP - Univision was the most popular network among television viewers aged 18 to 49 years old last week, the first time a Spanish-language station has beaten English stations in this key demographic in the United States.

"BP Spillcam" deemed top TV word."Guido" close behind (Reuters)

Reuters - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the success of the TV show "Jersey Shore" made words like "BP Spillcam" and "Guido" among the most used words of the 2009-2010 TV season, according to a global language survey released on Thursday.

Star-studded films vie for attention in Toronto (Reuters)

Reuters - Get ready for a high-stakes, star-packed game of musical chairs as the 35th Toronto International Film Festival gets under way Thursday.

Discovery: Hasbro kids network faces challenges (Reuters)

Reuters - 10/10/10. That's the date when the kids TV market will get even more crowded with the launch of the Hub, a network joint venture of Discovery Communications and toy giant Hasbro.

Discovery-Hasbro kids network faces challenges (Reuters)

Reuters - 10/10/10. That's the date when the kids TV market will get even more crowded with the launch of the Hub, a network joint venture of Discovery Communications and toy giant Hasbro.

MTV orders more "Jersey Shore" (Reuters)

Reuters - MTV is planning more "Jersey Shore" this year.