Reuters - Indie studio ThinkFilm has
picked up “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” a documentary
that generated early sales buzz at the Sundance Film Festival
in January,

Reuters - Time Warner Inc’s AOL unit,
RealNetworks and Yahoo Inc could stand to pay up to $100
million in royalties owed to thousands of songwriters and
publishers, after a federal judge established a formula for
determining the payments.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major Hollywood studios said Wednesday they won’t accept pay hikes sought by the Screen Actors Guild in contract talks, suggesting a deal is unlikely before the talks temporarily end later this week.

AP - A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services — Yahoo Inc., AOL and RealNetworks Inc.

AP - Entertainment highlights during the week of May 4-10:

AP - Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 4-10:

Reuters - “American Idol” fans sent contestant
Brooke White packing on Wednesday after her performance of two
Neil Diamond tunes, leaving four contenders to battle it out on
the hit talent show.

Reuters - The Neville Brothers, one of New
Orleans’ most famous musical families, on Wednesday sought to
soothe hurt feelings stirred by their absence since Hurricane
Katrina by returning to the city’s jazz festival.

Rumor has it the Dallas Cowboys quarterback is shopping for rings, and Jessica’s already referring to him as “my future husband.”

The former “View” co-host will appear on “Rachael Ray” on May 2 and talk about Cruise, Barbara Walters and “Chimp Eden’s” Eugene Cussons.