U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch made a decision Thursday in Denver ordering the companies named in the suit, including CleanFlicks, Play It Clean Video, and CleanFilms, to stop "producing, manufacturing, creating" and renting edited movies, citing that it violates federal copyright laws. The businesses also must turn over their inventory to the movie studios within five days of the ruling.

Actor Woody Harrelson is being investigated by Los Angeles police for an alleged assault on a photographer outside a Hollywood nightclub.

Donald Trump has added a Hollywood production company to his empire and has appointed "Apprentice 2" firee Andy Litinsky to run it.

Johnny Depp told reporters that the chances of Keith Richards appearing in the third Pirates of the Caribbean film are "very, very good."

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have invited 120 new actors, directors, producers, technicians, and executives to join the organization, including Heath Ledger (but not Michelle Williams), Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Dakota Fanning, Eric Bana, David Strathairn, Terrence Howard, and Joaquin Phoenix.

Hilary Swank told Vanity Fair that her marriage to Chad Lowe ended in part because of a "substance-abuse" problem he's been battling for years, according to portions of the interview published by the New York Post.

Superman Returns scored solid but not spectacular estimated $52.1 million to top the box office over weekend; The Devil Wears Prada defied expectations with an estimated $27 million in second place.

Film critic Roger Ebert's wife reported he was doing well after an emergency operation to repair complications from a previous cancer surgery. Ebert, famous for his "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" critiques, was in serious but stable condition Monday at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Angela Borlaza, a woman who was Marlon Brando's caregiver, companion, and self-described "major domo" of the household in the last years of his life, has sued his executors, claiming she is a victim of fraud, deceit, and a broken oral contract with the actor to give her a house.

Michael Douglas has settled his lawsuit against Family Television Studios, Inc. and Paradigm Media Group, L.L.C., two Florida companies that he alleged improperly used his name and image to promote their own products and services. The sealed settlement was agreed to last month, and the case was formally closed June 27, according to federal court records.