• Dissident actors could sway outcome of SAG talks 7/23/2008, 10:01 p.m. CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 30 actors dissatisfied with stalled contract talks said Wednesday they have joined to campaign for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's board of directors, a move that could eventually break the stalemate with Hollywood studios.

• 50 Cent sues Taco Bell in NY over ad campaign 7/23/2008, 8:27 p.m. CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.

• Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album 7/23/2008, 8:13 p.m. CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing "Hey Porter."

• Bale attends 'Dark Knight' premiere in Spain 7/23/2008, 8:07 p.m. CDT
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced that his mother and sister had accused him of assault.

• Ferrell and Reilly step down with `Brothers' 7/23/2008, 7:36 p.m. CDT
(AP) — The title is "Step Brothers." You know, because there are two of them.

• Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife 7/23/2008, 7:19 p.m. CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife and is embarrassed by recent photos of him kissing a topless Sienna Miller in Italy.

• Waging the image campaign overseas 7/23/2008, 7:00 p.m. CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama has packed his overseas trip with presidential images: a helicopter ride over Iraq with the U.S. military commander; a visit to a Holocaust memorial; a meeting at Afghan President Hamid Karzai's palace.

• Bale attends 'Dark Knight' premiere in Spain 7/23/2008, 6:25 p.m. CDT
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced that his mother and sister had accused him of assault.

• 'Watchmen' video game will prequel film 7/23/2008, 5:57 p.m. CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Watchmen" is already getting a prequel — and the film's not out until next year.

• 2 eagles named by Miley, Billy Ray to be set free 7/23/2008, 5:54 p.m. CDT
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Two 14-week-old American bald eagles named by Disney star Miley Cyrus and her country singer father, Billy Ray Cyrus, will be released into the wild Thursday at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

• Ethan Hawke and wife welcome daughter Clementine 7/23/2008, 5:48 p.m. CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl.

• Comics, film and figurine fans flock to Comic-Con 7/23/2008, 5:47 p.m. CDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The most passionate Spider-Men, Storm Troopers, Harry Potters and other pop-culture fanatics are headed south for their annual pilgrimage. Comic-Con, the country's biggest comic-book convention, begins Thursday at the San Diego Convention Center.

• Forbes: Vince Vaughn is best value for the money 7/23/2008, 4:58 p.m. CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine.

• Broadway, soap opera star Larry Haines dies at 89 7/23/2008, 4:39 p.m. CDT
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Larry Haines, a two-time Daytime Emmy winner for his 35-year role on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow," has died. He was 89.

• Neil Young documents anti-war tour in film 7/23/2008, 4:11 p.m. CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended — more than one fan, in fact.

• Home Run Derby on ESPN is No. 1 on cable TV 7/23/2008, 3:59 p.m. CDT
(AP) — Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 14-20. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

• 'At the Movies' saves its aisle seat, for now 7/23/2008, 3:25 p.m. CDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Richard Roeper, fresh off announcing that he was leaving the balcony of "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper," may have put it best.

• `Step Brothers' Ferrell, Reilly reunite as duo 7/23/2008, 2:52 p.m. CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Hope and Bing Crosby might be on the road to nowhere if they tried to team up today the way they did in old Hollywood.

• Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona 7/23/2008, 2:44 p.m. CDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill.

• Correction: Mick Jones story 7/23/2008, 1:22 p.m. CDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a July 22 story about Foreigner's Mick Jones, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Foreigner's co-headlining tour with Bryan Adams stops Thursday. The bands have a concert Thursday, July 24, near San Antonio, Texas, before ending their combined tour Saturday in Dallas. Foreigner will continue on the road at least through late October.

• Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Winehouse 7/23/2008, 1:13 p.m. CDT
LONDON (AP) — Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress.

• Kid Rock gets probation in Waffle House fight 7/23/2008, 12:28 p.m. CDT
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Kid Rock has been sentenced to a year's probation and fined $1,000 for his role in a fight at a suburban Atlanta Waffle House last fall.

• NY judge upholds charge of stalking 'SNL' producer 7/23/2008, 11:56 a.m. CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A criminal court judge has upheld charges against a Long Island, New York, man accused of stalking "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels.

• Marvin Sapp song continues to break records 7/23/2008, 10:28 a.m. CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Marvin Sapp's single "Never Would Have Made It" is a record-breaking phenomenon far beyond the world of gospel.

• X-ray shows Picasso's 'Guernica' is not in danger 7/23/2008, 10:28 a.m. CDT
MADRID, Spain (AP) — "Guernica" depicts intense suffering but it's own health is not in danger.