• George Clooney to direct Edward R. Murrow movie

  March 24, 2005
  George Clooney is working on a movie about legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow, Daily Variety said Thursday.

• 'Buffy' sister Michelle Trachtenberg stars in hit 'Ice Princess'

  March 22, 2005
  "Ice Princess" star Michelle Trachtenberg says she tries to mix up her film and TV roles so she doesn't get typecast in Hollywood.
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  Lindsey Cardinale becomes the first 'American Idol 4' finalist to be eliminated

  March 17, 2005
  Fox's American Idol finals voted out the first of its twelve finalists during last night's results show, with Lindsey Cardinale, a 20-year-old from Ponchatoula, LA, being eliminated from the reality talent competition as a result of receiving the fewest audience votes.

• 'Sopranos' actress Edie Falco adopts baby boy

  March 16, 2005
  Actress Edie Falco has adopted a boy born last December, "The Insider" reported Wednesday.

• Kenneth Branagh planning new Shakespeare film

  March 15, 2005
  Kenneth Branagh will direct Kevin Kline and Bryce Dallas Howard in a film version of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" for HBO Films.
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  Ishe Smith eliminates Ahmed Kaddour in the third episode of NBC's 'The Contender'

  March 14, 2005
  The grudge match that everyone wanted to see in the third episode of NBC's reality-competition boxing show The Contender is over, but the complete domination of West boxers over East boxers continues unabated.

• Online oddsmakers list 'American Idol 4' men as favorites to win

  March 11, 2005
  Oddsmakers have tapped a New Jersey middle school teacher as the "American Idol" contender most likely to win the U.S. music competition.
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  Fox's 'American Idol 4' cuts four more, reveals its Top 12 finalists

  March 10, 2005
  Fox's American Idol 4 has revealed its Top 12 finalists, with Amanda Avila, Janay Castine, Nikko Smith and Travis Tucker being eliminated from the competition during the live broadcast of last evening's results show.

• 'Sex' star Sarah Jessica Parker signs new deal with HBO

  March 8, 2005
  Sarah Jessica Parker has signed a two-year contract to develop and produce shows for HBO, the cable channel announced Tuesday.
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  Peter Manfredo Jr. loses undefeated record in premiere of NBC's 'The Contender'

  March 8, 2005
  One of the real surprises when the cast for NBC's The Contender was announced was that Peter Manfredo, Jr., a promising middleweight with a 21-0 record who was ranked #3 in the world by the World Boxing Organization, had agreed to become one of the 16 contestants on the reality-competition boxing show. A bigger surprise, shown on the March 7 premiere episode of The Contender, was that Peter became the first contestant eliminated from the show, as he suffered his first pro defeat at the hands of Alfonso Gomez, Jr. (now 11-2-1 as a pro).

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