I'm at a bar one evening and I overhear the man next to me complaining to the bartender about his job. <em>&quot;All day,&quot;</em> he says, <em>&quot;I work in the circus shoveling elephant shit. And then I come home tired and wanting a little lovin' but my wife won't touch me, says I smell. And the pay sucks.&quot;</em> &quot;Why don't you quit?&quot; I asked. <em>&quot;What!?&quot; </em>he shouts. <em>&quot;And leave show business?&quot;</em>http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 07 Oct 2008 6:56:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39225/spielberg-paramount-split-dreamworks-projects.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIt may be one of the most amicable Hollywood divorces in history. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks announced a division of 200 movie projects in development as golden-touch producer Steven Spielberg leaves to launch a new company, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The unexpectedly easy split comes in defiance of Hollywood experts who had predicted years of litigation. The two companies will even remain partners on up to 40 projects.http://www.newser.com/story/39225/spielberg-paramount-split-dreamworks-projects.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 05 Oct 2008 23:53:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39198/chihuahua-marks-box-office-territory.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBeverly Hills Chihuahua hotdogged to the top of the box office heap for a $29 million treat this weekend, Variety reports. Bill Maher's Religulous doc banked a surprising $3.5 million on only 502 screens, while bigger flicks rounded out the top five:  Eagle Eye took second with $17.7 million, followed by Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist with $12 million, Nights in Rodanthe with $7.3 million, and Appaloosa with $5 million.http://www.newser.com/story/39198/chihuahua-marks-box-office-territory.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 05 Oct 2008 15:58:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38616/locklear-nabbed-for-socal-dui.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCalifornia cops arrested Heather Locklear yesterday for driving under the influence of something—they're just not sure what, TMZ reports. No booze was involved and Locklear was released without bail, say police in Santa Barbara, Calif., who are still conducting drug tests. Her custody battle with ex-hubbie Richie Sambora may get intoxicating: He pleaded no contest to DUI earlier this year, with his daughter in the car.http://www.newser.com/story/38616/locklear-nabbed-for-socal-dui.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 28 Sep 2008 15:56:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38348/spike-refights-wwii-and-other-directors.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSpike Lee hopes to set the record straight about the African American presence in WWII—but he also hopes to tell a good story. His new film, Miracle at St. Anna, tells the fictional tale of Buffalo Soldiers trapped in a Tuscan town, in his own inimitable style. "I made the decision that everyone speak their native language," he says of the dialogue. "This film is about barriers, language, culture, all that stuff. "http://www.newser.com/story/38348/spike-refights-wwii-and-other-directors.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 25 Sep 2008 16:32:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38346/vintage-stars-got-big-bucks-to-smoke.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAlmost all of Hollywood's big names from the '30s, '40s, and '50s were on the payroll of tobacco companies, the BBC reports. Documents released as part of anti-smoking lawsuits reveal that stars like Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and Joan Crawford got up to $10,000 each from Lucky Strike in 1937—equivalent to $150,000 per head in today's money.http://www.newser.com/story/38346/vintage-stars-got-big-bucks-to-smoke.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 25 Sep 2008 1:40:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38034/cables-mad-men-adams-sweep-emmys.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCable shows trumped network TV in last night’s 60th annual Emmy Awards as HBO’s John Adams grabbed 13 awards, a record for a miniseries, the Los Angeles Times reports. AMC’s Mad Men , which led in nominations, took home six trophies, including one for best drama. Glenn Close won best actress in a drama for FX’s Damages , while Bryan Cranston of AMC’s Breaking Bad took a surprise best actor in a drama.http://www.newser.com/story/38034/cables-mad-men-adams-sweep-emmys.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 22 Sep 2008 2:52:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37780/wall-streets-falling-stars-burn-hollywood.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhen Steven Spielberg is feeling a budget pinch, you know the financial crisis is bad. His hunt for financing on a new studio deal gets tougher with each day of bad news from Wall Street, Time reports. With credit as tough to come by in Hollywood as everywhere else, many studios are “making a conscious decision to slow it down,” one exec says.http://www.newser.com/story/37780/wall-streets-falling-stars-burn-hollywood.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 18 Sep 2008 12:53:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37601/poehler-plans-early-snl-exit.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAmy Poehler will make her exit from Saturday Night Live earlier than planned, E! News reports. The Emmy-nominated actress, who is expecting her first child with husband Will Arnett, won’t return to the show after her maternity leave, which starts in a few weeks. Instead she’ll start work on her new, untitled show from the producers of The Office . Poehler, 37, joined SNL in 2001 and quickly became a favorite.http://www.newser.com/story/37601/poehler-plans-early-snl-exit.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 16 Sep 2008 19:52:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37262/hollywoods-righties-see-star-quality-in-palin.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMuch of Hollywood may lean leftward, but Sarah Palin has the conservatives in town dreaming of capitalizing on the Alaska governor’s overnight popularity, Reuters reports. Palin’s “the kind of candidate that is made for Hollywood,” says MGM chief Harry Sloan, a vocal Republican. “She’s certainly got star appeal.” Sloan added that he might hold a fundraiser for the vice-presidential candidate.http://www.newser.com/story/37262/hollywoods-righties-see-star-quality-in-palin.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 12 Sep 2008 7:46:04 CDT