Visual effects company Pixel Magic to open new Louisiana studio, create 40 jobs over 3 years

October 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood movie bosses have scrapped plans for a $300-million extension at the studio where the James Bond films are shot after they were denied permission to build on protected rural land. Executives at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire, Britain applied to authorities to create a new 100-acre set on an unurbanised area, known as a greenbelt, close to its current location, reports gossip.ie.

October 23rd, 2009 Movie bosses have scrapped plans for a $300 million (£200 million) extension at the studio where the BOND films are shot - after they were denied permission to build on protected rural land. Executives at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire, England applied to local authorities to create a new 100-acre set on an unurbanised area - known in the U.K.

October 17th, 2009 more images**Exclusive** Magic Johnson out for breakfast at Toast in Hollywood.

October 11th, 2009 more imagesBrayden Pierce and Guest 2009 World Magic awards held at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica.

September 24th, 2009 NY Clinton meeting focuses on economy, KatrinaNEW YORK — Education, jobs and the rebuilding of New Orleans are up for discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative — which features royalty of the real and Hollywood variety. Actor Brad Pitt is scheduled to speak Thursday evening, making a progress report on the efforts in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Pinewood Shepperton, the studio home of the cinematic James Bond series, is considering a move to the Far East, say reports. According to the Telegraph, the studios group behind a raft of blockbusters including Harry Potter franchise is considering creating a production site in the Far East.

September 2nd, 2009 Michaela Moryskova Primp Clothing celebrates Post Magic Bash at Blush Doutique Nightclub inside WYNN Resort Casino.. more images

August 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Brad Pitt isn't joining the cast of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. The Daily Mirror had earlier reported that Pitt is set to arrive in London this week to begin filming scenes as Holmes' nemesis Moriarty.

August 14th, 2009 NEVADA - India's Oscar winner A. R. Rahman is developing studios in Los Angeles (USA) and London (UK), according to reports.

August 13th, 2009 MEGADETH frontman DAVE MUSTAINE is planning to open up the band's California recording studio to under-privileged kids - to teach them about rock 'n' roll. The rockers own a building in San Diego, California which has housed all their recording equipment over the last few years.

June 26th, 2009 Michael Jackson, King of Pop, reigned in TV landNEW YORK — Michael Jackson is forever linked with music, but the King of Pop reigned in a visual world, where TV could never take its eyes off him. He changed the visual medium during his long, if abruptly cut short, career.

June 26th, 2009 Giant alien robots start life as sketchesLOS ANGELES — Giant alien robots don't actually exist. So the dozens featured in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" had to be built from the ground up.

June 18th, 2009 Special effects outsourcing grows in IndiaMUMBAI, India — Outsourcing to India, long dominated by software engineering and back-office work, is expanding in new terrain: special effects for movies. India's rise comes at a difficult time for U.S.

May 4th, 2009 Norman Rockwell's reinstalled studio opensSTOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Norman Rockwell Museum has taken the artist's studio back in time to 1960.

May 4th, 2009 Leak doesn't keep fans away from 'Wolverine'LOS ANGELES — Not even pirates can stop Wolverine. Audiences weren't deterred from watching "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" on the big screen despite a full-length version of the superhero prequel clawing its way online last month.