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	Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010
		Regional news U2 to play first Russia show 'Color' hopes for clean success Exhibit traces Jimi Hendrix's London years	Sponsored by:

ADVERTISEMENT REVIEWS Womb -- Film Review Bit of a stretch for Oedipus Rex in a wishy-washy tale about human cloning. The Fantastic Water Babes -- Film Review A frivolous but endearing romantic fantasy. The Human Resources Manager -- Film Review Fine mix of comedy and drama as a personnel officer is charged with seeing that an employee's body makes it to her far off home. More Reviews		TOP STORIES Toronto fest announces more star power TORONTO -- Toronto's upcoming movie marathon could well empty Hollywood for all the star talent due on this city's red carpets in September. Uproar over Simon Cowell's 'X Factor' LONDON -- Under fire for using Auto-Tune technology and dubbed "freakshow" television by a whopping third of those surveyed, the latest series of "X-Factor" in Britain still looks like it is laughing all the way to the bank. Seven unfinished films to screen at San Seb MADRID -- Seven unfinished films from Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and Chile will screen at the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival in the Films in Progress sidebar, competing for post-production financing and a foothold in the international film festival circuit. World page Home page FILM 'La Commedia' nabs Venice slot LONDON -- Israeli-born underground New York filmmaker Amos Poe's new movie "La Commedia" has secured an Out Of Competition midnight slot at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, organizers said Tuesday. Tokyo Project Gathering expands to 28 TOKYO -- Co-production forum Tokyo Project Gathering has announced a bigger line-up for this year’s event, which runs alongside during the Tokyo International Film Festival. Artistic director leaves Edinburgh film fest LONDON -- Hannah McGill, the Edinburgh International Film Festival artistic director of four years, is leaving to pursue other interests. NZ comedy 'Boy' voted MIFF favorite SYDNEY -- Taika Waititi’s record-breaking New Zealand comedy “Boy” is making an impact on this side of the Tasman Sea, with Melbourne International Film Festival audiences voting it their favorite film of the 2010 fest, organizers said Tuesday. A minute with Kajol MUMBAI -- Kajol hates interviews and she says as much -- she usually has nothing to say and no controversies to talk about. Film page TV CTV management reorganization continues TORONTO -- Adam Ashton, the marketing whiz behind Canadian broadcaster CTV's recent coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games has been promoted to oversee coverage of the upcoming 2012 Summer Games multi-platform coverage from London, England. G4 orders 'Hurt Locker'-inspired reality show G4 has ordered a high-stakes reality show that follows a bomb-disposal squad in Afghanistan. Television page INTERNATIONAL BOXOFFICE Boxoffice charts France Germany Japan Spain United Kingdom		U2 TO PLAY FIRST RUSSIA SHOW: Russia's rock-music-loving president hosted U2 frontman, Bono at his resplendent residence near the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday, and praised him for writing music "that unites generations." (Getty) Q&A: Aamir Khan The Bollywood actor-producer on branching out, resisting Hollywood and how U.S. studios can succeed in India. Hollywood's economic woes no match for nation's COMMENTARY: Watching the market take another dive and Washington politicos confess that things were bleaker than they thought is a scary omen. Will rookies dominate the Emmys? AWARDS WATCH: Momentum building for TV's fresh faces. FINANCE Is it time for Yahoo to Hulu? NEW YORK -- Just as Yahoo weighs Wall Street advice to buy a significant stake in online video site Hulu, SNL Kagan reported the first-ever subscriber decline for the U.S. TV multichannel industry. Finance page

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