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BURBANK, California (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama was alternately somber and light-hearted in an unusual appearance on America's top-rated late-night variety show on Thursday, moving deftly from the economic crisis to the April arrival of a 'First Dog' in the White House.

'Michael Clayton' is a movie you can watch 20 times on cable and still spot an interesting nugget you missed during the first 19.

The early word on 'Sunshine Cleaning' is that it's a derivative indie/quirky in the 'Little Miss Sunshine' mode.

Film Reviews: Not since 'Snakes on a Plane' has a pic borne a title that so succinctly encapsulates its high concept as 'Lesbian Vampire Killers.' Trouble is, there little else that's remarkable about this agreeably goofy but surprisingly mild horror-comedy.

When will first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama get their promised pooch? President Barack Obama offered a time-table on Thursday's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno"! "This is Washington. That was a campaign promise," the president joked of his guarantee to get his daughters a dog once in the White House, according to the Associated Press. "No, I'm teasing. The dog will be there shortly," he clarified, mentioning that he'd likely deliver the pet after he returned to D.C. from a NATO meeting.

Tony Cohen, the chief executive of The X Factor producer FremantleMedia, has called on the government to consider a system of charging consumers as little as 5p to view TV shows on-demand.Cohen, revealing details of Fremantle Media's submission to the Digital Britain report, said there was a case to look beyond the current charging mechanisms for TV shows on-demand - which start from about 99p per show - and look 'afresh' at the potential of micropayments.It could be possible to charge from just 5p for TV catch-up TV shows - or even first run shows - as long as the payment system was extremely simple.'We need to maximise the value of our work, we need to look again at on-demand viewing and how to get extra money from pay-per-view,' said Cohen. 'Until now it has been a nice add-on confined to computers.'Cohen, speaking at the MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit, outlined three key points of FremantleMedia's submission to Lord Carter's Digital Britain review.The submission examined the

Harlem Globetrotters star Buckets Blakes was all over Boston yesterday, but he started his tour with an unusual audience - the Aquarium's harbor seals. Blakes got a little wet as he demonstrated the classic Globetrotters' spin and passed to the seals, one of which gave him a smooch. 'I had a teammate swim with the sharks,' he joked. 'I'd rather ...

Legit Reviews: Obstinacy is the defining characteristic of Yukio Mishima's defiantly static 'Madame de Sade,' which is less a play than a narrative poem.

A contestant on Poland's version of so you think you can dance got so excited that the judges put her through to the next round that she ran directly off the front of the stage. (It's not, as the video clip suggests, Russia's version of Idol; see the correction below.)Reality show contestants are often most amusing when they fall down--Michelle's spectacular fall on Survivor Fiji is one of that show's greatest moments--and this is ridiculously funny, at least until the crowd reacts and becomes immediately silent, and people rush to her side, as it's apparent she injured herself. But the way she just runs full-speed off the stage and disappears is pretty amazing.The video is finding its way online now, but I'm not sure when it aired, or what exactly is happening or how she's doing now. But even though there's an audience, it seems like this is during the auditions, since the contestant is wearing an number and gets excited about receiving a ticket.Correct: An earlier version of th

A contestant on Russia's version of Idol got so excited that the judges put her through to the next round that she ran directly off the front of the stage. Reality show contestants are often most amusing when they fall down--Michelle's spectacular fall on Survivor Fiji is one of that show's greatest moments--and this is ridiculously funny, at least until the crowd reacts and becomes immediately silent, and people rush to her side, as it's apparent she injured herself. But the way she just runs full-speed off the stage and disappears is pretty amazing.The video is finding its way online now, but I'm not sure when it aired on Narodniy Artist--the official name of Russia's version--or what exactly is happening or how she's doing. But even though there's an audience, it seems like this is during the auditions, since the contestant is wearing an number and gets excited about receiving a ticket.>> share, link to, or e.mail this story >> read the latest news about international Idols >>