NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- John Goodman and David Strathairn have signed on to co-star in a new Broadway production of "Waiting for Godot," the Roundabout Theatre Company said.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor James Franco reportedly is set to play iconic Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the bio-picture "Howl."

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Edgar Ramirez is playing a super killer in the newest installment of "The Bourne Identity" series, "The Bourne Ultimatum."

WOODSTOCK, N.Y., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A standing-room-only crowd attended a series of short films opening the independent Woodstock Film Festival in the New York Catskills artists' colony.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Actor Dylan McDermott and the stage star known only as Portia opened in in "The Treatment" Tuesday to kick off New York's annual Impact Festival.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" received eight nominations for the 78th annual Academy Awards announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday morning.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Actress Felicity Huffman led the field with three Screen Actors Guild nominations Thursday for "Desperate Housewives" and "Transamerica."

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Noah Baumbach's "The Squid and the Whale" led the field with six nominations for the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards, announced Tuesday in Los Angeles. "The Squid and the Whale" will compete for best film against "Brokeback Mountain," "Capote," "Good Night

VENICE, Italy, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- "Brokeback Mountain" -- director Ang Lee's movie about gay cowboys -- took the top prize, the Golden Lion, at the conclusion of the Venice Film Festival.