ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

TV/ "LOST" WILL END FOR GOOD: When ABC's drama "Lost" ends in May, it will definitively end. Don't look for any sequels or spinoffs. The show's producers said yesterday they've had the final image of the mythologically dense series in mind since the first season, although Carlton Cuse said the last episode hasn't been written yet. It will air sometime in May. Cuse and Damon Lindelof were giving away few secrets to the show's rabid fans at a news conference. But they said the show's 6th and final season will hearken back to its 1st season in 2004. A secret they did reveal: actress Cynthia Watros, who played the character Libby before being killed off in the 2nd season, will return this year.

 

 

 

 

FILM/ JAMES BOND GOES 3D: The next installment in the British James Bond spy movie franchise, which stars Daniel Craig as 007, has been delayed because bosses reportedly want the movie to utilize new 3D technology. A media report from Hollywood said: "The 23rd Bond movie has been put back a few months and that has given them the time to prepare to film it in 3D. Everyone involved in the project is really excited because it will take the franchise in a new direction." The as yet untitled project had already been delayed due to issues surrounding the impending sale of MGM Studios. Sam Mendes, who won an Oscar for his debut feature "American Beauty," is also reportedly set to direct the film. More information on the film, including start date and casting, is expected this Spring.

MEDIA/ SAY GOODBYE TO THE BEAVER: Canada's 2nd oldest magazine, The Beaver, is changing its name after 90 years because the title is too often censored by online porn filters, preventing it from reaching new online readers. The Winnipeg-based magazine was launched in 1920 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company and the fur trade that led to the early exploration of Canada. But in modern times, the term "beaver" has become slang for women's genitals. "The Beaver was an impediment online," said the publisher. "Several readers asked us to change the title because their spam filters at home or at work were blocking it," she said. "Nearly a century ago, it probably seemed the perfect name for a magazine about the fur trade and Canada's north-west frontier. There was only one interpretation for the word then. But you're likely to find a lot of porn sites now if you search for the title of our history magazine online," she said. The magazine that chronicles Canada's past will publish its last issue under the old banner in February/March. Thereafter, it will be known under the less evocative name of Canada's History.