- Ron Silver Dies at 62. The man who won a Tony for being Ari Gold-esque in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" before there was Ari Gold (and before mercury poisoning had truncating anyone's Broadway run) lost his long battle with esophageal cancer this Sunday morning. Silver also played the role of strategist to President Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing," a role that earned him an Emmy nomination, and was personally renowned for his post-9/11 switch to the Republican Party. [Wall Street Journal]
- Lohan Back to Court Soon, Police Say. Actress/professional party-goer Lindsay Lohan is due in court after a warrant for her arrest was issued over the weekend. The exact details aren't being released, but police say it is in connection with her 2007 DUI, for which she has already served nominal jail time. The warrant carries a bail of $50,000. [ABC News]
- 'Watchmen' Unseated From Brief No. 1 Reign. Finally, the slide -- after the first two months of the year showed domestic box office revenues and movie admissions up 13 and 9 percent over last year, respectively, this weekend was a 17 percent drop in the haul compared to the same weekend in 2008. "Race to Witch Mountain," a Disney remake starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, managed to topple "Watchmen" after its short-lived stint as the top flick. It is the second-best opening in Johnson's career, after 2002's "The Scorpion King." [Variety]
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