The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of The Screen

On the TV ‘screen’, the head of PBS is “extremely disappointed” by Mitt Romney’s suggestion that the federal government would slash federal funding for the programming service under his administration. [WaPo]

Warner Brothers has shuttered Warner Premier — it’s direct-to-video publishing arm — citing shifting business models and priorities. [THR]

Dale Olson, one of Hollywood’s most iconic publicists, died this week. He represented the likes of Rock Hudson, Shirley MacLaine, Steven Speilberg, Gene Kelly, and Joan Crawford. [NYTimes]

Movie etiquette changing? Some theaters are now welcoming heckling and cell phones and more. [Chicago Daily Herald]

Actor-turned Governor-turned actor again Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his first appearance in a film since leaving office in ‘The Expendables 2’, opening this weekend. [NYPost]