For students looking to break into difficult fields, internships have traditionally been the go-to option, even if they are unpaid. But the future of unpaid internships is uncertain after a federal judge in New York ruled this week that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated minimum wage and overtime laws by not paying interns who worked on the production of the 2010 movie Black Swan.

The plot is as trite as a made-for-TV movie: A teenager goes to Hollywood, openly professes Christ, and acts in over-the-top family-friendly sitcoms. Soon money and fame roll in with record and movie deals. His face decorates the backpacks of 12-year-olds. Then like clockwork he outgrows his fans and wants to prove himself as an artist. He takes on risqué roles, gets involved in the party scene, and gets arrested. Parents are crushed and ban their kids from following him.

Which leads to the question: Can Christians make it in the entertainment industry?

Los Angeles is the capital of the movie industry, attracting a steady stream of both tourists and would-be stars. But the city’s lesser known title is capital of the pornography business.

Most pornographic activity goes unchecked, although in January a federal court in Los Angeles sentenced “shock artist” Ira Isaacs to four years in prison for distributing obscene films depicting adults engaged in bestiality and scatology.

Annette Funicello, America’s favorite Mouseketeer in the 1950s and the star of the 1960s “beach party” films, died Monday of complications from multiple sclerosis, the Walt Disney Co. said. She was 70.

Walt Disney discovered Funicello at a dance recital when she was 12, and she became famous on The Mickey Mouse Club, which featured stories, songs, and dance. She always wore the children’s uniform of mouse ears, a pleated skirt, and a sweater emblazoned with her name.

With a skit posted on the Funny or Die website on March 25, Jim Carrey became the latest celebrity to take aim at the National Rifle Association (NRA) and show his support for stricter gun legislation.

AUSTIN, Texas—For all its music and movie coolness and indie roots, South by Southwest is in some ways not that different from the convention of Mary Kay Cosmetics that will fill Austin’s convention center later this month. In other words, it’s all about networking and selling.