Inside the Kevin Smith Biopic Being Made by Two Superfans In England
Two decades after Kevin Smith shook up the world of independent film with his scrappy first feature, “Clerks,” the New Jersey filmmaker will have his story told using the next wave of indie innovation....
View ArticleCinedigm Taps Universal to Handle Home Entertainment Distribution (Exclusive)
Cinedigm has reached a deal with Universal Pictures to outsource certain home entertainment distribution services to the larger studio, TheWrap has learned. Under the pact, Universal will handle...
View ArticleFood Network Renews Weekly Cooking Show ‘The Kitchen’ (Exclusive)
Food Network is serving up another season of its new weekly daytime cooking show, “The Kitchen.” It has ordered 13 new episodes of the culinary talker, which just premiered on the Food Network in...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Swears She’s Never Been Lonely – Despite Having Less Than 5...
Oprah Winfrey told Piers Morgan on Wednesday that she spends “more time alone than anybody would even imagine,” but don’t mistake that admission for a sign of loneliness. The television personality,...
View ArticleRatings: CBS’‘Criminal Minds’ Out-Draws 9 p.m. ‘American Idol’ Hour For First...
While NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage once again proved victorious, CBS hit a milestone of its own on Wednesday: In the 9 p.m. hour, “Criminal Minds” brought in more viewers than “American Idol” for the...
View ArticleMatthew McConaughey Coerced Into Mock Oscar Speech on Kimmel; Outs Woody...
The Oscars are less than two weeks away, and Jimmy Kimmel can’t keep the thought of Matthew McConaughey winning Best Actor for his performance in “Dallas Buyers Club” off of his mind, and even made the...
View ArticleChristoph Waltz Booked as Oscar Presenter, Completing the Set
Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz will be a presenter at this year’s Academy Awards, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced on Thursday. Following the previous announcements that Daniel...
View ArticleNina Tassler Promoted to Chairman of CBS Entertainment, Staying Through 2017
Nina Tassler has been promoted to chairman of CBS Entertainment, signing a new agreement that will keep her with the company through 2017, CBS Corporation president and CEO Leslie Moonves said...
View Article’3 Days To Kill’ Review: Kevin Costner Thriller Is Ambitious Disaster Trying...
Saying that “3 Days to Kill” comes “from the director of ‘This Means War’” might feel like a dig on McG, whose previous film scored only $54 million domestically. But it’s actually an apt selling...
View Article‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′: Dane DeHaan’s Crazy Green Goblin Strikes (Photo)
Spider-Man fans have already caught the first glimpse of Dane DeHaan’s Green Goblin in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” but the villain is crystal clear in a new still from the upcoming superhero movie. The...
View Article‘Pompeii’ Reviews: Critics Torch Paul W.S. Anderson’s Latest Opus
Critics are bubbling over like Vesuvius with put-downs of the (unintentionally?) campy new action film “Pompeii.” So far the latest from critical punching-bag Paul W.S. Anderson (director of such never...
View ArticleJerry O’Connell Admits On “The View” He Was Scared Of Shia LaBeouf
On ABC’s “The View” Thursday, actor Jerry O’Connell acknowledged that he was terrified that Shia LaBeouf would confront him over his #IAmNotSorry” parody art installation. After acknowledging that...
View ArticleTina Fey to Star in, Produce ‘The Taliban Shuffle’ for Paramount (Exclusive)
Fresh off another rousing success co-hosting the Golden Globes, Tina Fey is attached to star in and produce “The Taliban Shuffle” for Paramount Pictures. The studio had no comment. Fey will produce...
View ArticleKevin Spacey, Spike TV Developing Series About Donald Trump-Steve Wynn Battle
Donald Trump and Steve Wynn’s battle over the future of Atlantic City could be coming to the small screen. Spike TV is developing a special-event series based on the book “The War at the Shore” by...
View ArticleOliver Stone Goes After Steven Spielberg on Dan Rather’s ‘The Big Interview’...
The second season of Dan Rather’s “The Big Interview” starts with a bang: Oliver Stone firing shots at fellow director Steven Spielberg. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind “Platoon” kicks off...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Television Launches Directors’ Workshop
Warner Bros. Television is launching its first-ever directors’ workshop, which will run a three-month session from May 31 to Aug. 23. The workshop, which is now accepting submissions for its class of...
View ArticleOddLot Entertainment Closes $50 Million Credit Facility
OddLot Entertainment closed a $50 million revolving credit facility with J.P. Morgan and Comerica, the company said Thursday. OddLot will use the money – which could eventually go as high as $150...
View Article‘Supernatural’ Spinoff Casts ‘Skins,’‘Vampire Diaries’ Actors
The CW’s spinoff “Supernatural: Tribes” has filled its first two roles, casting “Skins” actor Lucien Laviscount and “The Vampire Diaries” actor Nathaniel Buzolic as series regulars. The spinoff is...
View ArticleOscars Dilemma: Is It OK to Joke About Slavery?
British comic Stephen Fry has become the latest to learn a tricky lesson from this year’s awards season: Make jokes about “12 Years a Slave” at your own peril. Hosting the British Academy Film Awards...
View Article‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ Movie Gets 2015 Release Date
The upcoming “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” movie, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Henry Cavill, will be released on Jan. 16, 2015 — Martin Luther King Holiday weekend — Warner Bros. said Thursday....
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