Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars Pizza Party Sparks Sales Surge for Big Mama’s & Papa’s
Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres’ decision to serve pizza to her famous audience members on Sunday night was, not surprisingly, a boon to the pizzeria she ordered from – causing a spike in the mid...
View ArticleForeign Oscar Winner ‘The Great Beauty’ Plans Expansion
“The Great Beauty” on Sunday became the first Italian movie to win the Best Foreign Language Oscar since Robert Benigni’s “Life is Beautiful” captured the prize 15 years ago. That one was a commercial...
View ArticleMSNBCs’‘Ronan Farrow Daily’ and ‘Reid Report’ Suffer Low-Rated Premiere Week
It was a rocky first week for MSNBC’s two new shows. “Ronan Farrow Daily” and Joy Reid’s “The Reid Report” both turned in first-week ratings well below their respective timeslots in 2013. Also read:...
View ArticleDisney & DISH Settle Legal Issues Over Hopper, Primetime Anytime With Big Deal
The Walt Disney Company and DISH Network have put away their grievances in what it’s calling a “long-term, wide-ranging” deal. In an announcement Monday, the companies said that they have dropped all...
View ArticleFox Moving ‘Rake’ to Fridays, Thursday’s ‘Idol’ Results Show to 9 P.M.
Fox has shaken up its schedule, moving its freshman drama “Rake” to Friday nights at 8 p.m. starting March 14, while shifting the Thursday night results shows of “American Idol” to 9 p.m. starting...
View ArticleChristiane Amanpour Snaps At Wolf Blitzer Over CNN Ukraine Coverage
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and Wolf Blitzer got into a heated on-air sparring match Monday over a controversial quote by the Russian Ambassador to the U.N. Security Council, who called pro-European...
View ArticleWriters Guild, Studios and Networks Head Back to Negotiations
The Writers Guild of America and the major studios and networks head back to the bargaining table Tuesday, after are taking a two-week break from the negotiations. The guild and the Alliance of Motion...
View ArticleRatings: Fox’s ‘Almost Human’ Finale Hits New Low
Fox’s season finale of freshman drama “Almost Human” hit a new ratings low on Monday, as NBC topped the night with the “The Voice” and “Blacklist.” NBC was first in ratings with a 3.9 rating/11 share...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon and Tina Fey Hilariously Trade Lips and Imitate Each Other (Video)
Tina Fey performed a hysterical “Lip Flip” routine with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” Monday where they superimposed lips over each other’s faces. Fey and Fallon played off each other’s reactions...
View ArticleAnna Kendrick, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jessica Biel Among Stars Who...
Ever since John Travolta butchered Idina Menzel’s name while introducing her at the Oscars on Sunday, people who watched the epic fail have been clamoring to find out how the “Grease” star would mangle...
View ArticleUSA Orders Drama Series From ‘Suits,’‘Nip/Tuck’ Producer Sean Jablonski
USA Network has ordered its untitled pilot from “Suits” and “Nip/Tuck” executive producer Sean Jablonski to series. Its 10-episode first season is slated to premiere this summmer. “The Glades” actor...
View ArticleRob Ford Was ‘A Little Upset’ After Volunteering to be Roasted By Jimmy Kimmel
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may have been laughing while Jimmy Kimmel roasted him in Los Angeles on Monday night, but he was reportedly “a little upset” after walking off stage. “He’s a little upset,”...
View ArticleTribeca Film Fest Competitions To Open With Teen Drama, Fashion Documentary
The obsessive teen-love drama “Gabriel,” the fashion-world documentary “Dior and I” and the dark comedy “Summer of Blood” will have their world premieres at thie year’s Tribeca Film Festival, TFF...
View Article‘Trophy Wife’ Producer and ‘Bachelor’ Super Fan Explains How Guest Star Chris...
ABC’s “Trophy Wife,” about a young third wife trying to prove herself to her husband’s mixed family and their community, taps its rich Disney-ABC connections by featuring nods to “Aladdin,” “The...
View ArticleShowtime’s David Nevins Gets Promoted, Signs On Through 2018
David Nevins has been promoted to the newly-created role of President of Showtime Networks Inc., and has signed a new deal with the company through 2018. Nevins joined Showtime in 2010 as president of...
View Article‘Batman’ Prequel ‘Gotham’ Finds Its Bruce Wayne in ‘Touch’ Star David Mazouz
“Gotham” criminals beware: the Fox drama has cast the young man who will one day take you down. David Mazouz has been cast as the preteen Bruce Wayne, who has been sentenced to a solitary life after...
View Article‘Cosmos’ Original Series Gets Nat Geo Marathon Prior to Reboot Premiere
Get ready for billions and billions — or at least a whole lot — of episodes of “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.” The National Geographic channel will air a two-day marathon of the original “Cosmos” series...
View ArticleAnimal Planet Renews ‘Pit Bulls and Parolees’ for Season 6
Animal Planet is doggedly determined to carry on with “Pit Bulls and Parolees.” The network has given a sixth season to the series, which will premiere later this year, Animal Planet said Tuesday. Also...
View ArticleHip-Hop Producer Timbaland Joins Lee Daniels’‘Empire’ as Songwriter, Song...
Timbaland has joined Fox’s drama pilot, “Empire,” as a songwriter and song producer. “Empire” – written by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and directed by Daniels – is a family drama set in the world of...
View ArticleLiza Minnelli Says Ellen’s Oscar Joke Went ‘Astray’ (Video)
Surprisingly, Liza Minnelli wasn’t thrilled to be referred to as a man during the Oscars on Sunday night. Minnelli, who was jokingly referred to as “sir” during host Ellen DeGeneres’ opening monologue,...
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