Mark Zuckerberg’s Sister Uses Facebook to Announce Her ‘Rock of Ages’ Casting
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi Zuckerberg, has joined the cast of “Rock of Ages” on Broadway, the actress announced on — where else? — her Facebook page. “Friends, it’s official! I’m...
View ArticleJohn Travolta on ‘Adele Dazeem’ Oscar Flub: ‘I’ve Been Beating Myself Up’
John Travolta has apparently pulled it together enough to say something that won’t have the world scratching its head in confusion. Travolta, who famously flubbed the name of singer Idina Menzel while...
View ArticleRemembering John Candy 20 Years Later: 5 of the Actor’s Funniest Clips (Video)
Beloved Canadian comedic actor John Candy died 20 years ago today, well ahead of his time. Though just 43-years-old when he passed, the larger-than-life personality left behind an admirable...
View ArticleCNN’s Brian Stelter Tops Fox News’ Howard Kurtz in the Demo for First Time
“Reliable Sources” host Brian Stelter, who just joined CNN in December, has finally toppled Howard Kurtz’s “MediaBuzz” in the key 25-54 news demographic. On Sunday, Stelter’s show drew 193,000 viewers...
View Article10 Moments to Remember From a Long, Tough Awards Season
After six months of craziness, the 2013-2014 awards season is over. “12 Years a Slave” has come out on top, the way a lot of people suspected it would back in Telluride and Toronto. “Gravity” and...
View Article‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Trailer: Watch Optimus Prime Bitch-Slap a...
Transformers? Check. Explosions? Check. Optimus Prime bitch-slapping a Dinobot? Check and mate! Paramount rolled out the new trailer for “Transformers: Age of Extinction” Tuesday, teasing Michael Bay’s...
View ArticleWrapChat: The Great TV Spoiler Debate, Taking on Internet Trolls (Video)
In the age of social media and TV binge viewing, series like Netflix’s “House of Cards” has taken the longstanding, heated spoiler debate to even greater extremes. For example: “Wait, don’t talk about...
View ArticleTwitter’s Oscar Reach: 3.3 Billion Views
Tweets about the Oscars were viewed more than 3.3 billion times during a 24-hour period, Twitter said Tuesday. Twitter is eager to demonstrate its global reach to TV networks and advertisers, so...
View ArticleWatch: Fox’s Live ‘Cosmos’ Q&A With Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Seth MacFarlane...
“Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey” premieres Sunday at 9/8c on multiple U.S. Fox networks, including FOX and National Geographic Channel. Also read: ‘Cosmos’ Original Series Gets Nat Geo Marathon Prior to...
View ArticleViacom to Sell $1.5 Billion in Debt
Viacom is selling $1.5 billion of its debt, which it will use to repay outstanding debts and for other general corporate purposes. The people who buy this debt will be paid back over time, but do not...
View ArticleNewscasters Sing ‘Let It Go’ Instead of Doing Their Damn Jobs (Video)
Slow news day, huh, America? The newscasts of the nation are apparently being inundated with local news talent performing the song “Let It Go” from the film “Frozen” — which gained added prominence...
View Article‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special DVD Peek: Matt Smith Says Goodbye to Jenna...
Finally, Whovians, you can delete BBC’s “Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor” from your DVR. BBC Home Entertainment released the DVD and Blu-Ray disc sets on Tuesday, so you can relive Matt Smith’s...
View ArticleD’oh! Ellen DeGeneres’ Epic Oscar Selfie Gets ‘The Simpsons’ Treatment
The Simpsons paid tribute to Ellen DeGeneres’ most-retweeted photo of all time on Tuesday, recreating the group shot with the actors replaced by their yellow cartoon doppelgängers. “Oscar® Selfie: A...
View Article‘Cold in July’ Duo Nick Damici, Jim Mickle Developing ‘Stake Land,’‘Hap and...
Fresh off the success of their Sundance thriller “Cold in July,” director Jim Mickle and writer/actor Nick Damici are on the verge of teaming with author Joe Lansdale once again, this time for the...
View ArticleConan O’Brien Tapped to Host MTV Movie Awards
Conan O’Brien will be hosting the 2014 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, April 13 live from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The late night host announced the news on Tuesday’s “Conan”...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Tells Lindsay Lohan to ‘Cut the Bulls–t’ in First Look at OWN...
OWN premiered the first look at its new docu-series starring Lindsay Lohan during Tuesday’s episode of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and Have Nots.” Simply titled “Lindsay,” the show follows the troubled...
View Article‘Mr. Peabody and Sherman’ Review: Amusing Cartoon Might Delight Adults More...
“The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show,” Mr. Peabody and Sherman’s first home, was a cartoon for adults, and the new big-screen adaptation of their adventures is too. Solidly assembled if fundamentally...
View ArticleRatings: NBC Scores Strong Tuesday With ‘Voice,’‘About a Boy’
NBC topped Tuesday in ratings with a strong performance, winning five of the six half hours in the key demo. While CBS topped the night in viewers, nearly every non-NBC show was down or flat, with many...
View ArticleCameron Diaz Tries Really Hard to be Mean in First 'Annie' Remake Teaser (Video)
Cameron Diaz gave her fans the first look at her in costume as Miss Hannigan last year, and a new teaser for the first “Annie” trailer lets them see her in action. See video: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann,...
View ArticleAMC's Computer Drama ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ to Premiere in June
AMC's upcoming drama “Halt and Catch Fire,” about the rise of the PC era in the 1980s, will premiere June 1 at 10 p.m., the network said Wednesday. The series features “Pushing Daisies” alum Lee Pace,...
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