David Perel Named Editorial Director of Bauer's In Touch and Life & Style...
Bauer Publishing announced Wednesday that it had hired former National Enquirer editor in chief David Perel as editorial director of In Touch and Life & Style magazine. He replaces Dan Wakeford,...
View Article‘Late Phases’ Star Nick Damici Debuts First Look, Gets Real on ‘Spoiled...
Nick Damici has become one of the leading names in genre filmmaking over the last five years, writing and starring in critical and fan favorites such as “Stake Land,” “We Are What We Are” and this...
View Article11 Best and Worst Moments From Blind Auditions Week 2 (Guest Blog)
It's Week 2 of the blind auditions, and there's a lot of ground to cover. Now let's hunker down by the fireside and talk my favorite (and least favorite) moments from this week's “The Voice” on NBC. 1....
View ArticleBrooke Burke-Charvet Signs on With ‘Melissa & Joey’ After ‘DWTS’ Departure
Apparently, Brooke Burke-Charvet isn't letting her split with “Dancing With the Stars” create any bad blood between herself and ABC. Former “DWTS” co-host Burke-Charvet, who parted ways with the dance...
View ArticleDisney Partners With the Black List to Find Undiscovered Writers
The Walt Disney Studios and The Black List are teaming to help find undiscovered writers with diverse perspectives for Disney's Feature Writers Program, the two groups said Wednesday. The Black List...
View ArticleNBC's ‘Growing Up Fisher’ Adopts a Guide-Dog Puppy
Brace yourself for the cutest story you will read all day. The cast and crew of NBC's new comedy, “Growing Up Fisher,” has adopted a puppy who will be paired with and trained to become a guide dog for...
View ArticleKickstarted Web Series ‘My Gimpy Life’ Kicks Off Season 2 (Video)
Fans of “My Gimpy Life” practically demanded a second season when hundreds banded together to donate nearly $60,000 on Kickstarter, and creator Teal Sherer has followed through on her promise to...
View ArticleTerry Gilliam's ‘The Zero Theorem’ Acquired by Amplify and Well Go USA
Amplify and Well Go USA Entertainment have acquired U.S. distribution rights to director Terry Gilliam's sci-fi movie “The Zero Theorem,” the two companies said Wednesday. A late summer rollout is...
View Article‘Saved by the Bell’ Alum Tiffani Thiessen to Host Cooking Channel Special
Cooking Channel invites you to be saved by the dinner bell with a new special starring Tiffani Thiessen airing Sunday, March 23 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The “Saved by the Bell” and “Beverly Hills,...
View ArticleThe Dalai Lama Tells Larry King That Same Sex Marriage Is ‘OK!’ (Video)
Larry King sat down with the Dalai Lama in a rare interview to air on Ora.tv's “Larry King Now” on March 10. The talk show icon pressed the Tibetan spiritual leader on his thoughts about gay rights....
View ArticleCeeLo Green Sings for New ‘Boxtrolls’ Trailer (Video)
Focus Features’ “The Boxtrolls” looks fantastic, and thanks to a CeeLo Green track in the newest trailer, it sounds great, too. The third preview (above) for the upcoming stop-motion animated film is...
View ArticleRussia Today Anchor Quits On Air: Network ‘Whitewashes the Actions of Putin’
An anchor for the American branch of state-run news network Russia Today quit on air Wednesday over disagreements with how the network characterized Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions....
View Article‘Son of God's’‘Too Sexy’ Jesus Signs On to CW Pilot ‘The Messengers’
Diogo Morgado steps into another mysterious role for The CW's apocalyptic drama pilot, “The Messengers.” The actor will play a role simply called “The Man” on the project from “Clash of the Titans”...
View ArticlePBS Wants You to Meet the Immigrants Who Clean Our Skyscrapers (Video)
PBS is offering up six independent short films today, about subjects ranging from immigrant skyscraper cleaners to the life of a hunk of wood. In a partnership with Independent Lens and POV, PBS.org is...
View ArticleFullscreen Hires Former Viacom, Demand Media Execs to Make More Money and Shows
Fullscreen, which operates one of the largest networks of YouTube channels in the world, has beefed up its executive suite with two hires, bringing aboard Ashley Kaplan to oversee programming and...
View Article‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon to Lead Oprah's MLK Miniseries for HBO
“The Wire” mastermind David Simon will lead HBO's Oprah Winfrey-produced miniseries about the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., a person familiar with the project told TheWrap. Simon is expected to write...
View ArticleBox Office: ‘Divergent’ First-Day Ticket Sales Top Original ‘Twilight,’...
Tuesday's first-day ticket sales for “Divergent,” the upcoming young adult sci-fi adventure film, outpaced those of the first “Twilight” movie, online broker Fandango reported Wednesday. Even though...
View ArticleTLC's ‘Little Couple’ Return Brings New Daughter and Record Ratings
TLC's “The Little Couple” earned series highs for both total viewers and ratings with Tuesday's return episode. It earned 3.9 million total viewers and a 3.0 rating with the network's target...
View ArticleCNN to Experiment With Don Lemon Show on Monday Nights
Don Lemon will get a new weekly half-hour show at 10 p.m. ET on CNN, starting March 10. “The Don Lemon Show” will take over the former time slot of “AC360 Later” and air tentatively for about five...
View ArticleSpinMedia Liquidates in Bid to Avoid Bankruptcy
SpinMedia has undergone yet another transformation, after entering a liquidation that will have the company operating under a slightly different name. According to papers obtained by TheWrap, SpinMedia...
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