Vimeo Spending $10M to Convince Filmmakers to Sell Their Movies on Vimeo
Vimeo will spend $10 million on indie filmmakers who sell their movies with Vimeo on Demand, a service launched a year ago at South by Southwest, the company said Thursday. Filmmakers can sell movies...
View ArticleFCC Proposes New Limits on Broadcasters: If You Run It, You Own It
Local broadcasters would lose some major loopholes under a proposal revealed Thursday by Federal Communication Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, who wants to end the practice of stations banding...
View Article'60 Minutes’ Taps Bill Whitaker as Correspondent
“60 Minutes” has brought CBS News veteran Bill Whitaker aboard as a correspondent, executive producer and CBS News chairman Jeff Fager said Thursday. Whitaker, who is moving from Los Angeles to the New...
View Article‘Arsenio Hall Show’ Gets Big Ratings Boost From Prince
All Arsenio Hall wants is Prince's extra time… and maybe a ratings boost from the singer. The “Kiss” singer's appearance on Hall's late night show Wednesday night provided a ratings bonanza for the...
View Article‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Trailer: Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt...
It's been almost a decade, but Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller have finally delivered the first footage from “Sin City” sequel, “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.” And the town that audiences last saw on...
View Article‘Noah': Middle East Censors Block Release of Biblical Epic
Paramount's big-budget Bible epic “Noah” starring Russell Crowe won't be seen in the Middle East. Censors in Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have told the studio that they will not allow...
View ArticleFormer Time Inc. Chief Jack Griffin Named CEO of Tribune Publishing
Tribune Publishing announced Thursday that Jack Griffin had been named their new CEO. Griffin will helm the newspaper company on April 14, which will be spun off the Tribune company later this year....
View Article‘Community’ Sneak Peek: Jeff and Shirley Have an ‘Epic’ Social Showdown...
A social experiment goes awry on Thursday's new episode of NBC's “Community.” Dean Pelton (Jim Rash) brings two designers to Greendale to beta test their new social networking application. But, what...
View ArticleAndrew Garfield, Batkid Went to Disneyland After Oscars Snub
The Academy is fighting back after a report alleged that “Spider-Man” star Andrew Garfield angrily nixed a special segment with Miles Scott, the five-year-old cancer patient who charmed the nation this...
View Article‘Chicagoland’ Review: CNN's Docuseries Lacks Emotional Pull of Newark...
CNN's new eight-part docuseries “Chicagoland,” debuting Thursday, will be a lot more impressive if you've never seen “Brick City.” The filmmakers behind that masterful Sundance Channel series, Marc...
View Article‘Noah’ VFX Firm Loses a Bundle on Biblical Epic (Exclusive)
Darren Aronofsky's “Noah” is awash in water, and the complicated work required to bring the biblical flood to the big screen has left one special effects vendor scrambling to get out of a financial...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus and Katy Perry's Phony Feud Over Kiss Rolls On With Dirty Tongue...
Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus say they're friends, but that's not stopping them from taking fake digs at each other in the media — social or televised — following their viral concert kiss last month. (Big...
View ArticleTBS Sitcom ‘Ground Floor’ Gets Second Season
TBS has renewed sitcom “Ground Floor” for a 10 episode second season. The workplace comedy was one of four TBS series that ranked among basic cable's Top 10 original sitcoms of 2013 in the...
View ArticleWhy It Took Rob Minkoff So Long to Make ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’
Rob Minkoff never intended for there to be a 20 year gap between his last animated feature, “The Lion King,” and “Mr. Peabody & Sherman.” Then again, he never expected it would take more than a...
View ArticleAdam Lambert and Queen Announce North American Summer Tour
“American Idol” favorite Adam Lambert and classic rock fixture Queen are pairing up once again for a summer tour in North America. Lambert and Queen will kick off the 19-date tour in Chicago in June...
View ArticleMichael Fassbender Is a Crazy Musical Genius in Trailer for SXSW Comedy...
Two-time Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender takes a hilarious leap from his dramatic resume in the first trailer for “Frank,” a comedy about an eccentric musician who takes his act on the road to perform...
View Article‘This Is the End,’‘Now You See Me’ VFX Firm Closes Doors, 100 People Laid Off
Modus FX, a Canadian visual effects vendor that counts “Now You See Me” and “This is the End” among its credits, is shutting down after six years. Roughly 100 people have been let go, co-founder and...
View ArticleCW's Uncensored ‘Reign’ Sex Scenes Are ‘Appalling,’ Says PTC
The Parents Television Council is condemning The CW's choice to run an uncensored version of next week's episode of “Reign” online. The network's plan is to air the episode that adheres to broadcast...
View Article‘Grey's Anatomy’ to Bring Back Isaiah Washington
Isaiah Washington, who infamously parted ways with “Grey's Anatomy” after making homophobic remarks about co-star T.R. Knight, is coming back to the series. Washington will reprise his role as Dr....
View ArticleInsiders: Andrew Garfield Rewrote Batkid Oscars Speech, Thought Segment Was...
“Spider-Man” star Andrew Garfield's unease with the script for a planned Oscars segment with “Batkid” Miles Scott largely led to the cancellation of the appearance altogether, a person who observed...
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