‘Need for Speed’ Opens to Solid $1.1M Thursday Night
“Need for Speed” grossed $1.1 million Thursday night, a solid start for Disney and DreamWorks’ video game adaptation starring Aaron Paul. There are a lot of male-skewed action movies in theaters at the...
View ArticleJonah Hill, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Levine's Mothers Share Childhood Tales in...
It turns out Jonah Hill's mischievous behavior seen in the high school comedy “Superbad” was largely based on his real life exploits. A new White House video posted Friday features the mothers of Hill,...
View ArticleStevie Nicks, Toby Keith Join ACM Awards Performers’ Roster
The Academy of Country Music Awards will have a little bit of gypsy in them this year. Fleetwood Mac songbird Stevie Nicks has signed on to perform at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, which...
View ArticleJimi Hendrix Honored With U.S. Postal Stamp
‘Scuse me while I lick this guy? The U.S. Postal Service has issued a Forever stamp in honor of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, which went onsale Thursday and was dedicated at the SXSW Outdoor Stage...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Endows Three Chairs in USC's School of Cinematic Arts
George Lucas returned to the USC campus and the building that bears his name on Thursday to honor three filmmakers and teachers with chair endowments in the School of Cinematic Arts. Bruce Block,...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Will Pay You $1 Billion to Pick a Perfect NCAA Bracket, Swears...
Warren Buffett and Dan Gilbert will pay you a billion dollars to pick a perfect March Madness bracket — good thing they are the second and 408th richest people in the country, respectively. The odds of...
View ArticleTNT Reveals Summer Slate of 10 Original Series
TNT unveiled its summer slate on Friday, announcing that it would air 10 original series — which, the network claims, is a record for basic cable. In addition to returning series “Rizzoli & Isles,”...
View Article‘Banshee’ Boss Greg Yaitanes on Nudity, Violence and Fiscal Responsibility
No one's forcing Greg Yaitanes to include all that sex and violence in “Banshee.” The drama about a thief posing as the sheriff of Banshee, Pa., is Cinemax's top-rated show, and has helped it rebrand...
View ArticleSony Layoffs Coming Next Week
Sony will lay off employees in its entertainment group next week, according to individuals familiar with the studio's plans. It remains unclear how many people will lose their jobs, but that will also...
View Article‘Veronica Mars’ Reviews Agree It Is Kickstarter Money Well Spent
It took seven years and a Kickstarter campaign for creator Rob Thomas to get his wise-cracking, amateur sleuth “Veronica Mars” on the big screen, and fortunately for fans interested in seeing what...
View ArticleDenis Leary's FX Rock ‘n’ Roll Pilot Casts Robert Kelly, Elizabeth Gillies
Denis Leary's upcoming FX pilot “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” has added “NYC 22″ actor Robert Kelly and “Victorious” vet Elizabeth Gillies to its cast, which already included Leary and “Northern...
View ArticlePaul Feig to Produce Movie Musical for 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox has acquired a pitch for a new musical that will be produced by Paul Feig's Feigco Entertainment banner. Details of the pitch, which hails from Yana Gorskaya and Maia Rossini, are...
View ArticleCan ‘Veronica Mars’ Convince Mainstream Hollywood to Embrace Crowdfunding?
“Veronica Mars” will be the greatest test yet of Hollywood's uneasy relationship with crowdfunding. Few established filmmakers had experimented with Kickstarter when Rob Thomas, creator of the...
View ArticleWatch Cam Gigandet From the First ‘Twilight’ Turn His Penis Into a Real...
We have a new leader in the Best Post-”Twilight” Career Decision sweepstakes. Sure, Kristen Stewart was in a blockbuster as Snow White and is doing some indie stuff, and Robert Pattinson worked with...
View Article‘Veronica Mars’ in Theaters, Here are 7 Other Celebrities Who Want Your Money...
There had been other celebrity-driven Kickstarter campaigns, but it was the wild, $5.2 million success of Kristen Bell and Rob Thomas’ drive for a “Veronica Mars” movie adaptation that really clued in...
View ArticleJane Levy, Justin Chatwin, Peter Stormare to Star in ‘Bang Bang Baby’...
Jane Levy (“Suburgatory”), Justin Chatwin (“Shameless”) and Peter Stormare (“Fargo”) will star in director Jeffrey St. Jules’ indie movie “Bang Bang Baby” for Scythia Films and JoBro Productions,...
View ArticleBravo's Andy Cohen Wants to Know Shaq's Penis Size: Will He Plead the Fifth?...
Over the years, Shaquille O'Neal has built a reputation for being brazen and fearless. So, when the legendary basketball player appeared on Bravo's “Watch What Happens Live” on Thursday, he was...
View Article‘Homeland’ Ups Nazanin Boniadi to Series Regular
Nazanin Boniadi is getting deeper into the espionage and intrigue of “Homeland.” Boniadi, who guest-starred on the Showtime drama's third season, will be a series regular when “Homeland” returns for...
View Article‘Project X’ Star Thomas Mann to Join Olivia Cooke in ‘Me & Earl & the Dying...
“Project X” star Thomas Mann is in talks to star opposite Olivia Cooke (“Bates Motel”) in the Indian Paintbrush movie “Me & Earl & the Dying Girl,” an individual familiar with the project told...
View ArticleNat Geo Wild Goes Ape With New Jane Goodall Special
Nat Geo Wild will explore the world of chimpanzees with a new special “Kingdom of the Apes,” featuring renowned primatologist Jane Goodall. The two-hour special, slated for a global premiere in July,...
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