‘Alan Partridge’ Review: Steve Coogan's Hilarious Creation Remains Vain, Even...
He's not as well known in the United States as, say, Ricky Gervais’ David Brent from “The Office,” but Alan Partridge has reigned as one of the great comic creations to come out of the United Kingdom...
View Article‘RightThisMinute’ Host: How Viral Video Show Became a Huge Hit (Video)
Behold the power of the viral video. Nationally syndicated talk show “RightThisMinute,” which sets out to find interesting online videos and explore the details behind them — often with Skype...
View ArticleLA Times Deputy Business Editor Joe Bel Bruno Named Company Town Editor
Joe Bel Bruno has been named the new editor of Company Town. Bel Bruno has been deputy business editor at the Los Angeles Times for nearly three years, directing coverage of financial markets. Also...
View ArticleBillionaire Basketball Tycoon Glen Taylor to Buy Minneapolis Star Tribune
Billionaire owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team Glen Taylor has made a cash offer to acquire the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, the latest mogul to add a struggling newspaper to his business...
View Article‘X-Men’ Stars Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Tour New York City, Bring Joy...
The post ‘X-Men’ Stars Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Tour New York City, Bring Joy to the Internet (Photos) appeared first on TheWrap. Related stories from TheWrap:Sentinels Heat Up in New...
View Article‘Way Way Back’ Reunion? Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney in Talks to Join Kristen...
Directors Jim Rash and Nat Faxon aren't going “way way back” to find actors for their next movie “The Heart,” as Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney are in talks to reunite and join Kristen Wiig in Indian...
View ArticleKevin Pollak, Tony Hale, Peter Krause Join Indie Comedy ‘Night Owls’ (Exclusive)
Kevin Pollak and TV veterans Tony Hale and Peter Krause have joined the cast of “Night Owls,” an indie comedy that stars Adam Pally (“The Mindy Project”) and Rosa Salazar (“Parenthood”), TheWrap has...
View ArticleWatch a Super-Duper ‘Deleted Scene’ From ‘Gravity’ (Video)
“Gravity” was good, some say great, but it could have been legendary had Warner Bros. and Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón considered using this “deleted opening scene” that hit YouTube on...
View Article7 Alternative Movies to See Instead of ‘Captain America’ This Weekend
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” may be the only movie opening nationwide this weekend, but there are a slew of art house, independent, imports and genre films making their debuts. They'll be in a...
View Article‘Dom Hemingway’ Star Demian Bichir Talks Working With Jude Law, Where to Find...
You probably know Demian Bichir from his Oscar-nominated role in “A Better Life.” But we know the Mexico City native as a cool cat who likes to enjoy a cold one. Bichir and TheWrap‘s Jeff Sneider...
View ArticleFox News’ Bill Hemmer Signs New Multi-Year Deal
Fox News Channel anchor Bill Hemmer has signed a new multi-year contract with the network, CEO Roger Ailes announced Wednesday. Also read: The Most and Least Liked TV Newscasters – From Scott Pelley to...
View ArticleKid President Scores Hub Network TV Series ‘Declaration of Awesome’
The Hub Network has ordered new series ”Kid President: Declaration of Awesome,” which will premiere in June. The TV show will star YouTube sensation Kid President (10-year-old Robby Novak), who has...
View ArticleMTV Movie Awards to Honor Channing Tatum With Trailblazer Award
Actor and producer Channing Tatum will be the first male to receive the MTV Movie Awards’ Trailblazer Award. Mila Kunis will present her “Jupiter Ascending” co-star with the honor during the awards...
View Article‘How I Met Your Mother’ Controversial Finale Racks Up Nearly 70 Million...
Regardless of what people thought of Monday's “How I Met Your Mother” finale — and opinions were mixed on the series ender — it definitely caused a splash on Twitter. The “How I Met Your Mother” finale...
View ArticleZac Efron to Star in John Grisham's Legal Thriller ‘The Associate’
Zac Efron is attached to star in and produce an adaptation of John Grisham's legal thriller “The Associate,” an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap. Shia LaBeouf was previously attached...
View Article‘The Wolf of BuzzFeed’ Hilariously Lampoons the Cat-Loving Website and Jonah...
What if Jordan Belfort had been more into cats and the 90s? Half Day Today explores that question in a funny new satirical trailer entitled “The Wolf of BuzzFeed.” Also read: Gawker's Nick Denton Picks...
View Article‘Under the Skin’ Review: A Is for ‘Alien’ and ‘Arthouse’ in This Oblique...
It's currently a given that Stanley Kubrick's “2001: A Space Odyssey” is a classic, and generations of critics and film students have collectively deduced its storyline over the years. But if you go...
View Article‘Captain America’ Guns for $90 Million Box-Office Debut
It's a given that “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will conquer the box office this weekend, but there's still questions circling the April 4 release. The biggest ones for Disney's Marvel...
View ArticleRidley Scott's New ‘Halo’ Digital Project Recruits ‘Battlestar Galactica’...
Veteran TV director Sergio Mimica-Gezzan is set to direct a new chaptered “Halo” digital feature project for 343 Industries, Xbox Entertainment Studios and Scott Free Productions, TheWrap has learned....
View ArticleAereo Defenders Say Broadcast Ban ‘Would Strip Away Commercial Freedom’
Consumer groups, the consumer electronics industry, satellite TV providers, law professors and smaller cable system operators are coming to the defense of Aereo in its fight with TV broadcasters over...
View Article