A Year After Sandy Hook, What’s Changed? Nothing
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that claimed 26 lives and changed nothing. Of course it cruelly changed the lives of the families...
View ArticleAsked Not to Cover Newtown, Reporters Cover Reporters Not Covering Newtown...
The photo above should answer any questions about whether news media honored Newtown, Conn.’s request that they stay out of town on the anniversary of the shootings that killed 26 people. Yes, some...
View ArticlePaul Walker Laid to Rest in Small Ceremony
Paul Walker was laid to rest in a small memorial service Saturday, two weeks to the day after he perished in a car crash. The “Fast and the Furious” actor’s family gathered at the Forest Lawn cemetery...
View Article‘Hunger Games’ and ‘Bad Grandpa’ Make Oscar Makeup Shortlist
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” and “Dallas Buyers Club” are among the seven films that remain in the running for the Oscar for makeup and hairstyling, the Academy...
View Article‘Believe’ Shakeup: Third Showrunner Named for J.J. Abrams-Alfonso Cuarón Series
J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón’s NBC drama “Believe” hasn’t aired yet, but is on its third showrunner. The series’ second showrunner, Dave Erickson, is out, and Jonas Pate will take his place,...
View Article‘SNL’: Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro Join John Goodman; Mandela...
Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro turned up on “Saturday Night Live” to welcome John Goodman to his 13th time hosting the show. In a Christmas sketch, the trio played “The Three Wise Guys” —...
View Article‘Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’ Blasts Past ‘Frozen’ with $73M Box-Office Debut
Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” ruled the U.S. box office this weekend, rolling up $73.6 million and dethroning Disney’s kids movie “Frozen.” It didn’t match last year’s December...
View Article‘American Hustle’ Cons Way to Year’s Biggest Limited Box-Office Debut
David O. Russell’s Oscar frontrunner “American Hustle” rolled out with $690,000 from six theaters for a $115,000 per-theater average, the year’s biggest limited box-office debut. The comedy-drama set...
View Article‘Homeland’ Season 3 Finale Leaks Online
“Homeland” is a show that thrives on secrecy, but it looks like there’s a mole inside the Showtime series. Sunday’s third season finale leaked onto file-sharing sites that illegally host content this...
View ArticlePeter O’Toole, Star of ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ Dead at 81
Actor Peter O’Toole, who found stardom in David Lean’s 1962 masterpiece “Lawrence of Arabia,” has died at the age of 81. The acclaimed leading man who overcame stomach cancer in the 1970s passed away...
View ArticleIran Expert: Showtime’s ‘Homeland’ Creates Tension for American Diplomacy
An American missing in Iran for seven years turned out to be an ex-FBI agent working in secret for rogue CIA operatives. No, that’s not the plot of the latest episode of Showtime’s “Homeland” – that’s...
View ArticleSAG-AFTRA To Let Members Combine Earnings to Qualify for Health Plan
There was some good news Sunday for members of SAG-AFTRA who have fallen short of qualifying for union health coverage because their earnings were split between SAG and AFTRA contracts. SAG-AFTRA...
View ArticlePeter O’Toole Mourned by Hollywood in Twitter Outpouring
Word that Peter O’Toole spread through Hollywood swiftly Sunday, and many turned to Twitter to recognize the legendary actor who passed away in London at the age of 81. “So sad to hear about Peter...
View ArticleTom Laughlin, Star of ‘Billy Jack,’ Dead at 82
Filmmaker Tom Laughlin, who shot to fame as the rugged half-breed action hero “Billy Jack,” died Thursday in Thousand Oaks, Calif., surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. While involved at one...
View ArticlePeter O’Toole’s Famous Film Roles, From ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ to ‘Ratatouille’
The post Peter O’Toole’s Famous Film Roles, From ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ to ‘Ratatouille’ appeared first on TheWrap.
View ArticleKara Swisher and Walt Mossberg on Re/code, NBC Investment and Keeping the...
Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg are still in their first 24 hours of launching Recode.net, the venture replacing their long-time perch at AllThingsD. In an exclusive interview with TheWrap, they discuss...
View Article‘Duck Dynasty’ Interview Gives Ratings Boost to Fox’s NYE Special
Fox News Channel’s interview with “Duck Dynasty” stars Willie and Korie Robertson might not have yielded much in the way of sexy backwoods controversy and soundbites, but it appears to have given a...
View ArticleFox’s NFL Regular Season Hits Record Viewers, Ties Top Ratings
Regardless of who you root for, it was a good pro football season for those networks fortunate enough to be in on the sweet NFL action. The 20th NFL on Fox regular season concluded Sunday as the...
View ArticleGolden Globes Parties: TheWrap’s Ultimate Guide for 2014 (Updating)
Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2013 Tuesday, January 7 *NEW* Broadcast Film Critics Association Celebration of Black Cinema House of Blues, West Hollywood It’s not just “12 Years a Slave,” “Fruitvale...
View Article‘Interior. Leather Bar.’ Review: James Franco Peers Behind Al Pacino’s...
William Friedkin’s “Cruising” has invited scrutiny and speculation throughout its life: During the shooting of the thriller — which starred Al Pacino as a straight NYPD cop who goes undercover in the...
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