Amy Poehler to Be First Guest on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’
Former “Weekend Update” cohort Amy Poehler will be the first guest on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” when he takes over for Jimmy Fallon on Feb. 24. More to come … The post Amy Poehler to Be First...
View ArticleProducers Guild Awards: 6-Year Streak of Oscar Best-Picture Predictor Faces...
The Producers Guild of America is presenting the 25th Producers Guild Awards on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. TheWrap will update the winners here as they are announced....
View ArticleSeattle Seahawks CB Richard Sherman Channels Muhammed Ali In Erin Andrews...
Fox NFL sideline reporter Erin Andrews tried doing her job following Sunday’s Seattle Seahawks victory over the San Francisco 49ers — but that is easier said than done when your post-game interview...
View ArticleSundance Day 4: Roger Ebert Returns, Whitey Bulger Gets His Say, Jerry...
The most influential figure at Sundance on Sunday was someone who wasn’t there: Roger Ebert, the iconic film critic and subject of a new documentary, “Life Itself.” Steve James’ film offers an...
View ArticleU.S. News Buys Former Politico Reporter’s Blog
Former Politico reporter David Catanese will take his political blog The Run 2016 to U.S. News & World Report. The blog was established last March to track the comings and going, successes and...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg’s ‘Extant’ Starring Halle Berry: First Teaser Offers Offers...
CBS has provided the web with a brief reveal — and a solid SAT word — in a teaser for upcoming summer show, “Extant.” So what is “Extant?” Well, it’s a TV series from executive producer Steven...
View ArticleBET to Honor Nick Cannon, Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels in ’28 Men of Change’...
BET Networks and ICON MANN are partnering to celebrate the positive impact of black men domestically and across the globe with upcoming vignette series, “28 Men of Change.” The Black History Month...
View Article‘Monuments Men’ Star Bill Murray Wants to Legalize Pot: 9 Other Things We...
Bill Murray has given his highest fans the OK to keep toking away and endorsed the recreational use of marijuana during a recent Reddit AMA session. The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member...
View Article‘Boyhood’ Review From Sundance: In Richard Linklater’s latest, the Child is...
A few years ago, I remember feeling lucky that I wasn’t one of the critics at the Cannes Film Festival who had to generate their opinions and analyses of “The Tree of Life” on a deadline. Some pieces...
View ArticleMLK Day: 12 Inspirational Movies You Must See
The post MLK Day: 12 Inspirational Movies You Must See appeared first on TheWrap.Related stories from TheWrap:Oprah Winfrey Joins Brad Pitt as Producer of MLK Drama 'Selma'Oliver Stone Tweets...
View ArticleDisney Teases Rise of Angelina Jolie Its ‘Greatest Villain’ in New...
A new trailer for Disney’s “Maleficent,” which stars Angelina Jolie as the evil title character, teases her transformation from fairy to one of the most malevolent Disney villains of all time. The May...
View ArticleRatings: NFC Championship Nailbiter Gives Big Win to Seattle Seahawks, Fox
With a tight, exciting NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Fox easily won primetime outright. Another benefactor of the close game, in which the Seattle Seahawks punched their ticket to Feb. 2′s Super...
View ArticleWatch Michael Bay’s ‘Black Sails’ for Free – Right Now! (Video)
“Black Sails,” a Michael Bay-produced pirate drama, doesn’t premiere until Saturday, but any curious viewers can currently watch the first episode for free on YouTube, courtesy of Machinima. Created by...
View ArticleSundance Video: Director David Wain on Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd Chemistry in...
Comedy director David Wain has brought to Sundance his new comedy starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd, “They Came Together,” and TheWrap invited him to their brand new video lounge at the festival....
View ArticlePBS to Air Ken Burns’ Country Music Doc, New ‘Earth’ Series, ‘Halifax’ Season 2
PBS plans a country music documentary from Ken Burns, a five-part documentary called “Earth: A New Wild,” and a second season of “Last Tango in Halifax,” the network announced Monday. More to come… The...
View ArticleSundance: Fox Searchlight in Final Negotiations to Acquire Michael Pitt...
Fox Searchlight is in final negotiations to acquire Mike Cahill’s sci-fi movie “I, Origins,” which is considered an early frontrunner for the Alfred P. Sloan prize, TheWrap has learned. Like most...
View ArticleWhy ‘Downton Abbey’ Will Keep Airing in January in the U.S.
“Downton Abbey” will probably continue to premiere each new season on PBS in January, months after it airs in the U.K., PBS president Paula A. Kerger said Monday. This season, PBS premiered the third...
View ArticleOriginal ‘Flowers in the Attic’ Star Kristy Swanson Weighs In on Lifetime...
Lifetime’s adaptation of V.C. Andrews’ cult classic “Flowers in the Attic” won over at least one fan of the 1987 film, its star Kristy Swanson. Swanson weighed in on the movie that aired on Saturday on...
View ArticleSundance: No Improvement for Women Behind the Camera, Institute Study Finds
Though women continue to find more success (and work) in the independent space — where they can generate their own work, particularly on the documentary side — there has been no overall change in the...
View ArticlePBS Panelist Defends Kim Kardashian’s Artistry
Somebody’s probably making a fortune selling parkas in hell just about now. The seemingly unthinkable happened during a PBS panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour Monday: A...
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