Weinstein’s Aggressive Bet on ‘Philomena’ Pays Off at Specialty Box Office
The Weinstein Company’s aggressive bet on “Philomena” looks to have paid off. TWC expanded the British drama, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Judi Dench, into 835 theaters after opening it on...
View Article‘Gravity’ No. 1 at China Box Office Again as it Crosses $600 Million
The 3D space epic “Gravity” continued its impressive orbit in China this weekend, taking in $20.7 million and keeping the No. 1 spot at the box office there in its second week. “Gravity” beat out the...
View ArticlePaul Walker Death: ‘Fast and Furious 7′ Shooting Cancelled, Production...
The scheduled shoot of “Fast and Furious 7″ has been cancelled for Monday in Atlanta as the movie’s producers and studio executives struggle with the sudden death of Paul Walker. An individual with...
View ArticleThe Aviation of Smaug: Air New Zealand Dragonizes a Boeing to Promote ‘The...
Smaug isn’t just terrorizing the skies of Middle Earth this holiday season — he’ll be swooping over the real earth, too. Air New Zealand revealed its latest addition to its “Hobbit: The Desolation of...
View ArticleMaria Bello Reveals Lesbian Relationship, Embraces Her Post-Modern Family
Actress Maria Bello revealed that she is in a lesbian relationship in a New York Times essay on Sunday, making an appeal to be embraced for her own “modern family.” Bello, 46, wrote in a “Modern Love”...
View ArticlePaul Walker’s Death: 5 of the Actor’s Early TV Roles (Video)
Though fans came to know and love Paul Walker from his big screen roles, a diehard “Young and the Restless” fan most certainly remembers the handsome actor’s stint as Brandon Collins on the soap more...
View Article‘Walking Dead’ Finally Kills Someone Big (Spoilers)
(Spoiler alert: You saw the headline, right? Don’t read this if you don’t want to know what happened on Sunday’s midseason finale.) After a season of introducing characters just to kill them, “The...
View ArticleNew York Magazine Cutting Down to Bi-Weekly Publishing Schedule
File this one under highbrow, despicable. New York Magazine is going from a weekly to an every-other-week publishing schedule, the New York Times reported Sunday night. Thanks to a print environment...
View ArticleHow Comcast Wants to Change TV Advertising
Comcast is pushing new technology it says could change the way you watch TV and the way advertisers buy time on it. Right now, ad buyers pay for C+3 ratings – those that measure the number of people...
View ArticleRobert Mandel Steps Down as AFI Conservatory Dean
“School Ties” director Robert Mandel will end his nine-year tenure as dean of the The American Film Institute Conservatory, the school said Monday. The film and television director will remain on the...
View ArticleTelemundo Orders Second Season of Novela, In Big Break From Tradition
Telemundo Studios is bringing back its original series, “El Señor de los Cielos” (“Lord of the Skies”), marking what the network says is the first time it’s ever brought back a telenovela for a second...
View ArticlePaul Walker’s Death: How It All Went Down – A True Speed Demon’s Final Day
It was a chilly Sunday on the Atlanta set of “The Fast and the Furious 7,” and though the cast wouldn’t scatter for a weeklong Thanksgiving break for another 48 hours, Paul Walker’s mind was already on...
View Article’12 Years a Slave’ Tops Satellite Award Nominations
“12 Years a Slave” was the top nominee at the 18th annual Satellite Awards, the International Press Academy announced on Monday morning. Steve McQueen’s harrowing drama won 10 nominations, two more...
View ArticleStuart Sucherman Steps Aside as Sucherman Consulting Group CEO
Stuart Sucherman announced Monday that he is stepping aside as CEO of Sucherman Consulting Group, the influential firm he founded in 1985 to help entertainment executives navigate the industry....
View ArticleAnnie Awards Nominate ‘Frozen,’‘The Wind Rises,’‘Croods,’‘Despicable Me’ and...
“Frozen,” “The Croods,” “Monsters University,” “The Wind Rises,” “Despicable Me 2,” “A Letter to Momo” and “Ernest and Celestine” have been nominated for the top feature award at the 41st annual Annie...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Kimye Named Barbara Walters’‘Most Fascinating...
“Hunger Games: Catching Fire” star Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Kimye (Kim Kardashian and Kanye West) and NSA leaker Edward Snowden are among Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 2013....
View ArticleAmazon’s Drone Revelation on ’60 Minutes’: 12 of the Best Twitter Jokes
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the future of parcel shipment Sunday night on “60 Minutes”: 30-minute or less unmanned delivery drones. The ambitious secret R&D concept would utilize...
View ArticleSam Champion Leaving ABC News for Weather Channel
Sam Champion is leaving ABC News for the Weather Channel, where he will anchor a new morning show and and serve as managing editor. The job will move him to Atlanta from New York City, where he has...
View ArticleDaily Kos Cartoonist: Obama Racism Charges are ‘Squishy Liberals’ Being...
Cartoonist Ted Rall is fuming after administrators at the liberal website Daily Kos accused him of depicting President Barack Obama in a racist manner and threatened to revoke his posting privileges....
View ArticlePaul Walker Film ‘Hours’ Will Be Released as Scheduled
Paul Walker’s next film “Hours” will be released this month as scheduled, a spokesman for Lionsgate confirmed to TheWrap. The “Fast and the Furious” star was killed in a car accident last weekend at...
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