Yahoo Stock Down Despite 30 Percent Jump in Earnings
Yahoo’s stock has slid in after-hours trading despite a 31 percent jump in earnings per share over a year ago. Yahoo’s Q4 figure of $0.46 is also 17 percent better than what analysts forecast. More to...
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama Hosts ‘Puppy Bowl’ Training Camp Ahead of Big Game
First Lady Michelle Obama — and First Pups Bo and Sunny — hosted a team of elementary school students and shelter puppies at the White House for a rough-and-tumble training camp ahead of Animal...
View ArticleCBS Orders Pilot for Kevin Williamson Stalker Drama
CBS has ordered a pilot for an untitled Kevin Williamson project about two detectives who investigate stalkers. The drama from the “The Following” creator focuses on partners who work for the Threat...
View ArticleEmmys Move to Monday, Aug. 25
The 66th Primetime Emmys will air almost a month earlier than last year’s ceremony — and on a Monday. The moves will keep the show from interfering with NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” More to come… The...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Media Day: Richard Sherman Deflects, Peyton Manning Passes and...
Forget Super Bowl Sunday, Media Day Tuesday often provides some of the most excitement at the end of a long National Football League season. This year, a handful of storylines go beyond the on-field...
View ArticleHollywood Sets Its Sights on the Next China or Russia
When “Lone Survivor” executive producer Mark Damon saw the ticket sales out of Asia he couldn’t believe what he was reading. It wasn’t because the film was blowing the doors of the box office in China,...
View ArticleFrom ‘Iron Man 3′ to ‘The Hobbit 2,’ Foreign Box Office Rules
For “Gravity,” “Iron Man 3″ and “Despicable Me 2,” the domestic box office is just gravy. The biggest films of 2013 earned the bulk of their profits abroad with as much as 70 percent of their revenues...
View ArticleKathy Griffin Considering Jump to CAA From WME Following Grammy Win (Exclusive)
Is Kathy Griffin leaving her longtime agency WME? The newly-crowned Grammy winner for Best Comedy Album hasn’t made a decision just yet, but TheWrap hears the popular comedienne, TV star and two-time...
View ArticleHollywood’s Top International Hits Fell Short in 2013
The top 20 films at the overseas box office in 2013 did not do the business that the previous year’s Hollywood blockbusters did, with their combined grosses off by more than 14 percent. Disney’s “Iron...
View ArticleJason Reitman to Direct, Produce ‘The Possibilities’ for Indian Paintbrush
With one movie about to hit theaters and another in production, Jason Reitman is showing no signs of slowing down, as he has signed to direct and produce “The Possibilities” for Indian Paintbrush, an...
View ArticleCBS Orders Dating Comedy Pilot ‘Save the Date’
CBS has ordered a pilot for comedy “Save the Date” from married writing partners Jackie and Jeff Filgo (pictured above). The ABC Studios/CBS Television Studios project will be written and executive...
View Article9 of Hollywood’s Star-Studded Super Bowl Commercials (Video)
Hollywood stars are no strangers to commercials, and some of the biggest in town are out in full force this year to help brands impress football fans during Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVIII broadcast on Fox....
View ArticleKirk Cameron Slams Grammys’ Gay Weddings; Pimps Own Movie as Savior to...
In a since-deleted Facebook post that heavily promoted his new film, actor and Christian activist Kirk Cameron condemned the mass wedding segment during Sunday’s Grammy Awards, calling the stunt —...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Anti-Super Bowl Guide: 11 Other Things to Watch
The post The Ultimate Anti-Super Bowl Guide: 11 Other Things to Watch appeared first on TheWrap.Related stories from TheWrap:9 of Hollywood's Star-Studded Super Bowl Commercials (Video)Super Bowl Media...
View ArticleTom Sherak, L.A. Film Czar and Former Academy President, Dead at 68
Tom Sherak, a longtime marketing and distribution who served three terms as president of the Academy and was recently named Los Angeles’ film czar by Mayor Gil Garcetti, has died. He was 68. Sherak had...
View ArticleSeth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig Lead ‘Sausage Party’ Voice...
The gang behind “This Is the End” is getting back together again, as the comedic quintet of Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and David Krumholtz will lead the voice cast of the...
View Article‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’‘Vanderpump Rules’ Hit Season-High Ratings...
Monday’s episodes of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and its spinoff, “Vanderpump Rules,” both landed season-high ratings for the series with the viewers advertisers love most. The night...
View ArticleNBC Shuts Down ‘Sean Saves the World’
“Sean Saves the World” looks as if it’s in need of some saving itself. The comedy has shut down production after shooting only 12 of the 14 episodes ordered by NBC, an individual with knowledge of the...
View ArticleHollywood Mourns the Death of Tom Sherak: Mayor Eric Garcetti, Robert Evans,...
Hollywood luminaries of all stripes expressed their admiration for Tom Sherak, the longtime studio executive and former president of the Academy who died Tuesday after a long fight with prostate...
View ArticleHow Tom Sherak’s Death Will Affect L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Fight Against...
The death of Tom Sherak could be a significant blow to Hollywood’s efforts to keep TV and film production in Los Angeles and California. Sherak was named in September by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti as the...
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