John Mulaney Roasts Pete Holmes (Video)
One of the easiest topics when it comes to roasting Pete Holmes: the time he organized a roast of himself. On “The Pete Holmes Show” Monday, John Mulaney — the former “Saturday Night Live” writer and...
View ArticleDarth Vader Celebrates ‘Star Wars’ Instagram Launch With First Selfie (Photo)
Turns out that Darth Vader is just as narcissistic as the rest of social media users guilty of the occasional (or daily) selfies. The iconic villain kicked off the launch of the official “Star Wars”...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Blacklist’ Fall Finale Scores Highest Ratings Since Premiere
NBC won six of six primetime half hours — and every key ratings category — on Monday night, thanks to a strong “Blacklist” midseason finale and solid “Voice” performance. The shows tied for first place...
View ArticleCNN President Jeff Zucker Wants Programming With ‘Attitude,’ Discovery and...
CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker does not think that his news channel — or any for that matter — can exist solely on reporting the news. Instead, Zucker wants to diversify CNN’s programming with “an...
View ArticlePaul Walker’s Death: Autopsy Scheduled for Today
Autopsies on deceased “Fast and Furious” actor Paul Walker and his Always Evolving business partner Roger Rodas are scheduled for Tuesday morning, a spokesman from the Los Angeles County Department of...
View ArticleSumner Redstone Donates $20 Million to MPTF Fund
Sumner Redstone has made a $20 million gift to the Motion Picture & Television Fund Campaign, the Hollywood non-profit said Tuesday. The Viacom and CBS Executive Chairman made the donation through...
View ArticleLouis C.K. Signs New FX Production Deal
Louis C.K. has signed a new overall production deal to create or supervise shows for FX. The deal, which doesn’t affect his acclaimed FX comedy, “Louie,” calls for C.K. and his Pig Newton production...
View ArticleOscar Isaac in Talks to Replace Javier Bardem in J.C. Chandor’s ‘A Most...
“Inside Llewyn Davis” star Oscar Isaac is in negotiations to replace Javier Bardem in J.C. Chandor’s next film “A Most Violent Year,” which also stars Jessica Chastain, multiple individuals familiar...
View Article‘The Act of Killing,’‘Stories We Tell’ Make Oscar Documentary Shortlist
“The Act of Killing,” “The Square” and “Stories We Tell” are among the 15 films that have made the Oscar shortlist for documentary features, the Academy announced on Monday. The list: “The Act of...
View Article‘The Act of Killing,’‘Stories We Tell’ Make Oscar Documentary Shortlist
Joshua Oppenheimer’s disturbing examination of mass murders in Indonesia, “The Act of Killing,” Jehane Noujaim’s chronicle of the Egyptian revolution, “The Square” and Sarah Polley’s look at her...
View Article‘Wolf of Wall Street’: Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Bring Sex, Drugs...
Everybody loves Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” – including, perhaps, people who haven’t even seen it. The three-hour real-life tale of financial skullduggery and personal excess has become...
View ArticleBen Stiller Zones Out For Six Minutes in Extended ‘Secret Life of Walter...
If anybody out there somehow managed to miss any or all of the promotional trailers for “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” the studio behind it is giving them six whole minutes of footage in a new...
View ArticlePaul Walker Death: ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Calls ‘Fast and Furious’ Puzzle...
We’d like to solve the puzzle, Pat: Extremely Bad Timing. Long-running game show “Wheel of Fortune” was left scrambling to explain itself on Monday, after an episode featured a puzzle with the solution...
View Article‘Real World: Ex-Plosion’ Trailer: Is This Twist Ex-Cessive? (Video)
MTV is hoping to shake up “Real World” on its 29th season when its seven strangers have to live with their exes on “Real World: Ex-Plosion” premiering Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 10/9c. In a new trailer...
View Article‘Breaking Bad’ to Fight ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘House of Cards’ in PGA Awards’ TV...
The producers of “Breaking Bad” can extend their victory lap into next year at the Producers’ Guild Awards, which unveiled its slate of nominees for TV series, specials and digital series Tuesday. The...
View Article‘Glee’ Full Original Cast Invited to Return for 100th Episode
“Glee” is hoping to get the old gang back together. Ryan Murphy, the co-creator of the Fox series, announced via his Twitter account on Tuesday that the full original cast of the series has been...
View ArticleFremantleMedia North America Enters Deal With StyleHaul for Multiple Series,...
FremantleMedia North America is feeling alright with “The Crew.” The company behind “American Idol” and “The X Factor,” among other unscripted hits, has joined forces with online global fashion and...
View Article11 Best (and Worst) Moments From ‘The Voice’ Top 6 Performances (Guest Blog)
I hope you all survived the annual food carnage of Thanksgiving. There’s no time to mourn your skinny jeans, because we have only six contestants left on NBC’s “The Voice,” and they sang their hearts...
View ArticleShonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers to Receive Diversity Award From Directors Guild
Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers of Shondaland will be honored with the Directors Guild of America’s 2014 Diversity Award, the union said Tuesday. The award recognizes their commitment to diversity...
View ArticleGawker Chart: America’s Columnists Tend To Be Male and 60
America’s newspaper columnists are both older and more male than the country they aim to write for, Gawker shows with a fascinating new chart. Readers may have noticed anecdotally that their columnists...
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