Woody Allen: One Way He Could Still Be Prosecuted
One of the widespread beliefs about the Woody Allen sexual abuse allegations is that it’s much too late to prosecute him, and that his adopted daughter is detailing her allegations publicly because she...
View Article‘New Girl’ Post-Super Bowl Episode Is Highest Rated Scripted Entertainment...
The Super Bowl was a lot better to “New Girl” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” than it was to the Denver Broncos on Sunday night. Despite a blowout game, the Fox sitcoms received massive boosts from their...
View ArticleSusan Sarandon Comedy ‘Ping Pong Summer’ Acquired by Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures has acquired Michael Tully’s crowd-pleasing ’80s comedy “Ping Pong Summer,” which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, the companies announced Monday. Gravitas plans to...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Already Working on Sequel to ‘The Lego Movie’ (Exclusive)
Warner Bros. has already begun work on a sequel to “The Lego Movie,” the upcoming animated film based on the popular kids’ toys, according to two individuals with knowledge of the studio’s plans. Jared...
View ArticleScott Bakula to Star in CBS’s ‘NCIS’ Spinoff
Scott Bakula is taking a quantum leap to CBS. Bakula has been tapped to star in the network’s planted “NCIS” spinoff, which will be set in New Orleans. Also read: CBS Orders Terrorism Pilot From...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Downton Abbey’ Second Only to ‘Super Bowl’
For the third straight year, PBS’s “Downton Abbey” was the second-highest-rated show after the Super Bowl. PBS’ Carnival Films/Masterpiece co-production scored a 4.9 overnight rating in all viewers....
View ArticleSundance Midnight Favorite ‘Killers’ Captured by Well Go USA (Exclusive)
In a competitive situation following Sundance, distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has picked up North American rights to the Park City at Midnight favorite ”Killers,” which was executive produced by...
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman Death: Appreciating an Everyman Actor and...
“He was such a normal guy,” a friend, who had worked as a crew member with Philip Seymour Hoffman on “A Late Quartet,” said after hearing of the actor’s death at age 46. She remembered him sharing...
View ArticleSuper Bowl XLVIII Is Most-Watched TV Show in U.S. History With 111.5 Million...
Super Bowl XLVIII was a blowout victory for both the Seattle Seahawks and for Fox. The big game pulled in 111.5 million viewers, topping the previous historical mark set two years ago of 111.3 million,...
View ArticleNew Walt Disney Biopic to Be Narrated by Country Music Star Travis Tritt
Award-winning country music artist Travis Tritt is set to narrate the independent Walt Disney biopic “As Dreamers Do,” for which he’ll also contribute an original song titled “That’s What Dreamers Do,”...
View ArticleVanity Fair ‘Hollywood Issue’ Big on Diversity Following Years of Criticism
Vanity Fair has released its most racially diverse “Hollywood Issue” cover ever for its 20th anniversary edition, following years of criticism for featuring mostly white actors even in years with...
View ArticleCameron Crowe Pays Tribute to His ‘Almost Famous’ Star Philip Seymour Hoffman
“Almost Famous” writer-director Cameron Crowe took to his blog, The Uncool, to pay tribute to late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who played famed music critic Lester Bangs in the film. Crowe credited...
View ArticleUniversal’s 2014 Box-Office Strategy: No Blockbusters? No Problem … So Far
Universal Pictures had a terrific January, driving the month’s domestic box office to $892 million — nearly 8 percent over last year and the best since 2010 – with mid-budget movies that...
View ArticleWhy Ezra Klein and Paywalls Are the Future of Journalism
Tim Franklin, incoming president of the Poynter Institute, believes that paywalls and the Ezra Keins of the business are its future. The outgoing Washington managing editor for Bloomberg News is taking...
View Article‘Happyish’ Creator on Philip Seymour Hoffman: ‘The Biggest, Brokenest Heart...
Shalom Auslander, who created the Showtime series in which Philip Seymour Hoffman was to star, remembered the actor Monday as having “the biggest, brokenest heart of anyone I have ever met.” Hoffman...
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman Death: 50 Bags of Heroin Found in Apartment (Reports)
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s New York apartment contained approximately 50 bags of heroin at the time of his death on Sunday, according to multiple media reports. Investigators also found used syringes and...
View ArticleBarbara Walters Vociferously Defends Woody Allen Over Sexual Abuse Claims...
Barbara Walters fiercely defended besieged film director Woody Allen from allegations by his estranged daughter that he sexually assaulted her when she was a child during Monday’s edition of “The...
View ArticleDisney Plans Hundreds of Layoffs in Interactive Division This Week
Walt Disney Co. is planning layoffs at its interactive division, which has already had multiple rounds of cuts in recent years, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. A Disney spokesman called the...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Will Likely Take Fox From Third to First in 2013-2014 Season Average
Not only did Super Bowl XLVIII break viewership records for Fox, it appears that it will also likely land the network in first place for the season overall — temporarily at least. Fox projects that...
View Article‘Smash’ Alum Jack Davenport Cast in ABC Pilot ‘Sea of Fire’
Things are going to get hot for Jack Davenport. Davenport, who played Derek Wills on the NBC musical series “Smash,” has been cast in the ABC drama pilot “Sea of Fire.” Also read: Brian Gallivan, Will...
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