Newsweek Plans to Resume Weekly Print Edition
Newsweek plans to resume a weekly print edition in 2014 after stopping the presses last year — and its news backers want it to resemble The Economist more than long-time rival Time magazine. Newsweek’s...
View Article‘The Voice’ Top 6 Results: The Better Musician Gets America’s Save (Video)
We go into this week’s eliminations knowing that someone really good has to leave NBC’s “The Voice.” In the end, I think America righted a wrong that it made last week with its Instant Save. Before we...
View Article‘Mob City’ Review: Frank Darabont’s Gangster Noir Burns Slow but Bright
Fans of Frank Darabont’s former show, “The Walking Dead” like to defend its recent dull moments by saying it just has a slow pace. They should check out Darabont’s new limited-run series, “Mob City,”...
View ArticleJoaquin Phoenix Tells Amy Adams What It’s Like to Date a Computer in ‘Her’...
A new trailer for Spike Jonze’s “Her” shows how two actual women in the life of Joaquin Phoenix’s character react to the news that he’s dating a computer. Amy Adams plays a friendly acquaintance of...
View ArticleStephen Colbert: Pope Francis Is Batman — Check Out the Nipples on His Suit...
Stephen Colbert, our nation’s self-proclaimed “most famous Catholic,” knew there was something funny about the newish holy leader — but what he didn’t realize until now is that Pope Francis is Batman....
View ArticleJon Stewart: Fox News Lives ‘In a World of Pure Fear and Despair’
Jon Stewart wondered on the “Daily Show” Tuesday what it’s like for Fox News to inhabit a “world of pure fear and despair” — especially around the holidays. Stewart noted several recent Fox News...
View ArticleWill Forte’s Ted Turner Says Conan Is Destroying TBS (Video)
“Nebraska” star Will Forte returned as Ted Turner to “Conan” Tuesday — and complained that Conan O’Brien is running TBS into the ground. “I founded TBS with one purpose — so people could enjoy Steven...
View Article‘House of Cards’ Season 2 Debuting on Valentine’s Day
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like an acidic political thriller, so Netflix has chosen the date to unveil Season 2 of “House of Cards.” The streaming service announced the date Wednesday. “House of...
View Article‘SNL’ Promos: Paul Rudd Geeks Out Over One Direction, Can’t Remember Vanessa...
Paul Rudd and Vanessa Bayer are freaking out about Saturday’s musical guest, One Direction, in this week’s “SNL” promos. If only the grown-man fanboy could memorize Bayer’s name, or she could stop...
View ArticleJude Law Gets Filthy in ‘Dom Hemingway’ Red Band Trailer (Video)
Jude Law is rude, crude and addicted to mayhem in “Dom Hemingway,” and the latest trailer makes the British crime comedy look especially enticing. Law ditches his courtly persona to play a safecracker...
View Article‘Jeopardy’ Lays Down the Law on ‘GIF’ Pronunciation (Video)
Has “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek ended the debate over how to pronounce “GIF”? Or reignited it? People have pronounced GIF with both a hard and soft G since Steve White created the Graphics Interchange...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Voice’ Rebounds, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Up Slightly (Update)
NBC topped Tuesday thanks mostly to a rebound performance from “The Voice” as Fox’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” climbed slightly in its midseason finale. Airing entirely repeats, CBS managed to beat Fox and...
View Article‘American Hustle’ Review: It’s Grifters vs. Feds in David O. Russell’s Sexy,...
I am loath to compare any movie to Martin Scorsese’s 1991 masterpiece “GoodFellas,” one of the most singularly vibrant films in the history of cinema. In the case of “American Hustle,” however, I will...
View ArticleAXS TV Orders Third Season of ‘The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands’ (Exclusive)
Rock on, AXS TV and your famous musician impersonators. Mark Cuban and Ryan Seacrest’s cable network has ordered a 15-episode third season for the one-hour live concert series, “The World’s Greatest...
View ArticleSuper Bowl TV Advertising Sold Out, Fox Says
Ad time for Fox Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII has sold out, a month earlier than ad time sold out for last year’s game, Fox announced. Forty-three advertisers have signed on for spots ranging...
View ArticleNews Corp. Taps Sony Veteran Jim Kennedy as Chief Communications Officer
Jim Kennedy is leaving Sony Corporation to serve as chief communications officer of News Corp., the media company said Wednesday. He will begin his new role on Dec. 9, reporting to News Corp. Chief...
View Article‘Fast & Furious’ Actress Gal Gadot Cast as Wonder Woman in ‘Batman vs. Superman’
Gal Gadot, the Israeli model and actress who played a supporting role in the past three “Fast & Furious” films, has been cast as Wonder Woman in Warner Bros. upcoming untitled sequel to “Man of...
View ArticlePaul Walker Cause of Death Determined
“Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker died of the combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries, the Los Angeles county coroner’s office said Wednesday. Walker’s friend and business associate...
View Article‘House of Cards’ Season 2 Teaser: Robin Wright Shows How Dangerous Smoking...
If they gave out Emmys for cigarette smoking, Robin Wright would be a lock to win. The “House of Cards” star and her lungs are front and center in a wordless teaser that Netflix released Wednesday for...
View ArticlePaul Walker Death: ‘Fast & Furious 7′ Shutting Down Production, Universal Says
Universal is shutting down production on “Fast & Furious 7″ after the death of star Paul Walker, the studio announced Wednesday. Here’s the studio’s statement: “Right now, all of us at Universal...
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