Missing Fox Executive Gavin Smith's Family Offers $20K Reward
The family of Gavin Smith, the 20th Century Fox executive who has been missing since May 1, offered a $20,000 reward Tuesday for information on Smith's disappearance. Smith's wife, Lisa, and three...
View ArticleFired GOOD Magazine Staff Announce New Venture - Tomorrow
Fired GOOD Magazine staffers are banding together to launch a new publication called Tomorrow. Though details are vague, the publication will focus on the next wave of big ideas, the laid off...
View ArticleRed Bird Cinema Teaming With Jeff Waxman and Edward Burns on New Projects
Red Bird Cinema will co-produce four projects with producer Jeff Waxman, as well as Edward Burns and Aaron Lubin of Marlboro Road Gang Productions, the partners said Wednesday. In addition, the...
View ArticleRatings: NBA Finals Dent 'America's Got Talent,' 'Hell's Kitchen'; NBC Wins...
Facing cable competition from Game 5 of the NBA Finals, NBC's "America's Got Talent" and Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" felt declines on Tuesday night, with NBC pulling out a narrow overall win in ratings and...
View ArticleVirtual Elvis Presley Will Soon Be Shaking His Hips on Concert Stages
Long live the King. Elvis Presley, the pelvis shaking legend who helped take rock 'n' roll mainstream, is returning to stages -- at least in holographic form. The "Heartbreak Hotel" singer is being...
View Article'The Hobbit' Director Peter Jackson Gives Fans a Studio Tour (Video)
You have to give "The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson credit -- he's been extremely generous in giving fans behind-the-scenes glimpses of the upcoming J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation. Jackson's latest video...
View ArticleRay Bradbury, Author of 'Martian Chronicles,' 'Fahrenheit 451,' Dies at 91
Beloved author Ray Bradbury, who wrote such classics as "Fahrenheit 451," "The Martian Chronicles," "The Illustrated Man," "Dandelion Wine," and "Something Wicked This Way Comes," has died. He was 91....
View ArticleCondé Nast Taps Former VEVO Executive to Head Digital Entertainment
Condé Nast Entertainment Group named Fred Santarpia chief digital officer, the magazine behemoth announced Wednesday morning. "Fred was a key executive and played an instrumental role in building...
View ArticleWhy 'Downton Abbey,' 'American Horror Story' Aren't in the Emmy Categories...
Sorry, all you hopefuls in the drama series category. Not only do you have to deal with four-time winner "Mad Men" and the return of the formidable "Breaking Bad" after a year of ineligibility — now...
View ArticleJim Jefferies, D.J. Qualls Comedy Series 'Legit' Ordered by FX
FX has picked up a new series from Australian stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies, the network said Wednesday. The series, titled "Legit," has received a 13-episode order and is slated to premiere in...
View ArticleNews Corp. Buying ESPN's Stake in Asian Joint Venture, ESPN Star Sports
News Corp. will buy out ESPN's 50 percent equity stakes in ESPN Star Sports, their Asian joint venture, the companies announced Wednesday. No terms were disclosed. The companies have jointly managed...
View ArticleChris Dodd Uses Google Doodle to Press for Piracy Crackdown
Google is celebrating the opening of the first drive-in movie theater 79 years ago with one of its signature animated home page illustrations, and Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Chris...
View Article6 Films Lou Diamond Phillips Will Screen for Military's 'An Officer and a Movie'
Actor and Navy brat Lou Diamond Phillips will mix movies and military history for Military's "An Officer and a Movie" this summer, as he interviews active-duty and retired military officers and plays...
View ArticlePresident Obama, Mitt Romney to Appear on CMT Awards
President Obama and Mitt Romney will have their big showdown at the nation's polling places in November -- but in the meantime they'll enjoy a few laughs together. The current Leader of the Free World...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan Channels Elizabeth Taylor in New 'Liz & Dick' Still
With principal photography of the Elizabeth Taylor biopic "Liz & Dick" beginning in Los Angeles this week, Lifetime is wasting no time in getting the public used to envisioning "Mean Girls" star...
View ArticleHouse Panel Moves to Nullify FCC's Political Ad Disclosure Rules
A House appropriations subcommittee slipped language into a federal budget bill on Tuesday that would strip the FCC of its ability to disclose political-ad spending by TV stations online. The FCC...
View Article'Madagascar 3' Review: Third Time Really is the Charm for These Animated Animals
Time for me to dig out my list of "Reasons Why the World Deserves to End in 2012" and amend the entry, "Because there are new installments of both 'Ice Age' and 'Madagascar.'" The third time, despite...
View ArticleJoe Eszterhas Claims Death Threats, Calls on Mel Gibson to Denounce...
The ongoing feud between screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and actor Mel Gibson has taken another twist. Eszterhas has called upon Gibson to distance himself from supporters who've expressed anti-Semitic...
View ArticleDolby to Install New Atmos System in 20 Theaters Worldwide
Dolby Laboratories will roll out its new sound system in 20 theaters around the world, including five in California, the company announced Wednesday. The audio technology giant is touting its new...
View ArticleRon Meyer to Deliver Commencement Address at UCLA Film School
Ron Meyer, Universal Studios President and COO, will deliver the 2012 commencement speech for UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, the school announced on Wednesday. Meyer, co-founder and...
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