Kennedy Center Honors Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Led Zeppelin (Photos)
President Obama honored the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipients Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, blues guitarist Buddy Guy, dancer Natalia Makarova and the surviving members of rock band Led Zeppelin...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch Re-Names Fox's TV, Film Company
News Corp. offered a general sense Monday of what it will look like if it is allowed to split, including the new name for the company's TV and movie business.Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire will...
View ArticleHoward Stern Returning to 'America's Got Talent'
Howard Stern is returning for a second season of "America's Got Talent." He joins host Nick Cannon, whose return to the show was announced last week. Judge Howie Mandel is also expected to return,...
View ArticleNews Corp. Shutters The Daily
It's lights out for The Daily, which will publish its final issue on Dec. 15, News Corp. said Monday.Though The Daily will shut down, News Corp. said the brand will continue to live on in other...
View ArticleBob Costas Calls for Gun Control During 'Sunday Night Football' After...
NBC Sports' Bob Costas took an unusual political stand during "Sunday Night Football" a day after Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and himself.Belcher, 25, shot and...
View Article'Star Trek Into Darkness' Poster Looks a Lot Like 'The Dark Knight'
The new poster for "Star Trek Into Darkness" has hit this galaxy, and bloggers are already griping that it looks a little too familiar.In the poster, actor Benedict Cumberbatch gazes out menacingly...
View ArticleNY Times Offers 30 Buyouts, Layoffs Expected
The New York Times said Monday that it hopes to slash 30 managers and nonunion employees and offered buyouts to newsroom employees, weeks after agreeing to a new contract with the Newspaper Guild.The...
View Article'Three Cups of Tea' Co-Author Commits Suicide
David Oliver Relin, who co-authored of the best-selling memoir "Three Cups of Tea" and declined to respond to allegations that it was partially fabricated, commited suicide last month, The Associated...
View Article'Brave,''Rise of the Guardians,''Wreck-It Ralph' Top Annie Award Nominations
Pixar's "Brave," Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" and DreamWorks Animation's "Rise of the Guardians" were the top nominees for the 40th Annual Annie Awards, the International Animated Film Society,...
View ArticlePope Joins Twitter: 10 Best Tweets to His Holiness
Pope Benedict XVI officially joined Twitter when his account was verified Monday morning.The leader of the nearly 2,000-year-old Catholic Church -- whose handle is @Pontifex, Latin for "pope" -- has...
View ArticleRatings: 'Sunday Night Football' Scores for NBC; '666 Park Ave.' and...
"Sunday Night Football" gave NBC a decisive if expected win, while ABC's "Revenge" and the recently canceled "666 Park Avenue" grew, according to preliminary numbers.While the nature of live sports...
View Article'Ink Master,' Tattoo Nightmares' Renewed by Spike TV
Spike TV has inked new seasons of "Tattoo Nightmares" and "Ink Master," the network said Monday."Ink Master," which is hosted up by tatted-up Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and pits budding...
View ArticleJ.K. Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy' Being Adapted by BBC
J.K. Rowling's post-"Harry Potter" bestseller "The Casual Vacancy" is coming to the small screen. BBC One and BBC Drama have agreed to adapt the novel, Rowling's maiden foray into adult literature.Also...
View ArticleAlec Baldwin Gets Overall Deal With Universal TV
Alec Baldwin's "30 Rock" stint might be coming to an end, but his relationship with NBC will continue. Baldwin, who plays ruthless executive Jack Donaghy on "30 Rock," has entered an overall deal with...
View ArticleCharlie Sheen and Bill Murray Get Goofy in 'A Glimpse Inside the Mind of...
Ever wonder what a Wes Anderson movie would look like with Charlie Sheen in the starring role? The first trailer for "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" should give you an idea, but don't...
View ArticleKatt Williams Arrested After Alleged Bar Rampage
Katt Williams didn't have much to laugh about this weekend after the comedian was arrested in Seattle, following an incident at a bar during which Williams allegedly attacked a woman with a cigarette,...
View ArticleHow Hollywood Won Its Box-Office Bet on Leftovers
The Hollywood studios let it ride at the box office this past weekend, betting on the films already in the market rather than rolling out new ones.They won.The post-Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally...
View ArticleDane DeHaan Tapped for Next "Amazing Spider-Man"
Dane DeHaan has joined the cast of the next installment of "The Amazing Spider-Man," Columbia Pictures announced Monday. The "Chronicle" star will act alongside Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx...
View Article'Zero Dark Thirty' Captures New York Film Critics Awards
"Zero Dark Thirty" has been named the best film of 2012 by the New York Film Critics Circle, the first and one of the most important critics' groups to make its year-end picks. The gripping Kathryn...
View Article'Boardwalk Empire' Creator on Legalizing Drugs and Making Nucky Likeable Again
The prohibition drama "Boardwalk Empire" wrapped its spectacular third season Sunday night just weeks after the states of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana. To "Boardwalk" creator...
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