NRA Wayne LaPierre's Tone-Deaf Performance: From a Parallel Universe
Faced with a nation rising in anger against the prevalence of guns in American society, the head of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre chose on Friday to blame Hollywood and media companies...
View Article'Arsenio Hall Show' Promo: the Dog Pound Woofs Again (Video)
Arsenio Hall is coming back to television next September, and the first promo for his new show suggests he'll be the same late-night host he was in the '90s. Exactly the same.Referring to himself as...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the MPAA's Chris Dodd: Get Rid of the Guns
Dear Chris Dodd:I recently read a news story on TheWrap in which you, as chairman of the MPAA, said Hollywood is ready to participate in a meaningful dialogue about gun violence after the Sandy Hook...
View ArticleRoger Ebert Feeling 'A Little Better' After Health Downturn
Roger Ebert took to Twitter on Friday to let his followers know that he's feeling "a little better," after posting on Thursday that he's experiencing "a lot of health troubles" and is not "in the best...
View Article'Zero Dark Thirty's' Jessica Chastain: Leading a Manhunt for bin Laden - and...
Jessica Chastain landed the lead role in "Zero Dark Thirty" at the end of a crazy year in which she'd appeared in two Best Picture nominees, "The Tree of Life" and "The Help" (winning an Oscar...
View ArticleDisney Sets Aug. 9 Release for 'Cars' Spin-off 'Planes'
Disney will release "Planes," a spin-off of Pixar's "Cars" franchise, Aug. 9, 2013, in the United States. DisneyToon Studios is behind the film with Pixar/Disney Animation chief creative officer John...
View ArticleSteve Jobs' Yacht Impounded Over Alleged Unpaid $4M Bill
Steve Jobs' super yacht has entered choppy financial waters. Venus, the 256-foot, all-aluminum vessel that the late Apple founder commissioned, was impounded in the Port of Amsterdam Wednesday, due to...
View Article'Gangnam Style' Hits Record-Breaking 1B YouTube Views (Video)
Christmas came early for Psy. Then again, he has probably been living Christmas every day since "Gangnam Style" went viral last July.The music video for the hit K-pop single reached a record-breaking 1...
View Article'Skyfall' Will Open Jan. 21 in China, Won't Face 'Hobbit'
Global blockbuster "Skyfall" will open on Jan. 21 in China, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to TheWrap Friday.A strong run in China will be critical if "Skyfall" is to hit $1 billion...
View ArticleJessica Chastain Offered Role in 'Good People' (Exclusive)
Jessica Chastain has been offered a role in the big-screen adaptation of Marcus Sakey's novel "Good People" with James Franco, a person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. Millennium Films is...
View Article'Wheel of Fortune' Scandal: Lax Pronunciation Leads to Controversial Upset...
"G" whiz, "Wheel of Fortune" judges -- you sure are sticklers for details. Wednesday night's episode of the long-running game show has sent ripples of controversy across the internet and the nation as...
View ArticleTheWrap's 12 Days of Offbeat, Oddball Holiday Flicks
TheWrap's staffers don't watch "Elf" or "Miracle on 34th Street"; we watch "Bad Santa" and "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" Related Articles: TheWrap Digs Up 12 Hidden Gems Among a Crush of Awards...
View ArticleZooey Deschanel Signs With UTA
Zooey Deschanel has left CAA and moved over to UTA, a person with knowledge of the situation has told TheWrap. Deschanel, who stars in the Fox series "New Girl," was most recently on the big screen in...
View ArticleCrisis Management Experts Slam NRA, Wayne LaPierre Conference as Worst Since...
The National Rifle Association press conference Friday fundamentally misjudged the national mood in the wake of the Newtown shootings, crisis management consultants said, with one expert calling it...
View Article'The Guilt Trip' - and My Failed Road Trip With Norman Mailer
Seeing "The Guilt Trip" reminded me of one car trip with Norman Mailer. Like Barbra Streisand, he was Jewish and strict with everything.While he was on a book tour for "Tough Guys Don't Dance," we...
View ArticleHugh Grant Receives 'Substantial' Settlement in News of the World Hacking...
Hugh Grant has settled his legal beef with the former publishers of defunct British tabloid News of the World -- and he's walking away from the courtroom drama with a nice chunk of change."Four...
View Article'Muppets,''Ali G' Director James Bobin Signs on for 'Tribyville' Musical...
James Bobin has signed on to direct a period musical "Tribyville" a person with knowledge of the situation has told TheWrap. Disney is in negotiations to acquire the project from Gary Sanchez...
View Article'Not Fade Away': An Age Gap Defined by the Rolling Stones
For David Chase, the counterculture revolution that consumed the 1960s was a generational conflict that played out against a soundtrack of killer rock songs."The Sopranos" creator is poised to make his...
View ArticleDavid Chase: 'Everybody Told Me Not to Make This Movie'
He may be best known for the game-changing HBO series "The Sopranos," but David Chase has made his feature-film directorial debut with something small and evocative, not big and bold."Not Fade Away" is...
View ArticlePaul Rudd, Jamie Foxx and Others Demand a Plan to End Gun Violence (Video)
In the wake of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., that left dozens dead last week, a slew of celebrities have assembled to highlight the subject of gun violence and seek solutions to the growing...
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