Texas Radio Station Apologizes for Falsely Reporting George H. W. Bush's Death
A Texas radio station apologized on Thursday after falsely reporting the death of former President George H. W. Bush in an e-mail alert. WBAP, a Dallas-based station, reported that Bush, who has been...
View Article'Married to the Army: Alaska' - a Reality Show About Real Conflicts
"Married to the Army: Alaska" is the rare reality show that doesn't need to manufacture drama to be dramatic. It's easy to overlook the OWN series, which wraps its first season with three episodes...
View ArticleNetflix CEO Reed Hastings' Salary Will Nearly Double in 2013
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' compensation package will rise to $4 million in 2013, doubling his pay from this year. The video-streaming service said in a regulatory filing with the Securities and...
View ArticleHarry Carey Jr., Actor in John Ford's Stock Company, Dies at 91
Harry Carey Jr., a character actor best known for Western roles in films directed by John Ford, died Thursday. He was 91.The actor died of natural causes at a hospice facility in Santa Barbara, his...
View ArticleTribune Co. to Emerge From Bankruptcy on Dec. 31 (Report)
The Tribune Company will emerge from bankruptcy on Dec. 31, ending four years of Chapter 11, Reuters reported. The Chicago-based company, which owns eight major daily newspapers and 23 broadcast...
View Article'Hobbit' on $32M Pace, 'Django' Jumps 'Les Miz' in Tight Box-Office Race
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" crossed the $200 million mark at the domestic box office and is on its way to a third consecutive weekend win after taking in $10.7 million on Friday.That puts it on...
View ArticleMark Travis, Producer of Richard Pryor Hit Concert Film, Dies at 61
J. Mark Travis of Calabasas, who co-produced and released the hit concert film "Richard Pryor: Live in Concert" along with many other independent projects, has died. He was 61. Travis produced...
View Article'Skyfall' Hits $1B at Worldwide Box Office for Sony, MGM
"Skyfall," the 23rd James Bond adventure, has surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office.Jeff Blake, chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution for Sony Pictures and Gary Barber, MGM's...
View Article'Django' Beats 'Les Miz' But Can't Catch 'Hobbit' at Box Office
"Django Unchained" beat out "Les Miserables," but couldn't catch "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," which rolled to its third consecutive weekend win with $32.9 million and kept the domestic box...
View ArticleIndependent Box Office: 'The Impossible' Surges in 2nd Week
Summit Entertainment's tsunami survival saga "The Impossible" surged in its second week, taking in $138,750 from 15 theaters.That's a 28 percent rise from last week, when it debuted in the same number...
View ArticleIrving Saraf, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 80
Irving Saraf, an Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentary film director, editor, cinematographer and producer, died Saturday at his home in San Francisco.He was 80 years old and had been battling...
View Article'Hobbit' Hits $686M Worldwide With $106M at Overseas Box Office
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" sealed its designation as an international blockbuster this weekend, rolling up $106.5 million at the overseas box office.That haul, from 16,600 screens in 62...
View ArticleKimmel on First Ratings Win Over Leno: 'It Was Fun'
Jimmy Kimmel says it was "fun" to score his first ratings victories over Jay Leno in his new 11:35 timeslot. For the first time since moving to his new timeslot Tuesday, Kimmel won the 18-49 demo...
View ArticleNew '42' Trailer: Jackie Robinson Finds His Guts (Video)
The newest trailer for "42" makes it abundantly clear that Jackie Robinson didn't become a baseball legend by fighting for respect; instead, he had the guts to earn it on the field.However, the first...
View ArticleMatt Damon to Guest on Kimmel for First Time
Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel will finally get to air their grievances when the actor appears as a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for the first time on Thursday, Jan. 24.The two have a long history of fake...
View ArticleI Am Sick of All the Kathryn Bigelow-Bashing for 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Kathryn Bigelow did not direct the bombing on 9/11She directed "Zero Dark Thirty," which is a film about the capturing and killing of Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the terror of 9/11.One would think...
View ArticleAnthony Jeselnik: Defending Rape Jokes, Pretending to Be Evil
Anthony Jeselnik opens his new Comedy Central special, "Caligula," with a rape joke -- and it gets more offensive from there. The special gets its title from Jeselnik's answer to a question about what...
View ArticleHowie Mandel Gets Yet Another Reality Show
Ready to see even more Howie Mandel on the small screen? Yeah, we didn't think so, but it's coming your way, thanks to TBS.The cable network said Friday that it has greenlit a new series, tentatively...
View ArticleTime Inc. to Lay Off Up to 700 (Report)
Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang cut pay raises for all 8,000 staffers as the company reportedly prepares to lay off up to 700, the New York Post reported. The publisher of such titles as Entertainment Weekly,...
View ArticleCBS Orders Untitled Jim Gaffigan Project to Pilot
CBS has ordered an untitled Jim Gaffigan project to pilot, the network announced on Friday.Much like FX's "Louie," the proposed single-camera series sounds as if it will be largely autobiographical on...
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