Will 7 of Oscar's 9 Best Picture Nominees Cross the $100M Mark Domestically?
Should "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Silver Linings Playbook" hit $100 million at the domestic box office -- and both have an outside shot -- it will mean an astonishing seven movies nominated this year for...
View ArticleNBC Orders Cross-Cultural Unplanned Pregnancy Pilot
NBC has ordered a pilot about an unplanned pregnancy that unites a white and Latino family."Welcome to the Family," a single-camera comedy from Sony Pictures Television, is written and executive...
View ArticlePeter Facinelli Joins Dylan McDermott in 'Freezer'
Peter Facinelli has joined Dylan McDermott in the cast of "The Freezer," an upcoming action thriller from director Mikael Salomon. The film is shooting this month in Edmonton.Facinelli, who appeared in...
View ArticleA Finely Tuned 'Quartet'
 We all know what a great actor Dustin Hoffman is and how much pleasure he has given us on the screen. What a nice surprise to see him act so skillfully as a director in his debut film, "Quartet."The...
View ArticleCW Revives 'The Selection,' Gives Pilot Order to Taylor Hackford's 'Company...
The CW is taking another crack at its "Hunger Games"-esque drama project "The Selection," and has given a pilot order to "The Devil's Advocate" director Taylor Hackford's naval drama "Company Town," a...
View ArticleSundance 2013: RADiUS Strikes Again, Acquiring 'Inequality For All'
RADiUS has made its second deal in less than 24 hours, acquiring "Inequality for All," a documentary about social and economic inequality in America. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on...
View Article'Ben and Kate' Pulled From Fox Schedule
Fox has pulled its freshman comedy "Ben and Kate" from its schedule, effective immediately, the network said Wednesday.The series, which has aired 13 episodes so far and aired Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleApple Removes 500px From App Store Over Child Porn Complaints
Apple removed 500px from the App Store after customers complained of child pornography on the popular photo-sharing app, the company told TheWrap. The Instagram competitor, which has been downloaded...
View ArticleAretha Franklin Approves of Beyonce's 'Beautiful' Inaugural Lip-Syncing
Aretha Franklin has r-e-s-p-e-c-t for Beyoncé's decision to use a "beautiful" pre-recorded rendition of the national anthem during President Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony on Monday.The Queen of...
View ArticleNetflix Stock Surges as Company Posts Unexpected Q4 Profit
Netflix stock has climbed more than 30 percent in after hours trading on Wednesday after the company bested expectations with a strong fourth quarter financial performance.Analysts suspected Netflix...
View Article'Home Improvement' Co-Creator Matt Williams Enters First-Look TV Deal With...
Matt Williams, the co-creator of the '90s sitcom "Home Improvement," has aligned with Lionsgate for a first-look television deal, Lionsgate and Williams' company, Wind Dancer Films, said Wednesday....
View ArticleSteve Jobs Biopic Gets Release Date From Open Road
"jOBS," the biopic starring Ashton Kutcher as deceased Apple computers co-founder Steve Jobs, will be released April 19, Open Road Films said Wednesday.The film which also stars Dermot Mulroney, Josh...
View ArticleApple Posts $13.1B Profit But iPhone Sales Disappoint
Apple posted a $13.1 billion profit on the $54.5 billion in revenue in its first quarter, but iPhone sales missed analysts' expectations, sending its stock price down more than 10 percent in extended...
View ArticleSeth MacFarlane Gets Posterized, Plus Oscar Posters Through the Years (Photos)
Is Seth MacFarlane the first Oscar host to get name-above-the-title billing on an Academy Awards poster? He might be, on a poster for the 85th Oscars. Courtesy of the AMPAS archives and Margaret...
View ArticleFilmNation to Sell Hugh Grant-Marisa Tomei Romantic Comedy Overseas
FilmNation will handle international sales for Marc Lawrence's untitled romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei, the company announced on Wednesday. The deal was made based on Lawrence's...
View ArticleBam Margera's 'Potentially Dangerous' Game Show Gets Green Light From TBS
Bam Margera has found a new outlet for his prank-happy ways.TBS has given the go-ahead for a new series for the "Jackass" star in the form of "Bam's Bad Ass Game Show," a competition series in which...
View ArticleCould a 'Jekyll & Hyde' Movie Be the Next 'Les Miserables'?
"Jekyll and Hyde" may not have the pedigree of "Les Misérables," but the producers of a planned movie adaptation of the musical version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story argue that it commands...
View ArticleDisney's Bob Iger Talks Deal-Making With Steve Jobs, Importance of Risk
When two entertainment industry giants sat down on the same stage Wednesday, one of the first subjects they talked about was a third: Producer Brian Grazer's opening question for Disney CEO Bob Iger...
View ArticleGilda Radner's Name Will Remain With Cancer Support Center
Gilda Radner's name will remain in the title of a Gilda's Club Madison, the Wisconsin branch of the worldwide Cancer Support Community announced on Wednesday."We are happy and humbled to announce that...
View Article'Cloud Atlas' Producers 'Unaware' Chinese Distributor Cut 30 Minutes From Film
"Cloud Atlas" premiered in Beijing, China on Monday night, but not before "almost 30 minutes" were cut from the film's 172-minute running time without the producers' knowledge."We were unaware that our...
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