Ratings: Steady 'American Idol' Gives Fox a Win; 'Neighbors,''Suburgatory'...
Fox's "American Idol" held steady with last week's performance in the ratings, driving the network to an easy overall win Wednesday night, while ABC's "The Neighbors" and "Suburgatory" fell double...
View ArticleComedy Central Launches Digital Production Unit CC Studios
Comedy Central on Thursday officially launched CC Studios, a production unit to develop web series, the network told TheWrap.Headed by Allison Kingsley, Comedy Central's new vice president of digital...
View ArticleRoseanne Barr to Star In, Produce New Series for NBC
NBC is betting on the up-again-down-again Roseanne Barr, signing the television icon to an overall deal that calls for her to develop a show she will star in and produce for the network.She will...
View ArticleMTV Taps Former ABC Family Exec Mina LeFevre as Head of Scripted Programming
MTV has a new head of scripted programming, and it is former ABC Family executive Mina Lefevre.Lefevre has been tapped as MTV's new senior vice president and head of scripted programming, a position...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Parties 2013 in New Orleans: Will Manti Te'o Show?
This weekend, New Orleans pushes the pause button on two weeks of Mardi Gras revelry for Super Bowl festivities.That's like stuffing an ice cream sundae in to a French toast muffuletta. It's a rich...
View ArticleRelativity Buys Into Jim Carrey Heist Comedy 'Loomis Fargo'
Relativity Media has acquired worldwide rights to the Jim Carrey heist comedy "Loomis Fargo," which it will finance, produce and distribute, the studio announced on Thursday.Jared Hess, who co-wrote...
View Article'Daily Show' Jon Stewart Challenges Al Gore on Current TV Sale to Al Jazeera...
Jon Stewart questioned former vice president Al Gore about his sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera on Wednesday night, saying it was strange for an environmental activist to divest his liberal media...
View ArticleWhitney Houston Special to Air on CBS on Night Before Grammys
Whitney Houston, who died the day before the 2012 Grammys, will be remembered with a one-hour special on CBS the night before this year's awards ceremony."The Grammys Will Go On: A Death in the Family"...
View Article'Warm Bodies' Review: Zombified 'Romeo & Juliet' Lurches With Life
Not every movie has to homer it out of the park. "Warm Bodies," a surprisingly genial and clever little zombie-teen romance mash-up, qualifies as a solid base hit. And that's plenty good enough for a...
View ArticleGrammys 2013: Alicia Keys, Maroon 5 to Perform Together; Katy Perry, Keith...
Alicia Keys will team up with Maroon 5 for a special performance at this year's Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy said Thursday.The Academy also said that "Novacane" singer Frank Ocean, who's...
View ArticleAmazon Orders 5 Children's Shows to Pilot
Amazon is continuing to beef up its original programing, ordering five potential children's series to pilot, including shows from the creators of "Blue Clues" and "Rugrats," the company announced on...
View ArticleLeon Panetta, 9/11 Families Join Chorus of Support for 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Is the tide turning for "Zero Dark Thirty?"After withstanding a barrage of criticism that turned the film into a political punching bag and may have seriously hurt its awards-season chances, Kathryn...
View ArticleSXSW Film Festival Lineup: Richard Linklater, Joss Whedon and Dozens of...
The South by Southwest Film Festival will screen movies made by directors who are broke and one from "Avengers" director Joss Whedon, from unknown directors to the latest from "Dazed & Confused"...
View ArticleSXSW Film Festival: More Commercial, More Comedy, (A Little) Less Music
South by Southwest is selling out this year – but in a good way. The film festival unveiled its 2013 lineup on Thursday, and festival director Janet Pierson told TheWrap that this year the films just...
View ArticleShort Spotlight: 'Open Heart' Faces Death, Hopes for Life
Kief Davidson was making a movie about life-saving operations, but death always hung in the air.For director Davidson, that was the black cloud over the filming of "Open Heart," his alternately...
View ArticleOscar's Documentary Shorts Hit Close to Home
Sitting down to watch the Oscar-nominated documentary shorts is an enlightening experience, but it's not exactly a short one.The docs, after all, are always the longest of the shorts. You can watch...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg ... Err, Lion ... Is Dread-ful in 'Reincarnated' Trailer (Video)
One would think that, given his self-professed fondness for weed, Snoop Dogg would come back as a bong in his next life. But as it turns out, the "Doggystyle" rapper has found a new existence as a...
View ArticleGeraldo Rivera 'Truly Contemplating' New Jersey Senate Run
Geraldo Rivera said Thursday he is "truly contemplating" running for one of New Jersey's U.S. senate seats as a Republican. The Fox News host said on his radio show that he would run against incumbent...
View ArticleABC Orders Lottery Drama From 'E.R.' Producer, 'Detroit 1-8-7' Creator
ABC is hoping to hit the jackpot with its latest pilot order.The network has picked up the drama pilot "Lucky 7" from former "E.R." executive producer David Zabel (pictured) and Jason Richman, creator...
View ArticleOn 'Les Miz,' Paris and the Picassos: Pablo, Paloma and My Then-Fiancé Claude
Seeing "Les Misérables" reminded me of the sadness I felt in Paris. It's a wonderful city to be sad in in a movie, but in real life it offers up a sadness like no other.Parisian values are different...
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