WaxWord Joins the International Women's Media Foundation
I am pleased to share that I have joined the board of the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), an organization dedicated to supporting the work of women journalists around the world.I have...
View ArticleBruce Greenwood Joins Atom Egoyan's 'Queen of the Night'
Bruce Greenwood has joined the cast of Atom Egoyan's "Queen of the Night," which begins filming Monday in Ontario. Greenwood is fresh off a role as Denzel Washington's supportive pilot's union...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Highest-Rated Ever in Metered Markets
The Super Bowl was the highest-rated ever in metered markets, scoring an overnight rating/share of 48.1/71, CBS announced Monday.The markets refer to 56 major cities. Ratings were highest,...
View ArticleSuper Bowl F-Word: Watch MVP Joe Flacco Get Overly Excited on Live TV (Video)
Joe Flacco was entitled to indulge in a celebratory F-word Sunday night as he celebrated his Super Bowl victory. The problem was that CBS cameras were on-hand to broadcast the four-letter word to the...
View ArticleCNET Reporter Who Quit Over CBS Censorship Lands at The Verge
Greg Sandoval has joined the Verge as a senior reporter just two weeks after he quit CNET because he said the news site's parent company, CBS, interfered with its editorial independence. Sandoval...
View ArticleSeen and Heard on Super Bowl Weekend: Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney,...
After the lights flickered back on and the confetti fell on the victorious Ravens inside the Super Dome, one of the NFL's top teammates was not done dominating Super Bowl weekend.In New Orleans, where...
View Article'Elementary' Falls Short of Post-Super Bowl 'Voice' Ratings
CBS's post-Super Bowl airing of "Elementary" scored a 12 rating/24 share in metered markets Sunday, faring nowhere near as well as NBC's "The Voice" did in the spot after the Super Bowl last year.But...
View ArticleNews Corp. Sells IGN Videogame Sites to J2 Global's Ziff Davis
News Corporation has sold its IGN Entertainment websites to Ziff Davis's J2 Global, the companies announced on Monday. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. But Bloomberg reported that J2 Global...
View ArticleWashington Post Names Kevin Merida Managing Editor (Updated)
The Washington Post has named Kevin Merida its managing editor in charge of news and features, effective immediately. He joins managing editor John Temple, who oversees digital and newsroom...
View Article'The Heiress' with Jessica Chastain Recoups Investment
"The Heiress" will recoup its $3 million investment, the Broadway show's producers said Monday. The revival of the play will move into the back during the final week of its performances. Starring Oscar...
View ArticlePaula Weinstein Named Executive Vice President of Tribeca Enterprises
Veteran film producer Paula Weinstein been named executive vice president of Tribeca Enterprises, co-founder Jane Rosenthal said Monday. In her new role, Weinstein will oversee the company's...
View ArticleCinedigm, Voltage Pictures Strike 5-Film Deal with Marco Weber's Rapid Eye Films
Cinedigm and Voltage Pictures have entered a three-year, five-film deal with new genre label Rapid Eye Film whereby Cinedigm will distribute the films domestically and Voltage will sell the...
View ArticleAndrew Sullivan Launches The Dish Subscription Site
Andrew Sullivan relaunched his former Daily Beast blog The Dish on Monday as an independent subscription-based site.The political journalist kicked off the new year by announcing that his plans to...
View ArticleStallone & Schwarzenegger Are Finished: 10 Who Should Replace Them
The latest films from Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Bullet to the Head" and "The Last Stand," respectively, crashed at the box office. Here's who we'd like to see replace the aging...
View ArticleFor 'Life of Pi,' the Secret to Its Sound Is in the Silence
Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" was a famously difficult movie to pull off, a philosophical and spiritual journey featuring a young protagonist (don't work with kids) stranded on the open sea (don't work on...
View Article3D Specialist Legend3D Raises $8M in New Stock Offering
Legend3D, which converts films like "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Top Gun" into 3D, has closed an $8 million Series B Preferred Stock offering to support its continued expansion.Monaco-based Augustus...
View ArticleDonald Trump to Sue Bill Maher Over Ape-Sex Claim (Video)
Donald Trump is threatening to take Bill Maher to court after the "Real Time" host failed to pay him $5 million after Trump proved he isn't the child of an orangutan. Yes, you read that right -- this...
View Article'The Ricki Lake Show' Canceled
Ricki Lake's return to daytime talk television is no more.Twentieth Television announced Monday that "The Ricki Lake Show," which premiered in September, will not continue into the 2013-2014 season....
View ArticleWhy Movie Posters All Look the Same
In a world of sound bites and quick sells, a unique movie poster makes you stop and look twice. From E.T. cycling to the moon to Jaws thrashing out of the water, a great poster can capture the...
View ArticleHow 'Wreck-It Ralph' Wrecked All the Rules of Animation
When Rich Moore joined Disney in 2008 after stints on "The Simpsons," "Futurama" and MADtv, the historic animation studio had just shelved an idea for a movie about videogame characters.Studio exec...
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