Oscars: Are Ben Affleck and 'Argo' Unstoppable? (Video)
With BAFTA and Scripter awards added to the trophy shelf over the weekend, are Ben Affleck and "Argo" unstoppable en route to the Oscars?Yes, "Argo" keeps collecting awards. Why? Perhaps it's the...
View ArticleNew Oscar Poster Customizes the Statuette 85 Ways (Photos)
The official poster to commemorate the 85th Academy Awards doesn't have one version of the familiar Oscar statuette -- instead, it has 85, each of them customized to represent a past Best Picture...
View Article'Lost' Star Josh Holloway to Star in CBS's 'Intelligence' Pilot
"Lost" star Josh Holloway has found a new gig.Holloway, who played James "Sawyer" Ford on the J.J. Abrams TV drama, will star in CBS's drama "Intelligence."Also read:'Beverly Hills Cop' Among 3 CBS...
View ArticleNBC's 'Dracula' Series Casts Its Van Helsing
Jonathan Rhys Meyers' Dracula has found his arch nemesis. Or, perhaps, his arch nemesis will be finding him. NBC has cast Thomas Kretschmann ("King Kong," ABC's "The River") to play famed vampire...
View ArticleRhythm & Hues Bankruptcy Sends Shockwaves Through Visual-Effects Industry
Within 24 hours, Rhythm & Hues Studios went from accepting a BAFTA award for its arresting visual-effects work on "Life of Pi" to filing for Chapter 11 protection.It was a shocking turn of events...
View ArticleTony Kushner, Alan Dershowitz, WGA Editor Blast Congress Over 'Zero Dark...
"Lincoln" screenwriter Tony Kushner, lawyers Alan Dershowitz and Norman Siegel, former ACLU Executive Director David Glasser and journalist and WGA magazine editor Richard Stayton are among the 28...
View ArticleMicrosoft Reports 76M XBox Consoles Worldwide
Microsoft says there are now more than 76 million XBox consoles worldwide, more than three times the original number of XBoxes sold. Saying "living room entertainment" is undergoing its biggest change...
View ArticleNetflix to Launch First Original Kids Series With Dreamworks
Netflix will release its first ever original kids series with DreamWorks Animation, the company announced Tuesday.Based on the DreamWorks film "Turbo," which will be released this summer, "Turbo...
View ArticleLionsgate Says Digital Sales, UltraViolet Helping Home Entertainment Growth
A growing appetite for digital copies of movies like "The Hunger Games" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" helped Lionsgate's increase its quarterly home entertainment revenue by 43...
View ArticleEsquire Defends Story on SEAL Who Shot Bin Laden
Esquire is defending its story about the Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden after Stars & Stripes said the magazine erroneously reported he could not get health care.Stars & Stripes, the...
View ArticleValentine's Day Forecast is 'Slutty' (Video)
Local news, we love you. How we adore your silly car chases, vacant consumer reports, and most of all, your innocent mistakes.Danielle Grant, the weather anchor at Spokane, Wash.-based KREM, delivered...
View ArticleRatings: 'Bachelor,''Castle' Rise; CBS Wins Night With '2 Broke Girls'
ABC's "The Bachelor" and "Castle" both grew in the ratings Monday night, but CBS grabbed an overall win with the top-rated "2 Broke Girls." Meanwhile, Fox's new drama "The Following" fell off double...
View ArticleChina Can Be a Gold Mine for Hollywood, But...
Since 2012 ended with the Chinese box office as the premiere international territory, the marriage of Hollywood and China looks, on the face of it, like a surefire bet for Hollywood. Most industries...
View ArticleFX Orders Border Drama 'The Bridge' to Series
FX has ordered the border-cop drama "The Bridge," starring Diane Kruger and Demián Bichir, to series. The series, from executive producers Meredith Stiehm and Elwood Rei, follows two detectives, one...
View ArticleCinedigm, Tribeca Film Buy Into Julianne Moore as a Repressed English Teacher
Cinedigm and Tribeca Film have partnered to acquire domestic distribution rights to "The English Teacher," successful TV director Craig Zisk's debut feature starring Julianne Moore as the titular...
View ArticleThe Stars Spill Their Secrets - and Fears: an Oscars Gallery
Bradley Cooper on "Silver Linings" insecurity, Ben Affleck on "Casablanca," Naomi Watts on tsunamis ... and her young co-star Tom Holland on not being allowed to see Naomi Watts -- a stunning photo...
View Article'Storage Wars' Star Mark Balelo Dead of Suspected Suicide
Mark Balelo, a star of the A&E reality series "Storage Wars," was found dead of a suspected suicide at his business in Simi Valley, Calif., a police spokesman said. Balelo was 40. Balelo had been...
View ArticleBradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain and 'Lincoln' Stars Stop by 'Between Two...
Zach Galifianakis is continuing his D-list treatment of the year's biggest A-listers in part two of his "Between Two Ferns" Oscar series.In the latest episode of the Funny or Die talk show, Bradley...
View ArticleIntel to Launch Web TV Service by Year's End
Intel will launch an Internet-based TV service by the end of the year, Erik Huggers, the vice president and general manger of Intel Media, announced at AllThingsD's Dive Into Media conference on...
View ArticleHelena Bonham Carter Follows Lindsay Lohan Into Liz Taylor's Shoes With BBC...
Move over, Lindsay Lohan -- another actress is taking a crack at playing Elizabeth Taylor, and just might have the chops to one-up you.Helena Bonham Carter will play Taylor in an upcoming biopic...
View Article