CNN, HLN Ratings Down; Did Coming Out Help Anderson Cooper?
Whatever else you hold Casey Anthony for, she's partly guilty of this: ratings at CNN and HLN are down dramatically from last July, as the Olympics, Colorado shooting and the presidential election...
View Article'Brady Bunch' Reboot From Vince Vaughn in the Works at CBS
Here's the story, of a man named Vinnie... and an idea for a TV series that may or may not jibe with your childhood memories. CBS has placed a script order for a reboot of the classic TV series "The...
View ArticleSex, Drugs and Chick-Fil-A
 The music business is dead, and like a phoenix from the ashes, passion-filled music is very much alive It took me three months to get a drum sound in 1977. Those heady days of rock 'n' roll excess,...
View ArticleBBC America Plans New 'Musketeers' Series
BBC America will co-produce BBC One's "The Musketeers," a new drama based on the Alexandre Dumas novel that will be penned by "My Week With Marilyn" writer Adrian Hodges. The new series will retain...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper Talk Show Gets Name Change, Format Shakeup
Anderson Cooper's syndicated talk show is undergoing big changes for its upcoming second season. Cooper's daytime gabfest, formerly known as "Anderson," has been rechristened "Anderson Live." The name...
View ArticleNew AMPAS President Hawk Koch Exits as PGA Co-President
Hawk Koch, who was elected president of the Motion Picture Academy on Tuesday night, announced on Wednesday morning that he is temporarily stepping down from his position as co-president of the...
View ArticleAmazon Unveils Free Instant-Video App for iPad
Good news for iPad owners looking for some video entertainment on the fly -- a new Amazon app is now offering customers access to its Instant Video content. The free app, similar to Netflix's...
View Article'Paranormal Activity 4' Trailer: Frights, Possessions and Video Chats (Video)
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, directors of "Paranormal Activity 3," are back with yet another edition of the supernatural fright-fest. "Paranormal Activity 2" finished with a possessed Katie (Katie...
View Article'American Horror Story' Gets a New Title for Season 2
When FX's hit spooky drama "American Horror Story" returns to the air for its second season, it will have more than a few new faces. It will also have a new title. "American Horror Story" creator Ryan...
View ArticleMargo Martindale Joins Cast of 'August: Osage County'
Margo Martindale has joined the cast of "August: Osage County," a spokeswoman at the Gersh Agency told TheWrap. The actress will play the sister of Meryl Streep's character Violet Weston in the...
View ArticleTV One Plans Rebranding: 'Where Black Life Unfolds'
TV One plans an Aug. 20 rebranding that will include the new tagline, "Where Black Life Unfolds." The network, which caters to African-American viewers 25 and older, unveiled the rebranding at the...
View ArticleTony Sly, No Use for a Name Frontman, Dead at 41
Tony Sly, guitarist and singer for the pop-punk band No Use for a Name, has died, his record label said Wednesday. He was 41. No cause of death was given. Also read: Former Fleetwood Mac Member Bob...
View ArticleNew Academy President Hawk Koch: My Oscars Wish List
"I am elated," Hawk Koch said to TheWrap the morning after he was elected president of the Academy. The son of past Academy president Howard W. Koch, the 66-year-old producer becomes the first...
View ArticleAbout That Stacey Snider Universal Rumor ...
Hollywood's phone lines are burning up over the rumor that Stacey Snider might replace Ron Meyer at the head of Universal. The problem is there are zero facts to back it up. Which will not keep...
View ArticleSean Hayes to Guest on 'Up All Night'
"Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes has been cast on the upcoming second season of the NBC comedy "Up All Night." The show's Facebook page has posted that Hayes will star in a multi-episode arc and...
View ArticleHitchcock's 'Vertigo' Ends 50-Year Reign of 'Citizen Kane'
Alfred Hitchcock has dethroned Orson Welles. Welles' "Citizen Kane" has ruled as the greatest film ever made, according to critics' polls by the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound magazine....
View Article'Mea Maxima Culpa' Trailer: Alex Gibney Challenges the Catholic Church (Video)
"Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" takes the Catholic Church head-on. Directed by Academy Award-winning Alex Gibney, the documentary investigates Catholic priest Lawrence C. Murphy's...
View ArticleHBO Announces Larry David Movie
HBO plans a movie written by and starring Larry David that will find him playing a character other than himself. "He is not playing the Larry David from 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,'" said HBO president of...
View Article'Dark Knight Rises' Shooting Suspect Called MTV Star Before Massacre, Star...
James Holmes, the man suspected of killing 12 and wounding dozens of others during a shooting spree at a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo., last month, reached out to "Pimp My...
View ArticleAshton Kutcher Bringing Interactive 'Punk'd'-Like Series to the Web
The guys who brought the world "Punk'd" are bringing their hidden cameras to the internet. Katalyst Network, the television and film production company founded in 2000 by Ashton Kutcher and Jason...
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