Trove of Edward Steichen Photographs Donated to 3 U.S. Museums
A leading collector of the works of photographer Edward Steichen has agreed to donate 142 vintage photographs by the American master to three U.S. museums. The gift, announced Friday by the Los Angeles...
View ArticleCNN Hires Zucker Adviser, Cuomo Rep Allison Gollust as Top Spokeswoman
CNN has hired Allison Gollust, a longtime adviser and spokeswoman for CNN chief Jeff Zucker, to be the company's new top spokeswoman.As new senior vice president of communications for CNN Worldwide,...
View ArticleFor 'Les Miserables' Sound Mixing, a Challenge Dealing With Live Vocals
With sound-mixing nominations for both "Les Miserables" and "Lincoln," Andy Nelson is one of the two 2012 Oscar nominees who is competing against himself. (The other is film editor William Goldenberg,...
View ArticleHerman Cain Is Fox News' Latest Contributor
Add another former politician to the list of Fox News' contributors: Herman Cain. Cain, who launched a brief but intensely entertaining bid for the presidency during the 2012 election cycle, has joined...
View ArticleWhat's the Future for Entertainment Weekly Under a Time Inc. Spin-Off?
What lies ahead for Entertainment Weekly, the once-sexy, now stodgy weekly magazine for entertainment fans with a bent for news?The magazine is expected to be part of a deal to spin off the...
View ArticleFelicity Huffman Joins Fox's Assassin Pilot 'Boomerang'
Felicity Huffman is taking aim at Fox's assassin pilot "Boomerang.""Desperate Housewives" and "Transamerica" star Huffman has been cast to star in the pilot from "ER" and "Southland" producer John...
View Article'Safe Haven' Edges Past 'Good Day to Die Hard' to Win Valentine's Day Box Office
Lovebirds turned out in force on Valentine's Day, pushing the romantic drama "Safe Haven" past "A Good Day to Die Hard" at the box office on Thursday, according to studio estimates.Relativity Media's...
View ArticleOscilloscope Acquires Abortion Documentary 'After Tiller'
Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up the North American rights to Martha Shane and Lana Wilson's abortion documentary, "After Tiller," the company announced on Friday."Tiller" explores...
View ArticleWhat Does Seth MacFarlane's Twitter Account Tell Us About How He'll Host the...
Seth MacFarlane has a promise to viewers who'll tune in to see him host the Academy Awards on Feb. 24: Despite the occasionally crude humor he displays on his show "Family Guy" -- and the fact that he...
View ArticlePaging Lindsay Lohan: Lifetime Plans 'Cleopatra' Miniseries
Lifetime may walk like an Egyptian with its latest project, a miniseries about famed female pharaoh Cleopatra. And have we got an actress in mind.Also read:'The Canyons,' Lindsay Lohan's Latest, Gets a...
View ArticleTV Land Greenlights 'Kirstie's New Show' Starring Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley's TV Land pilot, "Giant Baby," has been ordered to series under the new name, "Kirstie's New Show," the network said on Friday. The sitcom, which will premiere this fall with 12 episodes,...
View ArticleRhythm & Hues Sued by Fired Employees
A fired Rhythm & Hues employee is suing the bankrupt visual-effects company for unpaid wages and benefits on behalf of the more than 250 people in California who were laid off this week. The suit...
View Article'Escape from Planet Earth' Review: A Black Hole of Entertainment
These are boom times for mainstream, family-friendly animation; over the last year or so, audiences have been treated to smart and visually compelling films like "ParaNorman," "Frankenweenie,"...
View Article'Silver Linings' Oscar Nominee Jennifer Lawrence Shares Her Acting Secret:...
The worries began on "The Hunger Games," where Jennifer Lawrence came to the set each day with her usual approach: lines unmemorized, attitude casual. Woody Harrelson watched his gifted co-star work,...
View Article'iCarly' Star Miranda Cosgrove Cast in NBC's 'Girlfriend in a Coma' Pilot
Now we know, we know that NBC's "Girlfriend in a Coma" comedy pilot is series -- because it's just added Miranda Cosgrove.Cosgrove, star of the Nickelodeon hit "iCarly," will play Evie, a small-town,...
View ArticleShowtime Casts Kyle Chandler as Lead in 'The Vatican' Pilot
Showtime has cast "Friday Night Lights" alum Kyle Chandler as the lead in Ridley Scott and Paul Attanasio's "The Vatican" pilot, the network said on Friday.The Emmy winner, who also plays a pivotal...
View ArticleLoans to Rhythm & Hues Approved by Bankruptcy Judge
Rhythm & Hues will be allowed to receive millions of dollars from two movie studios so it can continue working on several big-budget productions, a California bankruptcy court judge ruled Friday....
View ArticleCan Vanilla Ice, Chris Hardwick Take the Streamys From Trainwreck to the...
Nerd god Chris Hardwick, 1990s rap icon Vanilla Ice and a gallant troupe of YouTube stars have the same mission this weekend – to turn the unknown Streamy Awards into the Golden Globes of online...
View ArticleChris Dodd: MPAA Backing Away From New Piracy Legislation
The movie industry is abandoning its quest for broad new legislation against piracy in the face of the battle last year over the Stop Online Piracy Act, MPAA Chairman-CEO Chris Dodd said Friday."Having...
View Article'Melrose Place' Actress Gets 3 Years for Deadly Drunken Car Crash
Former "Melrose Place" actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer is moving to a considerably less trendy location for the next three years: New Jersey state prison.Locane-Bovenizer, who played Sandy Louise Harling...
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