N.Y. Times Close to Selling About.com
The New York Times Company is selling About.com, its struggling content mill site, to Answers.com, an individual close to the the situation told TheWrap. The paper has been looking to boot the ailing...
View ArticleBob Hoskins Retires From Acting After Parkinson's Diagnosis
Bob Hoskins is retiring from acting due to Parkinson's disease, his agent announced on Wednesday. The well-regarded British actor, 69, who excelled in both gangster films and comedies, was diagnosed...
View ArticleJoan Rivers Compares Costco to Nazis After Book Protest
Joan Rivers blasted retailer Costco following her protest at a Burbank, Calif. store on Tuesday night, likening the company to the Nazi party for not carrying her new book "I Hate Everyone ......
View ArticleCinema Guild Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights to "La Noche de Enfrente"
The Cinema Guild, a distributor of foreign films and documentaries, has acquired the rights to distribute Raúl Ruiz's final film, "La Noche de Enfrente," in the United States, the company announced...
View ArticleThe Monkees to Tour for 1st Time Since Davy Jones' Death
Time to fire up the Davy Jones hologram? The surviving members of pop band the Monkees will tour together for the first time since the February death of singer Davy Jones, the band said this week....
View ArticleBryan Singer on His Web Series, 'H+': We Will Change the Way People View...
Bryan Singer wants you to picture a world where technology endangers the planet, where being connected to the internet is not a luxury but a hazard. That is the premise of "H+," a web series produced...
View ArticleComedy Central Unveils Fall Schedule, Including Stewart/Colbert...
Comedy Central released its fall schedule Wednesday, including the season premiere dates for "South Park" and "Tosh.0," as well as Daniel Tosh's new animated show, "Brickleberry." Also included were...
View ArticleFox Networks' President & COO David Haslingden Stepping Down
David Haslingden, the president and COO of Fox Networks Group, will step down at the end of the calendar year, NewsCorp. said Wednesday. Haslingden, who has served in the position since January 2011,...
View ArticleMTV Launches Artists.MTV, New Myspace-Like Hub for Pink, One Direction,...
MTV on Wednesday launched the public beta for Artists.MTV, a new online hub for musicians to connect with their fans through interviews, music and social media. The site -- designed to be a newer,...
View ArticleKelsey Grammer Suggests His GOP Loyalties Cost Him an Emmy Nod for 'Boss'
Has Kelsey Grammer's work as bombastic Chicago mayor Tom Kane in "Boss" been ruled out by Emmy voters because Grammer's own politics lean to the right? Sounds like a Machiavellian story line suited...
View ArticleOwner of RomneyRyan.com Plans to Auction Site or Sell to Stephen Colbert
If his job in the tech industry doesn't work out, Peter Crowley should try psychic reading. The 26-year-old purchased RomneyRyan.com in 2010 after hearing recently-named Republican vice presidential...
View ArticleGabby Douglas to Guest on 'America's Got Talent'
U.S. Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas is tumbling her way onto "America's Got Talent." Douglas, who took home two gold medals from the London Olympics, will appear on Wednesday night's results show,...
View ArticleJimmy Kimmel Engaged to Writer From His Show
Jimmy Kimmel is heading toward the altar. The late-night host has become engaged to Molly McNearney, 34, a head writer on Kimmel's show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" a spokesman for Kimmel told TheWrap. No...
View ArticleUniversal Denies Dropping Kristen Stewart From Next 'Snow White' Film
Kristen Stewart may reprise her role as Snow White after all. Universal Pictures has denied a report stating that the studio had dropped the actress from the project in the aftermath of her...
View ArticleFame is Fleeting but Daytime Stars Prevail: the Chris Robinson Phenom
ABC's 2011 canceling of "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" signaled what many believed to be the death knell for daytime drama. Daytime stars, however, occupied a special place in the hearts of...
View Article'Kinky Boots' Musical Sets Broadway Opening Date
"Kinky Boots," a new musical by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and Grammy Award winner Cyndi Lauper, will make its Broadway bow on April 4, 2013, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Previews begin March...
View ArticleMichael J. Fox Preparing Full-Time Return to TV
Michael J. Fox is looking to get back into the TV game full-time. Sony Pictures Television is shopping a single-camera comedy project to networks that would star the former "Family Ties" actor, a...
View ArticleMovieclips Raises $18.5M, Changes Name to Zefr
Movieclips -- a video catalog site that helps studios collect and monetize fan and professional postings on YouTube -- has secured $18.5 million in funding and changed its name to Zefr, the company...
View ArticleLeave Kristen Stewart Alone, Jodie Foster Says
Kristen Stewart has found her white knight during her time of personal and professional turmoil. And that white knight is Jodie Foster. Stewart's co-star in the 2002 film "Panic Room" has penned a...
View ArticleDavid Chase's Rock Film 'Not Fade Away' to Premiere at New York Film Fest
"Not Fade Away," a rock 'n' roll drama from "Sopranos" creator David Chase, will have its world premiere as part of the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced on...
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