'Community,' 'Whitney' Premiere Dates Pushed Back by NBC
Fans of "Community" and "Whitney" will have to wait a little longer for their favorite shows to return. NBC has pushed the premieres from the comedies from its fall schedule for the time being, to be...
View ArticlePresident Obama Steps It Up in San Francisco: 'I Very Much Intend to Win This...
President Obama was on for a second day of heavy campaigning in California on Monday, hitting San Francisco and urging supporters: "We're only going to do it if everybody is almost obsessive for the...
View ArticleJeffrey Katzenberg Gains More Control of DreamWorks Animation in David Geffen...
Jeffrey Katzenberg has bolstered his control of DreamWorks Animation after David Geffen has converted his stock to shares that carry less voting power, the studio revealed in filings with the...
View ArticleJon Stewart and Co. Cut Liberalism From 'Sesame Street' (Video)
Jon Stewart says he understands why some conservatives aren't fond of "Sesame Street." "So Fox News is upset that empty-headed puppets are trying to brainwash and indoctrinate Americans?" Stewart said...
View ArticleDeadline Owner Penske Media Buys Variety
Penske Media Corporation, the owner of Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood, has finalized a deal to purchase Variety -- a digital age story of a blog buying Hollywood's oldest trade paper in a bid to...
View ArticleRatings: 'The Voice' Inches Up as NBC Takes Night
NBC's "The Voice" grew marginally over last week to score NBC a ratings win, while ABC's steady "Dancing With the Stars" made the network the most-watched, according to preliminary numbers. NBC...
View Article'Big Bang Theory' Star Kaley Cuoco to Host People's Choice Awards Again
Kaley Cuoco is returning to host the People's Choice Awards in January. Cuoco, who plays Penny on CBS's "The Big Bang Theory," hosted the most recent ceremony. The show won a People's Choice Award in...
View Article'Lincoln' Oscar Chances Soar After NY Film Fest Premiere
The world premiere of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" Monday night at the New York Film Festival has left many Oscar handicappers humming, "Hail to the Chief." Though some griped the film is overly...
View Article'Louie' Going on Extended Hiatus Until 2014
One of the hardest working men in show business is taking a bit of a breather: "Louie" is going on extended hiatus until 2014, FX announced. The Emmy-winning Louis C.K. has a famously intense work...
View ArticleSnoopy, Charlie Brown Heading Back to Big Screen After 32 Years (Good Grief!)
20th Century Fox Animation and its Blue Sky Studios unit have acquired the rights to Charles M. Schulz's iconic "Peanuts" comic strip and plan to turn it into a film, the studio announced on Tuesday....
View Article'Sesame Street' Objects to Obama Campaign Ad (Video)
As far as "Sesame Street" is concerned, the latest campaign ad for President Obama is brought to you by the letters "N" and "O." The Sesame Workshop, which produces the children's show, has issued a...
View ArticleBad Max Williams: an Actor Talks Bullets and Spirituality
Max Williams has taken a risk -- a brash role full of whim, blood and head games that has left a distinct flavor on his resume. Unlike Viola Davis or Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oscar-nominated actors whose...
View ArticleShowtime Executive Frank Pintauro Dead at 61
Veteran Showtime Networks executive Frank Pintauro died Sunday at his home in New York after a long battle with cancer. He was 61. Pintauro served as executive vice president, red group, where he...
View ArticleScreen Gems Options Film Rights to Young-Adult Book 'Black City'
Screen Gems has closed a deal to develop a feature film based on the young-adult fantasy series, "Black City," written by Elizabeth Richards, the company said in a statement Tuesday. "Black City"...
View ArticleApple Shares Fall Ahead of Expected iPad Mini Launch (Updated)
Apple stock is stumbling ahead of the expected announcement of the iPad Mini. The slide, which began in mid-September, bucks the usual trend of share prices climbing on rumors of a new Apple product...
View ArticleNBC Is Top-Rated Network of the Season - So Far
Two weeks into the new fall season, NBC is the top-rated network after lagging in fourth place for years. CBS remains easily the most-watched network. NBC displaced ABC last season as the...
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein, Michael Flatley Pair Up to Create the Grammys of the Dance...
Harvey Weinstein wants to create the dance equivalent of the Grammys. And he's enlisting none other than the Lord of the Dance, Michael Flatley, to do it. The Weinstein Company co-chairman shared a...
View ArticleWhy Nikki Finke + Variety = A Business Dilemma for Jay Penske
Nikki Finke's silence is deafening on the day that her boss, Jay Penske, bought the trade publication Variety. Finke, who chose to be on vacation when the deal was done, had been agitating for weeks...
View ArticleJack Welch, Former GE CEO, Quits as Columnist After Jobs-Report Tweet Fallout
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, has quit his writing gigs at Fortune magazine and Reuters following his tweet last week accusing on the Bureau of Labor Statistics of cooking the latest...
View ArticleNicolas Cage, Hayden Christensen Sign on for 'Outcast' for AFM (Exclusive)
Arclight Films is getting into the China business, with the feature film "Outcast," which is being presented to buyers ahead of next month's AFM with a cast that includes Hayden Christensen and...
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