Disney-ABC Calls for 'Day of Giving' for Sandy Victims
Disney/ABC Television Group will hold a "Day of Giving" Monday to encourage viewers to donate money to Hurricane Sandy relief. The announcement came after Disney CEO and chairman Robert A. Iger...
View ArticleCinetic Media Principal Bart Walker Brings Sofia Coppola, Jim Jarmusch to ICM...
Cinetic Media principal Bart Walker has joined ICM Partners as a partner, bringing along clients such as Sofia Coppola and Jim Jarmusch, the agency announced on Thursday. Cinetic's Christina Bazdekis,...
View ArticleBrendan Fraser Drops Out of TNT Pilot 'Legends'
Brendan Fraser's entry into regular TV work will have to wait a little longer. "George of the Jungle" star Fraser has bowed out of the upcoming TNT pilot "Legends," which would have marked his first...
View Article'Hell on Wheels' Boss Exits; Third Season Renewal Held Up
The showrunner of "Hell on Wheels" has parted ways with the AMC western soon after the announcement that it would return for a third season. Though AMC has high-profile clashes before with some of its...
View ArticleMartha Stewart Living to Lay Off 12% of Workforce, Cut Back Magazines
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia began laying off employees and will cut back the printing of two magazines, the company announced Thursday. About 12 percent of the staff -- about 70 employees -- were...
View ArticleAnnaLynne McCord to Get 'Scorned' With Billy Zane in New Thriller
AnnaLynne McCord is about to become a woman "Scorned." "90210" star McCord has signed on for the revenge thriller "Scorned," alongside "Titanic" star Billy Zane and Viva Bianca from Starz's...
View ArticleMitt Romney Clinches the Montgomery Burns Vote (Video)
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is assembling quite the collection of supports. Portly classic rocker Meat Loaf. Chair-haranguing actor/director Clint Eastwood. Tabloid fixture Lindsay Lohan....
View Article'Wreck-It Ralph' Eyes $50M Box-Office Bow Despite Hurricane Sandy Fallout
Disney's animated movie "Wreck-it Ralph" is projected to open to more than $50 million this weekend at a box office that may feel the effects of Hurricane Sandy with between 150 and 200 East Coast...
View ArticleDouglas Fairbanks' Great-Grandson Joins Mary Pickford Project 'The First'...
Dominick Fairbanks, the great grandson of Hollywood legend, Douglas Fairbanks, has joined the upcoming Mary Pickford film "The First," as a co-producer. Fairbanks is the grandson of Douglas Fairbanks,...
View ArticleNew 'Breaking Dawn Part 2' Clip: Kristen Stewart Takes a Whiff of Taylor...
Apparently, Taylor Lautner doesn't pass the smell test, as far as Kristen Stewart is concerned. A new clip from the vampire blockbuster-to-be "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" premiered on MTV...
View ArticleWatch Joe Biden Read the Top 10 List on 'Letterman' (Video)
Vice President Joe Biden took some time out from the campaign trail to make an appearance on Thursday's "Late Show With David Letterman" to promote the democratic process -- and hopefully get some...
View Article'Fairly Legal' Canceled by USA Network
"Fairly Legal" is fairly over. The USA series, which starred "The L Word" veteran Sarah Shahi (pictured) as lawyer-turned mediator Kate Reed, has been canceled after two seasons. Shahi recently signed...
View ArticleNYC Indie Film Companies Dig Out From Hurricane Sandy
The independent film world has been hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. With the lower half of Manhattan plunged into darkness and damp, indie executives headquartered downtown are digging out from flooding...
View ArticleSolar Entertainment Group Launches New Financing Entity
Solar Entertainment Group is announcing the launch of Solar Media Capital, a full-service specialty financing entity, the company told TheWrap. Former Comerica Entertainment Group executive Andrew...
View ArticleParty Photos: 'Good Evening' - 'Hitchcock' Opens AFI Fest 2012
Three weeks before it's Thanksgiving weekend release, it was a "good evening" to unveil "Hitchcock" as the opening gala for AFI Fest 2012. Leads Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren weren't at Grauman's...
View ArticleRomney Outspends Obama in Key States as TV Political Ad Buys Up 68%
Mitt Romney and President Obama are helping at least one sector of the economy in a big way. Spending on politcal ads is expected to increase to $2.6 billion this year, up 68 percent from four years...
View Article'Wreck-It Ralph': What the Critics Say About Disney's New Animated Film
Critics love "Wreck-It Ralph." The new Disney animated adventure has attracted an 84 percent "fresh" rating on the critics aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, trouncing the scores of recent Pixar films like...
View ArticleRatings: Its CMA Awards Hit a Low, But ABC Still Wins Night
The 46th Annual Country Music Association Awards took a steep dive from last year's presentation for its lowest ratings ever on Thursday night, but it still performed strongly enough to give ABC an...
View Article'Fox and Friends': Is NBC's Sandy Telethon Timed to Help Obama? (Video)
Sure, NBC may claim that its telethon tonight is about raising money for victims of Hurricane Sandy. But could it also be a plot to help President Obama? "Fox and Friends" host Steve Doocy and guest...
View Article'Political Animals' Won't Get a Second Run on USA
"Political Animals" has not been elected to a second term. The USA Network miniseries from "Brothers & Sisters" executive producer Greg Berlanti and starring Sigourney Weaver as a divorced former...
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