Election 2012: How News Sites Reported Obama's Victory (Photos)
Ah, the speed of the web. Just moments after multiple news networks called the swing state of Ohio for Barack Obama, news sites splashed headlines across their homepages declaring the Democrat the...
View ArticleClive Owen, Juliette Binoche Team With Fred Schepisi for 'Words & Pictures'
Fred Schepisi has signed on to direct Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in 'Words and Pictures," a romantic comedy set in a New England prep school.Schepisi, whose credits include "Roxanne" and "Six...
View Article'Glengarry Glen Ross' With Al Pacino Delayed a Month (Updated)
Updated, 5:14 p.m. ESTA star-studded revival of "Glengarry Glen Ross" has pushed back its Broadway opening by a month. The new production of the David Mamet play, starring  Al Pacino and Bobby...
View Article'Skyfall' Review: Nuanced Thriller Leaps to Top Five of 007 Movies
A case can be made that Daniel Craig has become the screen's most vulnerable James Bond, both physically and emotionally, while at least tying with Sean Connery as the most ruthless and vicious. Both...
View ArticleChanges in the Controversial Oscar Foreign-Language Process? Don't Hold Your...
Voters in Oscar's foreign-language category who feel they were disenfranchised when controversial new rules went in place back in 2008 ... don't expect any relief soon.Producer Ron Yerxa (below) and...
View ArticleTaylor Hackford to Direct, Exec-Produce CW Project 'Norfolk'
Add Taylor Hackford to the list of big-screen talents taking on small-screen projects.The "Ray" and "Devil's Advocate" producer and director has signed on to direct and executive produce the CW drama...
View ArticleCBS Sets 3Q Earnings Records, Fall Just Short of Revenue Expectations
CBS Corporation set several third-quarter earnings records but fell just short of revenue expectations. Company CEO Les Moonves said on a conference call with reporters and investors Wednesday that the...
View ArticleElection Results 2012: A New Normal Hollywood Has Dreamed Of
Hollywood should be euphoric today. The entertainment industry woke up to election results that reflect a country a lot more like the fictional place they've been depicting on screens large and small...
View ArticleDish AutoHop Lawsuit: Judge Rejects Fox's Request for Injunction
Dish's AutoHop feature will keep helping customers jump past commercials. At least for the time being. A judge in U.S. District Court in Central California denied Fox's request for a preliminary...
View Article'Lincoln' Review: Riveting Tale Separates the Man from the Monument
There are few dramaturgical tasks as difficult or as thankless as telling the life story of a Great Man (or Woman), particularly when that historical figure has become the sort of legendary icon...
View ArticleWeinstein Company Nabs True-Life Sailing Epic 'Kon-Tiki'
A dramatic recreation of Thor Heyerdahl's daring crossing of the Pacific Ocean via raft will sail into the United States courtesy of The Weinstein Company. The indie studio picked up the domestic...
View ArticleParamount Boards MGM's 'Hercules'; Dwayne Johnson Officially Attached to Star
Paramount and MGM will co-produce "Hercules," an upcoming film about the mythic hero starring Dwayne Johnson, the studios announced on Wednesday. MGM had been the sole studio involved with the project,...
View Article'The Hobbit,''Skyfall' Knock 'Twilight' from Top Spot on Fandango
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" raced to the top of the sales charts on its first day of availability at online ticket seller Fandango.With 33 percent of the total sales on Fandango Wednesday, it...
View Article'Innocence of Muslims' Filmmaker Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison
The man responsible for "Innocence of Muslims" -- the anti-Muslim film that was blamed for a wave of violence across the Middle East earlier this year -- was sentenced to a year in federal prison on...
View ArticleComcast Sounding Retreat in Georgetown Utility-Box Dispute
Comcast representatives are sounding retreat in Washington, D.C. in the wake of a protest over the recent appearance of the company's new, small-refrigerator-sized utility boxes on the city's historic...
View Article'Burn Notice' Picked Up for 7th Season by USA
"Burn Notice" is hot enough for another season. USA Network has renewed the drama for a seventh run with a 13-episode order, the network said Wednesday.Also read:"Political Animals" Won't Get a Second...
View ArticleTim Robbins to Direct, Star in 'Man Under'
Tim Robbins will direct and star in "Man Under," a film that about a Yonkers family whose life is forever altered when a photo of them appears in New York's Museum of Modern Art.The film, which will...
View ArticleJames Bond Returns: 007 Things to Know Before Seeing 'Skyfall'
Fifty years after Sean Connery traveled to Jamaica in "Dr. No," James Bond is back for the 23rd time in "Skyfall," an instant classic in the Bond canon and a breath of fresh air for the franchise.Bond...
View ArticleAMC Q3 Profits Down But Beat Estimates After Dish Dispute
AMC Networks revenues were up in the third quarter, but profits were down in large part because of a dispute with Dish Networks that kept the satellite provider from airing its stations. AMC still...
View ArticleRomney Sings Concession Speech in Viral Hit (Video)
Mitt Romney gave a dutiful, gracious concession speech Tuesday night after losing the presidential election to Barack Obama. But instead of wishing his opponent well and spitting out political...
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