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Overseas Markets Are Saving Hollywood
With the budgets of major films soaring and movie attendance stagnant in the United States, Hollywood is using 3D technology and premium theaters like IMAX to bolster the sizzling foreign box office...
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Independent Theaters Need To Convert To Digital Or Die
For almost 90 years, the Bonham Theater has been a center of social life and a place where the tiny town of Fairbury, Neb., (population 3,942) can gather to catch the latest Hollywood movies. But two...
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Superheroes Will Not Save The Box Office This Year
The record-shattering run of “The Avengers” and the tragedy surrounding “Dark Knight Rises” gave the summer an epic feel, but the numbers show that the box office will finish flat, or a little down...
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These 12 Crowdfunding-Backed Films Might Be The Next Big Indie Movie Hits
No, question: When it comes to raising funds for film projects, crowd-sourcing is hot. Bret Easton Ellis exceeded his $100,000 goal on Kickstarter for "The Canyons," starring Lindsay Lohan and porn...
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Barry Diller's IAC Acquires About.com For $300 Million
The New York Times Company has sold About.com to IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ask.com for $300 million in cash, the companies announced. The reference site, which offers advice on everything from beauty and...
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Missing '11th Hour' Producer Brian Gerber Left A Suicide Note
The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for Brian Gerber, a film producer and co-founder of the Digital Hollywood summits who went missing on Monday, Lieutenant Menza of the LAPD's Northeast...
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Brad Pitt On Big Hollywood Salaries: 'Yeah, That Thing Died'
Can A-list talent still expect salaries of $10 million per movie? Brad Pitt doesn't think so. “Yeah, that thing died," the 48-year-old actor (and perennial A-lister) told the BBC. "That arithmetic...
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Beverly Hills Hotel At 100: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn & A Who's Who Of...
The Beverly Hills Hotel, aka "The Pink Lady," is officially 100 years old, and the movie-star magnet is also an official landmark. Here are some snapshots from "The Pink Lady's" history, featuring...
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Here's How Shazam Plans to Dominate Television
Shazam has long been an essential companion to the radio, tagging songs so that anyone can track down what they are listening to at any time. Now Shazam is pursuing the television market, launching a...
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The FCC Is Scaling Back On A Lot Of Its Indecency Complaints
The Federal Communications Commission is scaling back -- in a major way -- its enforcement of indecency complaints. Chairman Julius Genachowski has ordered agency staffers to refocus enforcement...
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James Cameron Just Announced His First Project After 'Avatar' Series
James Cameron has selected “The Informationist” as his follow-up to the “Avatar” franchise. Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment has acquired the rights to Taylor Stevens' 2011 novel, and will develop...
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CEO Mel Karmazin Will Leave SiriusXM Next Year
Mel Karmazin, the CEO of SiriusXM Radio, is stepping down from the company. Karmazin will depart on Feb. 1, following the expiration of his current employment agreement and a transition period....
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Start-Up Laffster Gets $750K From Hollywood Agency For Political Humor App
Laffster, a new digital comedy start-up backed by Paradigm and Greylock Partners, has launched “Mock the Vote,” a free iPhone app offering political humor from the likes of The New Yorker, Funny or...
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Buying 'Star Wars' Is A Huge Gamble For Disney
In buying Lucasfilm for a stunning $4.05 billion on Tuesday, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger has made yet another bold gamble for the future of his media company, betting on a beloved but dusty franchise in...
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The Wall Street Journal Wrongly Called Michigan For Romney
The Wall Street Journal called Michigan for Mitt Romney just after 9:04 p.m. ET.Six minutes later, the newspaper corrected its mistake."President Barack Obama wins in Michigan, the Associated Press...
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Disney Hits Q4 Earnings Target
ESPN and theme parks powered Disney in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012, as the media conglomerate hit analyst expectations for earnings per share on the dot at $0.68.Disney fell short on the revenue...
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Time Warner Extended CEO Jeff Bewkes Contract For Another 5 Years
Time Warner has extended the contract of chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes by five years to 2017, the company announced on Tuesday.The extension won't affect Bewkes' base salary and bonus target, which will...
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Viewers Took To Twitter To Tear Apart Lindsay Lohan's 'Liz And Dick' Performance
Twitter is a place where people from all walks of life gather together to express a wide variety of viewpoints. Unless they're talking about "Liz & Dick."Just as critics did last week, viewers on...
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The Rise of Gay Villains On Screen
Meet the new gay villains of television and film: If their wrists are bent, it's probably to cut someone's throat.Far from their limp-wristed, lisping predecessors, the modern-day villains of "Skyfall"...
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DreamWorks Could Lose $50 Million On 'Rise of the Guardians'
"Rise of the Guardians" is projected to lose $50 million for DreamWorks Animation, an executive with knowledge of the movie's projections told TheWrap.The company's stock hit a 52-week low on Monday,...
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