Academy Elects First Black, Female President: 'This Was Major, and I Know It'
Cheryl Boone Isaacs knows that she will be judged in the long run more on the work she does than the barriers she's broken.But at the same time, she told TheWrap on Wednesday, she recognizes that her...
View ArticleFullScreen CEO Talks YouTube's Rise As A Video Business
Fullscreen CEO George Strompolos knows more about YouTube than most of the people that work there. As an early architect of the gargantuan video site's partner program, he brought many of the largest...
View ArticleHollywood's 10 Biggest Political Donors
The next big national elections may not be for another year, but Hollywood types aren't sitting on their wallets until then -- Jeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams, Alan Horn, Tom Rothman and James L....
View ArticleProof That Batman Is The Most Popular Superhero
"Iron Man" is the top superhero at the box office, but Batman is the king of YouTube. As part of Geek Week, YouTube researched which superheroes are most popular on the video site.Batman came out on...
View ArticleWeinstein Hit With $10 Million Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Lovelace' Film
The Weinstein Company and Millennium Films, producers of "Lovelace" -- a new biopic about Linda Lovelace -- are being sued for $10 million over alleged copyright and trademark violations.In a lawsuit...
View ArticleTHE NEW YORK TIMES: No, We're Not For Sale
The Washington Post's surprise sale to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday unleashed a flurry of speculation about whether or not the New York Times, now the only family-owned major paper in America,...
View ArticleLong-Lost Orson Welles Film Found In Italian Warehouse
Orson Welles' "Too Much Johnson," a long-lost three-part slapstick comedy that he directed in 1938, has been found in an Italian warehouse and is being restored for its U.S. premiere in October.The...
View ArticleIt Pays To Be With DC: Co-Creators of Wolverine Say Marvel Gave Them Just $350
What does it pay to create a superhero like Wolverine or the Punisher? Initially, about $350.After that, it kind of depends on whether you're working with DC (more generous to artists) or Marvel (less...
View ArticleMatt Damon's 'Elysium' Isn't Alone: 10 Other Brainy Sci-Fi Blockbusters
"Elysium" has been called a "socialist" blockbuster, thanks to a plot that finds a group of impoverished earthlings rising up to take on a group of 1-percenters who luxuriate on a posh space station...
View ArticleThe Case For Why 'Breaking Bad' Isn't That Good
What if "Breaking Bad" isn't as good as everyone thinks? Amid near universal acclaim for the show's return, one contrarian is making the case that we should all calm down.The Onion AV Club's Stephen...
View ArticleSummer's 5 Biggest Bombs And 6 Biggest Payoffs At The Box Office
When it comes to box office, people tend to fixate on the wrong numbers, principally how a movie does on its opening weekend and its domestic gross. That's a dated approach that ignores the growing...
View ArticleDr. Phil's Drunk Sex Tweet Causes A Firestorm Of Confusion
Dr. Phil sparked a firestorm on Tuesday when his official account asked the Twittersphere: "if a girl is drunk, is it okay to have sex with her? Reply yes or no."But a spokesperson for "Dr. Phil" told...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Buys $10 Million In Starbucks Stock, His Wife Is On The Board
“Star Wars” creator George Lucas has bought $10 million in Starbucks stock, a sign of confidence in the company where his wife Mellody Hobson is a member of the board, according to an SEC filing.A new...
View Article14 Actors Who Played Batman Before Ben Affleck
After weeks of speculation over who would replace Christian Bale as Warner Bros.' next Batman, the studio announced that Ben Affleck -- Academy Award-winning director, producer and star of "Argo" --...
View ArticleJames Franco Roast: 13 Of The Funniest Jokes From Comedy Central's Taping
Renaissance man James Franco submitted himself before the Comedy Gods, allowing friends Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and Bill Hader, among others, to roast him on Sunday evening at Culver Studios.Most of the...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus VMAs Outrage Continues With MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski Calling For...
Miley Cyrus and Mika Brzezinski have something in common: they can't stop.Cyrus sings that she "can't stop" partying on her single, which she famously performed on Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards....
View Article'Breaking Bad' Fans Flock To Mexican Restaurant Where Walter White Feuded...
The Mexican restaurant that factored into last Sunday's "Breaking Bad," reports a surge in orders for tableside guacamole since the appetizer was prominently featured on the AMC drama.Garduno's' dip...
View ArticleDave Chappelle Walked Off Stage After Being Booed For Entire Stand-Up Show In...
Dave Chappelle wasn't booed off stage during his stand-up show in Hartford, Conn. -- he was booed throughout his entire set, then walked off once he was onstage long enough to get paid."I f---ed up...
View Article17 Breakout Stars Of The Fall TV Season
It wasn't so long ago that you'd never heard of some of the stars anchoring TV shows this season. Before they were old hands, Robin Williams was a weirdo with a girl's name and James Spader was the...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus Axed From 'Vogue' Cover Because Of 'Distasteful' VMA Performance
Plans to put pop star on mag’s front page are canceled in wake of raunchy MTV performanceAfter Miley Cyrus’ twerking, Vogue editor Anna Wintour had done some jerking – scotching plans for the...
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