Huffington Post: Many celebrities — from director Spike Lee to “View” co-host Sherri Shepherd and rapper Chuck D — have used social media to speak out against the murder of Trayvon Martin, a Florida teenager whose killing has become a
Who didn’t see this coming? From The L.A. Times: When the Motion Picture Assn. of America voted to uphold the R rating for the documentary “Bully” several weeks ago, the film’s distributor, Harvey Weinstein, kicked up a dust storm of
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy is going from grilling fifth graders to asking contestants how much they know about the Good Book. Foxworthy will host the upcoming show “The American Bible Challenge,” to air on The Game Show Network. “Challenge” lets contestants
We all know James Cameron’s 2009 film “Avatar” reflects the filmmaker’s eco-centric sensibilities. But is it possible many of the elements from the blockbuster film were swiped from a never-published screenplay? Director James Cameron said he’d been developing the idea
Terrific piece from Paul Bond at THR: With 26 million books in “The Hunger Games” trilogy sold thus far, one hardly needs to look further for reasons why the first film installment is bound to open huge Friday (on Thursday,
Is pop songstress Katy Perry vying for a role in an “Act of Valor” sequel? The busty singer’s latest video, for the song “Part of Me,” finds her donning camouflage paint and parading around with actual U.S. Marines. “Oorah!” In
Need more proof Mitt Romney is confident he’ll represent the GOP in the 2012 presidential elections? The former Massachusetts governor will appear on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” March 27. This will be the fourth time Romney has shared
THR: Paramount is giving Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer a 21st century makeover. … The storyline is being kept under wraps, but the project is described as a re-imagining in the vein of Snow White and the Huntsman, focusing on
Gay activists vowed Thursday to hold protests during Madonna’s concerts in Russia after she defied a call to boycott Saint Petersburg over a new law banning “homosexual propaganda.” Organisers of Russia’s annual gay pride events said in a statement they
A bad month is getting much worse for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network. From Deadline: Research and investment firm SNL Kagan is the source authority for the kinds of financial information about cable channels that everyone wants to know, and that
Jon Erwin is the co-writer and co-director of the new film “October Baby.” ***** I love movies. New ones. Old ones. Particularly movies about redemption–the kind wheresomeone lays it down for a cause or a person or a truth bigger
DHD: We’ve learned that deals are done for the big-ticket New Regency/Paramount co-production “Noah”, which Deadline has been scooping first for nearly a year now. A formal announcement should come next week. The once hoped-for spring start is now July, sources
John Tamny in Forbes: Liberals of the American variety seemed to like it for revealing how very crushing and insurmountable poverty is, conservatives perhaps liked it for televising the human error frequently behind poverty, not to mention the corruption inside
It took Tom Hanks less than 24 hours to respond to an ugly video taken back in 2004. The Oscar-winning actor attended a fundraiser that year in which he and fellow celebrity Glenn Frey of The Eagles fame shared the
Big Hollywood recently asked readers to share their favorite Clint Eastwood films in essay form, and you responded with a number of smart, thought-provoking commentaries which remind us why Eastwood reigns as an ageless movie icon. Here are the two
Daily Mail: Staff workers on Rosie O’Donnell’s axed chat show have described working conditions as a ‘hell hole’. And in a new development, the embattled presenter is said to be furious at Oprah Winfrey over the way she was dropped
Wall Street Journal: After the U.S. entered World War II, the Armed Forces tapped two Hollywood directors to document both the fighting and the atrocities the Allies expected to find when they landed in Europe. John Ford was the Academy
DHD: The struggling OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has laid off 30 employees or 20% of its workforce today as the network is restructuring its operations in Los Angeles and New York. The responsibilities handled by the eliminated positions will be
It takes a pretty creative soul to paint President Obama as a successful president. Enter George Clooney, who has an explanation for why the country doesn’t see Obama as a success. It’s just a labeling problem. Those rascally Republicans are
Sinbad isn’t the first performer who comes to mind when you think political humor. But Sinbad knows enough about modern culture to realize the impact comedy can have on the political scene. Just take the 2008 presidential election, a time
Alec Baldwin is back to business as usual on Twitter. That means he’s once again blasting his ideological opponents with all the civility of an MMA fighter pounding a fallen foe. Baldwin, who temporarily suspended his Twitter activities following his
Rosie O’Donnell put the final nail in the coffin of her “Queen of Nice” persona with her antics behind the scenes at “The Rosie Show.” The program, meant to boost the flailing OWN network, got canceled on Friday. And now
Supermodel Elle Macpherson is just fine with President Obama’s Hope and Change administration. Would a self-described socialist support anyone else? Macpherson, who lives in the affluent Notting Hill neighborhood of London along with billionaire Richard Branson, told Stern she supports
