Big Hollywood

In a recent interview with Sky News, mega-selling pop icon Elton John praised Pope Francis and claimed that Christ would support same-sex marriage. “If Jesus Christ was alive today, I cannot see him… saying this could not happen,” the openly

Variety’s Ramin Setoodeh reports that “The View” is in so much trouble, “rumors are swirling” that Rosie O’Donnell might be brought back.  After a ton of controversy, that included O’Donnell using the program to spread her 9/11 Trutherism with the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meshach Taylor’s agent says the actor who appeared in the hit sitcoms “Designing Women” and “Dave’s World” has died. He was 67. Agent Dede Binder says Taylor died of cancer on Saturday at his home in

Audiences will get more than a dystopian future when they line up to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes next month. The second film in the rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise reportedly packs a pro-gun control message,

Bobby Womack, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70. Womack’s publicist Sonya Kolowrat said Friday that the singer had died, but she could provide no

This week, the trailer for the latest installment in the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay, was released. As I was watching this trailer, something really struck me: the themes touched on in this film are essentially the endgame of today’s American

Industry insiders are reporting that most of the cast of ABC’s The View is being fired, with both Jenny McCarthy’s and Sherri Shepherd’s jobs on the chopping block. Only Whoopi Goldberg is being retained. Sources tell TMZ that Shepherd and

DETROIT, June 27 (UPI) — Amy Adams exhibited a first class move on her flight Friday. The 39-year-old actress was flying from Detroit to Los Angeles when she noticed a uniformed U.S. serviceman at her gate. She discreetly asked to

Heckling a Live Performance: Shia LaBeouf Is No Robert Downey Jr.  Obviously 28-year-old millionaire movie star Shia LeBeouf has some kind of psychological and/or dependency problem. He needs help and is, in his own obnoxious way, crying out for it. 

Spike Lee says America is addicted to violence, and he knows who to blame for it. The firebrand director, promoting his new Kickstarter.com-funded film Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, told TheWrap.com this week that a combination of factors influenced the

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Caleb Bankston, a former contestant on the “Survivor” reality show, has died in a railway accident in Alabama. He was 27. Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Bill Yates says Bankston, who was working at the Alabama Warrior

On July 6, 2007, when I was interviewing A.C. Lyles, a.k.a. “Mr. Paramount,” he suggested I write about someone, who was never a star, but had an enormous impact on the life of one of Hollywood’s greatest. He was referring

This week marks the return of a franchise – and Hollywood’s newest action star. Last week, Sensei was correct in calling for Think Like A Man Too to do better numbers than Jersey Boys (although Boys is getting better audience buzz overall).

Famed “Everyman” Michael Moore angered a key producer at NBC’s The Tonight Show by trying to impose his will on the legendary show’s schedule. A new book by Tonight Show producer Dick Berg, Behind the Curtain, reveals some of the

Why Aereo’s Defeat Will Be An Eventual Defeat For the Victors Unless Aereo decides to pay re-transmission fees to the networks it wishes to re-transmit — which is unlikely and would mean higher costs to Aereo customers — Aereo is

NEW YORK (AP) — As filmmaker Doug Block sat in a coffee shop talking about his “112 Weddings” documentary, a stranger interrupted him to talk — at great length — about the state of her marriage. She wasn’t even aware

Adam Carolla isn’t necessarily against changing the name of the Washington Redskins to a less offensive moniker. He just knows what will happen should the change take place. In very short–nothing. Carolla hit the issue earlier this month on his

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is warning that the release of a new American comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un would be an “act of war.” If the U.S. government doesn’t block the movie’s

Michael Egan, the man who accused four major Hollywood players of sexually abusing him years earlier, has now dropped not one but two lawsuits tied to those charges. The suit against Garth Ancier, a veteran television executive with NBC, FOX

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department on Wednesday apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie “Bridesmaids” with the words “Help me. I’m poor” imprinted on it as part of an effort to get students to apply

For one night, Jon Stewart surveyed the political landscape and found plenty of liberal targets to strafe with his Comedy Central weapon’s cache. The Daily Show host not only savaged the IRS for its “dog ate my emails” shtick Tuesday

Publishing baron, billionaire philanthropist, best-selling author, drug addict, intellectual, Bruce Lee fan, internet renegade, rock singer, genius poet, copious wine drinker, whoring titan, and scary but lovable boss Felix Dennis died over the weekend in his home in England after a few

Aereo Streaming Struck Down 6-3 In Supreme Court Aereo is officially and irrevocably toast. As I wrote earlier this week, once I learned that Aereo was using tiny little symbolic antennas at its main facilities to back up the claim

Dinesh D’Souza’s America co-starring … Rosie O’Donnell? Visitors to RottenTomatoes.com might have gotten that impression if they saw information posted about the new conservative docudrama this week. It’s one of several snafus plaguing the film’s outreach efforts days before its national

This weekend will not only bring huge box office numbers, it marks the launch of Hollywood’s next action hero. It goes to show just how far a career can go. Mark Wahlberg left behind his days with Marky Mark and