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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Godzilla” has smashed its way to the top of the box office. The 3-D monster movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures had the second-largest debut of the year this weekend with $93.2 million, according to

Jason Biggs is teaming up with PETA to lob a social media grenade at SeaWorld. And the video the two created would fit in nicely with Biggs’ most famous franchise–the American Pie series. The expletive-laden video finds Biggs attempting to

The boards of AT&T and DirecTV are set to meet Sunday on their potential $50-billion megamerger, The Wall Street Journal reported. AT&T would pay about $95 a share to take control of DirecTV, the Journal reported, citing sources close to

Sequels routinely amp up everything that made the first film special. More effects. More villains. More explosions. In the case of How to Train Your Dragon 2, the sequel offers more information about one of the lively supporting players. Gobber,

For all of its flaws, and there are too many to count, at least Ben Affleck’s “Sum of All Fears” (2002) felt like a Jack Ryan movie and even managed to become something of its own with the explosion of

After it was reported that SunTrust Banks had stopped all business with Benham Real Estate, the group owned by David and Jason Benham, SunTrust spokesman told Breitbart News Friday afternoon that whatever issues caused Benham Real Estate to lose SunTrust

As late as Thursday the box office prognosticators were estimating “Godzilla” would land somewhere around $65 for this, it’s debut weekend. Normally I stay away from the business of guesswork, especially as it pertains to what a fickle public will

BEAVERTON, Ore., May 16 (UPI)–An Oregon mother didn’t feel like lighting a candle or disconnecting the phone when she heard a blast from the past being played, she felt like calling the local TV station. A Beaverton mom using the

Thanks to a sitcom-worthy snafu, Cam and Mitchell didn’t exchange vows–yet–during the first part of Modern Family’s season finale Wednesday night. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the openly gay actor who plays Mitchell on the Emmy winning show, suggests Modern Family already

The Indian-born pitchers at the heart of Million Dollar Arm live in an economically distressed neighborhood. Thanks to a visiting reality talent show, they may get the chance to boost their incomes immeasurably. All it will take is determination, practice

Was it something he did … or said? Liberal actor Alec Baldwin, who previously donated a cool $1 million to the New York Philharmonic and sits on its board, got booed by that company’s audience Thursday night. To be fair,

(UPI) The new “Star Wars: Episode VII” movie has had its first day of filming, its director’s company said Friday while giving a tantalising hint of a return to the roots of the legendary series. The Twitter account of Bad

‘Godzilla’ Opens to Stunning $9.3 Million Thursday Night I said yesterday that the $65 million prediction for “Godzilla” seemed awfully low. It appears I was right. “Godzilla” snatched $9.3 million Thursday night beating even “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” which went

Godzilla is set to rampage, but will it be one of the Summer’s biggest hits? Last week, Neighbors pulled the box office upset on The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Will we see any such surprises this week?  Sensei’s weekend predictions and

Director Gareth Edwards claims his summer blockbuster “Godzilla” is some sort of Global Warming cautionary tale. If that was his intent, unless you want to count the expected and clichéd platitudes about “controlling nature,” he failed miserably (thank God). Saying

Don’t bother telling Mark Ciardi the odds. The former University of Maryland standout made the big leagues before injuries derailed his pitching dreams. He then steered his ambitions toward another industry almost impossible to crack–Hollywood. In a few years Ciardi

A military film that uses real footage to tell its story isn’t a common sight at your local box office on a typical weekend. When you grab your popcorn, you will see posters for action movies, romantic comedies, horror flicks

NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI)–AOL has released the first four episodes of its new talking show starring Steve Buscemi, Park Bench. The series follows the 56-year-old Boardwalk Empire star as he twists the talk show format into a “talking show,”

Over Mother’s Day weekend, in a thousand U.S. theaters, a family comedy called Moms’ Night Out turned into a Rorschach test. Did you see it? The movie, I mean. Audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, a website that rates movies, scored it

It’s easy to tell Gareth Edwards is relatively new to Hollywood. The director of the new Godzilla reboot is talking up the film as a climate change treatise even though the finished product barely registers as such. The new Hollywood

Moms’ Night Out co-director Jon Erwin has a simple message for critics who slammed his film for what the stay-at-home mom character supposedly represents. “You’re not offending me and my movie. You’re offending tens of millions of women including my wife,”

Neil Patrick Harris says that CBS president Les Moonves asked him if he would be interested in replacing David Letterman on the “Late Show.” Harris said he turned the offer down fearing he would “get bored” with the repetition of

‘Godzilla’ Hopes to Scale $65 Million Debut Whuh? $65 million? That seems awfully low. Maybe my own excitement is coloring my judgment. If no one monkeys my wrench or ointments my fly, I’ll be seeing this tonight.   Kathryn Bigelow,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Kasem was located in Washington state on Thursday, three days after a Los Angeles judge expressed concerns about the ailing radio host’s whereabouts and safety. Kasem’s condition was not immediately known, although his children rejoiced

Former model Tyra Banks is prepping the third VH1 series featuring transgender stars. TransAmerica, an eight-episode docuseries, observes a group of transgender Chicago women and how their sexuality matters in their day to day lives. Model/activist Carmen Carrera will lead the five