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Restored 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Snares Cannes Slot

Restored 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Snares Cannes Slot

(AFP) A restored version of “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” marking the slasher film’s 40th anniversary will be shown in Cannes next month as part of the Directors’ Fortnight. Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror movie about a group of friends who

Hollywood Playbook: Tuesday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Tuesday's Top 5 News Items

Aereo’s Day of Reckoning In the Supreme Court What are the stakes today as the Supreme Court hears arguments about Aereo TV today? Other than the very survival of Aereo TV, we’re going to learn if our society is still

Not Another Tom Hanks Cold War Movie

Not Another Tom Hanks Cold War Movie

The last time Tom Hanks dipped into the Cold War we got 2007’s Charlie Wilson’s War, a marginal piece of Oscar-bait that tried to claim a boozing, womanizing Democrat Congressman had won the Cold War … and President Ronald Reagan

Lindsay Lohan Reveals Miscarriage on OWN Reality Show

Lindsay Lohan Reveals Miscarriage on OWN Reality Show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan says she suffered a miscarriage during the taping of her reality TV series. The 27-year-old actress made the disclosure during Sunday’s final episode of “Lindsay,” the OWN cable channel series. Lohan said the miscarriage

Hollywood Playbook: Monday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Monday's Top 5 News Items

Is Johnny Depp’s Career Over? No. But three high-profile flops in a row do give columnists the ability to write about the possibility. Depp, whose star is obviously on the wane, is a victim of two things: his overall  choices

Dr. Ben Carson's Fund Honors Kirk Cameron

Dr. Ben Carson's Fund Honors Kirk Cameron

On April 6th, the Carson Scholars Fund, founded by Dr. Ben Carson and which “awards students who have embraced high levels of academic excellence and community service with $1,000 college scholarships,” publicly recognized three other individuals who have made a

Country Music Singer Kevin Sharp Dies at Age 43

Country Music Singer Kevin Sharp Dies at Age 43

FAIR OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Sharp, a country music singer who recorded multiple chart-topping songs and survived a well-publicized battle with cancer, has died. He was 43. His sister Mary Huston says Sharp died in Fair Oaks, Calif., at

Miley Cyrus Postpones U.S. Tour Following Illness

Miley Cyrus Postpones U.S. Tour Following Illness

NEW YORK (AP) — Miley Cyrus is postponing her U.S. tour while she recovers from an allergic reaction to antibiotics, but will resume her performances in August. Cyrus’ representative tells The Associated Press on Friday that the singer will resume

Carriage Horse Foes Picket Liam Neeson's NYC Home

Carriage Horse Foes Picket Liam Neeson's NYC Home

NEW YORK (AP) — Animal rights activists protesting outside Liam Neeson’s home say they don’t agree with him that New York’s carriage horses should keep working. Neeson didn’t appear Saturday as about 50 demonstrators filled the sidewalk in front of

Bryan Singer Round Up: DiCaprio, Biden, Denials, and a Doc

Bryan Singer Round Up: DiCaprio, Biden, Denials, and a Doc

The Daily Mail reports that 31-year-old Michael Egan, the man accusing “X-Men” director Bryan Singer of drugging and raping him some 15 years ago, is working with documentary filmmaker Amy Berg on a “bombshell exposé of Hollywood’s sordid underbelly.” Berg

Christ, America Dominate Box Office, Anti-God 'Noah' Sinks

Christ, America Dominate Box Office, Anti-God 'Noah' Sinks

Deadline reports that this Easter weekend at the box office we have two openly Christian films perched in the top ten. Meanwhile, Darren Aronofsky’s anti-God “Noah” sailed over a cliff, failing to even rank. Coming in at number three, director