Big Hollywood

The FOX reboot of the classic science series Cosmos earned hearty ratings last month for its debut, in part thanks to being aired on a multitude of channels. Now, as the weeks progress, those ratings continue to shrink. Last night’s

Brad Pitt’s next assignment will bring him into the complex world of Afghanistan, adapting a book written by the journalist whose work cost a key U.S. general his job. Animal Kingdom helmer David Michôd will write and direct The Operators, which will be developed

Rita Ora is known for her singing, not her acting. But the British songstress already knows the cardinal rule of blockbuster movie making. Tease … don’t tell. Ora, who did eight auditions the land the role of Christian Grey’s sister

Jerry Lewis : Women Are Funny, but Not When Crude A while back, Jerry Lewis got in trouble for declaring flatly that women are not funny, including Lucille Ball. It was a dumb thing to say, even when you are

Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst is under assault from feminists for comments supporting traditional gender roles in relationships. The actress gave her thoughts on relationships to Harper’s Bazaar UK I feel like the feminine has been a little undervalued,” she told

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez has added a couple of more trophies to her block. The pop star and “American Idol” judge was honored Saturday night at the 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards with the Vanguard Award, which lauds

It wouldn’t take a Grade A satirist to see the potential in a humiliated politician laughing it up during her final press conference, like what happened earlier this week when Kathleen Sebelius exited the Obama administration stage. Or, the fact

The Hollywood Reporter’s Paul Bond reports that during a ceremony at the legendary Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Oscar-winner Charlton Heston became only the 18th person honored in the U.S. Postal Service’s “Legends of Hollywood” series. The first class stamp is

In its second weekend, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is in a fight for the top spot with new release “Rio 2.” Both sequels are circling $40 million-plus weekends. No surprise there. But proving you can only fool people for

This Palm Sunday, more than 2 billion Christians worldwide will celebrate Christ’s triumphal entrance into Jerusalem 1981 years ago–mere days before his Passion. To mark the occasion, UP Television will show The Passion of the Christ (2004) in its commercial TV debut at

Stephen Colbert, the most popular fake conservative since Michael Bloomberg, has been named to host The Late Show. Interestingly, he was in the headlines just acouple weeks ago for angering the Asian community with anoffensive Tweet. While others might be

Was Cher turning back time this week, or was the veteran singer trying to emulate a certain shock performer? The 67 year-old Oscar winner took the stage in Boston Thursday and proceeded to tear through a number of colorful costume

The CEO of Kickstarter.com contends his site tries to keep a PG-13 level of content on its pages. That’s why the crowdfunding campaign to make a TV movie about convicted killer and late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell was initially met with

Producer Jason Blum brims with plans for what he hopes to accomplish next in Hollywood. Shepherding a $200 million movie to the big screen is not on his creative Bucket List. Blum, the producer behind low-budget smashes like Insidious, Paranormal

Box Office: “Noah” Slowing Fast Though its budget was much larger than “Noah’s”, Russell Crowe’s “Robin Hood” is considered a flop after grossing only $105 million in North America. Currently “Noah” is pacing a little ahead of where “Robin Hood” was

An Inconvenient Truth utilized a failed presidential candidate with a Power Point presentation to warn the world about global warming. Flash forward eight years. That warming is now a pregnant pause, and some of the ex-Vice President’s dire predictions haven’t come

Harvey Weinstein, who never misses a chance to genuflect at the altar of President Barack Obama, is releasing a film Friday centering on waterboarding to remind Americans just how inhumane the Bush Administration was. The Railway Man, based on the

This week, Captain America faces a formidable Rio 2 for the top spot. Recapping last week’s calls. Not bad, only real surprise was Noah dropping even farther than expected. Sensei’s weekend predictions and revenue results are as follows: 1. Captain

The mirror at the heart of Oculus is capable of unrelenting evil, and that’s hardly a spoiler for anyone who saw the film’s trailer. The notion of evil is essential to the horror genre, says Oculus director Mike Flanagan, and it’s

The people are speaking–and ponying up–for the chance to see a TV movie detailing a serial killer mostly ignored by the press and Hollywood. The IndieGogo campaign for Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney’s film about convicted killer and late-term abortionist

The new documentary Silence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War claims that General George Patton was murdered, possibly by the KGB, because he was vociferous in his desire to oppose the former Soviet Union. Writer-director Robert Orlando said his

In another episode of the ongoing violence in an ungovernable Chicago, the cousin of local rap musician Chief Keef was killed in the near south side neighborhood of Englewood. Mario Hess, 33, was shot and killed on the evening of

The mother of Amanda Bynes is insisting that the troubled actress is not mentally ill, just suffering from problems because of her marijuana use. Lynn Bynes told E! News, “Amanda has no mental illness whatsoever. She has never been diagnosed

Rob Lowe, interviewed by Bill O’Reilly while promoting his new memoir, Love Life, didn’t mince words when it came to his views of the size of government. The Parks and Recreation star said, “Individuals do a better job than collective

CBS announced a radical change in late night TV today with the hiring of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert to take over for David Letterman upon the latter’s retirement. With many wondering whether Colbert’s conservative cable news host persona will get