Did you know the 50th anniversary of the Disney classic “Mary Poppins” is rapidly approaching? The Disney corporation certainly does. Thus we have “Saving Mr. Banks,” a heavily fictionalized – and, yes, Disneyfied – version of the film’s production, and
(AP) NEW YORK–Paul Rudd has been cast as Ant-Man in Edgar Wright’s superhero film about a scientist who can shrink himself down to the size of an insect. Marvel Studios announced Rudd’s casting in the film “Ant-Man” on Thursday. The
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI)–Katie Couric announced Thursday her syndicated talk show, “Katie,” which tapes in New York, will end in June after two seasons. “We’re very proud of everyone’s contributions to making ‘Katie’ the No. 1 new syndicated talk
By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film WriterLOS ANGELESUndaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex. Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. “Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million, besting last weekend’s No. 1
Rumors are running wild between the University of Texas and University of Alabama. Every day this week provided a new “report” about Texas head coach Mack Brown’s job. One day he is fired, then he is staying and now he
(AFP) Disney animated musical “Frozen” extinguished the box-office flames of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” to take top spot as the highest-earning movie in North American theaters this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. The 53rd movie in the Walt Disney
Disney now officially owns our collective childhood. Not only has the studio behind so many animated classics gobbled up the Star Wars franchise, with the promise of new sequels and stand-alone features set “in a galaxy far, far away,” it
Sensei’s back. Hope everyone had a nice holiday. Sensei quite enjoyed how some of the new openers performed over the holiday and says to get ready for an exciting weekend finish. Sensei’s weekend predictions and revenue results are as follows: 1. “Frozen”
The previous record-holder for the five-day Thanksgiving weekend was “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” $81 million haul. As of Saturday morning, both “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and Disney’s “Frozen” are on pace to smash that record with $110
Disney animators aren’t handed a manual regarding what material should and shouldn’t be included in the studio’s projects. It’s part of a culture that began when Steamboat Willie introduced a certain mouse to pop culture back in 1928. Current Disney animator
According to an in-depth and potentially game-changing expose’ in The Hollywood Reporter, the credit you see at the end of movies and television shows that reassures with “No Animals Were Harmed,” is nothing close to reliable. Corruption, cover-ups, and outright
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI)–Hollywood’s Disney and LucasFilm have confirmed the iconic robot R2-D2 will appear in the upcoming “Star Wars: Episode VII,” Variety.com reported Tuesday. The long-awaited sequel is in preproduction at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom and
Since April, President Obama has set a torrid fundraising pace, accumulating $40 million for fellow Democrats. Breaking all previous fundraising records by a president in the first year of a second term, Obama attended 30 fundraising events for wealthy donors in ten
Miley Cyrus is reinventing herself…again! This time as a sparkly naked alien in rapper Future’s new music video ‘Real and True.’ The 20-year-old former Disney star is covered only in body paint and gets pretty intimate with Future!
By JESSICA HERNDONAssociated PressSuperheroes continue to defeat their foes at the box office. Disney’s “Thor: The Dark World,” earning $86.1 million, dominated the weekend box office as it opened domestically at No. 1, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Chris
By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film WriterLOS ANGELESWeekend moviegoers chose sci-fi over slapstick. Lionsgate’s “Ender’s Game,” based on the novel by Orson Scott Card, stars Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford as intergalactic soldiers. Comments made by Card expressing opposition to gay marriage
Since its 1975 debut, Saturday Night Live has had 137 cast members, but of that number, only four have been black women. And with the 2007 departure of the bi-racial Maya Rudolph, that has left SNL with no black female
This week, Disney is opening a new front in the culture wars with the launch of Fusion, a news network targeted to hipster, English-speaking Hispanic millennial’s. Yeah, that’s how splintered the cable market has become. To ease the opening of
Brent Bozell: In the 2012-13 TV season, GLAAD found a record number of LGBT characters — 4.4 percent, or at least double their actual percentage of the population. Fox was honored for having these characters in 42 percent of their
(AP) ABC and Univision’s love child bursts to lifeBy LAURA WIDES-MUNOZAssociated PressMIAMIThe long-awaited DNA exchange between ABC and Univision emerges from the test tube this month, aiming to stretch the limits of traditional network programming. The English-language television network, called
Once again a member of Hollywood stoops to calling anyone who disagrees with him a racist. This time it is former Disney Channel writer Bob Schooley who Tweeted out the trope that Republicans hate President Barack Obama solely because he’s
By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESAs a kid, Randy Moore was haunted by Disney World, where he made an annual trip during summers with his dad. So as an adult, and a filmmaker, Moore wanted to capture and question the
Hollywood’s desperate attempt to bolster President Barack Obama has taken on new dimensions; now Obamacare will be featured or supported in upcoming Hollywood products. The USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Hollywood Health & Society program has been given $500,000 to
(Reuters) – A bogus costumed Elmo, who collected tips for cuddling children in family photos in New York’s Times Square, was sent to jail for a year on Wednesday for trying to extort $2 million from the Girl Scouts of
(AP) Browns QB Hoyer’s season ended by knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDBrian Hoyer’s story, seemingly pulled from a Disney movie script, took a cruel turn. The Cleveland quarterback’s season is over. A lifelong Browns fan living out his boyhood
(AFP) US teen idol Selena Gomez has cancelled two shows in Russia because she failed to obtain a visa under new rules introduced after stars such as Madonna used concerts to promote gay rights. Gomez has cancelled concerts planned in
Via… oh yeah, via Breitbart News, actually, and via John Nolte. Disney has ended its deal with Jerry Bruckheimer which, I guess, puts the delayed Pirates 5 film in even more doubt than it had previously been. I’m reluctant to
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Walt Disney Co and Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise and the summer flop “The Lone Ranger,” will end their long-running film deal next year, the media company announced
Florida – A 60 foot sinkhole opens up in Florida near Disney World: California – Homes swallowed by sinkholes in May. Some believe a dormant volcano is the cause: Illinois – A sinkhole swallows 3 cars on a residential
A new MTV documentary called ‘Miley: The Movement, ‘ follows Miley Cyrus’ transformation from Disney star to one of the most talked about pop stars in the music world. The documentary shows the singer recording music, preparing for shows, hanging
Being married to Ozzy Osbourne means Sharon Osbourne has likely seen it all. So it’s not surprising she wasn’t offended by Miley Cyrus’ sexual antics at The VMAs late last month. The co-host of The Talk doesn’t think anyone else
Miley Cyrus is going to keep taking her clothes off for our bemusement, but this time she’s latched on to a catchy tune in the process. Cyrus’s new video for Wrecking Ball, a doomed love song from her upcoming album,
(AP) Vin Scully to be grand marshal of 2014 Rose ParadeBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterPASADENA, Calif.Vin Scully will usher in 2014 as grand marshal of the 125th Rose Parade, an honor the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster initially wasn’t sure he
Getaway could have been a successful five-minute short about the Shelby Super Snake Mustang. It’s the hour and 25 minutes around those five decent minutes that are completely horrible. Director Courtney Solomon’s Getaway is the one of the most boring
While California desperately tries to keep film and TV production in-state, Hollywood’s production companies are raking in the dough elsewhere. Michigan’s film office has announced it will offer $35 million to Warner brothers for shooting parts of Man of Steel
While viewers unfamiliar with “twerking” found Miley Cyrus’s Sunday VMA performance shocking or distasteful, viewers with professional twerking expertise–such as Freddie Ross, aka Big Freedia–found it lackluster. Big Freedia, a New Orleans hip-hop artist known for popularizing the twerk-heavy “bounce”
It’s almost spooky how accurate this goofy Miley Cyrus as national resource Onion spoof from five years ago was. Most experts believed that Miley Cyrus would be drained dry of entertainment value by 2013, was the premise, and author of the
The MTV Video Music Awards headlined Lady GaGa and audiences were ready for some over-the-top, shocking performances from the Lady. What wasn’t expected, was the show stealer Miley Cyrus to overshadow GaGa. The former Disney Princess Cyrus fit “nicely
From Huffington Post: Jim Carrey made a stunning declaration about his upcoming film “Kick-Ass 2” in June, saying that he couldn’t “support” the movie due its violent content. Since then, the comedian has actively avoided doing any promotional work for
Having successfully conquered the world of NASCAR with the hit Cars, Disney has taken to the sky. The latest installment into the Universe of Cars is Planes, an international underdog story. Dusty (voiced by Dane Cook) is a young crop duster
