The Best Man Holiday, a follow up from the 1999 film The Best Man took charge at the box office on Friday, beating out Thor: The Dark World. The $17 million dollar film starring Taye Diggs and Terrence Howard grossed $10.7 million on its first day. Read More »
Alec Baldwin's MSNBC show has been put on hold for the next two weeks, but apparently, according to his Huffington Post blog, he's unsure if it will continue at all. Read More »
It was a battle between networks for who would claim the rights of the longest-running comedy in TV history, but FXX was able to take hold of The Simpsons. Read More »
David Blaine might be over-the-top at times with his stunts--slightly unbelievable. Someone one in his crew needs to step and reveal the secrets. But until then, the magician/illusionist has mesmerized the stars of Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. Read More »
Snapchat allows people to send messages, photos and videos that disappear after ten seconds. The popularity of the service prompted Facebook to step up and make a $3-billion acquisition offer for the company. But Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel thinks the company is worth more with app purchases and advertising are potential revenue for the mobile messaging service, thus declining the offer. Read More »
Chris Hardwick's show @midnight has been picked up for 40 more weeks from Comedy Central. The show had an apparently successful trial run that ended on Thursday and will kick off at the beginning of January, the same time The Daily Show and The Colbert Report come back after their break at the end of the year. Read More »
Former Hills sweetheart Lauren Conrad has displayed her...perhaps workaholic yet very put-together nature with all of the projects she's completed or launched since the MTV show ended-i.e. being an author, blogger and designer, all at the age of 27. With that in mind, it's no surprise that she is planning her big day with William Tell in detail and not rushing into anything. Read More »
Comedian Mike Birbiglia, well known for his regular appearances on NPR's This American Life, made a more wide-spread name for himself with the film Sleepwalk With Me last year. He then followed up with My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, his one-man show that received much acclaim and is available on Netflix and will be on iTunes Nov. 26. Read More »
Jack Black and Tim Robbins are planning to join the HBO team with the new series The Brink, produced by Jerry Weintraub, Jay Roach and Roberto Benabib. The Hollywood Reporter says the dark comedy, currently in pilot phase, will be about a geopolitical crisis and how it affects three men in particular. Read More »
Ashton Kutcher appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show yesterday and discussed his Teen Choice Awards speech, which touched on the problem with propaganda and celebrity taking over America and our youth. Read More »
When Harry Met Sally is pretty much universally known as one of the best romantic comedies of our time. Nora Ephron's work features the hilarious and banter-filled relationship between Meg Ryan's character and that of Billy Crystal. Read More »
As we recently reported, Focus Features and Rocket Films have decided on Dark Knight Rises actor Tom Hardy to take on the lead role in the Elton John biopic, Rocketman. Read More »
Lee Daniels, 53, was recently open about the tribulations that led him to come out as a gay man with Out Magazine. The Butler and Precious director has struggled with addiction and family tragedy, but his decision to be open with his sexuality appears to stem from resentments he had with his father. Read More »