Industrial Light & Magic Ups John Knoll to Chief Creative Officer (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com 4 hours ago

With Lucasfilm gearing up for a new era of active production of Star Wars films and TV series, the company has upped John Knoll to chief creative officer of Industrial Light & Magic. Knoll join...

 
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Janet Jackson's AmfAR Advocacy Goes Beyond Galas

variety.com 5 hours ago

Janet Jackson has been an activist for AIDS prevention and research for a long time and in February she was honored by amfAR, an organization she has been involved with for the past 15 years.

 
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Cannes crime: 2nd jewel theft during film festival

news.yahoo.com 37 mins ago

PARIS (AP) — Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering 2 million euros ($2.6 million) — in the...

 
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album

independent.co.uk 2 hours ago

He has played Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the evil wizard Saruman, but the actor Sir Christopher Lee is only now fully exploring his dark side, when releases his first heavy metal album next...

 
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Banned Iranian director Rasoulof coming to Cannes

news.yahoo.com 3 hours ago

CANNES, France (AP) — Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, whose movies are banned in his country and who has been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime, is coming to Cannes for a screening of his...

 
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Hangover star saved 87-year-old woman from homelessness

uk.movies.yahoo.com 9 hours ago

Galifianakis also invites Mimi Haist to attend premieres with him.

 
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“Dabba” wins Grand Rail d’Or at Cannes Critics’ Week - DearCinema.com

dearcinema.com 2 hours ago

Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (Lunchbox) won the Grand Rail d’Or  award at the International Critics’ Week, a sidebar of the Cannes film festival...

 
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An African-Born Female Economist on Global Finance’s Boys’ Club

slate.com 2 hours ago

When economist Dambisa Moyo writes about the challenges facing African nations, she draws in part on her own roots and the great distance she has traveled since growing up in Zambia in the 1970s...

 
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First Look: Jon Favreau Directs Live Action Promo for Videogame 'Destiny'

variety.com 2 hours ago

To promote their ambitious new videogame “Destiny,” Activision and Bungie (which created “Halo”), have produced a live action commercial, directed by Jon Favreau and featuring Giancarlo Esposito, f...

 
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Breakin' The Rules: 20 General Principles Suspended In 'Fast And Furious 6'

npr.org 45 mins ago

There are many principles of day-to-day life that don't make their way into the Fast, Furious universe.

 
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Cocaine scandal: No matter how it seems on Planet Ford, it’s over: DiManno

thestar.com 7 hours ago

After Rob Ford's duck-the-reporter farce and Doug Ford's staggeringly bad attempt at damage control, it hardly matters if the video is authentic.

 
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LEGO Made A Full Scale X-Wing!

moviesblog.mtv.com 49 mins ago

FROM MTV GEEK There are only a handful of ways to experience the world of Star Wars for yourself, but most of them are pretty lame. You could buy a

 
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Cannes: Weinstein Co. Officially Lands Stephen Frears' Dramedy 'Philomena'

hollywoodreporter.com 2 hours ago

Buyers were shown seven minutes of the Judi Dench-Steve Coogan starrer during the festival last week.

 
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The Gin and Tonic Is the Summer Blockbuster of Mixed Drinks

slate.com 2 hours ago

The restaurant’s main dining room was, like my lunch partner’s expense account, majestically commodious, and the light softly filling its temperate air seemed as buttery as the kitchen’s Dover sole...

 
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D-Day: Official trailer - Video | The Times of India

timesofindia.indiatimes.com 10 hours ago

Watch D-Day: Official trailer video online at Times of India. View free D-Day: Official trailer video clips online, most viewed D-Day: Official trailer videos at Times of India Videos.

 
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Director Justin Lin Shifts The Identity Of 'Fast & Furious'

npr.org 2 hours ago

Fast and Furious director Justin Lin is fighting stereotypes of Asians in Hollywood. But he doesn't want that fight to define him.

 
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Toronto terror plot: Suspect asks for defence lawyer who is guided by ‘holy book’ | Toronto Star

thestar.com 2 hours ago

Two men accused of plotting Canada’s first known Al Qaeda-sponsored terrorist attack appeared in a packed Old City Hall courtroom Thursday morning...

 
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Andy Kaufman alive and well in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and video proves it, claim zealous fans

nydailynews.com 2 hours ago

If a small group of zealous Andy Kaufman fans are to believed, the “Taxi” star is alive and well and in the midst of his greatest joke ever.

 
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Janet Jackson: Beyond the Velvet Rope

variety.com 5 hours ago

Back before her 1986 breakthrough, "Control," then-teenage Janet Jackson was still mostly known as Michael’s Little Sister.

 
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Mixed Reviews for "Bombay Talkies" at Cannes - DearCinema.com

dearcinema.com 7 hours ago

Bombay Talkies, an omnibus film directed by Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Anurag Kashyap has received mixed reviews after its gala screening at Cannes...

 
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Jewelry stolen a 2nd time during Cannes festival

news.yahoo.com 3 hours ago

PARIS (AP) — A second jewelry theft has been reported in the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival, this time an expensive necklace.

 
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Jennifer Aniston strips in 'We're the Millers' trailer

latimes.com 2 hours ago

Jennifer Aniston clearly hasn't been skipping her pilates classes.

 
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L.A. film and TV jobs jump 8% in April over last year

latimes.com 3 hours ago

Hollywood had another good month, at least when it comes to producing local jobs.

 
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Time Warner Cable Faces Broadcast Blackout in 14 Markets

variety.com 3 hours ago

LIN Television said its local broadcast stations in 14 markets will be pulled from Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks if the companies cannot renegotiate a retransmission-consent deal by n...

 
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Ontario power plant cancellations: Liberals knew of $900 million ‘worst-case scenario’

thestar.com 4 hours ago

The Liberal government was privately bracing for $900 million in costs to scrap power plants in Oakville and Mississauga while publicly maintaining the tab was $230 million, Progressive Conservatives...

 
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Jerry Lewis: women doing broad comedy bothers me

guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago

French favourite Jerry Lewis, 87, presents new movie and keeps press – mostly – in stitches at the Cannes film festival

 
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Alejandro Jodorowsky: 'I am not mad. I am trying to heal my soul'

guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago

Th 84-year-old director rolled into Cannes this week to discuss his latest film La Danza de la Realidad, a magic-realist memoir of his youth...

 
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Liz Hurley and Gérard Depardieu's Chechnya adventure: the story so far

guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago

The 'actress' is in Grozny, shooting a film with the French bon viveur, and hanging out with colourful Chechen president Ramzan Dakyrov. But, best of all, Steven Seagal is also in town

 
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'Modern Family,' 'Criminal Minds' Win As Season Wraps

variety.com 2 hours ago

ABC's "Modern Family" emerged the leader in key demos on Wednesday, the final night of the television season, while a two-hour "Criminal Minds" performed well for CBS and won its timeslot. Despite ...

 
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Help! I Responded to a Craigslist Personal Using My Work Email. Will I Be Fired and Divorced?

slate.com 8 hours ago

Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; click here to sign up. Please send your questions for publication to prudence@slate.com...

 
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Prophet boosting: the Muhammad films taking on interest in Islam

guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago

Phil Hoad: Two big-budget biopics of the prophet in production – difficulties around presenting his image notwithstanding – have genuine blockbuster potential, and could promote cultural dialogue

 
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Naomi Watts' 'Diana' Picked Up For U.S. By Entertainment One

variety.com 48 mins ago

Entertainment One has acquired U.S. rights to "Diana,"  the Princess Diana movie starring Naomi Watts, from Embankment Films and Ecosse Films. eOne said it will release "Diana" late this year. It a...

 
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Don Jon: Trailer - Video | The Times of India

timesofindia.indiatimes.com 7 hours ago

Watch Don Jon: Trailer video online at Times of India. View free Don Jon: Trailer video clips online, most viewed Don Jon: Trailer videos at Times of India Videos.

 
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How Do You Fake Your Own Death?

slate.com 1 hour ago

Bronx-born rapper Tim Dog has been accused of faking his own death in February...

 
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Epic, review

telegraph.co.uk 3 hours ago

Tim Robey reviews Epic, an ankle-height adventure featuring the voices of Amanda Seyfried and Chris O'Dowd.

 
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