The 10 Movies From SXSW That Are Most Likely To Be Hits
South by Southwest, the music, film and interactive festival in Austin, recently wrapped up its competitive film portion. The big winners of the night were the feature film "Gimme the Loot" and...
View ArticleThe $45-million 'Hunger Games' Ads Coyly Don't Show The Hunger Games
As anticipation for the opening of "The Hunger Games" reaches a fever pitch, a central element is absent from every trailer, television ad and online video: the games themselves. It's impossible to...
View ArticleMTV Banned This Kate Upton Ad For Zoo York—Here's Today's Ad Brief
Kate Upton stars in an ad for Zoo York in which foul-mouthed cockroaches ogle her cleavage. MTV and Adult Swim are reported to have rejected the commercial. NSFW. American Express' SXSW promotion in...
View Article10 Ways People Are Profiting From Whitney Houston's Death
The film that helped make Whitney Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You," a household hit, will be returning to the big screen. For one night only, "The Bodyguard" will be re-released in...
View ArticleRihanna Explains Her Chris Brown Collaboration: 'He's Hot'—Here's Today's Buzz
Looks like Lady Gaga is stepping out of the spotlight. The singer tells Oprah she plans to "take a vow of silence" after their interview. We're calling her "Poker Face." Rihanna told Ryan Seacrest...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh Joined Twitter And All His Tweets So Far Are About One Thing
Rush Limbaugh joined Twitter yesterday and he already has 112,000 followers. (It's a perfect medium for Ditto-Heads, after all.) The radio talker—currently suffering from an advertiser boycott after...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney Has Been Arrested At A DC Protest
George Clooney has been arrested outside the Sudan Embassy along with other protestors, AP reports. The actor returned to Washington yesterday from the region to discuss the crisis on the Sudan...
View Article'This American Life' Throws Mike Daisey Under Bus For Fabricated Apple Story...*
In a huge and startling scandal, the public-radio program "This American Life" (TAL) is retracting a whole episode that it aired about Mike Daisey's investigation of Apple's manufacturing processes....
View ArticleWeird: Surprising St. Patrick's Day Movie Launch Secret
For more than a decade, March has quietly been a staple for the release of horror movies, many of them opening wide on St. Patrick's weekend. This year the biggest releases happen to be comedies—the...
View ArticleMIKE DAISEY: I'm Not Going To Say That I Didn't Take A Few Shortcuts In My...
CHICAGO (AP) — An artist admitted Friday to taking shortcuts in crafting an often harrowing tale about Apple Inc.'s operations in China after the veracity of his one-man theatrical show was challenged...
View ArticleOne Of China's Most Popular TV Shows Was Interviews With Prisoners Who Were...
SIX years ago, before most Chinese courts began allowing condemned prisoners to receive a farewell family visit, a provincial television station was gaining privileged access to death row. Its...
View ArticleRosie O'Donnell's Show On Oprah's Network Cancelled After Just Five Months
March 17--Despite Oprah Winfrey's wing around "The Rosie Show," it all fell down. Rosie O'Donnell's talk show -- produced at Oprah's old TV home, Chicago's Harpo Studios, for Winfrey's new TV home,...
View ArticleHappy St. Patrick's Day! 10 Actors You Didn't Know Were Irish
Top of the mornin' to ya, folks! In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we're taking a look at ten actors from Irish descent. And some may surprise you. Whether hailing from Ireland or Hollywood, each of the...
View ArticleDISNEY'S DARKEST HOURS: The 10 Most Horrific Movies The Mouse House Ever Made
If you think Disney is just a bunch of enchanted roses, glass slippers and princesses rescued from towers, think again. Behind the fairytale facade, Disney has put out some truly dark films riddled...
View ArticleI'm Sorry, Apple!
Two months ago, after reading the transcript of a public-radio show ("This American Life") about Apple's manufacturing processes, I wrote a post in which I relayed some details reported by Mike...
View Article6 Celebrities Who Sold Their Homes For Under $1 Million
This post originally appeared at Zillow. Besides large pools, high security and untouched gourmet kitchens, most celebrity homes have something else in common: a big price tag. From Anderson Cooper’s...
View ArticleBeyoncé Launches A Tumblr Page, Shares Hundreds Of Private Photos
Rejoice, Beyoncé has spoken! The music superstar and new mom sent out her very first tweet to her 3,582,217 followers this morning. Upon entering Beyonce.com, one finds six tabs that allow visitors to...
View Article#Kony2012 Wants You To Watch Another 20 Minute Video, Addresses Criticisms
Invisible Children, the group behind #Kony2012 (the most viral video of all time) have just released "Kony 2012: Part II - Beyond Famous." The 20-minute-long, similar-looking video was made by...
View ArticlePeter Jackson Just Released These 7 Gorgeous Photos From The Upcoming 'Hobbit'
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" may not be coming out until December, but that doesn't mean we can't get some great images from the set. Peter Jackson just released seven images from the prequel...
View Article'The Hunger Games' Town Is Up For Sale—For Less Than You Think
Do you want to own Peeta Mellark's family bakery or Katniss Everdeen's family home from "The Hunger Games"? You're in luck, the entire town of Henry Mill Village where scenes for District 12 were...
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