Gibson's ex-girlfriend urges him `tell the truth'

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend says she's the victim of a "smear campaign" and never tried to extort money from the Oscar-winning star.

In a video interview posted Friday on RadarOnline.com, Oksana Grigorieva says she's been "victimized all over again" by speaking out about her troubles with Gibson. She ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Disney sells Miramax to investor for $660 million

NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process.

Miramax's Oscar-laden film library has more than 700 titles, including prestigious films ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Mark Wahlberg gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The 39-year-old actor was presented with a star Thursday on Hollywood Boulevard's famed sidewalk monument.

Will Ferrell, who stars with Wahlberg in the action-comedy "The Other Guys" being released next week, was on hand ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Oscar-winner Diablo Cody gives birth to boy - msnbc.com

stv.tv

Oscar-winner Diablo Cody gives birth to boy msnbc.com "We had our boy early this morning! Marcello Daniel Maurio, 7lbs, 2 oz, lightly mustachioed." the "Juno" scribe Tweeted on Tuesday evening. Diablo — whose real name is Brook Busey — previously announced that she was expecting in April, also on Twitter. ... It's a baby boy for Diablo Cody!SheKnows.com It's a Boy for Diablo CodyPeople Magazine It's a Boy for Diablo CodyCBS News Contactmusic.com -Entertainment Tonight News -PopEater all 40 news articles »

True Blood 3.6 – Big Hat, No Cattle - TV.com

New York Daily News

True Blood 3.6 – Big Hat, No Cattle TV.com The King drags Sookie into the royal mansion as Lorena's coming down the grand staircase, Eric and Talbot stroll in, and Bill – who's kind of been bringing up the rear – is thrown to the floor and declared to be a traitor. ... 'True Blood' Recap: Episode 30, 'I Got A Right To Sing The Blues'MTV.com True Blood #1Comic Book Resources 'True Blood' review: Everyone this week had a 'Right To Sing The Blues'Entertainment Weekly TVOvermind -Vanity Fair -TVStar.com Television News all 154 news articles »

Cable shows with the wealthiest viewers - Hollywood Reporter

Los Angeles Times

Cable shows with the wealthiest viewers Hollywood Reporter Two-time drama series Emmy winner "Mad Men" returned to AMC on Sunday night after a whirlwind of previews and promotions in print, broadcast and online. Despite all the attention and the show's affluent viewership, "Mad Men" has ... 'Mad Men' season premiere review: 'Stop telling me what to do. I know what you ...Entertainment Weekly It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Men World (Season Four, Episode One)Vanity Fair Mad Men Season 4 Premiere Recap: Public RelationsFrothygirlz TV Guide -New York Magazine -TVOvermind all 875 news articles »

New 'Tron' racing motorcycle wows Comic Con fans - USA Today

Reuters UK

New 'Tron' racing motorcycle wows Comic Con fans USA Today A year ago, it was the Green Hornet's Black Beauty that lit up the Comic Con convention in San Diego. This year, the hell-on-wheels fave choice was a cycle from the new Tron movie, displayed at the show last week. Disney made the breakthrough Tron back ... "TRON:Legacy" movie brings video game world to lifeReuters Comic-con Q&A: Tron Director Joseph KosinskiVanity Fair Bruce Boxleitner on His Tron LegacyComic Book Movie TV.com -MTV.com -Destructoid all 632 news articles »

The future is a scary place for Guillermo del Toro

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Guillermo del Toro loves scary movies, so he's making a bunch of them.

Besides developing a new "Haunted Mansion" movie for Disney, the Oscar winner says he's planning to shoot a horror movie in May, hopes to do a version of "Frankenstein" and is working on an ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Guillermo del Toro to direct new `Haunted Mansion'

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Guillermo del Toro will direct a new movie remake of Disney's "Haunted Mansion."

The Oscar winner made the announcement Thursday at Comic-Con, San Diego's annual pop culture convention.

Del Toro said his film will be a scary 3-D, live-action take on what he called "the most precious real ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Does Mel Gibson suffer from 'righteous rage'? Inside the world of out-of ... - New York Daily News

E! Online (blog)

Does Mel Gibson suffer from 'righteous rage'? Inside the world of out-of ... New York Daily News Actor Mel Gibson (R) and Oksana Grigorieva attend The Hollywood Reporter's Nominees' Night Prelude to Oscar in March. Mel Gibson s rage at ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva is huge and out of control. But on a much smaller scale, ... Detectives examining alleged extortion attempt by Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriendLos Angeles Times (blog) Photo of Mel Gibson's baby's injured face hits the Web!Zap2it.com (blog) Sixth purported Mel Gibson tape surfacesEntertainment Weekly Monsters and Critics.com -Radar Online -MTV.com all 1,142 news articles »

Morgan Freeman Goes Through the Wormhole

Morgan Freeman is not just about playing God in movies. The Oscar winner's curiosity in science led to his current project, narrating Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (Wednesday, 10/9c, Science Channel), which explores the universe's greatest questions—like whether God exists.

'Inception': Am I the only one who didn't get it? - Entertainment Weekly

Sydney Morning Herald

'Inception': Am I the only one who didn't get it? Entertainment Weekly Image Credit: Stephen VaughanThis particular blog post isn't an analysis, or a description, so much as it is a confession: I found myself more or less entirely baffled by Inception. I tried, I really tried, to figure it out, ... Watanabe steals the show at Tokyo premiere of 'Inception'CNN International 'Inception' takes $1.6 mil in India openingHollywood Reporter The real science of dream researchmsnbc.com Rocky Mountain Collegian -Flick Sided -The Gamecock all 292 news articles »

Bullock renews restraining order against stalker

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock obtained a temporary restraining order this week against a 41-year-old man accused of stalking the Oscar-winning actress since 2003.

Ms. Bullock's attorney obtained the protective order on her behalf against Thomas James Weldon, who has been ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Bullock renews restraining order against stalker

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sandra Bullock obtained a temporary restraining order Monday against a 41-year-old man accused of stalking the Oscar-winning actress since 2003.

Bullock's attorney obtained the protective order on her behalf against Thomas James Weldon, who has been the subject of previous court orders to stay away from the ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Behind the scenes at ESPYS - ESPN

Daily Mail

Behind the scenes at ESPYS ESPN Meyers, who had agreed a year ago to host Wednesday's awards show on ESPN, was surrounded by a small team of writers from "Saturday Night Live" and his other buddies from the show: Andy Samberg, Will Forte and Jason Sudeikis. ... Note to Oscar producers: Seth Meyers could offer some lessonsLos Angeles Times (blog) Spotted: Ashley Greene With A Major Sports Star At The ESPY Awards!MTV.com The 2010 ESPY Awards (Photos)Washington Post Crave Online -USA Today -The Associated Press all 554 news articles »

Tate Donovan to return to Broadway in spring 2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Tate Donovan will return to Broadway this coming season in "Good People," a new play by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Donovan will star alongside Oscar winner Frances McDormand.

Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan will direct the play about the hopes and struggles of making it in America. Sullivan and Lindsay-Abaire's ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

APNewsBreak: Cruz, Bardem marry in the Bahamas

NEW YORK (AP) - It's a match made in Oscar heaven: Penelope Cruz (krooz) and Javier Bardem (HAH'-vee-ayr bar-DEHM') have gotten married.

Cruz's representative Amanda Silverman confirms the couple were married in the beginning of July at a friend's house in the Bahamas.

She said in an e-mail to The Associated Press ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

APNewsBreak: Cruz, Bardem marry in the Bahamas

NEW YORK (AP) - It's a match made in Oscar heaven: Penelope Cruz (krooz) and Javier Bardem (HAH'-vee-ayr bar-DEHM') have gotten married.

Cruz's representative Amanda Silverman confirms the couple were married in the beginning of July at a friend's house in the Bahamas.

She said in an e-mail to The Associated Press ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Polanski only safe in France, Poland, Switzerland

GENEVA (AP) - Roman Polanski may once again be seen on the red carpet at Cannes _ but he won't be attending the Venice Film Festival or the Oscars anytime soon.

Freed from Swiss house arrest after the government refused to deport him to the United States, the 76-year-old movie director ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

LA DA blasts Swiss decision on Polanski

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The district attorney prosecuting Roman Polanski in Los Angeles blasted the Swiss government's refusal on Monday to extradite the Oscar-winning director.

District Attorney Steve Cooley said he is "deeply disappointed" in the decision and will work with U.S. officials to try to extradite Polanski if he is ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Bill who? It's Team Werewolf on 'True Blood' - msnbc.com

msnbc.com

Bill who? It's Team Werewolf on 'True Blood' msnbc.com Who needs cold vampire lovin' when you can snuggle up to hot, furry wolf instead? (Especially if said wolf turns into a man with an amazing set of abs!) by Leslie Gornstein OK, as we open on the fourth episode of "True Blood" Season Three, ... 'True Blood' recap: Wolf paradeEntertainment Weekly True Blood–Bath: So Much for Trusting VampiresVanity Fair What you're watchingLos Angeles Times MTV.com -TV.com -AfterElton.com all 109 news articles »

Critics riled as Polanski extradition fails

The decision by Swiss authorities Monday not to extradite Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski over his rape of a 13-year-old girl provoked anger and disappointment in the U.S., though Washington made no retaliation threats.

Conservative critics saw the release as the latest example of European "sophistication" about sex and/or Hollywood rallying ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Polanski free; Swiss reject U.S. extradition request

GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND (AP) - In a stunning ruling, Roman Polanski was declared a free man on Monday _ no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request for his extradition because of a 32-year-old sex conviction.

The decision left the Oscar-winning director free ...
Read more [Washington Times - Entertainment]

Brody: 'I am a tough guy' - Digital Spy

Sydney Morning Herald

Brody: 'I am a tough guy' Digital Spy The 37-year-old actor, who has chosen mainly dramatic roles since his Oscar-winning turn in The Pianist, admitted to The AP that he was caught off-guard by the backlash to his casting in this month's Predators reboot. ... Movie Review: PredatorsThe Trades Adrien Brody: Action hero?! YesMiamiHerald.com Adrien Brody Flexes Muscles in "Predators"ABC News Comic Book Movie -iSurfHopkins.com -WWLP 22News all 925 news articles »

William Morris-Endeavor Drops Mel Gibson

FOX411’s Pop Tarts has confirmed that Mel Gibson’s agency, William Morris-Endeavor, dropped the Oscar-winning actor on Friday afternoon.