Emmy Nominations: Mad Men, 30 Rock Dominate, Family Guy Shocks
30 Rock and Mad Men led the field of Emmy nominees announced this morning in Los Angeles, pulling down 22 and 16 nominations respectively, including nods for Best Comedy…
New $45 Million Man Ryan Seacrest Slithers to CAA
· I don't pretend to know the politics or trajectory of Ryan Seacrest's relationship with his longtime agents at William Morris or their new partners from Endeavor. But…
In Theaters: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
As evidenced by its record-testing midnight engagements, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is probably just as (if not more) review-proof as any movie this summer…
Who Will Survive Movieline's Celeb-Twitter Tournament of Champions?
[UPDATE: Round 1 and 2 voting is closed; check out Friday's follow-up for continued smashmouth celeb-Twitter battles.]The Twitterverse is stacked higher and deeper than…
Quentin Tarantino Launches Deadly Critic-Scalping Mission
With maybe one notable exception, it never did a filmmaker any good to call out his or her critics -- especially in the month leading up to the release of one's…
Robert Redford May Now Kiss the Bride
After more than a decade of dating and a year's engagement to be married, Robert Redford finally exchanged vows Tuesday with German artist Sybille Szaggars in a private…
Avon Man Hugh Jackman to Corner Market on Mistake-Proof Mascara
· Tired of toy companies' monopoly on garish movie adaptations, the cosmetics titan Avon is set to receive its own feature-length commercial: Avon Man will feature Hugh…
Vatican Approves of Sexually Frustrated Harry Potter Kids
The Catholic Church appears to have come around quite a bit in its perception of the Harry Potter franchise, whose wizards, magic and other dabblings in the occult had…
Is No. 1 Brüno in Damage-Control Mode?
Brüno may have trumped its box-office competition on two continents last weekend, but if a cluster of developments around the Web are any indication, that disturbing…
Charles Darwin Biopic to Open Toronto '09
Organizers at the Toronto International Film Festival this morning announced almost two dozen new selections for 2009, including the opening-night film Creation. The…
Denzel Washington Bails From Unstoppable Train
· Several weeks after 20th Century Fox put the brakes on Unstoppable, its runaway-train thriller combining Denzel Washington, Tony Scott, Chris Pine and a ballooning…
Is Harry Potter 6 This Year's Dark Knight? (Hint: Yes)
A lot of publications have bristled at Warner Bros.' opening-day review embargo for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but there's plenty we can talk about in the…
Zooey Deschanel's Man-Child Love Interests: A User's Guide
Zooey Deschanel has long been something of an emo-dork wet dream for more than just her striking features, lilting voice and commanding screen presence. Since her 2003…
She Shot Hollywood
Mary Ellen Mark has documented some of cinema's most haunted, precocious and celebrated film sets in her 40 years as a stills photographer, including the fraught…
Susan Sarandon, John Goodman to Visit Al Pacino's Doctor Death
· The fledgling Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don't Know Jack is turning into quite a prestige package for HBO Films: Susan Sarandon and John Goodman will join leading man…
