Yes, Universal Pictures and Focus Features have chosen a woman director, Brit Sam Taylor-Johnson ("Nowhere Boy"), to direct the film adaptation of E.L. James' global bestseller  “Fifty Shades of Grey.”  Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti are producing the film. See more »

James Gandolfini, star of HBO's "The Sopranos," has died of a possible heart attack in Rome. He was 51. A spokeswoman for the cable network said that Gandolfini was on holiday in Italy. They were preparing a more complete statement.  Gandolfini had recently filmed "Criminal Justice" See more »

Peanut oil tycoon Paula Deen was recently hit in the face with an accusations-of-racism ham, which came lovingly battered in multiple allegations of workplace discrimination by a former employee. Now, after the lawsuit was allowed to marinate in its own juices for a year, the National Enquirer (via Buzzfeed) has See more »