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Singer-Actress Deanna Durbin Dead at 91
19 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Singer-actress Deanna Durbin, who was the highest-paid female star in Hollywood in 1947 but permanently exited the movie biz the next year at the age of 26, has died, her fan club announced Tuesday. The announcement did not give a date or cause of death. She was 91.
Durbin initially landed at MGM after a successful audition for a part in a planned biopic of opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink. She actually made her film debut in the 1936 MGM short “Every Sunday,” with Judy Garland (the two were only six months apart in age), and the opera film was never made. Soon thereafter Universal signed Durbin to a contract.
Her first film at U was “Three Smart Girls” (remade decades later as “The Parent Trap”). That big box office hit, in which she played the perfect teenage daughter, paved the way for many more of the same, and Durbin was credited with saving the studio from bankruptcy. »
- Carmel Dagan
'Two and a Half Men': Jon Cryer Gets a Raise, Ashton Kutcher Doesn't
9 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Loyalty and patience is paying off for Jon Cryer on Two and a Half Men. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the Emmy-winning actor, who often serves as the butt of jokes on the hit CBS sitcom, will make about $620,000 an episode (when including perks) to return for the show's 11th season. That's still not on par with Ashton Kutcher's $700,000 fee for each of Men's 22 episodes (translation: $15.4 million, which makes Kutcher the highest-paid sitcom actor on television).
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- Matthew Belloni
New Wolverine CinemaCon Footage Hits
3 hours ago | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
A couple of weeks ago, when 20th Century Fox was making its big pitch to the various cinema chain owners and other business types at CinemaCon, we were a little surprised to see there wasn’t more made of The Wolverine, which finds James Mangold directing the latest cinematic adventure for Hugh Jackman’s hairy hero. But there was a quick footage reel, largely culled from trailers but also featuring some new material, and it’s now officially online via Us chain AMC Theatres. Check it out… The Wolverine finds Logan looking to put the ghosts of his past from his mind, and travelling to Japan at the behest of someone he saved years ago. Naturally, he can’t just have a quiet time scarfing down sushi and admiring the landscape, but instead ends up clashing with the Yashida crime family on behalf of love interest Mariko (Tao Okamoto).With »
New Pacific Rim Poster Online
6 hours ago | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Clanking ominously towards a screen near you is Guillermo del Toro's tribute to Toho monster movies, Pacific Rim. There's been a poster or two - or 149 - along the way, but our appetite for Pacific-based destruction remains somewhere between 'feverish' and 'frenzied'. This new banner, courtesy of JoBlo, for the movie shows the scale of what Earth's saviours will be dealing with. Not the bridge. The ginormous stegosaurus-looking bastard that's about to eat Sydney.Bearing in mind that Sydney Harbour Bridge towers a not-inconsiderable 134 metres about the surface of the harbour, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam and the rest of the Jaegers crews have their work cut out battling the towering, extra-dimensional Kaiju.For more on the movie, revisit the trailer below and then head over to Empire's micro-detailed trailer breakdown here. There are extra pics to be found here and here, and a special primer can be »
Viacom CEO: 'We're Still in Discussions with Netflix'
7 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman isn't giving up on the possibility of extending the media giant's distribution pact with Netflix. The media mogul told investors and analysts during a quarterly earnings call on Wednesday that it is possible that Viacom will work out a new pact with the streaming service even though its current distribution agreement with Netflix expires this month. "We're still in discussions with Netflix," Dauman said. "We're open to licensing content - some on an exclusive basis and some on a non-exclusive basis," he added. Earlier this week, Netflix said in a »
- Brent Lang
'Young and the Restless,' CBS Lead Daytime Emmy Nominees
7 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
CBS and "The Young and the Restless" lead in the nominations announced today for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. More to come. Here's the complete list of nominees: Outstanding Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, Supervising Producers Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer MarkPinciotti, Coordinating Producer Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers Days of Our Lives NBC Ken Corday, Executive Producer Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers Albert Alarr, Producer General Hospital ABC Frank Valentini, Executive Producer Mary-Kelly Weir, »
- Tim Molloy
Jazz, Black People on New Season of Downton
8 hours ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Downton Abbey is expanding its cast next season, and the show will finally include a recurring black character, producers announced today. Gary Carr, a British actor best known for his role on the U.K.'s Bluestone 42 (a dramedy set within a bomb squad in Afghanistan), will play an enchanting jazz singer. Presumably there will be a bunch of singing on Downton next season, given that Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the world's greatest sopranos, will also be on several episodes. Maybe this will be the season where no one dies! And Edith finds love! And Daisy gets a promotion! »
- Margaret Lyons
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Renew Their Vows - at Disneyland
8 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
And the whole family lived happily ever after. It was a storybook 5th anniversary - and happy 2nd birthday treat for their twins - as Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon renewed their vows at the Happiest Place on Earth, California's Disneyland, on Tuesday night, Entertainment Tonight reports. "On our way to renew our vows," Carey Tweeted early in the evening. "I love you @Nick Cannon." All dressed up in matching prince and princess costumes, Carey and daughter Monroe were picked up in a horse-drawn Crystal Carriage from a Dream Suite inside the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, then taken to »
- Stephen M. Silverman
New Girl Recap: Losing It
8 hours ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Sometimes, you have to go backwards to go forwards. After a few weeks of stalled momentum, last night’s New Girl managed to push the Nick-Jess plot along using flashbacks to everyone’s embarrassing first sexual encounters. With five different stories to tell, the episode moved swiftly and easily, barely brushing over Nick and Jess’s sexual tension until the very end — which is why that conclusion felt so satisfying. Despite their light touch, the writers still brought in some major seasonal themes and backstory, making this one of the better-constructed episodes we’ve had in a while. New Girl’s flashbacks can be hit or miss, but they’re best when the production designers really embrace period details. This isn’t Mad Men, of course, but it’s fun to see the show’s interpretation of our shared recent past via music and clothing cues. If Lisa Loeb and »
- Izzy Grinspan
Beyoncé Accidentally Embarrassed a Princess
8 hours ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Because she is a generous and benevolent pop star, Beyoncé usually lets her audience sing the crucial "To the left, to the left"s from "Irreplaceable"; sometimes, she even singles out fans for brief solos. Queen Bey went the latter route last night in London and wound up picking a member of another royal family: Princess Eugenie, daughter of Prince Andrew and sixth in line to the British throne. Beyoncé had no idea who Eugenie was — probably because she only deals with actual monarchs — and the Princess was apparently extremely embarrassed. Somehow there is no video of this moment, though please know that we will spend all day refreshing YouTube just in case. »
- Amanda Dobbins
CBS Leads Daytime Emmy Nominations
8 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
With “The Young and the Restless” paving the way, CBS led all networks with 50 nominations Wednesday for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
“Young” had 23 nominations, followed by ABC’s “General Hospital” with 19 and 17 apiece for NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” and PBS’ “Sesame Street.”
Among talkshows, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was tops with 10 noms.
PBS was second among the networks with 44 nominations, while ABC was third with 38. Syndicated programs had 37 nominations.
Nickelodeon had 36 nominations, including four of the five nods for top children’s animated program, compared with 17 noms for the Hub, 11 for Cartoon Network and 11 combined for Disney Channel and Disney Xd.
Nominated for top drama were “Young,” “Days,” “General,” CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” (15 total noms) and ABC’s “One Life To Live” (three noms).
Lead actor nominations went to Peter Bergman, Doug Davidson and Michael Muhney of “Young” and Jason Thompson of “General.” Lead »
- Jon Weisman
Spoiler Chat: Scoop on Glee, New Girl, Arrested Development, Arrow, The Office and More!
8 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Advice before reading today's Spoiler Chat: Take deep breaths, it will all be Ok! It's finale season, which means anxiety is high in the TV world and for good reason: Finales equal drama! We've got scoop on a major Glee exit, an Arrow hookup and what's next on New Girl heading into their final episodes of the season. We've also got spoilers on The Office's series finale, Arrested Development's highly anticipated return, Modern Family and more, so dig on in! Kathy from Naperville, Ill.: Did the Girl on Top elite eight poll close?? Nah, girl. It's still going! But today is your last day to vote, so hop to it! Lola: For Nurse Jackie: will she stay together with »
Earnings: Comcast Revenue, Profits Up in Q1
8 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Comcast Corp. posted higher profit and revenue for the first quarter Wednesday, thanks largely to its cable strength. The leading U.S. cable television provider and owner of NBC Universal posted first-quarter profit of $1.4 billion, or 54 cents a share, up from $1.22 billion, or 45 cents a year ago. Excluding revenue from its sale of spectrum, the company posted earnings of 51 per share, beating analyst estimates by one cent, according to Reuters. Revenue at Comcast rose 2.9 percent to $15.3 billion. Analysts, on average, expected $15.38 billion. Revenue at NBC Universal rose »
- Tim Molloy
Viacom Earnings Fall on Fewer Films
8 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Paramount Pictures has scaled down the number of films it releases and the lack of winter and spring blockbusters proved a drag on parent company Viacom's quarterly earnings. Revenue at the entertainment giant fell 6 percent for the three month period ending in March, which the company attributed to weaker earnings from its theatrical film releases. That just missed Wall Street's expectations; analysts had projected the company would record revenues of $3.19 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. Net earnings fell 18 percent from the same period a year ago to $481 million. »
- Brent Lang
Cory Monteith Eats Fish and Chips With Mom and Lea Michele Post-Rehab
8 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Cory Monteith seems to be bouncing back from his stint in rehab just fine. The Glee star was spotted enjoying some fish and chips in his native Canada with his mom, Ann, and girlfriend Lea Michele on Tuesday. A source tells E! News exclusively the 30-year-old actor, who recently sought treatment for substance addiction, dined at Barb's Fish & Chips Floating Seafood restaurant in Victoria, British Columbia. One local even posted an Instagram picture confirming the news, writing on a whiteboard, "Spotted: glee cast on the wharf xoxo gossip barb" Lea, 26, seems thankful to be reunited with her guy. She tweeted out a serene picture of herself overlooking the ocean, captioning it simply, »
Snapped on Set: Paul Walker Is All Bloodied Up Filming Latest Movie
8 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Paul Walker is having a bloody good time on the set of his latest action flick. The Fast and Furious star was snapped walking around with fake blood caked on his face and forehead as he prepared to shoot a scene recently for Brick Mansions. Walker, 39, plays an undercover cop out to stop a ruthless crime lord with access to a nuclear bomb in the movie, which is an English language remake of Luc Besson's 2004 French action thriller District B13. While Brick Mansions doesn't hit theaters until 2014 the thesp meanwhile is gearing up to reteam with Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson for the May 24 release of Fast & Furious 6, the latest installment in the popular street racing franchise. »
Tobey Maguire Deals With Crazy Neighbor Laura Linney in The Details—Watch Now!
8 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
It's safe to say Tobey Maguire would gladly welcome a new neighbor, just as long as it's not Laura Linney! In a clip from his movie The Details, available on demand now, Maguire meets with the actress who plays a demanding and controlling neighbor. Before heading off to work for the day, the 37-year-old is confronted by Linney who is not happy with the construction project going on nearby at his house. "Look at all this dust floating around," Linney explains. "It's everywhere!" In hopes of calming her down, Maguire generously agrees to do whatever it takes to clean up the mess. "You give me the bill, I'll give you the check," »
Why the Rock Is the First Pro Wrestler (or Athlete) to Become a Movie Star
9 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Ask a group of pro wrestling fans to name their favorite lord of the ring and you might get 10 different answers. Older fans grew up idolizing Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair while newer fans might list Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin and John Cena. Yet ask those same people to pick their favorite wrestler-turned-movie star and the decision gets a whole lot easier. There's only one choice. Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, has starred in three movies over the past three months, "Snitch," "G.I Joe: »
- Lucas Shaw
Kate's Style Evolution and Pregnancy Diary Secrets
9 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
All hail the Duchess of Cambridge: a newlywed and loving, devoted wife, a mother-to-be of the newest future king or queen and a gracious, charming public figure who, two years ago, became an instant style icon - from the moment she stepped out in a royal blue silk-jersey-wrap Issa dress on the day her engagement to Prince William was announced. Kate continues to captivate the world with her easy grace and impeccable style, which show no signs of slowing down as she evolves into maternity wear. From her hairstyles to her hemlines, mixing high fashion and High Street, Kate continues »
- Alicia Dennis
Kate's Style Evolution and Pregnancy Diary Secrets
9 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
All hail the Duchess of Cambridge: a newlywed and loving, devoted wife, a mother-to-be of the newest future king or queen and a gracious, charming public figure who, two years ago, became an instant style icon - from the moment she stepped out in a royal blue silk-jersey-wrap Issa dress on the day her engagement to Prince William was announced. Kate continues to captivate the world with her easy grace and impeccable style, which show no signs of slowing down as she evolves into maternity wear. From her hairstyles to her hemlines, mixing high fashion and High Street, Kate continues »
- Alicia Dennis
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