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20 Physically Disabled Characters Played by Able-Bodied Actors (Photos)

May 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 4 weeks ago

"Ironside" star Blair Underwood isn't the first able-bodied actor to play a disabled character on television or film

  

Stephen Colbert Argues 'Iron Man 3,' 'Man of Steel' are 'Destroying America' (Video)

May 3, 2013 By Greg Gilman 6 weeks ago

The "Colbert Report" host fears the newest Superman is pro-Obama White House propaganda, while "Iron Man 3" became a slave to Chinese financing

  

Boston Bombings: Hollywood Sends Messages of Support to Victims

April 15, 2013 By Greg Gilman 9 weeks ago

Justin Timberlake, Ellen DeGeneres, Zoe Saldana, Steve Martin and more flock to Twitter with condolences for victims of the tragedy

  

How Media and Movies Could Be Impacted by New Gun Control Measure

April 10, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 9 weeks ago

Senators are calling for a commission to look at all factors that may be contributing to mass shootings in the country, including violent media and video games.

  

Ashley Judd Announces She's Not Running for Senate

March 27, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 11 weeks ago

The actress took to her Twitter account to share the news

  

Iran May Sue Hollywood Over Several Movies, Not Just 'Argo'

March 13, 2013 By Greg Gilman 13 weeks ago

The country's lawyer says she plans on defending Iran against "films" that have distorted the "country's image."

  

20 Directors Worth Following on Twitter

March 11, 2013 By Greg Gilman 14 weeks ago

From Spike Lee to Judd Apatow to Lena Dunham, filmmakers who make the most of their 140 characters

  

AFI Sets Nov. 7 for 2013 Film Festival

March 5, 2013 By Greg Gilman 15 weeks ago

The annual festival, which mixes films from established and emerging talent, will screen films at five locations in Hollywood this November

  

Sundance Expands Film Festival to Hollywood This Summer

March 4, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Sundance has built out its NEXT section into a four-day festival 

  

Carlos Slim Helu, Bill Gates Top Forbes' Billionaires List

March 4, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Only four media executives land in the top 100, which is mostly comprised of those who made billions in technology

  

Hollywood Launches Educational Campaign About Violence in Media

February 27, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Groups like the NAB and MPAA are teaming up to educate people about parental controls and ratings

  

Lawrence Wright's Scientology Book Stalled in Canada Pending Libel Review

February 5, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman & Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

The book is awaiting a review of Canada's libel laws to ensure it will not open Knopf U.S. to a lawsuit

  

Sexist Hollywood?: Women Still Struggle to Find Film Jobs, Study Finds

January 22, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman & Brent Lang 21 weeks ago

A new report from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film shows the number of women directors fluctuated upward in 2012

  

Movies, TV Come Out Unscathed in Meeting on Violence With Biden

January 11, 2013 By Doug Halonen 22 weeks ago

The meeting Thursday largely consisted of industry representatives briefing Biden and other task-force members on the industry's content ratings systems

  

A New Hollywood Investment Bank: Solar Entertainment Launches Firm with Hoffman Lloyd

January 8, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 23 weeks ago

Solar Entertainment Group has partnered with Hoffman Lloyd for a new investment bank serving entertainment and media companies

  

Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends Bush-Era Hollywood Tax Credits

January 2, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 23 weeks ago

The credit allows producers to cut up between $15 million and $20 million for film shoots on sites that meet the bill's criteria as low-income neighborhoods

  

Bret Easton Ellis to Kathryn Bigelow: I'm Sorry for the Sexist Tweets

December 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 26 weeks ago

The "Less Than Zero" author apologized for a series of gender-baiting tweets about the "Zero Dark Thirty" director

  

Politics, Hollywood Mix at Wrap Power Women Breakfast with Kamala D. Harris (video)

December 15, 2012 By Wrap Staff 26 weeks ago

Top women executives in Hollywood gathered to hear political figures California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and L.A. mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel discuss leadership at TheWrap's annual Power Women breakfast

  

PR Beck Media Acquires Insignia Public Relations

December 6, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 27 weeks ago

Insignia's full client list is expected to come to Beck

  

Eddie Murphy Is Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actor on Forbes List

December 4, 2012 By Greg Gilman 28 weeks ago

Katherine Heigl and Reese Witherspoon rank second and third, respectively, on the Forbes "Most Overpaid" list

  

New #DominateFund Invests Celebrity Cash in Tech Startups

November 20, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 30 weeks ago

The new seed fund has already attracted several music-industry executives

  

Terrence Malick Gets Jiggy With It in Rare Sighting (Video)

November 19, 2012 By Greg Gilman 30 weeks ago

The elusive director Terrence Malick star caught ... gasp ... dancing on camera.

  

Hurricane Sandy Spoke: Were You Listening, Hollywood?

November 18, 2012 By Dan Bloom 30 weeks ago

Guest Blog: The tragedy of hurricane Sandy means it's time for Hollywood to make a movie that will show people what will happen if we don't get our act together on climate change

  

How South Korea's Dark Oscar Entry 'Pieta' Cut Out Producers, Investors

November 6, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 32 weeks ago

Kim Ki-duk, director of South Korea's Best Foreign Picture entry "Pieta," said he doesn't work with producers, investors or anyone else who would try to shape his vision

  

6 Hollywood Guilds Urge Members to Vote 'No' on Prop. 32

November 5, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 32 weeks ago

From DGA to SAG-AFTRA to IATSE, the unions call the legislation, which prohibits guilds from using payroll deductions for political purposes,  a "sham"

  

Presidential Election: From Net Neutrality to Piracy, The Issues Keeping Hollywood Up at Night

October 28, 2012 By Brent Lang 33 weeks ago

From media ownership regulations to indecency rules, there are plenty of entertainment industry issues facing either a President Obama or a President Romney

  
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