Spec Market Roundup - January 2012's Sales

February 7, 2012 By Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan 2 days ago

With buyers continuing their 2011 streak, January's spec sale total is unprecedented

  

Viacom's Philippe Dauman: Anti-Piracy Push Done for Year

January 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 week ago

Hollywood is unlikely to go forward with anti-piracy legislation this year, Viacom's Philippe Dauman tells Dive Into Media Conference

  

Spec Market Sizzled in 2011: Twice as Many Sales as Year Before (Exclusive)

January 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 4 weeks ago

With their film franchises fading, the studios are buying again, but with money still tight, the chances a project will be greenlit have increased

  

5 Remedies for 2012 and What Ails Hollywood

January 2, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 5 weeks ago

What's the reason for the miserable box office performance in 2011? Here are five ideas

  

What Ails Hollywood? Six Movie Experts Weigh In On a Cure

January 2, 2012 By Wrap Staff 5 weeks ago

Producer Mike Medavoy, critic Joe Morgenstern, "Warrior" director Gavin O'Connor and others on how movies can survive after a brutal box office year

  

Hollywood Resident Arrested in L.A. Arson Spree (Video) (Update)

January 2, 2012 By Tim Molloy 5 weeks ago

Fire captain says suspect bears "very close likeness" to a man seen in videos taken at arson scenes

  

Music Executive Remains Critical After Hollywood Shooting Rampage

December 11, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 8 weeks ago

Also, a Hollywood Reporter photo editor suffered minor injuries

  

Fire Strikes Universal Backlot, No Injuries Reported

December 8, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 9 weeks ago

The building was unoccupied

  

Netflix Stock Plunge: Will Reed Hastings’ Hubris Bring Down an Internet Meteor?

October 25, 2011 By Brent Lang & Sharon Waxman 15 weeks ago

Analysis: The video streaming giant is shrinking at an alarming rate, battered by Wall Street and Main Street

  

Hollywood & the Job Crisis: Just How Bad Is It?

October 19, 2011 By Brent Lang 16 weeks ago

First in a Wrap series: There are pockets of recovery in the entertainment industry, but many are still struggling to weather the ongoing economic storm

  

President's Visit Already Screwing Up Traffic

September 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 19 weeks ago

The president will hold fundraisers at the House of Blues and the Fig & Olive in West Hollywood

  

Hollywood Braces for a Credit Crunch After Market's Second Plunge

August 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 26 weeks ago

After another massive sell-off, the indie film community is jittery, but TV media buyers have yet to panic

  

What Crash? Jay-Z, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Hudson Wish Obama Happy Birthday

August 5, 2011 By Lucas Shaw & Tim Kenneally 26 weeks ago

Celebs mingled and peformed for political heavyweights at the White House, Hudson sang at an earlier bash in Chicago

  

Stock Market Plunge Puts Hollywood on Edge

August 4, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 26 weeks ago

Despite huge upfront sales and strong earnings, the media industry is fully aware that advertisers have cancellation options

  

Hollywood Reacts to the Debt Deal With Relief

August 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 27 weeks ago

Deal passed by the House of Representatives on Monday eased exec fears about possible damage to the rebounding ad market

  

Police Fire to Quell Riot at 'Electric Daisy' Premiere in Hollywood

July 27, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 28 weeks ago

Crowd threw bottles at Grauman's Chinese Theater; police responded with non-lethal anti-riot bean bags

  

Chamber of Commerce, 750 Organizations to Press Congress for Anti-Piracy Bill

July 13, 2011 By Cassie M. Chew 30 weeks ago

Seek to revive PROTECT IP act, introduced in May but sidelined by Oregon senator

  

Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker Tie as Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actresses

July 5, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 31 weeks ago

Forbes released its list of the top-10 highest paid actresses in Tinseltown

  

Michelle Obama Hitting Hollywood to Support Military Families

June 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

First Lady will call on the guilds to tell the stories of veterans in films and TV shows

  

HBO's 'Tilda' Pilot Script is Partially Leaked, Totally Dull

May 9, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 39 weeks ago

Nikki Finke-inspired show won't make it to air, but some dialog makes its way to the Web

  

Elizabeth Taylor: Her Final Tweets

March 23, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 46 weeks ago

Hollywood legend had more than 300,000 followers on Twitter at the time of her death

  

Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros., Other Studios Lose Piracy Suit in Australia

February 24, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 50 weeks ago

Federal court says Internet service provider not liable for customers' illegal movie downloads

  

Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen Play the Media Role Perfectly

February 14, 2011 By Frankie Stone 51 weeks ago

Not all is what it seems to be with these Hollywood Smoke Signals

  

The Daily’s Richard Johnson Flops With Nikki Finke Photo

February 10, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 52 weeks ago

It's not even the Deadline founder -- after two months in Hollywood, this is the best the iPad-only publication's entertainment editor has got?

  

Happy Second Birthday to TheWrap! (Includes Photo of Cake)

January 26, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

It's been a wild ride thus far, full of unexpected twists and turns and the most unpredictable changes in media and in Hollywood media in particular. I’m proud to say we are now a company 20 people strong

  

Former ESPN Exec Michael Antinoro Joins Dick Clark Productions

January 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The new executive VP of programming will focus on developing reality and scripted projects for broadcast and online platforms

  

AOL Launches Hollywood Patch

January 3, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Company's hyped hyperlocal network expands to L.A.

  

Rupert Everett Lashes Hollywood as Homophobic, Jennifer Aniston as Protected

January 1, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The outspoken actor said that Hollywood is “very, very conservative” rather than liberal, and that staying in the closet is the right choice for many gay actors.

  

So, Blake Edwards, Was It All Worth It?

December 17, 2010 By Mike Bonifer 1 year ago

Hollyblog: "I have it all," he told me, "guaranteed greenlights, name above the title, final cut, final budget approval, approval over marketing." But what had it cost him?

  

TheWrap's Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide

December 14, 2010 By Dominic Patten 1 year ago

Forgot someone on your list? Need that one last special something? No worries, you’ll find exactly what you need – from Larry Sanders to angry birds

  

Looks Like Ronni Chasen's Friends Were Right: Killing Was Random

December 8, 2010 By Dominic Patten 1 year ago

Those close to the veteran Hollywood publicist insisted all along that she had no nefarious enemies -- the evidence agrees

  

Police Believe Harold Smith Acted Alone in Ronni Chasen Murder

December 8, 2010 By Dominic Patten 1 year ago

Preliminary ballistics test links suicide gun, murder weapon; police believe Smith was riding his bike in a "robbery gone bad"