Stories tagged with Entertainment
Mamma Mia’s a hit, no matter what the critics say
By A. James Memmott | December 23, 2008 at 8:45am | 0
Greeted by mixed reviews, Mamma Mia! The Movie is getting its revenge - at the box office.
Edward Norton, HBO set to release Obama documentary
By Carol Eisenberg | November 14, 2008 at 12:28pm | 1
And now comes Obama the movie.
Apple strikes deal for Beatles’ video game
By Carol Eisenberg | October 30, 2008 at 1:59pm | 0
Apple Corps Ltd. announced the Beatles’ first foray into video games in a deal which will allow fans to play along to the Fab Four’s entire canon from Meet The Beatles to Abbey Road.
Maker of Obama infomercial plies the family trade
By Carol Eisenberg | October 30, 2008 at 12:51pm | 0
Davis Guggenheim is following in his father’s footsteps.
Lions Gate mixes provocation with meat-and-potatoes action flicks
By Carol Eisenberg | October 20, 2008 at 4:52am | 2
Oliver Stone’s much-anticipated W. does not look like the moneymaker that distributor Lions Gate Entertainment and other backers had hoped for. Still, the studio insists it will continue to back political films, in addition to its usual fare of horror and action adventures.
Tina Fey continues on a roll with Little, Brown book deal
By Carol Eisenberg | October 6, 2008 at 12:27pm | 0
How hot is Tina Fey? So hot that even without a written proposal, her book agent Richard Abate fielded offers of a $5 million-plus advance for a nonfiction humor book.
Paul Newman dead, at 83
By Laurie Bennett | September 27, 2008 at 10:18am | 0
Actor Paul Newman died yesterday of cancer. He was 83.
Woody Allen does Puccini
By Carol Eisenberg | September 9, 2008 at 1:01pm | 0
Woody Allen is on a roll. On the heels of rave reviews for his latest film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the 72-year-old director has broken into a new genre – Italian opera.
Nigel Lythgoe leaves American Idol for new venture
By Emily Morgan | August 6, 2008 at 9:52am | 0
American Idol may be losing an executive producer, but Nigel Lythgoe, the producer behind Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, has a new show in the works.
Creative Coalition takes bipartisan approach to national conventions
By Laurie Bennett | July 27, 2008 at 12:33pm | 1
The Creative Coalition, a nonprofit organization of well-known entertainment figures, is sending contingents to both the Democratic and Republican national conventions again this year.
