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Disney’s animated tentpole “Frozen” has continued its wildly successful run in international markets to become to biggest animated pic ever, bringing its total to $1.072 bi…
While the casting announcements for Warner Bros.’ Peter Pan remake “Pan” have been rolling in, one in particular caught the eye of activists. The studio cast Rooney Mara as…
Gerard Mortier, a Belgian opera director whose nonconformist style often grated the tradition-bound elite and who became a fiercely avant-garde impresario, has died. He was 70. Prime Ministe…
Continuing to roll off its B.O. success, Disney's "Frozen" soundtrack re-took the No. 1 slot on the U.S. album chart for a fifth non-consecutive week. The companion to the big-screen smash (…
In the latest of a string of bizarre behaviors, Shia LaBeouf donned a paper bag on his head to the premiere of Lars Von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac: Part 1″ at the Berlin Film Fe…
In a week of huge bounces for some Grammy Awards winners and performers, the soundtrack album for "Frozen" prevailed at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a fourth non-consecutive stanza. Dis…
A private funeral service will be held for family and close friends Feb. 7 in New York City, according to several media outlets. It’s reportedly to take place in a location on the Uppe…
The news of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death at 46 of an apparent drug overdose shocked Hollywood on Sunday, but his struggle with drugs started more than two decades ago. Last May, Hoffman co…
After drawing ire for heckling “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen at a recent awards show, CityArts film critic Armond White has been booted from the New York Film C…
“Sesame Street” scored a viral-vid hit this week with its cheeky take on “Homeland,” which is just the latest in a string of pop culture parodies that the venerabl…
Lured by Gotham’s 30% production credit, Santa Monica-based digital production and design studio Big Block is making a major expansion to New York, launching two new divisions in the p…
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos launched a blistering attack on theater owners for stifling innovation, warning in a speech Saturday that they “might kill movies.” Wha…
“Rupert,” a stage play about the life of News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch, opened Thursday in Australia. The Melbourne Theatre Company production, written by prominent Aussie p…
Following in the footsteps of movies-turned-musicals such as "Kinky Boots" and "Billy Elliot," an adaptation of the 2001 French film "Amelie" is aimed at Broadway. Dan Messe of the Brooklyn-…
The first city-based domain extension for websites, .la, was released Monday with the aim of attracting Los Angeles and the entertainment industry. GoDaddy, the world's largest domain regist…
