Celeb News Aggregate
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The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced nominations for the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards today from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, Calif.
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New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the third and final installment in director Peter Jackson's fantasy epic, continued its reign at the box office with a cork popping take of $51.2 million* over the holiday weekend. The Top 10: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Cheaper by the Dozen Cold Mountain Something's Gotta Give Paycheck Mona Lisa Smile Pter Pan The Last Samurai Bad Santa Elf
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Australian actor Russell Crowe plans to marry longtime girlfriend Danielle Spencer on his 39th birthday April 7 in Australia. Also: Paul Stojanovich COPS World's Wildest Police Videos Martin Scorsese Bonnie Hunt Brad Garrett Tom Dreesen James Gandolfini The Sopranos HBO Liza Minnelli David Guest The Dixie Chicks Paul Walker Brett Ratner Superman the Curse of Superman
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The musical Chicago may be lighting up movie theaters everywhere, but not theaters on Broadway. When Broadway musicians went on strike on Friday, 18 of 19 Broadway musicals were shut down, including Chicago, Hairspray and Mamma Mia!, at a cost of about $1.2 million per performance in lost box office revenue. Also: Dave Letterman, Tom Sizemore, Fred Durst, Adam Faith, Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line, Tom Welling, Hillary Duff, Cheaper by the Dozen, Christopher Walken, Glenn Close, The Stepford Wives, Ryan O'Neal, Miss/Match
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Britney Spears, who was named woman of the year by Glamour magazine, has shed some light on her alleged relationship with Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Also: Madonna Sean Combs The Clash Anthony Hopkins Hank Ballard Bonnie Hunt Cheaper by the Dozen Johnny Knoxville Hating Her Lupin the Third
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News roundup for Oct. 8 -- Michael Ovitz is sued by a former executive who worked for his company Artists Management Group. Lorenzo Lamas Robert Blake Bonnie Hunt Andy Tennant Sweet Home Alabama Cher Pink Floyd
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Box office analysis: March 24
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LOS ANGELES -- The "Green Mile" premiere Monday night was accompanied by all of the fantastical effects, glitz and star power a possible Oscar contender deserves.
Director Frank Darabont returns after five years ("Shawshank Redemption") to bring Stephen King's 1996 best-selling serialized novel to the big screen.
"This is really exciting," said Darabont. "It took me this long to make another movie. I was waiting to fall in love with a story again, enough so I would go through the anguish of directing a movie. Thankfully, Stephen King gave me exactly that story."
Set on death row in a Southern prison in 1935, Tom Hanks stars as Paul Edgecomb. In flashbacks, Edgecomb recounts his tour of duty watching over a series of convicted killers awaiting execution in the electric chair.
"Stephen King wrote something that is quite in the realm of fanciful there in 1935