LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In the late 1980s, Fred Savage burst onto U.S. television screens as plucky grade school kid Kevin Arnold in “The Wonder Years” becoming a bona fide star and Emmy award nominee.
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A Minute With: Fred Savage and "best friends forever"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As Hollywood directors increasingly make their films in 3-D, the biggest financial winner is turning out to be one of their own: director James Cameron.
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James Cameron, Hollywood’s 3-D entrepreneur
DALLAS (Reuters) – A gold cape worn by Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film “Cleopatra” sold at auction for $59,375 in Dallas on Friday. The cape had been wrapped in tissue and stored in a cedar closet for years, the female owner of the garment told officials at Heritage Auctions
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Cape worn by Elizabeth Taylor in "Cleopatra" sold
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jon Hamm insists he is nothing like Don Draper, the cool and mysterious advertising genius at the center of TV’s “Mad Men”. But Hamm, 41, who struggled for years to make it in Hollywood, says playing the character on the critically-acclaimed show has been a dream job, and Sunday’s second episode of the long-delayed fifth season of “Mad Men” marks a milestone for the actor.
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A Minute With: Jon Hamm on Don Draper and directing
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – The right wing is going to love this: Jane Fonda, whose outspoken opposition to the Vietnam War continues to enrage conservatives, will play former first lady Nancy Reagan in Lee Daniels’ “The Butler.” “The Butler” is a sprawling historical drama that centers on Eugene Allen, a black man who worked as butler in the White House under eight presidents. Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker (“The Last King of Scotland”) is slated to play Allen. Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Jackman and Liam Neeson are among the other big names who are circling roles in the project
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Jane Fonda to play Nancy Reagan in film ‘The Butler’
(Reuters) – Late-night American television host Jimmy Kimmel will host this year’s Emmy Awards in September, the awards show organizers said on Monday.
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TV host Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jennifer Lawrence earned an Oscar nomination for playing a tough young woman in a gritty drug drama, but as she becomes a role model to young girls in her latest film “The Hunger Games,” the actress wants to clean up her act.
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Jennifer Lawrence fires up "The Hunger Games"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Betty White, the 90-year-old queen of comedy, remained the star with the most audience appeal in 2011 while cross-dressing Tyler Perry of the “Madea” films suffered a setback in a new celebrity poll on Thursday. The survey from Encino, California-based E-Poll Market Research showed “Hot in Cleveland” star White was the most liked Hollywood celebrity in its survey covering calendar year 2011, a spot she also held in 2010. She was followed by Sandra Bullock and Michael J.
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Betty White tops, Tyler Perry drops in celebrity poll
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Fresh from his surprise Oscar nomination for a dramatic role in “Moneyball,” Jonah Hill is looking at a career change that many have tried before in Hollywood but few have succeeded at. He is moving from funnyman to serious actor. Even as his new “21 Jump Street,” based on a 1980s TV drama but turned into a comedy for the movies, hits theaters on Friday, Hill said he has grown bored with always being the sidekick in funny films like “Superbad” that made him a star.
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Jonah Hill seeks a dramatic career change
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Fresh from his surprise Oscar nomination for a dramatic role in “Moneyball,” Jonah Hill is looking at a career change that many have tried before in Hollywood but few have succeeded at. He is moving from funnyman to serious actor.
