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Emmy-winner Keith David remembers after the movie Platoon hit theaters two veterans approached him on separate days to say they “knew him” based on his performance in the film. The impact of those statements wasn’t lost on David, a gifted actor

News that yet another take on the classic Odd Couple sitcom is on the way shouldn’t surprise anyone. In today’s Hollywood, reboots and remakes routinely overwhelm original fare. The news was still too much for Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt

Lena Dunham snared her first Saturday Night Live hosting gig at the best possible time. Her HBO series Girls could sure use a PR boost. The media long ago declared Girls the Next Great Television Series without noticing how few

Celebrities had President Barack Obama’s back when it came time to roll out ObamaCare late last year. Now, some of those stars would prefer not to lend their clout to a health care reform associated with crashing web pages, endless

Actors across generations paid tribute today to Harold Ramis, the mind behind iconic films like Caddyshack, Vacation and Ghostbusters. Ramis, who died after a battle with a rare autoimmune-related disease, created a body of work that influenced his peers and

It seems like nothing can stop the cultural juggernaut known as Netflix’s House of Cards series. Nothing, perhaps, besides a fight over tax credits. Hollywood once more is scrambling for every tax credit it can grab. This time, the battle

Some filmmakers agonize over their directorial debut, unsure whether to tackle an important subject or direct a story reflecting their own life. For Jordan Rubin, all he needed to hear was one word mashup–Zombeavers–to make the decision for him. So far,

Singer Miley Cyrus has heard those who think her current Bangerz tour is too risque for her younger fans. To that the singer is essentially saying, “let them eat french fries.” The tongue-wagging singer sent out a pair of tweets

No one expected Jimmy Fallon to grill First Lady Michelle Obama about the rolling disaster known as ObamaCare Thursday night. The First Lady rarely gets the kind of tough questions the president receives, and Fallon’s first week at the helm

House of Cards star Kate Mara toyed with David Letterman this week on the subject of her red-hot Netflix drama. The series, which co-stars Mara as a dogged reporter, offered up a big shock in the first episode of season

The studio behind the harrowing drama 12 Years a Slave thinks “it’s time” the film win an Oscar or two. Maybe more. Fox Searchlight is using that two-word phrase as part of its awards season ad campaign in newspaper and

The first new episode of Tosh.0’s sixth season found the comic appearing in a sketch where he watches his son disappear off the edge of a cliff to his doom. Yes, the Comedy Central show featuring outrageous web clips isn’t

Jimmy Kimmel might have been briefly forgotten amidst the hoopla surrounding Jimmy Fallon’s ascension to The Tonight Show throne. Last night, Kimmel reminded audiences both how a comedian can speak truth to power and that Jay Leno’s legacy of mocking

Both The View and Late Night with Seth Meyers will get a chance next week to show viewers they are more than just fluffy chat shows. Vice President Joe Biden will be hitting the talk show circuit to drum up

More than a few movie goers were alarmed to see Woody Allen play a middle-aged man dating a high school student in the 1979 film Manhattan. The film is considered a classic all the same, and Allen’s character certainly expresses

Comedian Jimmy Fallon offered a heartfelt, introspective start to his reign as host of The Tonight Show Monday night, marveling at his career arc and thanking his parents for their support. Fallon also served notice that everyone is fair game

Getting your film screened in the White House is a coup, especially for a project with a sizable budget and outsized expectations. Enter President Barack Obama, who will be screening the new George Clooney film The Monuments Men Tuesday night.

Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of Movieguide, points to 2013 mega-hits like Man of Steel, Frozen and Gravity as examples that prove what his group has known for more than two decades–moviegoers want family-friendly movies with Christian core values. And,

Today is Valentine’s Day, or as it’s known for those with Netflix memberships, House of Cards Season 2 Day. The second season of Netflix’s political potboiler is now available, meaning fans can stream the first new episode or all 13

Joel McHale, star of NBC’s Community and the long-running series The Soup, will be the designated comic for the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The event, a confab between Beltway denizens and Hollywood elite, features both a comic performance by the

Hollywood’s attempt to get more diverse is moving at a “glacial” pace, according to a new study which condemns the entertainment industry for being “woefully” out of touch. UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies findings, called “2014

Rolling Stone magazine doesn’t have the cache it did during its glory days. The publication is physically smaller than it used to be, and it now competes with dozens of online music sites for our attention. It’s still an honor to

This is no way for an actress to endear herself to Hollywood’s cocktail party circuit. Amber Heard, the beautiful star of films like Machete Kills, Zombieland and Drive Angry, is doing the press rounds for her new thriller 3 Days

Indie film queen Greta Gerwig just voluntarily relinquished her crown. The beautiful star of Damsels in Distress, Frances Ha and Baghead just scored a deal to headline CBS’s How I Met Your Mother spinoff. The show, to be called How

Seth Meyers is following in Jimmy Fallon’s footsteps in more ways than one. Meyers will be replacing Fallon as host of NBC’s Late Night franchise later this month. The Saturday Night Live alums have something else in common. Both are

Warren Beatty is prepping a new film that will bring him back into theaters for the first time since 2001. Showbiz 411 reports the actor/auteur, known for taking his time between movie projects, will star and write a film based

Director Darren Aronofsky initially described his vision for Noah, the big-budget interpretation of the Biblical story, as a look at the world’s first environmentalist. A person who caught an early test screening of the film says Aronofsky’s template is still

Rob Lowe became the latest actor to bring President John F. Kennedy to life via the Bill O’Reilly produced telepic Killing Kennedy. The film, which scored record ratings for National Geographic during its November 2013 premiere, is available now on

Stephen Colbert, part of Comedy Central’s one-two liberal punch each weeknight, rubbed elbows with D.C. elite today as an honored guest at President Barack Obama’s latest State Dinner. Colbert and his wife sat at the event’s head table; First Lady Michelle

The 1987 film RoboCop savaged the media, privatization and big, bad corporations. It was the ’80s, after all, and Hollywood couldn’t stop smiting the Reagan-era mindset no matter how the country was economically thriving. Flash forward to 2014, and a

Shirley Temple retired from acting at the age of 21, two years older than Justin Bieber is right now. The child star’s fame came at a time without a splintered entertainment landscape or pervasive social media, making her ascent all

Actor Gary Oldman’s latest project bears a strong political subtext. RoboCop, the remake of the 1987 sci-fi classic, takes on corporations, drones and the fusion of technology and crime fighting. DenofGeek.com asked Oldman about the film’s relevance to today’s headlines.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton might get a cinematic reminder of the most damaging part of her resume should a new film project hit theaters before Election Day 2016. Deadline.com reports Paramount is looking to buy the film rights

Jimmy Fallon will get a visit from an old pal during his first week overseeing The Tonight Show. First Lady Michelle Obama, who famously cut a rug with Fallon in drag for a comedy sketch, will be among the show’s

Television viewers still have The Voice, but Fox warns they won’t have two of its signature singing shows for much longer. Fox just canceled X Factor, Simon Cowell’s reality singing competition, and the network says the once mighty American Idol franchise

Most film critics agree–The Lego Movie is the best children’s film of the still new year. It also happens to peddle an anti-consumerism message despite being the most obvious product placement extravaganza in recent memory. The film, starring the voices