The Gold Standard: Hoping lineup can be shaken, if not stirred

Sitting here in Best Picture Limbo, thumbing through the year-old magazines (Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively? No way that works!) and...

Seen at AFI Fest 2012

Snapshots from the red carpet screenings at AFI Fest 2012.

Young Hollywood: Breaking the news that acting is your calling

Many parents are wary of their children becoming actors, fearful that their progeny will toil in minimum-wage jobs while going on endless auditions.

Kristen Stewart: 'I'm so ready to walk away' from 'Twilight'

Kristen Stewart is only weeks away from leaving behind the world of vampires and werewolves. But with the final "Twilight" film set to hit theaters on...

Grammy Museum takes charge of music history

Deep within the high-security Iron Mountain storage facility in Hollywood, where nearly every doorway except for the restroom is protected by a...

The Gold Standard: Hoping lineup can be shaken, if not stirred

Young Hollywood: Breaking the news that acting is your calling

Kristen Stewart: 'I'm so ready to walk away' from 'Twilight'

Grammy Museum takes charge of music history

Company Town

DirecTV still not carrying Lakers; CEO blasts sports channels

The Lakers are battling the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night on Time Warner Cable's new regional sports channel SportsNet, but if DirecTV...

TNT, TBS, HBO drive strong quarter for Time Warner

"To me, the headline this quarter was the continued ... strength at our networks business," Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes...

Obama win keeps networks busy. Cable drives Time Warner results.

After the coffee. Before figuring out who's ahead for 2016.

News Corp. declines to hint on possible purchases

News Corp. has more than $10 billion in cash, prompting much speculation about possible takeover targets as company Chairman Rupert...

'The Hobbit' to play in high frame rate at 450 theaters

Moviegoers will have to hunt to find next month's release of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" shown with a new controversial high frame...

'The Hangover Part III' gives Orange County a film boost

When Warner Bros. wanted to shut down a highway for a scene from “The Hangover Part III” last month, they filmed the action...

Voters turn to social media to declare their picks for president

So much for the sanctity of the ballot box: More than 1 in 5 registered voters let other people know how they voted on a social media site...

THQ stock plummets 50% as game publisher's future looks dim

With its next three games delayed and the company seeking an investor or buyer to help it stay afloat, shares in troubled video game...

Budweiser in 'Flight' leaves Anheuser-Busch with a bad aftertaste

Hey, Denzel Washington, this Bud’s not for you.

News Corp. reports higher fiscal first quarter earnings

Buoyed by the strength of its cable television businesses and an asset sale, media conglomerate News Corp. reported fiscal first quarter...

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Young Hollywood: Popeyes commercial was Aubrey Plaza's big break

Celebrities are so often given free handouts -- designer clothing, courtside seats to the Lakers -- that it’s hard to imagine a star being...

AFI Fest 2012: 'Rust And Bone' aims outside the art house

'Starlet' a sly story of friendship that crosses generations

No suspense here, 'Hitchcock' enthralls AFI Fest crowd

Director Sacha Gervasi sat at the back of Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theatre last year when "Shame" enjoyed its centerpiece gala screening at the...

Deconstructing 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Guillermo del Toro stumps for 'Rise of the Guardians'

Paul Thomas Anderson reveals unseen scenes from 'The Master'

Having just screened Judd Apatow’s upcoming comedy of upscale anxiety, "This Is 40," on Thursday night with the filmmaker in attendance, Film...

'Brave,' 'Wreck-It Ralph' among 21 vying for animation Oscar

'The Sessions': Did director's own polio color his judgment?

'Silver Linings' writes an unusual release playbook

Movies from specialty film companies tend to roll out slowly this time of year (at least those without Quentin Tarantino's name on it). They start in a few dozen theaters for their first few weeks before word of mouth (ideally) buoys them to something bigger.