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Ellen Page Comes Out As Gay: 'I Am Tired of Lying by Omission' (Exclusive)
20 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Ellen Page has come out as a gay woman. The star of the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past made the announcement in a moving and deeply personal speech delivered at Time to Thrive, a conference to promote the welfare of LGBT youth held at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. "I’m here today because I am gay," Page, 26, told the audience "And because maybe I can make a difference. To help others have an easier and
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- Seth Abramovitch
‘RoboCop’ Getting Crushed by ‘Lego Movie’ at Box Office
22 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Warner Bros.’ “The Lego Movie” will be the big winner of the President’s Day weekend box office while openings of Sony’s “RoboCop” remake and Warner’s “Winter’s Tale” look disappointing, early forecasts indicate.
“Lego,” with $80 million in its first week, is showing impressive staying power with a Friday projection around $13 million for a 4-day total ranging from $50 million to $60 million. The computer-animated comedy should surpass “Ride Along” as the year’s top grosser by Sunday.
The “RoboCop” reboot, starring Joel Kinnaman, took in $5 million on Wednesday and Thursday and appeared headed for a four-day total in the high teens — well below recent forecasts and a downbeat portent for a film that carries a $100 million price tag with MGM co-financing. The action film, a remake of the 1987 cop hit, has already grossed $40 million from 27 international markets.
Early results were even gloomier for fantasy romancer “Winter’s Tale” with »
- Dave McNary
‘About Last Night,’ ‘Endless Love’ Get Valentines Smooch at Box Office
6 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Kevin Hart continues to be lightning in a box-office bottle. His romantic comedy “About Last Night” opened to $13 million, topping Friday along with “The Lego Movie.” Warner Bros.’ 3D animated comedy juggernaut is still the favorite to win the weekend, and could go as high as $60 million when swarms of families are expected to out over the four-day Presidents Day weekend. The big Valentine’s Day start puts Sony’s R-rated “About Last Night” on track for a strong $35 million four-day haul, more than double its $13 million production budget. Michael Ealy, Regina Hall and Paula Patton co-star with Hart in. »
- Todd Cunningham
Simon Cowell is a Dad! Lauren Silverman Gives Birth to a Baby Boy
14 February 2014 3:10 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
And a Valentine's baby is born! Simon Cowell and girlfriend Lauren Silverman welcomed a son, their first child together, on Friday at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City after the brunette beauty went into labor early this morning, a source confirms to E! News. The music mogul was by Silverman's side when the couple's bundle of joy arrived, skipping out on Britain's Got Talent auditions in London and hoping on a private plane headed straight to NYC so he could be present for the birth of his son. "He has had a plane on standby for a week," a source said. Cowell's rep was not immediately available for comment. News: Lauren Silverman is in »
'Titanic' Actor Sues For Back Pay
17 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
A man who says he was not fairly paid after James Cameron bumped him up from an extra to a principal performer on 1997's Titanic is suing the studios, production companies and distributors behind the best picture winner for a bigger piece of the pie. Vi Jay's suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, says he was promised $60 a day to do background work on Titanic. Upon arriving on the Mexico set in 1996, Cameron "in the spur of the moment, directed Plaintiff in playing the principal-performer role of the Spindley Porter" opposite Kathy Bates (Molly Brown)
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- Aaron Couch
Hollywood reacts to Ellen Page coming out
17 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
"Inception" star Ellen Page celebrated Valentine's Day by coming out publicly in a speech at the Human Rights Campaign's Time To Thrive conference on Friday. The reaction from friends and admirers in Hollywood and the industry at large was quick and very supportive. And, Page may have gotten a date out of it. Props to @EllenPage for helping so many people through their daily struggles by courageously leading by example and coming out on V Day! — Emile Hirsch (@EmileHirsch) February 15, 2014 .@EllenPage always has been a rock star. Tough, mindful, full of hard questions. #wegotyourback — Cameron Bailey (@cameron_tiff) »
- HitFix Staff
‘Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli Lands Title Role on ABC’s ‘Saint Francis’ Pilot
22 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
ABC has canonized Michael Imperioli. The “Sopranos” actor will play Francis, the lead role in half-hour comedy pilot “Saint Francis.” Also read: Romany Malco Cast in Kevin Hart’s ABC Comedy Pilot Produced and written by Christopher Moynihan (“Man Up”), the project follows a blue-collar, no-nonsense, Long Island cop and family man, played by Imperioli, who butts heads with the modern, liberal world when his 29-year-old sister gets pregnant out of wedlock. Ron West and Kelly Kulchak executive produce the multi-camera comedy with Moynihan. Also read: ‘Once Upon a Time’s’ Joanna Garcia Swisher Joins ABC’s ‘Astronaut Wives Club »
- Jethro Nededog
John Henson, Muppets Puppeteer and Son of Creator Jim Henson, Dead at 48
16 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
John Henson, the son of Muppets creator Jim Henson, died on Friday; he was 48. According to a statement on the Jim Henson Company’s Facebook page, John Henson died of a sudden heart attack. Henson was a puppeteer and performer for the Muppets, playing ogre Sweetums from the late 1980′s until 2005, including in the Muppets movies. He was also a company shareholder and board member. See photos: Hollywood’s Notable Deaths of 2014 Henson is survived by his two daughters, Katrina, 15, and Sydney, 10, and his wife Gyongyi. A private service is being planned. Here’s the Facebook post, announcing his passing: // Post by The Jim. »
- Tony Maglio
Stars Celebrate Valentine's Day: See Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Jason Derulo and Jordin Sparks, Taylor Swift and More!
20 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
It was a Valentine's Day to remember for a bunch of A-list stars. A number of celebs took to social media to share their celebrations of the romantic holiday and to wish their fans a wonderful day. Jason Derulo surprised his girlfriend Jordin Sparks with 10,000 beautiful roses and shared a stunning snapshot of the lovebirds in a sea of flowers at the Redbury Hotel in Hollywood. "10,000 roses fill this suite! I only wish I could've fit 10,000 more in here! Valentines everyday! Thank u 2 #passionroses 4 helping 2make this special," he captioned the photo on Instagram. A source reveals to E! News that the "In My Head" singer had his ladylove's favorite pizza waiting for »
Jason Flemyng Starrer ‘Viy 3D’ Dominates Russian Box Office
20 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
London — Russian cinema has a new box office champion: Jason Flemyng starrer “Viy 3D” has grossed more than Rubles 1 billion ($28.4 million) after two weeks, with a further Rubles 165 million ($4.7 million) taken in neighboring Ukraine.
The fantasy action pic, which is directed by Oleg Stepchenko, and produced by Alexey A. Petrukhin and Alexander Culicov, is based on the short story of the same name by Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. Event Film is handling international sales.
It tells the story of English cartographer Jonathan Green (Flemyng), who sets out on a journey to map the uncharted lands of Transylvania, only to discover dark secrets and dangerous creatures hidden in the forest.
In its second weekend, the film took Rubles 238 million ($6.78 million), which was the best weekend B.O. perf in Russia. In Ukraine, its box office was a stellar Rubles 113 million ($3.22 million). Pic is being released by Universal.
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- Leo Barraclough
Kickstarter Hacked: CEO Apologizes Profusely for Security Breach
23 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Crowdfunding website Kickstarter posted an explanation and apology on Saturday, revealing and detailing a security breach from earlier in the week. “On Wednesday night, law enforcement officials contacted Kickstarter and alerted us that hackers had sought and gained unauthorized access to some of our customers’ data,” the Feb. 15 blog post began. “Upon learning this, we immediately closed the security breach and began strengthening security measures throughout the Kickstarter system.” Also read: ‘Scandal,’ ‘Private Practice’ Stars Turn to Kickstarter for Movie Based on Real-Life Shooting Tragedy “No credit card data of any kind was accessed by hackers,” the company emphasized. “There is no evidence of. »
- Tony Maglio
John Henson, Muppets Puppeteer, Dies at 48
34 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
John Henson, Muppets puppeteer and son of the late Jim and Jane Henson, died on Friday. He was 48. The Jim Henson Company confirmed the sad news on their Facebook page Saturday. "It is with great sadness that we confirm that John Henson … died at age 48 of a sudden massive heart attack … while at home with his daughter," read the statement. "John served as a shareholder and board member of The Jim Henson Company. He leaves two daughters, Katrina (15) and Sydney (10) and his wife Gyongyi. A private service is being planned." According to Variety, Jim Henson's youngest son performed as »
Beyoncé Releases "Drunk in Love" Remix With Kanye West
34 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Kanye West introduced a little reverse cowgirl into Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love." The duo teamed up for an even more sexually charged remix of the superstar singer and her hubby Jay Z's original collaboration, which premiered on AngieReview.com Friday. Beyoncé went on to post snippets of the song (and what looks like part of a music video) on her Instagram page and on YouTube Saturday, simply captioning the shots with "Drunk in Love ft. Kanye West." According to the site, producer Mike Dean mixed up the beats and drums for the track. In West's X-rated lyrics at the beginning of the song, he raps about preferring a reverse cowgirl sexual position to the standard »
Ellen Page Comes Out as Gay: Hollywood, Media Reacts With Support, Jokes
36 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Ellen Page came out as gay on Friday in a speech to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s “Time to Thrive” event in Las Vegas. “I’m here today because I am gay,” the 26-year-old “Juno” star told the audience. “Maybe I can help others to have an easier time … I do it selfishly because I am tired of hiding, I’m tired of lying by omission.” On Twitter, her acting peers and media members reacted with stunned support, and, naturally, some requisite jokes. See photos: Gay Hollywood: 13 Out & Proud Celebrities Before Ellen Page Here are some of the top tweets from Hollywood and the. »
- Tony Maglio
Best of London Fashion Week Fall 2014 Day 2: Jasper Conran, Hunter Original & Julien Macdonald
37 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
It's day two of the London shows; the rain has stopped, the sun has come out…and the gale force winds have arrived. Sigh. The weather gods may not be on our side, but that hasn't dampened our spirits. No, not at all! Today London cranked the fashion dial up a notch, and there were big brands, big celebs, and in one case, a big shoe-meets-dress fiasco. The day started off in the safe and steady hands of Jasper Conran (one of Lfw's founding designers). As we've come to expect, it was a tight and wearable collection. After lunch it was the turn of another Lfw stalwart, John Rocha. True to form his mainly monochrome collection featured voluminous skirts, clunky shoes and theatrical tulle »
‘Muppets’ Puppeteer John Henson Dies at 48
52 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Puppeteer John Henson, the youngest son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson who performed as the nine-foot-tall ogre Sweetums for many years, died Friday after a heart attack. He was 48.
John Henson was a shareholder in and board member of the Jim Henson Co. His credits in the Sweetums character, for which he provided the voice and performed in a body suit, include pics “Muppet Treasure Island,” “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie” and “The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz.”
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- Variety Staff
Ellen Page’s Coming Out Reaches Almost 2 Million Views in First 24 Hours (Video)
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Actress Ellen Page came out as gay on Friday in a Human Rights Campaign Foundation event speech in Las Vegas; the internet promptly blew-up with tons of support and millions of views. Fewer than 24 hours later, Page’s acknowledgment — which earned her an extended standing ovation — is nearing two million views on the official YouTube Hrc channel. At the time of this writing, the view count was just below 1.75 million. It is impossible to calculate the total number of views of unofficial video, but it is safe to assume that if that were doable, the 1.75 million number »
- Tony Maglio
Funny Video: Female Penguin Falls in Love with a Man
1 hour ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Time and time again, the animal kingdom has shown us that love really knows no species, and this latest couple is yet another odds-defying example. Meet Sakura, a 10-year-old female penguin who's taken quite the liking to her male attendant at the aviary center at Japan's Matsue Vogel Park, where she resides. After Sakura's mate, Musashi, died last October, the widowed bird continued to seek him out - until attendant Tsuyoshi Notsu caught her eye. Since he's become the new object of her affection, Sakura happily trails after him at her habitat, and also strikes courting and breeding poses at him. »
Berlin Review: Darkly Witty 'Calvary,' from Director John Michael McDonagh
1 hour ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
To the pantheon of memorable first lines -- from "Citizen Kane" to "Goodfellas" and "Patton" -- we can now add this from John Michael McDonagh's "Calvary," uttered by a parishioner to his priest in the confession box: "I first tasted semen when I was seven years old." I believe that is what's known in the Catholic Church as a bitch-slap. To his credit, the burly, rough-hewn, been-around-the-block priest (Brendan Gleeson) can take a verbal punch. Stunned, he maintains his composure, which is good because what comes next is a lot tougher. The parishioner explains that because of his abuse over several years at the hands of a now-dead priest, abuse that has destroyed his soul, he has decided to kill a priest, and not just any old abusive priest out there but Gleeson's Father James, because what good would killing a bad priest do? A good priest, now that would be something. »
- Tom Christie
Berlinale Prizes: 'Black Coal' Takes Golden Bear, Americans Linklater and Anderson Settle for Silver Prizes
2 hours ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
The 64th Berlinale closed this evening with James Schamus's jury's surprise awarding of the Golden Bear, which many expected to go to Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” but went instead to Diao Yinan’s atmospheric noir, “Bai Ri Yan Huo (Black Coal, Thin Ice).” Set in Northern China in 1999, it follows an ex-cop investigating the appearance of several chopped up bodies in a coal processing plant and the woman at the heart of the murders, with whom he falls inexorably in love. Intriguing and entertaining, channeling classic American detective thrillers, “Black Coal, Thin Ice” also happens to be overlong and a not a little confusing. It does feature a strong lead actor in Liao Fan, who received the Silver Bear for best actor, but it’s hard to see how the film stands up to “Boyhood" (review here). Perhaps the jury was put off by articles in Berlin newspapers this »
- Tom Christie
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