Jack Kevorkian
Jack Kevorkian, aka "Dr. Death," died Friday morning of an apparent pulmonary thrombosis, the Detroit Free Press reports. He was 83...
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Bette Midler
Bette Midler has been cast opposite Al Pacino in HBO Films' upcoming movie about troubled music producer Phil Spector, according to The Hollywood Reporter...
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Al Pacino
Al Pacino is joining another mob family. The Godfather alum will star in Gotti: Three Generations, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Kelly Preston to play John Travolta's wife in Gotti film
Pacino will play Gambino crime family underboss Neil Dellacroce, an associate ...
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Book of Mornon
The Book of Mormon — from the creators of South Park — leads the 65th annual Tony nominations with 14, including best musical and best direction.
The Scottsboro Boys follows with 12 nominations. Both productions will vie for the best musical honors against Catch Me If You Can and Sister Act.
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Good People, Jerusalem, The Motherf**ker with the Hat and War Horse are up for best play.
The Book of Mormon — written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone — also earned four ...
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Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet, the Oscar-nominated director of such modern classics as Network, 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and The Verdict, has died. He was 86.
Lumet died Saturday morning of lymphoma at his Manhattan home, his stepdaughter, Leslie Gimbel, told The New York Times.
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A Philadelphia native, Lumet got his ...
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Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen is getting in on the fun of mocking himself — sort of.
The former Two and a Half Men star has spoofed his 20/20 interview into a mess of incoherent ramblings, where he touts his...
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Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon will guest-star in an upcoming episode of 30 Rock, Vulture reports.
Details on the Oscar-winning actress' role are...
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Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire and The King's Speech topped Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, each winning two statuettes, as the British drama picked up more momentum for the Oscars.
Boardwalk went two-for-two: Steve Buscemi won TV drama actor and the cast won drama ensemble.
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The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies, already SAG's winningest ...
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Ricky Gervais
Did everyone enjoy Sunday night's barbeque at the Beverly Hilton? By which of course I mean Ricky Gervais slaughtering any number of sacred cows while torching some of Hollywood's most prodigious egos. As host of the otherwise innocuous Golden Globe Awards for the second (and possibly last) time, he didn't just bite the proverbial hand, he spit it back out and mocked it again for good measure.
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On a night of glittery hype where so little feels authentic...
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Jon Hamm, Julianna Margulies
Most years, the best we can hope for from an Emmy night is a few new winners and a few (arguably, as always) correct winners. This year, the probability for fresh blood at the winners' podium is especially high, given what a terrific season it was for freshman series. (The same will not be said for the batch of new shows about to premiere over the next month.) What follows aren't exactly predictions, because that game can be such an unhappy crapshoot, given the capricious nature of Emmy voters, who tend to vote for what they've always voted for, year after year — until they suddenly don't. (For a list of nominees, and a chance to play along, click here)
This is my take on how I'd like to see things go in the major categories, with some handicapping on why some are more likely to win than others...
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