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Eve Babitz, the “dowager groupie” who wrote Slow Days, Fast Company and was known for her relationships with the likes of The Doors’ frontman Jim Morrison and Steve Martin, and Joan Didion, the author of Play It As It Lays and The White Album, who wrote Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson’s A Star Is Born, are unquestionably two of Los Angeles’ most-revered writers.

A new book – Didion & Babitz written by Lili Anolik – highlights the relationship between the pair, helped by the author unearthing scores of previously unseen letters.

The book, which published today by Simon & Schuster’s Scribner, also explores their contrasting relationship with Hollywood (the town) and Hollywood (the industry).

Didion wrote a slew of screenplays with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, including the aforementioned A Star Is Born, 1971’s The Panic In Needle Park, which starred Al Pacino, 1981’s True Confessions, which starred Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall,...

Exclusive: Oscar nominees Lily Gladstone (Killers Of The Flower Moon) and Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) have been set to star in action-thriller Lone Wolf.

Mark Pellington (Arlington Road) is set to direct from an original screenplay by Tom Chilcoat. Ted Hope and his Double Hope banner is producing alongside Christine Vachon and her Killer Films, in association with Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Productions. Backing comes from Rabbits Black.

The conspiracy thriller will follow a troubled vet (Gladstone) struggling with addiction who is recruited by a contractor (Cranston) for a covert government plot to assassinate a high-level politician. After learning she’s set to take the fall, she must utilize all of her skills to outwit the shadow agents to protect the future of her son.

Great Escape is handling sales with the UTA Independent Film Group jointly handling domestic at the upcoming American Film Market.

Executive producers include Sean Krajewski,...

Hong Kong Stumble

A local film “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” earned an all-time record-breaking Hk$105 million ($13.5 million) at the Hong Kong box office. But it was not enough to keep the territory’s theatrical business on a recovery track. Data from Hong Kong Box Office Ltd. Shows that January to end of June gross revenues dropped by 17% year-on-year, from Hk$772 million ($99 million) to Hk$640 million ($82 million) this time. Another Hong Kong made film “Table for Six 2” earned Hk$37.4 million ($4.80 million) to make it a local one-two, ahead of “Dune: Pt 2,” with Hk$36 million ($4.62 million) as the leading imported title. The organization reported that the first half enjoyed 143 theatrical releases, of which 22 were local productions.

Eight Times Two

Crunchyroll confirmed that a second season of the Production I.G. hit anime series “Kaiju No. 8” has already begun production. The reveal was made on the same day as the first season reached its finale.

Dan Wakefield, a prolific author and journalist who made television history when he created and wrote the controversial late-1970s drama James at 15 only to resign when NBC executives bristled over an episode’s depiction of teenage sexuality, died yesterday at a hospice facility in Miami. He was 91, and had been in declining health in recent months.

His death was announced by his attorney, Ken Bennett, to the Indianapolis Star. Wakefield was born and raised in Indianapolis.

In addition to James at 15 and various novels, Wakefield’s credits include the screenplay for the 1997 film Going All The Way, starring Ben Affleck and Jeremy Davies, based on his 1970 novel of the same name. The 1979 divorce drama Starting Over starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh and Candice Bergen, written by James L. Brooks and directed by Alan J. Pakula, was based on Wakefield’s 1973 novel.

Born May 21, 1932, in Indianapolis, Wakefield began...

“Pellington’s boldest and most audacious film to date, an unclassifiable dance movie that plays like a cross between Wim Wenders’ Pina and Saw…Pellington moves beyond the limitations of narrative to get at something primal and raw—but also ultimately transcendent and life affirming—that perfectly conveys the transformative effects of grief and loss.”

– Jim Hemphill, Filmmaker Magazine

“Pellington’s continuing rumination on the progress of grief: now a wildfire, now a slow, creeping cancer, always a constant companion…the answers to The Severing are written in flesh and bone.”

– Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

Kino Lorber presents Mark Pellington’s The Severing, a cathartic dance movement piece created in collaboration with the brilliant choreographer Nina McNeely (Gaspar Noe’s Climax) and rising Dutch cinematographer Evelin Rei.

Screening 31st March in NYC at Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan

**Mark Pellington in attendance for Q&a **

Screening 6th April in LA...

The beautiful and talented Michelle Monaghan has been an incredible presence in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. She has graced our screens with her versatile talent as an actress, producer, and philanthropist, and has proven time and time again that she is truly one of a kind.

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Born and raised in Iowa, Monaghan began her career as a model before making her film debut in 1994’s Going All the Way. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of projects including the Mission: Impossible film franchise, the HBO series True Detective, Patriots Day, and Source Code. Her roles have earned her critical acclaim, multiple award nominations, and recognition from both industry professionals and fans alike.

Aside from her on-screen exploits, Monaghan is also a dedicated activist who works to support a number of charities – most notably The Art of Elysium. She is a firm believer in...

Fans of the U.S. comedy series The Office were today mourning the loss of actor Mark York, who starred in the popular sitcom as Scranton Business Park property manager Billy Merchant during its second to fifth seasons. York died early on May 19, after a "brief and unexpected illness". Although the exact cause of death is as yet unknown.

The 55-year-old actor died at the Miami Valley Hospital in Ohio, and confirmation of the news was delivered by the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. It is yet another sad death to hit the entertainment industry, with a number of unexpected passings in the last few months.

York first appeared in the Steve Carell sitcom in season two, and while The Office is well known for having a large number of bit parts over its 201 episodes, York's Merchant was memorable enough that he was able to turn the role into a recurring...

Mark York, the actor best known for playing Billy Merchant in seasons 2-5 of The Office, has died of an undisclosed illness. He was 55.

On the hit NBC comedy, Billy Merchant is the properties manager of the office park where Dunder Mifflin is located. The recurring character was, like York, a paraplegic who, like everyone else on the show, is subject to Michael Scott’s social awkwardness and inappropriate behavior.

According to an obituary posted online by the Kreitzer Funeral Home, York had been paraplegic since 1988 when, per his personal web site, he suffered “an almost fatal, life-changing auto accident.” That new lease on life led him back to school and, through a friend, to acting.

York’s IMDb profile – which lists him as Marcus A. York – includes roles on CSI: New York, 8 Simple Rules and uncredited roles in Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and Going All the Way,...

Hours after the latest lawsuit to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault was made public both the disgraced producer and Jennifer Lawrence have responded to complaint – in very different manners.

“My heart breaks for all the women who were victimized by Harvey Weinstein,” the Oscar winner and X-Men alum said in a statement on Friday. Filed on December 12 in Los Angeles Superior Court, the Jane Doe of the six-claim unspecified damages seeking action accuses Weinstein of repeatedly forcing himself upon her. The jury requesting complaint also alleges that in his promises of movie roles for Jane Doe, Weinstein boasted that he had an affair with Lawrence and implied that is why she won the Academy Award.

“I have never had anything but a professional relationship with him,” Lawrence asserted today of the real nature of her interaction with Weinstein. “This is yet another example of the predatory...

About thirty minutes into Nostalgia, a handful of neighbors–each affected by a recent fire–reflect on all of the things they’ve lost. A strangely complacent insurance agent (John Ortiz) sits with them. When asked how he can hear their woes and not appear affected, he explains his everyday encounters with people just like them, who’ve lost everything and are forced to go on and live life. It’s the most interesting moment in the film’s most interesting scene. From here, we follow Ellen Burstyn, playing one of the neighbors, who travels to Las Vegas to sell a Ted Williams-signed baseball that was a prized possession of her late husband’s. There she meets a memorabilia shop-owner (a lovely Jon Hamm), who we then follow. Such is the intersecting structure of the picture, with the second half unfortunately giving way to some tragic melodrama that undermines what’s come before.

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer said that Rose McGowan's claims that the film producer sexually assaulted her is "a bold lie," Variety reports.

The statement, issued by Ben Brafman, comes as McGowan embarks on a publicity tour behind her new E! documentary series, Citizen Rose, and book, Brave. In both, McGowan discusses her allegations against Weinstein, saying the producer sexually assaulted her in a hotel in 1997 during the Sundance Film Festival. On Tuesday, McGowan also spoke about Weinstein and what she called the "complicity machine" that allowed his behavior to...

In the book, actor also recounts her fight against the ‘Hollywood machine’ and its misogyny

After years of publicly accusing Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, the actor Rose McGowan has detailed the sexual assault she said occurred after their first meeting more than 20 years ago.

In her memoir Brave, published on 30 January worldwide, McGowan recalled first seeing Weinstein, whom she refers to only as “the Monster”, at a screening of her film Going All the Way during the 1997 Sundance film festival.

Rose McGowan was one of the first women to come forward with allegations of sexual assault against now disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein last year, breaking her agreement to keep quiet and accusing him of rape.

And now, the actress — who has established herself as one of the most outspoken and prominent voices in the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct — is opening up about the toll those decades of silence took on her life.

In an interview with Vanity Fair published Tuesday, McGowan, 44, says her alleged experience with Weinstein, 65, split her life into “B.C. and “A.D.” compartments. “Part...

The amount of connectivity that Marvel Studios has been able to accomplish is truly impressive. However, connecting 17 movies over the course of a decade is going to present its problems. For example, prior to the release of Thor: Ragnarok, there was the issue of having two Infinity Gauntlets existing in the McU. However, the latest Thor solo adventure has addressed and fixed that problem.

Warning: spoilers ahead for Thor: Ragnarok. Marvel Studios Kevin Feige has been making the press rounds for Thor: Ragnarok lately. As hardcore Marvel fans will be quick to point out, the first Thor has the Infinity Gauntlet in Odin's vault on Asgard in the background. Later, we see Thanos grabbing the Infinity Gauntlet (from a currently undisclosed location) during a post-credits scene. That means two of them existed in the McU. However, as Thor: Ragnarok reveals, the one in Odin's vault is a fake. Here's what...

Marvel fans have been trained to stay seated for the entire credits after any movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, because there is almost always some kind of post-credit scene to be enjoyed. Sometimes there is even two. But it looks like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is going to really up the stakes as there is not one, but five end-credits stingers attached to the movie.

With the release date a little more than two weeks away, Marvel Studios screened Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 for critics last night. Those who saw the movie learned that it has more than the usual amount of post-credits action for a Marvel movie. Director James Gunn even took to Twitter after the screening to confirm that the movie will have a total of five post-credit scenes. He made the clarification that Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is going to have five,...

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Grammy-award winning songwriter and performer Pharrell Williams came on board Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures as a producer and composer alongside Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch. In this interview, conducted by James Kleinmann, he talks about the importance of the story, his own childhood questions which sparked his interest in the film, and explains the story behind one of his most enduring compositions from the film – Running.

Going all the way back to his early childhood, Williams talked about the moments he recalled when he first became involved with the project,

“I used to stare into space as a child, and ask all the questions like ‘How far does that go?’, ‘Where does it end?’, ‘What’s on the other side, if it ends?’ “

Each of the interviews we have conducted with the cast and director of Hidden Figures have their own reasons why they wanted to tell the story.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has propelled the Marvel brand forward for the last decade or so, and they were able to do so without the help of everyone's favorite web slinger until very recently. It wasn't until Tom Holland showed up as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War last year that the character was featured in an McU movie. As has always been the case on screen, Spidey was slinging webs from his wrists. But what if Spider-Man were anatomically correct? Well, that would mean Spider-Man would be shooting webs from his butt and now, like it or not, we know what that would look like.

Corridor Digital recently uploaded a new video to their YouTube channel that features a completely different take on Spider-Man. In the video, we see a very familiar tale of a nerdy young guy who gets bit by a radioactive spider and is given superhuman abilities.

Gisele Bündchen may have lost her mind when her husband, Tom Brady, threw the game-winning touchdown during Sunday’s history-making Super Bowl, but for some of us — who admittedly just tune into the game to catch the best commercials — Zac Efron‘s sexy speedo moment during the new trailer for his Baywatch remake caused a mini freak out.

In the spot, the actor sported a super small American flag Speedo that left very little to the imagination. And seconds after the star hit the screen in his thigh-baring bathing suit, the Internet couldn’t get enough. If you missed the Freedom Speedo moment yourself,...

The Sundance Film Festival has already released its full lineup of films for next year’s festival, including a new film by Alex Ross Perry (“Listen Up Philip”), directorial debuts from Taylor Sheridan (“Sicario”) and Macon Blair (“Blue Ruin”) and more. One of the films that will make its world premiere at the festival will be “The Last Word,” starring Shirley MacLaine as a controlling retired businesswoman who wishes to write her own obituary before she dies. She enlists the help of a young journalist (Amanda Seyfried) who ends up searching for the truth, only to be surprised by their burgeoning friendship. The film co-stars Anne Heche (“Hung”), Thomas Sadoski (“John Wick”), Joel Murray (“Mad Men”), Philip Baker Hall (“Hard Eight”) and more. Watch a trailer for the film below.

Read More: Sundance 2017: Check Out the Full Lineup, Including Competition Titles, Premieres and Shorts

The film is directed by Mark Pellington.

Meat Loaf has a cold. That voice - superhuman, louder than a locomotive, able to leap tall octaves in a single bound - sounds hoarse and congested over the telephone today. He's convinced it's allergies. I offer my apologies, which he quickly dismisses. "You don't control the pollen. Or Do You!?" He's joking, but I'm momentarily terrified. To be on the receiving end of Meat Loaf's roar, even at half blast, can be intimidating. It'll take a hell of a lot more than a case of sniffles to enfeeble that larynx, an instrument that's unleashed rock arias for more than four decades.

Meat Loaf has a cold. That voice - superhuman, louder than a locomotive, able to leap tall octaves in a single bound - sounds hoarse and congested over the telephone today. He's convinced it's allergies. I offer my apologies, which he quickly dismisses. "You don't control the pollen. Or Do You!?" He's joking, but I'm momentarily terrified. To be on the receiving end of Meat Loaf's roar, even at half blast, can be intimidating. It'll take a hell of a lot more than a case of sniffles to enfeeble that larynx, an instrument that's unleashed rock arias for more than four decades.

Whether you're a fright fanatic, a middle-of-the-row horror fan, or a "someone-dragged-me-here" who barely watches from between terrified, trembling fingers, you've probably noticed an interesting trend: a lot of recent horror movies are based on true stories. At least that's what the filmmakers would have us believe.

The all-too-common "based on a true story" or "based on true events," along with the less reliable "inspired by true events," have become ubiquitous additions to most horror movie marketing campaigns. But this is nothing new. Going all the way back to the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre's" iconic 1974 tagline -- "What happened is true. Now the motion picture that's just as real." -- the truth has always been an important tactic in upping the fear factor for audiences.

If events truly did happen, does that make it more frightening? The recent success of movies like "The Conjuring" (2013), "The Possession" (2012) and "The Haunting in Connecticut" (2009) point to a big "yes,...

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A marriage proposal, a rare Brock Lesnar appearance and John Cena wrestling in the main event was not enough to bring Raw above a 2.3 rating. You would think with last week’s terrible viewership numbers that a drastic shakeup was needed. Instead, we get Kane breaking out of some handcuffs that Seth Rollins bought at the dollar store. Hey, at least Nxt Takeover was good!

The question of the week is: When will wrestlers realize that cutting a promo on a local sports team on national TV is just stupid? Nikki bashing the Red Sox on Raw, and The New Day taunting Philadelphia over the Eagles losing may upset the live crowd, but that tactic is inoffensive to at least 90% of viewers.

The worst put-down of the week (and part of the reason why the Divas Revolution is spinning its wheels) was Bad’s attack on Nikki with “Going all the way?...

I knew how it ended before I walked into the theater. After all, I've seen "Man On Wire," and it ended up on my ten best list for 2008, and I know how the story ends. Beyond that, I knew that I was looking at the state-of-the-art of what visual effects could accomplish in the year 2015 and not actual footage of an event in the '70s. Even so, the new Robert Zemeckis film "The Walk" made my hands sweat and my stomach ache for a solid 45 minutes, and I suspect it's going to be a big-screen sensation thanks to people going back to witness it several times. One of the truths of the new age of theatrical distribution is that you have to give an audience a reason to go to a theater and not just wait for a more convenient time and place to see a film. If you...

Do you remember the first time Brad Pitt hit your celebrity radar, or the early red carpet moments from stars like Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, or Bradley Cooper? Well, just for a little nostalgia fun, we've rounded up some of the earliest appearances from more than 100 celebrities. Going all the way back to the '80s and '90s, see what A-listers like Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, and Gwyneth Paltrow looked like when they first entered the Hollywood spotlight. Trust us - it's worth scrolling and scrolling (and scrolling).

Going all the way back to 1984, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been tearing ass back and forth through time as the unstoppable death machine that is the Terminator. With “Terminator Genisys” now in theaters, fans and newbies are in store for plenty of time-travel confusion. But have no fear! TheWrap has you covered. Check out our breakdown of the entire franchise to date below. The Terminator (1984) Orion Pictures Good guy(s): Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese Bad guy(s): T-800 Also Read: 'Terminator: Genisys' Kicks In With $2.3 Million at Tuesday Box Office Story: The first T-800 (Schwarzenegger) is sent back...

Going all the way back to A Horrible Way to Die, director Adam Wingard has proven himself to be someone who can ably work with lots of contrasting tones throughout the horror genre. He gets good performances from his actors, makes interesting choices, and generally makes the movies he's involved with look like they cost a lot more than they actually do. After You're Next and The Guest (both movies are lots of fun if you haven't seen them), I'm excited to see him go a little bit bigger budget with The Woods (which he starts shooting for Lionsgate quite soon). Now we're getting news he'll tackle Death Note for Warner Bros. after that. I hadn't actually heard of the original Japanese film of the same name until today, but the premise sounds fantastic. Per THR the film "centers on a student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him...

Marvel Studios really knows how to make a splash at Comic Con in San Diego. Going all the way back to the promotion of Iron Man, Marvel has been using the stage in Hall H to promote its films in a huge way, whether having Robert Downey Jr. charm the pants off the crowd, Tom […]

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The evolution of man is charted by representations of each species; Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Neanderthalensis, Homo Sapiens. There were crossovers and periods between each stage, but with perspective and hindsight we can mark distinct eras. The evolution of WWE can be charted in a similar fashion; Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, John Cena. Single superstars who were chosen to represent the values of the Wwwf, the WWF and then the WWE. The face of the company, the poster boy, the Top Guy.

Going all the way back to the territory days, there were two ways to run a wrestling company. Either you run a babyface territory, or a heel-based territory. The WWE method or the Nwa method. As always, if you want an articulate description of a pro-wrestling practice, ask Paul Heyman. He was recently interviewed on Steve Austin’s podcast,...

The Tom Cruise movie that immediately came to mind in the opening scenes of Edge of Tomorrow, the entertaining Groundhog Day-meets-Starship Troopers movie that opened Friday, wasn’t one of his previous science-fiction blockbusters. It was A Few Good Men.

In the new film, directed by Doug Liman, Cruise plays Major William Cage, a charming, TV-ready spokesperson for the global military who’s successfully recruited millions of volunteers for the war against invading aliens. But he’s hardly a soldier — he coasted through Rotc and then ran an advertising agency — and the commander in charge (Brendan Gleeson) of...

I feel its time to update the standard rules for what not to do in a horror film. Along with not going into the dark basement to check out the mysterious sound and not having per-marital teenage sex in a tent or cabin, we should now officially add not to hitchhike whilst secluded in a remote, unfamiliar land. Going all the way back to The Hitcher (1986) and overseas to Hostel (2005), the ground work has been set for Mick Taylor to put the proverbial nail in the coffin of making this officially a new rule.

We first met good ol’ Mick Taylor, played by John Jarratt, back in 2005 with Wolf Creek, a film that introduced audiences to an altogether new kind of serial killer. Allegedly inspired by true events — therefore making the film all that much more terrifying — Wolf Creek unleashed one of the most refreshingly entertaining horror movie villains in years.

It's been a helluva journey for Jimmy Fallon, from "Saturday Night Live" cast member, to a brief attempt at a movie career, to late night staple, now sitting behind one of the most legendary talk show desks in TV history. And if you want to see just how far the comedian has come, these two videos should do the trick. Going all the way back to 1998, first up is 24 year-old Fallon's eight minute 'SNL' audition tape. It starts with a run of impersonations — Adam Sandler still being his best — and then goes into a handful of original characters he developed. Is it great? No, but most audition tapes aren't, however Lorne Michaels and co. saw something in that rough material, and the rest, as they say, is history. Now we'll fast-forward to last night where Fallon walked out in front of America for his first episode of "The Tonight Show.

With 111.5-million U.S. viewers, and a further 7.3-million in Canada, Super Bowl Xlviii was the most-watched in history. The commercial spots were the most expensive for any TV broadcast in any given year, and there were plenty of big name stars and A-list directors who helped create these very expensive advertisements. John Hillcoat, director of The Road, helmed the spot for Coke. The minute long ad featuring a multilingual rendition of “America the Beautiful” was refreshing to many, but left a bitter taste in the mouth of conservative pundits. Bruce Willis and Fred Armisen get close for Hyundai, and prolific music video and film director, Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go), re-teamed with U2 for the Bank of America “Invisible spot”(Romanek directed U2 in an Apple commercial in 2004). The small screen rarely attracts this many big screen filmmakers in one night, so we decided to vote on our...

No matter which way you slice it, Budweiser was top dog at Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Both TiVo and the USA Today Ad Meter named the brand’s heart-tugging “Puppy Love” spot to be the night’s most popular commercial, give or take a Seinfeld reunion. (Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee halftime spot was actually first on TiVo’s list, though the company acknowledges that it wasn’t a true paid advertisement.) The ad, a callback to last year’s similarly “aww”-inducing “Brotherhood,” dramatizes the friendship between an adorable puppy and a magnificent Clydesdale — and shows...

A sweet and hilarious commercial from Coca Cola, airing during the Super Bowl Xlviii, features a young football player who takes his coaches and teammates’ instructions a little too seriously! Watch the cute ad, here!

What’s better than the hilarious commercials during the Super Bowl? A football themed commercial! Coca Cola’s newest campaign to be shown during Super Bowl Xlviii, features a young football player named Adrian who runs way farther than the end zone and is rewarded with a Coke!

Coca Cola Super Bowl Commercial: Adorable Young Football Player Scores Touchdown

In Coke’s adorable Super Bowl commercial, Adrian is stuck on the bench. He finally gets called into the game, where he is significantly smaller than his fellow players. A teammate calls the play then roughly grabs Adrian’s helmet telling him not to “mess this up again.”

The game starts and all the sudden, Adrian...

David Wain and Michael Showalter are names you may not recognize right away but chances are you have seen a comedy they have been involved with. Going all the way back to the MTV sketch show The State, Showalter and Wain have been responsible for movies like Wet Hot American Summer. Their latest film is a spoof of romantic comedies titled They Came Together starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd. It has been a long time since a decent spoof has hit theaters that wasn't of the Scary Movie...

Christian Grey has big shoes to fill… and pants. So I’ve got to say I was relieved when the news broke that Jamie will be going full frontal for the film!

A man who has a Red Room of Pain would definitely take it all off, so I’m tipping my hat to Jamie Dornan who has made the brave decision. After Charlie Hunnam dropped out of Fifty Shades of Grey, the producers had to search for the right replacement — and this proves that Jamie was the right choice.

Jamie Dornan: Good Call On Going Fully Naked

Jamie, 31, is about to be serious eye candy for all of us Fifty Shades of Grey fans. A source told Star mag that they won’t “turn it into a Disney movie,” and to do that, he’s decided to go full frontal.

Sure, in a lot of the books, Christian...

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We tot up the facts, rumours, and spoilers circulating about Sherlock’s currently filming third series…

Spoiler warning: we've tried to structure this in a way that means those who want to avoid spoilers, can.

The answer to that question, like most, depends very much on whom you ask. Pose it to the average, non-tv obsessed fellow in the street and they might reply, Sherlock, that’s the one with the flappy coated chap and him from The Office who’s now him from The Hobbit. They’re doing a third series? That’s grand, that. The wife’ll be pleased.

Burrow further into Sherlock fandom and ask someone familiar with the #setlock hashtag and the Purple Shirt of Sex though, and you’ll likely receive not just an answer, but a shooting schedule, a Tumblr of set-visit snaps, and a PowerPoint presentation...

Not-so-shocking confession: The 2013 MTV Movie Award nominations were just announced, and I'm psyched about it. Sure, the ceremony has become overrun with Twihard vote-in victories, but that doesn't mean the ceremony is a total drag. In fact, I can think of five times the MTV Movie Awards restored my faith in award show culture and, subsequently, life itself. Here are the five greatest moments in MTV Movie Award history.

5. 1992: Best Movie -- Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Other nominees:

Backdraft

Boyz n the Hood

JFK

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Going all the way back to the first ceremony, MTV rained trophies on Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and with good reason: It's one of the most watchable action movies ever and features some of the most well-developed characters in the history of the genre. Sorry, Lisbeth Salander, but Sarah Connor has more grit and fabulousness in one strap of her...

At first glance, Jack the Giant Slayer might look like the kind of blockbuster that agents for an up-and-coming actor like Nicholas Hoult would sell him on by saying, "I know it's no X-Men, but the studio's behind it and you'll make some good cash!" But it turns out that this is much more than just a payday for Hoult: This project is the culmination of one of his lifelong passions. No, not swordplay or fairy tales — the man loves beans, whether on the stalk or not! Going all the way back to his Skins days we found pictures of Hoult discussing, pontificating, and thinking about beans with everyone from Freida Pinto to his ex, Jennifer Lawrence. See the images below and learn a thing or two about beans in the sexiest way possible. February 28, 2008, NME Awards, with Skins costar Larissa Wilson: "All the press wants to ask...

There was a time when Kenneth Branagh was best known for his Shakespeare adaptations, but he's always had a tentpole heart it seems. Going all the way back to 1994's "Frankenstein," which seemed like an anomaly at the time, he's shown a knack for big screen spectacle, and after helming "Thor" he took the gig directing "Jack Ryan." Unlikely? Maybe, but once again, Branagh is ready to play with a lot of money and special effects. Three weeks after Mark Romanek exited Disney's "Cinderella" over differences about his cash and his vision for the movie, Vulture reports that Branagh is in negotiations to step in. Late last fall, it was reported that Cate Blanchett was lined up to play the evil stepmother, and for now, she's still on board. Though we'd reckon that's likely contingent on the fall start date, which Disney is hoping they can keep, if they can sign on Branagh fast enough.

When Dermot Mulroney last visited the Sundance Film Festival 13 years ago, he was co-starring in an Alan Rudolph film titled Trixie, opposite Emily Watson and Nick Nolte. “I think it was a little less commercial then,” says Mulroney, who returns to Park City, Utah, next week with a trio of films. One other thing that’s also changed since 2000: the “Park City at Midnight” showcase, which specializes in some truly bizarre, outside-the-box filmmaking. (Think last year’s Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie.) When night falls at Sundance, the cool-crazies come out, and Mulroney arrives this year with a potential doozy.

If you want to make the perfect Vesper, you’ll follow James Bond’s off-the-cuff recipe with the key elements of Gordon’s gin, vodka, Kina Lillet, and slice of lemon peel. If you want to make a memorable James Bond movie, you’ll include the key elements in the franchise’s recipe which has been honed over the past 50 years. Sure, there are plenty of Bond films that have deviated from the full recipe. Some elements have been left out of films intentionally to reset the Bond actor (I’m looking at you, Live and Let Die). Other times they have been downplayed for a fresh view of the series (such as 2006’s Casino Royale reboot). And sadly, there have been moments when the missing elements were left out completely or flubbed (like the sometimes awkward Quantum of Solace). However, every good Bond movie has most – if not all – of these key elements that make up...

Far from carrying as much weight as Nintendo's big name mascots, Kirby has kind of always just been around. Created by Hal Laboratories in the early 1990s, by the now-renowned designer Mashahiro Sakurai, Nintendo’s most rotund character was originally called Popopo and used as a dummy character for testing other games. Going all the way back to his first release on the Game Boy in 1992, the pink puffball is like the overlooked little brother at Nintendo – he shows up everywhere, usually tries something unique and experimental while searching to find his own identity, and never has as much money as the big kids, like Link and Mario, to spend on making people think he’s cool.

While he may not have the same household name recognition as his peers, Kirby does have 20 games with a headlining role, spanning just about every console Nintendo has ever released, so someone at...

This weekend, Pixar Animation Studios will be releasing its 13th feature film, "Brave." It's a milestone for the company in that not only is it the first Pixar film to feature a female protagonist, but a female co-director is also at the helm. Pixar has built a business on milestones, actually. Going all the way back to its revolutionary short "The Adventures of Andre and Wally B." in 1984, and then again with the company's work in feature film development starting with 1995's "Toy Story," each step has been a willful one and a progressive one. Indeed, in considering the studio's...

Well folks, we’ve reached the end here at Bwe.tv, and to achieve the proper closure, we’ve invited all the past contributors from the Bwe.tv days of yesteryear to bid their farewells and impart their bloggerly knowledge unto you by answering the unanswerable question: “What Is The Internet?” Here, offering their goodbyes, are Michelle Collins, Alex Blagg, Piper Weiss, Adam Winer, Sara Schaefer, Cory Cavin, Josh Lay, Tom Ganjamie, Eliot Glazer, Sarah Walker, Noah Garfinkel, Rohit Sang, Raphael Rodriguez, and Bob Castrone. Enjoy! Michelle Collins (@michcoll) Favorite Posts: These. When I first started blogging, I was working in an office not unlike the basement where Gary Sinise locks up Mel Gibson’s kid in Ransom. The internet was my escape. It’s all our escapes. Going all the way back to those AOL chat rooms I used to a/s/l my way around when I was only 13/f/miami,...

I don't generally watch clips, let alone post them, for upcoming films.  I somewhat dislike the practice of releasing full-blown scenes of upcoming films, as it's purely spoiler material, plain and simple.  But I will make an exception, as posting the above clip gives me the opportunity to rant about something that came to mind about a month ago while I was on a Disney Cruise with the wife and kids. Point being, there will be any number of essays written over the next few months about how Pixar's Brave is some kind of groundbreaking picture because it has a female lead, a warrior princess no less.  But its story, which seems to involve a young girl who rebels against her family's expectations regarding his place in life as a girl in 1300s (?) Scotland (see the teaser and the trailer Here and Here).  That's fine.  The film looks gorgeous and...

While we’ve spent some time this week admiring the very practical wardrobe choices of the stars at the Sundance Film Festival, we also had a few Smh moments as we flipped through some pics from Park City. Some celebrities refuse to trade in their typical Hollywood red-carpet style for puffy coats and Sorels. Take Estelle, for instance, who was at the festival for the first time.

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“It’s cold! It’s snowy and cold! Why do they do this here?” the British songstress asked VH1 News as we noticed her beautiful, but very delicate, sparkly pumps. “Darling, I have to be fabulous! I don’t want duck boots! I have duck boots; I left them home in New York.”

But if she comes back again next year, she’ll give in. “I will be here in furs, big thick jumpers, boots, and I...

Sure, we all love Josh Radnor on How I Met Your Mother. He’s undeniably hilarious, but did you know that the dude is a one man movie-making machine!? Ok, we’re sure he had some help, but it’s still pretty impressive that Josh wrote, directed and starred in Liberal Arts, which is currently taking Sundance by storm. How did he find time to do all that, and be on a hit sitcom?

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“Well, I wrote it before I shot it, so I got that out of the way,” he told VH1 News’ very own Janell Snowden. But the simultaneous acting and directing did prove to be a challenge. “I’d done it before, but I’m in about 95 percent of this movie, so that was not easy.” So why not hand the lead role over to someone else, you might ask? It definitely wasn’t narcissism,...

“On the set of 30 Rock, just walked past @alecbaldwin and said Top That!” Tracy Morgan tweeted a couple of hours ago. Phew! We’re so glad he’s feeling better after being hospitalized in Park City over the weekend. He’d collapsed during the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards (and considering the photo above was taken at the ceremony, we’re not surprised!), due to what his spokesperson called “a combination of exhaustion and altitude.” TMZ caught him at the Salt Lake City airport on Monday with an oxygen tank, supporting the altitude explanation.

Apparently, Tracy isn’t alone in feeling the effects of being on higher ground in Utah. VH1 News talked to a number of other stars at Sundance who were still a little lightheaded. Not that they let that slow them down much.

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Watch all of VH1 News’ Sundance interviews here.