509 stories by "Brent Lang"
Mila Kunis has a dirty sense of humor. Having previously starred in “Ted,” the teddy bear comedy that gleefully eviscerated nearly every sacred cow, Kunis is back in the raunch w…
The shocking and sudden departure of Thomas Staggs as Walt Disney Company’s chief operating officer Monday has blown open the race to succeed Bob Iger atop the entertainment giant. It …
“Bridget Jones’s Baby” has a delivery date. The sequel to the romantic comedy hit will land in theaters on September 16, 2016, where it will face off against Sony and Scree…
Before there was Ovitz or Ari, there was Sue Mengers. During the peak of her clout in the 1970s, the brash barrier-breaker helped popularize the idea of the Hollywood super-agent. The media …
Rupert Pupkin’s delusions of latenight grandeur will soon be set to music. Stephen Trask, the composer and lyricist behind “Hedwig & The Angry Inch,” and Chris D’…
George Takei has been a leading advocate for LGBT rights since he announced to the world he was a gay man in 2005. Best known for his role playing Starship Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in…
The New York Times is changing its film review policies, with the paper telling distributors this week that it can no longer guarantee its critics will weigh in on every film that screens in…
She nabbed her prince, settled down to live happily ever after, and just waltzed past an important box office milestone. “Cinderella” crossed the $500 million mark at the global …
Money worries " not gaming or YouTube " are responsible for the decline in younger moviegoers, AMC Entertainment CEO Gerry Lopez told Variety this week at CinemaCon. Over the past five years…
Walt Disney Chairman Bob Iger has shown a willingness to write big checks, plunking down nearly $16 billion to purchase Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. This marks the first year these big bets …
Women and family audiences will help drive 2015 to record-breaking box office numbers, predicted National Association of Theatre Owners President and CEO John Fithian in a speech to exhibito…
Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil will sell a majority stake to private equity firm TPG Capital and Chinese firm Fosun, according to multiple media reports. A spokesperson for …
Cablevision, the parent company of New York’s Newsday daily newspaper, is considering making a $1 offer for the New York Daily News. Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman told staff in F…
Police questioned Harvey Weinstein after the indie studio chief allegedly groped a 22-year old woman in Tribeca on Friday, a NYPD spokesman confirmed to Variety. The woman accused the Weinst…
Broadway hit "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" will be made into a feature film produced by Tom Hanks' production company and released by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Broadway hit “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” will be made into a feature film produced by Tom Hanks’ production company and released by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Th…
Walt Disney Studios has been in the happily-ever-after business since 1937’s “Snow White” ushered in a golden age of feature film animation. Over the past decade, the Magic…
MovieTickets.com will sell tickets for Regal Entertainment Group, the country’s largest theater chain. As part of the pact, the online ticketer will service 572 theaters, boasting 7,35…
J.K. Simmons scored the first major award of the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a demanding jazz instructor in “Whiplash.” Th…
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I,” “Gone Girl” and “Maleficent” are powered by indelible female protagonists and rank among the biggest films …
Without Iron Man, Batman or James Bond to bolster ticket sales, the overall box office plunged 5.2% in 2014, topping out at $10.3 billion domestically. Audiences cooled to Hollywood offering…
“Unbroken,” “Into the Woods” and the final “Hobbit” film gave Hollywood something to be merry about over Christmas weekend. The success of these films and…
John Cameron Mitchell is strutting back to the role that made him famous in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” He will break out the pumps, blonde wig and East German accent playing th…
Mike Nichols, the Oscar-winning director of “The Graduate” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” was remembered by friends and colleagues as an artist, a mentor…
