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CBS hides ID of Navy SEAL who wrote bin Laden book
CBS News is disguising the identity of a retired Navy SEAL who wrote a book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden so it can protect "an American ...
Oscars change rule for best original song nominees
There will be more songs vying for Oscars at next year's Academy Awards. The motion picture academy said Thursday that there will be a minimum of five ...
Paramount and 'Godfather' author heirs clash in NY
The lawyer for the late creator of "The Godfather" stories told a judge Thursday that Paramount Pictures broke a nearly half-century-old deal with the ...
Robin Roberts exits 'GMA' with a promise to return
Robin Roberts said goodbye Thursday to her "Good Morning America" co-workers and audience. But only for a while. "See you later. See you soon.
At Venice: Michael Shannon darkens 'Iceman' role
Loving father and husband at home, a ruthless killer at work: The real-life Mafia hit man who inspired Ariel Vromen's new film, "The Iceman," had a ...
'Jersey Shore': Washed up after the coming season
MTV gave the last call for "Jersey Shore" on Thursday, saying the raucous reality show will conclude after its upcoming sixth season, which begins Oct
Film, television actor Steve Franken dies at 80
The wife of Steve Franken says the veteran film and television actor has died. Jean Franken says her husband, who starred in the 1960s TV series "The ...
Craig Zobel picks 5 great psychological thrillers
"Compliance" is the rare film that's caused me to do a total 180 on how I feel about it. The psychological thriller about a fast-food manager (Ann ...
Review: 'The Possession' offers low-rent horror
We've had zombies, demons, vampires and ghosts. Why shouldn't a dybbuk — the Judaic version of the possessing spirit — have a chance to finally shine ...
Moscow's Hotel Metropol sold at auction
Michael Jackson slept there. Vladimir Lenin harangued Bolsheviks there. Over the past century, the Hotel Metropol has seen the extremes of Russian ...
SEAL's book shows bin Laden raid up close
A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden pulls back the veil on the secret operations conducted almost nightly by elite ...
Cat videos get their moment at Minn. film festival
Warning: This is a story about online cat videos. If you're among the seemingly tiny minority of the general population not interested in watching a ...
Julia Child foundation, oven-maker in legal fight
A foundation set up by late chef Julia Child is locked in a legal fight with the manufacturer of Thermador ovens for touting her use of its high-end ...
FX orders 90 more episodes of 'Anger Management'
FX is ordering 90 more episodes of "Anger Management," Charlie Sheen's TV comeback vehicle after being fired from "Two and a Half Men." The unusually ...
Review: 'Good Time' provides exactly that
The whole point of calling a phone-sex line is that you know what you're getting, right? You pick up the phone, pay your money and partake in some, ...
Argentine president wants to take on Hollywood
Argentina's leader unveiled an ambitious plan Wednesday to support the country's television and film creators with a new industrial park along the ...
Venice opener seeks to expose divisive stereotypes
Director Mira Nair views her new film, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," as a chance to fulfill what she sees as her life's purpose: telling the stories ...
Seth MacFarlane to be season's 1st 'SNL' host
NBC says the big guy behind the cartoon comedy "Family Guy" will guest host the season's first "Saturday Night Live." The network announced Wednesday ...
Artists turn old prosthetic limbs into artworks
Prosthetics can change the life of an amputee. But when an old limb no longer fits or just gets worn out, it can be hard to part ways with an item ...
Argentines sweep world tango competition
Argentine couples recovered their dominance of the world's top tango dancing competition, sweeping both the Salon Tango and Stage Tango categories as ...
MLB, ESPN extend television contract
Major League Baseball and ESPN extended their television contract through 2021 on Tuesday, a deal that almost doubles the amount of money the network ...
Release date moved up for Navy SEAL book
The publication of a former Navy SEAL's first-hand account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden has been moved up a week, to Sept. 4. Mark Owen's ...
Review: 'Lawless' a visceral, fitful fever dream
If you can accept the notion that Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke could be brothers during this century or any other, you might be able to ...
In 'Lawless,' Nick Cave crafts a new murder ballad
Writing the Prohibition-era bootlegger crime film "Lawless" — his second realized script and largest movie production yet — taught Australian ...