
Toback, Baldwin eye Cannes movie-making underbelly
A phrase you will hear often at Cannes is: "Let me run the numbers." The commercial underbelly of the Cannes Film Festival is a nonstop frenzy of ...
Free e-book excerpts from Sue Grafton, Amy Tan
Upcoming novels by Sue Grafton, Elizabeth Gilbert and Wally Lamb are among 40 fall and winter releases excerpted in a free e-book. "Buzz Books 2013: ...

Producer: NY is best home for Fallon's 'Tonight'
NBC's "Tonight Show" is moving back to New York because it's the right place for its next host, producer Lorne Michaels said Tuesday. Jimmy Fallon has ...

Jonathan Winters, man of many faces, dead at 87
Jonathan Winters was a crowd all by himself, guaranteeing that his multitude of characters, breakneck improvisations and kinetic clownishness kept ...

Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies
Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, ...
Woody Allen collaborator Mickey Rose dies at 77
A childhood friend of Woody Allen who co-wrote his movies "Bananas" and "Take the Money and Run" has died. Mickey Rose was 77. His daughter, Jennifer, ...

Has NBC learned transition lessons?
NBC's recent personnel transition in morning television was a disaster. Executives hope their luck is better late at night, and they have a year to ...
Official: NY tax breaks would apply to 'Tonight'
If New York isn't trying hard to lure "The Tonight Show" back to Manhattan, it's doing a pretty good impression. A Cuomo administration official said ...

In 'Admission,' 'Malibu,' Tomlin remembers mama
For a moment, Lily Tomlin was 73 going on 40. In the comedy "Admission," starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, Tomlin plays the young-at-heart ...

Fallon reportedly replacing Leno, moving to NY
As Jay Leno lobs potshots at ratings-challenged NBC in his "Tonight" monologues, speculation is swirling the network is taking steps to replace the ...

'Sunday Kind of Love' singer Fran Warren dies
Fran Warren, whose 1947 recording of "A Sunday Kind of Love" was one of the classic hits of the big band era, has died. Alan Eichler, a spokesman for ...

Joe Garagiola ends broadcast career after 58 years
Be it down on a baseball field or up in the broadcast booth, whether he was pinch-hitting for Johnny Carson or looking at pooches, Joe Garagiola could ...

Comcast doubles down on TV in $16.7B deal for NBCU
Comcast's $16.7 billion deal to buy the remaining half of NBCUniversal ahead of schedule represents a resounding vote of confidence in the future of ...

Kimmel says he expects to run 3rd in late night
Jimmy Kimmel says he expects to settle in at third place in the ratings behind Jay Leno and David Letterman, even as one week of direct competition ...

Jimmy Kimmel moves to late-night's sweet spot
During production of his final post-midnight show, Jimmy Kimmel's studio audience waited patiently while he taped a string of promotional spots.

A huge collection of odd TV stuff needs a home
James Comisar is the first to acknowledge that more than a few have questioned his sanity for spending the better part of 25 years collecting ...