
James Franco seeks $500,000 in crowd-funding
Following crowd-funding campaigns from "Veronica Mars" and Zach Braff, James Franco is trying to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies.

'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut
"Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend at ...

Beyonce headlines London charity concert for women
Beyonce and a few famous friends — including John Legend, Jennifer Lopez and Madonna — turned the home of English rugby into a fortress for women's ...

Cannes: James Franco builds a bookish filmography
James Franco's filmography is starting to look like a book shelf — and a very respectable one, at that. The 35-year-old American has already played ...

From 'Gatsby' to Gosling, a preview of Cannes
For even those most accustomed to the frenzy of celebrity, the Cannes Film Festival can be a disorienting experience. For 12 days every year, the ...
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: ...
J-Lo added to Beyonce charity show
Organizers say Jennifer Lopez has joined the lineup of a Beyonce-headlined charity concert in London next month. John Legend, Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding ...

Cannes lineup celebrates world film, old favorites
The Cannes Film Festival's 2013 lineup announced Thursday features work from some of the globe's most dangerous locales for artists, and a sprinkling ...

Leonardo da Vinci gets 'Batman' treatment on Starz
In these 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci, he has upstaged every genius multi-tasker in his wake. (OK, not you, Benjamin Franklin and James Franco.

'Oz' again tops box office with $42.2 million
"Oz the Great and Powerful" is living up to its name at the box office. Walt Disney's 3-D blockbuster led all films for the second week in a row, ...

Gomez in an 'awkward' transition with 'Breakers'
"A little awkward" is how Selena Gomez describes her transition from Disney girl to Disney girl gone wild in the new R-rated independent film "Spring ...

'Spring Breakers' has bikini-clad debut at SXSW
Iconoclastic director Harmony Korine unveiled what may be one of the most twisted spring break movies in recent memory with a screening heralded by ...
Disney's 'Oz' bewitches box office with $80M debut
"Oz the Great and the Powerful" clicked with moviegoers. Disney's 3-D prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum tale "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" debuted ...

'Giant Slayer' scares up ho-hum $28 million debut
It wasn't exactly a mighty victory, but "Jack the Giant Slayer" won the weekend at the box office. The Warner Bros. 3-D action extravaganza, based on ...

Danica Patrick not satisfied with Daytona finish
Danica Patrick turned in the best finish by a woman in the Daytona 500. Still, she's beating herself up a little bit after fading on the final lap.

Danica missed early chance for more Cup history
Danica Patrick made history by becoming the first woman to start from the pole in a NASCAR Cup race. But, in the beginning of the Daytona 500, she ...
The Hollywood Reporter's best of the week
The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: OSCARS: WHY BEN AFFLECK'S SNUB LEAVES A TWO-MAN RACE FOR BEST DIRECTOR While ...

A Grammy maybe? Carly Rae Jepsen heads for gold
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" became the soundtrack for endless viral online fun last year: U.S. infantry soldiers lip-synched to it in ...

Sundance heats up with a slew of sex-themed films
The Sundance Film Festival has never been sexier. The annual independent-film showcase has featured a slew of sexually themed movies in its various ...

James Franco explores sex in Sundance films
There's a lot of leather and sex in James Franco's life right now. The 34-year-old actor-director is part of three movies at the Sundance Film ...

Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 film lineup
Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 schedule (release dates are subject to change): JANUARY: "Broken City": Mark Wahlberg's an ex-cop out for revenge ...

Hollywood sticks to tried and true in 2013 lineup
It's not really news that Arnold Schwarzenegger is back this year. Everybody else in Hollywood is, too, so why not the former California governor? ...

Longtime 'GH' actor joins 'Young and the Restless'
There's heartbreak ahead for some "General Hospital" fans. Steve Burton, who played Jason Morgan on the ABC soap opera for nearly 21 years and left ...

A year for enduring pop culture icons to shine
Marilyn Monroe. The Rolling Stones. And Bond — James Bond. What do they have in common? Sure, one's long gone, and one's fictional. But all three ...