http://www.mail.com/people/69616-tom-hanks.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/69616-tom-hanks.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762530-tom-hanks-to-reunite-with-buddy-broadway.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks' Broadway debut will include an old buddy — former "Bosom Buddies" co-star Peter Scolari will share the stage with the Oscar winner. Producers revealed Wednesday the rest of the cast appearing with Hanks in Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy," which begins previews March 1 at the Broadhurst Theatre. In addition to Scolari, the cast in... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762530-tom-hanks-to-reunite-with-buddy-broadway.html 2012-12-12T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1748752-gary-sinise-trombone-shorty-to-ride-orpheus.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor Gary Sinise and New Orleans musicians Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and Harry Connick Jr. will lead the parade of the Krewe of Orpheus on the evening of Lundi Gras, the day before Fat Tuesday, and perform at the glitzy ball that follows. The celebrity riders were announced Thursday at Mardi Gras World, the New Orleans studio wher... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1748752-gary-sinise-trombone-shorty-to-ride-orpheus.html 2012-12-06T18:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1737566-katzenberg-spielberg-attend-governors-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Hanks. Quincy Jones. Kristen Stewart. Warren Beatty. Quentin Tarantino. George Lucas. Steven Spielberg. Kirk Douglas. Amy Adams. Richard Gere. These and other famous folks came to the film academy's Governors Awards Saturday to honor filmmakers whose names may not be as well known, but whose contributions to the industry have affect... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1737566-katzenberg-spielberg-attend-governors-awards.html 2012-12-02T09:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1717232-tom-hanks-will-ferrell-offer-custom-recordings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine having William Shatner supply your outgoing voicemail message. Or maybe you'd prefer Morgan Freeman coolly telling callers to wait for the beep. Or perhaps having Betty White joke around is more your speed. All it takes is $299 and some luck. The advocacy group Autism Speaks is offering custom-recorded messages from those celebriti... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1717232-tom-hanks-will-ferrell-offer-custom-recordings.html 2012-11-21T20:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1685236-insurance-broker-charged-with-defrauding-tom-hanks.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California insurance broker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to allegations he overcharged Tom Hanks, the former guitarist of The Police and others hundreds of thousands of dollars for insurance premiums. Jerry B. Goldman, who was arrested at his Thousand Oaks home, was released from federal custody on a $25,000 bond posted by hi... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1685236-insurance-broker-charged-with-defrauding-tom-hanks.html 2012-11-08T11:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1664954-argo-reigns-box-office-third-week.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Argo" finally reached the top of the box office in its third week in theaters. The Warner Bros. thriller, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, had been sitting at No. 2 the past two weeks. It made just over $12 million this past weekend for a total of $60.5 million, according to final studio figures Monday. "Cloud ... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1664954-argo-reigns-box-office-third-week.html 2012-10-29T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1661880-argo-finally-tops-box-office-with-124m.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took three weeks, but "Argo" finally found its way to the top of the box office. The Warner Bros. thriller from director and star Ben Affleck, inspired by the real-life rescue of six U.S. embassy workers during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, made nearly $12.4 million this weekend, according to Sunday studio estimates. "Argo" had be... Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1661880-argo-finally-tops-box-office-with-124m.html 2012-10-28T21:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1657320-with-small-ball-giants-win-2-0-2-0-ws-lead.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Long ball one night, a Giant dose of small ball the next. Two wins in two games and suddenly San Francisco doesn't need to dig itself out of a postseason hole for a change. Madison Bumgarner shut down the Detroit Tigers for seven innings, then the Giants took advantage of a bunt that stayed fair to eke out the go-ahead run in a 2-0 wi... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1657320-with-small-ball-giants-win-2-0-2-0-ws-lead.html 2012-10-26T03:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1650646-review-cloud-atlas-laughably-self-serious.html Maybe if you're 20 years old and high in your dorm room with your friends, the platitudes presented in "Cloud Atlas" might seem profound. Anyone else in his or her right mind should recognize it for what it is: a bloated, pseudo-intellectual, self-indulgent slog through some notions that are really rather facile. Ooh, we're all interconnected and our soul... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1650646-review-cloud-atlas-laughably-self-serious.html 2012-10-23T18:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1646680-cloud-atlas-gang-ponders-hopes-lives.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tom Hanks wants to be one of the Wright brothers in his next life. Halle Berry and Ben Whishaw would like to come back in feline form. Susan Sarandon wants to remain a woman, and she'd like a great set of singing pipes. The stars of "Cloud Atlas" — along with British author David Mitchell, who wrote the novel that inspired the genre-bending epic about souls returnin... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1646680-cloud-atlas-gang-ponders-hopes-lives.html 2012-10-22T11:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1642306-tom-hanks-obscenity-slip-abcs-gma.html NEW YORK (AP) — ABC and Tom Hanks are apologizing after the actor let slip a swear word during a live appearance on "Good Morning America." Hanks telegraphed his "f-bomb" during an interview Friday. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas had asked him to speak in his character's British accent in the movie "Cloud Atlas." Hanks said that it was "mostly swear words," but ... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1642306-tom-hanks-obscenity-slip-abcs-gma.html 2012-10-19T14:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1639902-film-academy-unveils-design-museum.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The film academy says it has raised $100 million toward the construction of its new museum and is revealing its design concept for the nonprofit facility. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that the first major American museum dedicated to film will occupy the historic May Company Wilshire building in Los... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1639902-film-academy-unveils-design-museum.html 2012-10-18T19:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1638146-tom-hanks-honored-elie-wiesel-foundation-gala.html NEW YORK (AP) — When two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks found out he was being honored by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity at the New York Public Library, he remembered he owed a couple of books. "I've got to turn them in from 1977," Hanks said on the red carpet before going into the gala event. Hanks, accompanied by his wife Rita Wilson, joked that w... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1638146-tom-hanks-honored-elie-wiesel-foundation-gala.html 2012-10-18T03:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1636324-cloud-atlas-survive-hollywood-reincarnation.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Susan Sarandon reported for work on "Cloud Atlas" midway through the shoot, in time to see a collection of far-flung film scenes that the cast and crew were viewing. There were bits of a 19th century sea voyage, a 1930s period drama, a 1970s thriller, a contemporary comic adventure, a 22nd century tale of rebellion and a 24th century po... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1636324-cloud-atlas-survive-hollywood-reincarnation.html 2012-10-17T12:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1623632-tom-hanks-to-broadway-debut-year.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks will play a gutsy New York City newspaper columnist when he makes his debut on Broadway in the spring. Producers of Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy" announced Thursday that Hanks will play Mike McAlary in the stage biography. Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner, had been in negotiations for the role when Ephron died this summer. ... Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1623632-tom-hanks-to-broadway-debut-year.html 2012-10-11T16:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1620528-book-digs-netflixs-origins-evolution.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is probably hoping a new book about its early history never gets made into a movie. The book, "Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs," tries to debunk a widely told tale about the company's origins and paints a polarizing portrait of its star, CEO Reed Hastings. Set to go on sale Thursday, the book arrives at a piv... Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1620528-book-digs-netflixs-origins-evolution.html 2012-10-10T14:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1583048-bits-moore-wallflower-klum-traffic-cop.html IT'S NOT TV, IT'S AN AFTER-PARTY Show Bits brings you the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. Everything was coming up roses — and daisies, lilacs and tulips — for Julianne Moore at HBO's floral-themed Emmys after-party. ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1583048-bits-moore-wallflower-klum-traffic-cop.html 2012-09-24T05:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1582314-bits-stewart-drops-f-bomb-party-starts.html Show Bits brings you the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. ___ JON STEWART DELIVERS AN F-BOMB It wouldn't be an awards show without an f-bomb. Actually, it would be, b... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1582314-bits-stewart-drops-f-bomb-party-starts.html 2012-09-24T02:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1577816-league-their-own-women-reunite-central-ny.html COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The real-life inspirations for the film "A League of Their Own" are taking a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of their reunion being held in central New York. The former players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League will be in Cooperstown Friday to sign autographs. The women, now in their 70s and... Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1577816-league-their-own-women-reunite-central-ny.html 2012-09-21T11:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1572152-space-shuttle-endeavour-houston-stopover.html HOUSTON (AP) — Waving American flags and space shuttle toys, hundreds of people lined the streets and crowded the airport Wednesday as they watched space shuttle Endeavour touch down in Houston on its way to be permanently displayed in California. But for many, the experience was bittersweet, tinged with an aftertaste of having been cheated of something t... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1572152-space-shuttle-endeavour-houston-stopover.html 2012-09-19T19:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1553712-duncans-life-celebrated-images-song-speeches.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Hanks, Jay Leno, Holly Robinson Peete, Loretta Devine and Stevie Wonder were among those who helped celebrate the life of Michael Clarke Duncan during a nearly four-hour memorial service marked by heartfelt speeches, rousing gospel performances and photos of the always-smiling actor. Hanks and Leno shared stories about "The Green Mi... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1553712-duncans-life-celebrated-images-song-speeches.html 2012-09-10T23:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1548184-hanks-roberts-stars-stand-up-to-cancer.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cancer is big, but so are the celebrities determined to help conquer it. Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sofia Vergara and Robert Pattinson were among dozens of stars who appeared Friday on the third Stand Up to Cancer telethon. "Let's build a world where cancer is no more," a somber Hanks said on... Sat, 08 Sep 2012 08:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1548184-hanks-roberts-stars-stand-up-to-cancer.html 2012-09-08T08:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1546008-taylor-swift-to-debut-song-cancer-victim.html NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift will pay tribute to a young cancer victim with a special song on Friday's "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon. "Ronan" is dedicated to a 3-year-old boy who died last year of neuroblastoma. Swift wrote the song after reading the blog of Ronan's mother, Maya Thompson, who is credited as a co-writer. According to a person familiar with... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1546008-taylor-swift-to-debut-song-cancer-victim.html 2012-09-07T12:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1543666-toronto-film-fest-opens-with-time-travel-action.html TORONTO (AP) — Emily Blunt wants to head back to the 1960s or maybe the 1920s. Joseph Gordon-Levitt would prefer to visit the future. So does Rian Johnson, their director on the time-travel adventure "Looper," which opens the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday ahead of its Sept. 28 theatrical premiere. The sci-fi thriller features Gordon-Levi... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1543666-toronto-film-fest-opens-with-time-travel-action.html 2012-09-06T13:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1540364-hanks-timberlake-stand-up-to-cancer-stars.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — More A-listers have signed on to support the third Stand Up to Cancer telethon. Organizers say Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sofia Vergara, and Olympic gold medalists Gabrielle Douglas and Missy Franklin will participate in the hour-long TV special. It is set to air Friday on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and more than a dozen cable c... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1540364-hanks-timberlake-stand-up-to-cancer-stars.html 2012-09-05T15:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1540736-toronto-film-fest-action-with-looper.html TORONTO (AP) — Sundance is the festival for low-budget filmmaking. Cannes and Venice are glitzy industry showplaces. The Toronto International Film Festival is both of those and everything in between, but mostly, it's a place for ordinary cinema lovers to see a lot of great movies. Toronto's status as a festival for the people is confirmed by this year's ... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1540736-toronto-film-fest-action-with-looper.html 2012-09-05T12:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1539262-h-blueprint-digital-series.html NEW YORK (AP) — How much does a good Web series cost? That's been an evolving but constant question as digital series multiply. Increasingly, Internet-based series aspire to television-level quality, while trying to get by on Web-sized budgets. But this has mainly meant that most Web series look shoddy. Fast and cheap has brought a rise in talk-show style... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1539262-h-blueprint-digital-series.html 2012-09-04T19:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1537758-gentle-giant-star-michael-clarke-duncan-dead-54.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Clarke Duncan was one big, irresistible jumble of contradictions. His presence was formidable, even intimidating: The former bodyguard had a muscular, 6-foot-4 frame, but it was topped by the brightest of megawatt smiles. His gravelly baritone was well-suited to everything from animated films to action spectacles, but no matter ... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1537758-gentle-giant-star-michael-clarke-duncan-dead-54.html 2012-09-04T04:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1537494-actor-michael-clarke-duncan-dead-54.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and such other box office hits as "Armageddon," ''Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda," is dead at age 54. Duncan died Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Lo... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1537494-actor-michael-clarke-duncan-dead-54.html 2012-09-04T03:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1537652-hollywood-reacts-to-michael-clarke-duncans-death.html A sampling of the outpouring of love and memories from the Hollywood and sports worlds Monday following the death of Michael Clarke Duncan, many of them on Twitter: — "I am terribly saddened at the loss of Big Mike. He was the treasure we all discovered on the set of 'The Green Mile.' He was magic. He was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunne... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1537652-hollywood-reacts-to-michael-clarke-duncans-death.html 2012-09-04T01:41:00Z