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/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/69616-tom-hanks.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084722-abc-adds-14-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — ABC is cutting its aging "Dancing With the Stars" back to two hours and one night next season, creating a slot for a new drama series based on the Marvel Comics world that's aimed at expanding the network's audience, its programming chief said Tuesday. Condensing the celebrity dancing contest on Monday night "opens up Tuesday for a pretty ... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084722-abc-adds-14-season.html 2013-05-14T23:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2067046-tony-bounce-what-tony-bounce-box-office.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award nominations often mean a big bump at the box office, but not this year so far. "Kinky Boots," ''Matilda: The Musical," ''Pippin" and "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" — the four shows that got the most nominations Tuesday — either lost money or saw only small increases, according to data released Monday from The Broadway League. Mon, 06 May 2013 20:59:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2067046-tony-bounce-what-tony-bounce-box-office.html 2013-05-06T20:59:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2058992-lucky-guy-recoups-investment-broadway.html NEW YORK (AP) — Newcomer Tom Hanks has led "Lucky Guy" into the black. Producers said Thursday that Norah Ephron's final work has recouped its $3.6 million capitalization only eight weeks after performances began. "Lucky Guy," one of Broadway's toughest tickets, has been nominated for six Tony Awards, including best play. Hanks, making his debut, got a no... Thu, 02 May 2013 18:09:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2058992-lucky-guy-recoups-investment-broadway.html 2013-05-02T18:09:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2053398-tony-award-nods-skip-stars-veterans.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards committee largely favored tried-and-true stage veterans over flashy visitors Tuesday when announcing this year's Tony nominations, with Hollywood stars such as Bette Midler, Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes and Scarlett Johansson never hearing their names called. With the exception of Broadway debutant Tom Hanks, t... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:22:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2053398-tony-award-nods-skip-stars-veterans.html 2013-04-30T19:22:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052382-helms-tiny-commando-series-coming-to-yahoo.html NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo's latest slate of original programming is led by Ed Helms as a 4-inch-tall crime fighter. "Tiny Commando," created by the "The Office" star, was unveiled Monday night in a presentation by Yahoo to advertisers in New York. It stars Helms, along with Zachary Levi, of "Chuck," and Gillian Jacobs, of "Community." Foll... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:04:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052382-helms-tiny-commando-series-coming-to-yahoo.html 2013-04-30T01:04:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049604-higher-expectations-digital-media-newfronts.html NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, the inaugural Digital NewFronts didn't skimp on the hype. Google, Hulu, Yahoo and others made brash, glitzy presentations to advertisers trumpeting their ascendancy in a rapidly changing media landscape. Even Jay-Z dropped by. There will be plenty of the same this week in New York at the second Digital NewFronts, the digital wor... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:17:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049604-higher-expectations-digital-media-newfronts.html 2013-04-28T13:17:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1999870-hillary-clinton-headlines-ny-womens-conference.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a rousing speech Friday about improving the future of women across the globe, gave no hint of plans for her own future. But that didn't mean everyone in the audience wasn't thinking about it. "Of course, the big question now about Hillary is what's next," quipped Tina Brown, editor of Newsweek and the Daily Beast... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:38:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1999870-hillary-clinton-headlines-ny-womens-conference.html 2013-04-05T23:38:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2001036-hbo-making-ephron-documentary-with-son.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nora Ephron will be the subject of an HBO documentary being made by her one of her sons, journalist Jacob Bernstein. The network said Friday that the project, titled "Everything is Copy," will also have Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter as executive producer. Ephron died at age 71 last year. She was the writer behind films "When Harry Met ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:49:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2001036-hbo-making-ephron-documentary-with-son.html 2013-04-05T17:49:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1999712-jolie-pays-tribute-to-pakistani-girl-conference.html NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie paid glowing tribute on Thursday to the Pakistani teenager who was shot by the Taliban for advocating for girls' education, telling the girl's story to a high-profile women's conference and committing $200,000 to a new fund to promote her cause. Jolie also introduced Malala Yousafzai, 15, to the crowd at the Women in the Wor... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:45:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1999712-jolie-pays-tribute-to-pakistani-girl-conference.html 2013-04-05T04:45:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1995634-elaine-stritch-movingly-goodbye-to-york.html NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway legend Elaine Stritch kicked off a final series of concerts to bid farewell to New York, but refused to be maudlin about it, instead displaying her typical brand of sass and feistiness. The ailing 88-year-old Tony and Emmy award winner got a sustained burst of applause and wolf-whistles Tuesday night from a standing-room only crow... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:52:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1995634-elaine-stritch-movingly-goodbye-to-york.html 2013-04-03T16:52:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950962-zimbabwe-election-body-wont-ease-groups-ban.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's official election body said Wednesday it will not back down on its ban preventing a leading human rights group from monitoring a referendum Saturday on a new constitution. Zimbabwe Human Rights Association is facing charges related to alleged electoral offenses and will not be cleared to observe the referendum, said the ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:07:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950962-zimbabwe-election-body-wont-ease-groups-ban.html 2013-03-13T16:07:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941780-la-expresses-interest-hosting-2024-olympics.html Los Angeles wants back into the Olympics, throwing its hat into the ring to bring them back to southern California on the 40th anniversary of its last turn as host — the 1984 Games that revived the flagging reputation of the brand. The U.S. Olympic Committee received a letter from the host of the 1932 and 1984 Games, with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa expres... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:53:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941780-la-expresses-interest-hosting-2024-olympics.html 2013-03-08T23:53:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1902704-anne-hathaway-honored-costume-designers-guild.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Hathaway was deemed best dressed — by people who dress her for work. The "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Dark Knight Rises" actress, who's nominated for the supporting actress Academy Award for her role in "Les Miserables," was honored Tuesday evening with the spotlight award at the 15th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. The sp... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:16:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1902704-anne-hathaway-honored-costume-designers-guild.html 2013-02-20T10:16:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1895208-jerry-trainor-icarly-stars-sitcom.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Trainor was wrapping up five seasons as goofy big brother Spencer on Nickelodeon's "iCarly" when his next job popped up in the same TV neighborhood. This time, Trainor moves from sidekick to star in the channel's new "Wendell & Vinnie." The sitcom features the lanky actor as a carefree single guy who becomes guardian to his orphan... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1895208-jerry-trainor-icarly-stars-sitcom.html 2013-02-15T18:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1866086-womens-baseball-star-movie-inspirer-davis-dies.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lavonne "Pepper" Paire-Davis, a star of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s and an inspiration for the central character in the movie "A League of Their Own," has died, her son said Sunday. Paire-Davis died of natural causes in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Saturday, her son, William Davis, told The... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1866086-womens-baseball-star-movie-inspirer-davis-dies.html 2013-02-04T00:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809490-highlights-hollywoods-2013-film-lineup.html Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 schedule (release dates are subject to change): JANUARY: "Broken City": Mark Wahlberg's an ex-cop out for revenge against a double-crossing mayor (Russell Crowe). "Gangster Squad": Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling are LA detectives going after mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) in the late 1940s. ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809490-highlights-hollywoods-2013-film-lineup.html 2013-01-09T19:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809418-hollywood-sticks-to-tried-true-2013-lineup.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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? Schwarzenegger's back with this month's action tale "The Last Stand," while fellow aging action star Bruce Willis returns in February's "A Good Day to Die Hard," the fifth installment in his ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809418-hollywood-sticks-to-tried-true-2013-lineup.html 2013-01-09T18:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1806766-fueled-fanboy-ism-empire-swells-nerdist.html NEW YORK (AP) — There's no media entity more pleased to be called an empire than Nerdist, the online factory of earnest pop culture enthusiasm. This is largely because in the Nerdist universe, "Star Wars" is gospel; the kind of fandom those films have inspired is in many ways Nerdist's model of engagement. It would probably cheer Nerdist creator Chris Har... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1806766-fueled-fanboy-ism-empire-swells-nerdist.html 2013-01-08T22:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1804440-maura-tierney-to-broadway-debut-this-year.html NEW YORK (AP) — Maura Tierney will make her Broadway debut as Tom Hanks' wife in Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy." Producers said Monday that the Emmy Award-nominated star of such TV shows as "ER," ''Newsradio," ''Rescue Me" and "The Good Wife" has joined the cast of Ephron's last play, which begins previews March 1 at the Broadhurst Theatre. ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1804440-maura-tierney-to-broadway-debut-this-year.html 2013-01-07T17:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1775914-breakfast-tiffanys-to-us-film-registry.html WASHINGTON (AP) — "Breakfast at Tiffany's," ''Dirty Harry" and "A League of Their Own" will be preserved for their enduring significance in American culture by the Library of Congress, along with "A Christmas Story" and some pioneering sports movies. They are among 25 selections the library is inducting Wednesday into the National Film Registry. Congress ... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1775914-breakfast-tiffanys-to-us-film-registry.html 2012-12-19T13:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1769428-childrens-choir-opens-snl-with-silent-night.html NEW YORK (AP) — "Saturday Night Live" made a rare departure from its comedic opening to pay tribute to the children and adults killed at a Connecticut elementary school. Not known for treating anything seriously or tenderly, the show made a fitting exception during the first moments of its show Saturday. Rather than the usual comedic sketch, a children's ... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 06:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1769428-childrens-choir-opens-snl-with-silent-night.html 2012-12-16T06:25:00Z 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