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A plethora of stars will attend this year’s Equality Now New York Gala.

This year’s “Make Equality Reality” gala celebrates Equality Now’s 25th Anniversary. Founded in 1992, Equality Now is an international human rights organization dedicated to ensuring that women and girls around the world can live their lives free from violence and discrimination. Combining grassroots activism with international, regional and national legal advocacy, the organization envisions a world in which women and men have equal rights under the law and full enjoyment of those rights. Its issue areas encompass Legal Equality, Justice for Girls, and ending Sex Trafficking, Sexual Violence and Harmful Practices, including female genital mutilation (Fgm) and “child marriage.” The organization has partners and supporters in almost every country in the world.

Expected to attend are honorees Susan Chokachi (President and CEO, Gucci America) and Brisa De Angulo (Founder, A Breeze of Hope Foundation); Gala...

As Goldie Hawn once put it, Hollywood has only three roles for women: Ingénue, District Attorney and “Driving Miss Daisy”. The fact of the matter is, too many strong talents see the pool of good parts unfairly dry up once they reach middle age, and short of radically reshaping the American film industry (I’m for that, too!), might I suggest this temporary stop-gap – might they consider learning French?

While it doesn’t reach the heady highs of last year’s festival hit “Things To Come,” Martin Provost’s “The Midwife” once again proves that French filmmakers know how to treat actresses of a certain age. Offering plum roles to Catherines Frot and Catherine Deneuve, “The Midwife” is a minor-key crowd pleaser about friendship, forgiveness and rolling with the punches.

Single mother Claire (Catherine Frot) lives a lonely, vampiric existence in the suburbs of Paris. She sleeps days and works nights,...

This post originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.

Whether he’s reading to kids at the White House, hitting up local bookstores on Black Friday, or giving recommendations to his daughters, President Barack Obama may as well be known as the Commander in Books.

Potus is an avid reader and recently spoke to the New York Times about the significant, informative and inspirational role literature has played in his presidency, crediting books for allowing him to “slow down and get perspective.” With his presidency coming to an end this Friday, EW looked back at Obama’s lit picks over the years...

Photos of iconic actor Kurt Russell and his crazy sideburns did the rounds online not so long ago and if you were struck wondering what had prompted Russell's extreme facial hair, here's your answer. Russell is currently starring with Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Jena Malone, James Ransone, and Richard Jenkins in Craig Zahler's dark western Bone Tomahawk. Here's the synopsis:After an outlaw unknowingly leads a band of cannibalistic Troglodytes into the peaceful western town of Bright Hope, the monsters kidnap several settlers, including the wife of a local rancher. Despite his injured leg the rancher joins a small rescue party with the sheriff, his aging deputy and a strong-willed gunslinger. What follows is a journey into hell on earth as the posse comes to realise...

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Writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice came and went theatrically. Much like Spike Jonze’s Her, it seems an expensive arthouse film that didn’t connect with the public, though both were nominated for Screenplay Oscars. Vice made $8 million, while Anderson’s last film The Master only made twice as much. The filmmaker hasn’t ever scored a big hit (his biggest success was There Will Be Blood, which made $40 Million), and that’s a little sad because he’s one of the greatest filmmakers working today. This noted, Vice is destined to live on as a cult favorite. It’s too drugged out not to eventually find an audience, though its resemblances to films like The Big Lebowski and The Long Goodbye are mostly superficial. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello, who works as a sort of private investigator, and the...

Here's what we learned from the first trailer for Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice.

This article contains potential Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice spoilers.

In case you missed the internet crack open like the fiery pits of Apokolips, the new Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice trailer is here, and it is quite the serious affair. Never before have fans seen the Dark Knight and Man of Steel share the same screen in live-action, but this trailer delivers exactly that plus plenty of clues for what to expect from the 2016 superhero grudge match.

So let’s get into analysing the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer...

Right off the bat, it appears we’re one step closer into the grounded aesthetic of Man Of Steel and about five removed. The first thing we hear is a media onslaught of talking heads judging whether we can trust an...

Every year the folks over at GLAAD seek to honor media figures for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the Lgbt community and the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards just unveiled the nominees.

GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told E! News, "For nearly 30 years, the GLAAD Media Awards have raised the bar for inclusion in news and entertainment, transforming Lgbt representation in media and moving the dial for acceptance across the globe. It's been a remarkable year for equality, and nowhere is that more evident than in the visibility Lgbt people have gained across media.”

“This year's nominees, including expanded categories in Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, reflect the widening diversity of Lgbt images and storylines that are closing the gap to full acceptance." The 26th Annual GLAAD Awards will go live on March 21st. And the nominees are:

Outstanding Film - Wide Release

The Imitation Game (The...

52 comedy series and 83 drama series with regular portrayal of Lgbt characters were considered this year, as opposed to 2005, when GLAAD could only...

Amazon Studios’ Golden Globe winner “Transparent” joins Oscar nominee “The Imitation Game” and indie comedy “Dear White People” as nominees for the 26th annual GLAAD Media Awards announced on Wednesday.

Other nominees in the film and television categories include ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” “Looking” and “The Normal Heart,” while “Pride,” a Golden Globe nominated movie, is also nominated with John Lithgow and Alfred Molina drama “Love Is Strange.”

See...

America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender media-advocacy group has pulled back the curtain on the nominees for its 26th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

The Weinstein Company’s Best Picture Oscar contender The Imitation Game is up for Outstanding Film, Wide Release alongside Sony Classics’ Love Is Strange, CBS Films’ Pride, Roadside’s The Skeleton Twins and Warner Bros’ Tammy. Gunning for the top prize for limited-release movies are Dear White People (Lionsgate), Life Partners (Magnolia Pictures), Lilting (Strand Releasing), The Way He Looks (Strand) and Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Film Movement).

The organization this year expanded its nominees for Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series to 10. Among the shows going for the gold are Amazon Prime Video’s rookie series Transparent — which won star Jeffrey Tambor a surprise Golden Globe last week — ABC’s freshman drama How To Get Away With Murder, Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black,...

Inherent Vice

Written for the screen and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

USA, 2014

Even if you were not around during the 1970s, Inherent Vice comes across as a faded, nostalgic memory. Being a faithful adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel, the film recounts the dying days of the free love era, laced with the look, feel and paraphernalia of the subculture. Anderson’s comedic thriller peppers itself with restless, almost out of place laughter, while dedicating itself to the themes of the early Seventies. One is reminded of private-eye classics such as Roman Polanski’s Chinatown and Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye, with traces of Zucker-Abrahams comedies like Airplane! and The Naked Gun. For many, the homage to 1970s filmmaking will be a very real and thrilling look down memory lane. For others, it’ll be a history lesson like no other found in modern day filmmaking.

Larry ‘Doc...

In Paul Thomas Anderson's dizzying crime comedy "Inherent Vice" (read our review from the New York Film Festival here), characters flit in and out, each one played by a terrific actor, as shaggy dog detective Doc (Joaquin Phoenix) tries to untangle a mystery that involves his old girlfriend (Katherine Waterston), a missing hippie (Owen Wilson), a real estate tycoon (Eric Roberts), and an entity known only as The Golden Fang. One of the characters Doc meets along the way is a young woman named Hope Harlingen, played by Jena Malone, who most know from her role in the blockbuster "Hunger Games" franchise.

Hope is a recovering drug addict in 1970 Los Angeles and as such she looks pretty rough, with a mouth full of crummy veneers and skin like a citrus-deprived pirate. She's only in the movie briefly but makes a big impression. We talked about her chompers, what it...

Inherent Vice is filled with flaws, but it's all the better for it. It's a wild, silly, confusing mind-trip with hypnotic acting (and music!) and oddly, a lot of heart. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film is based on the 2009 novel by Thomas Pychon.

Taking place in the 1970s, the story follows Joaquin Phoenix's Larry "Doc" Sportello, a drug-fueled Los Angeles detective who investigates the disappearance of his former girlfriend Shasta, played by the seductive Katherine Waterston. But Shasta's disappearance is only the beginning of Doc's problems. Soon, all sorts of bizarre, albeit interesting characters start asking Doc to look into "this and that" for them: an ex-con named Tariq Khalil (Michael Kenneth Williams), now affiliated with the Warriors Against the Man Black Armed Militia, wants to find a former prison mate of his; Coy Harlingen (Owen Wilson), a sax player who faked his death and now wants...

Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice is a mess of absurdities. It investigates the ludicrous conventions of the detective genre. It rambles through the self-indulgent, dying age of the hippies. It lurches along the vainglorious, narcissistic Los Angeles culture and cityscape. Anderson wants to package everything he can from his adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel, and while the result is occasionally interesting, the movie becomes enamored of its own cleverness in how it approaches its various topics with a sense of droll mockery, straddling the border of wackiness and respectability. We're wound through a convoluted plot where the mystery may not be the point, but the points don't matter when any emotional resonance is crushed beneath the weight of smug shenanigans. Private Detective Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) is lounging around in his beachside home in 1970 Los Angeles when he’s greeted by his old squeeze, Shasta (Katherine Waterson...

 

I'm not a fan of Inherent Vice much but it will inspire lots of fun fan art and/or official stuff... like this banner poster starring Katherine Waterston as "Shasta Fay". (Her hair is filled with secrets characters.)

I wish P.T. still wrote memorable female characters (sigh) even the kind of vacant bimbos like Rollergirl used to be awesome. With There Will Be Blood he basically left them behind altogether. Inherent Vice has a dozen or so female roles and only two of them are halfway interesting (Yay, Jena Malone and Jeannie Berlin cameos).

Uh-oh... I feel a list attack coming on. It can't be stopped 

Female Characters in P.T. Anderson films from Most Fascinating to Least

(not comprehensive but the major ones) 

 

Amber Waves (Boogie Nights) Linda Partridge (Magnolia) Rollergirl (Boogie Nights) Gwenovier (Magnolia) Lena Leonard (Punch-Drunk Love) Peggy Dodd (The Master) Clementine (Hard Eight) Jessie St Vincent...

Since on set extras dropping scoops is all the rage now (re: Jena Malone/Robin), I got a cool tidbit yesterday. It's a tad spoilerish fyi. Check it.

.Hi El,

I have some news regarding the BvS shoot. A couple of on set people have confirmed the occasion for the party thrown by Lex Luthor. It is the reopening of Metropolis Central Library post the battle for Metropolis. Lexcorp funded the construction because “Intellect is man’s biggest strength” which seems to be a direct shot at Superman.

Other small details tied to that scene, the movie will have an almost red carpet montage where the rich and famous are asked their views about the Superman who appeared in the public eye recently. The red carpet setup is attached, and will include both Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor being asked that question by Lois Lane and Clark Kent on the carpet.

Inherent Vice

Written for the screen and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

USA, 2014

Even if you were not around during the 1970s, Inherent Vice comes across as a faded, nostalgic memory. Being a faithful adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel, the film recounts the dying days of the free love era, laced with the look, feel and paraphernalia of the subculture. Anderson’s comedic thriller peppers itself with restless, almost out of place laughter, while dedicating itself to the themes of the early Seventies. One is reminded of private-eye classics such as Roman Polanski’s Chinatown and Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye, with traces of Zucker-Abrahams comedies like Airplane! and The Naked Gun. For many, the homage to 1970s filmmaking will be a very real and thrilling look down memory lane. For others, it’ll be a history lesson like no other found in modern day filmmaking.

Larry ‘Doc...

As we look in the rearview mirror of the summer blockbusters, September heralds the start of the fall movie season. Filled with Hollywood heavyweights and A-listers, here’s our Big list of the most anticipated movies coming to cinemas this autumn and during the holidays.

Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.

Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.

We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.

Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...

Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie focused all their attention into co-parenting their son, Luca, together during their marriage, and lost track of their romantic relationship, HollywoodLife.com learned Exclusively. The 1-year-old remains their top priority after their shocking separation, but they’re learning to spend some time on themselves too.

Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie‘s adorable son Luca, 1, remains their top priority — even after they broke our hearts when they announced they split on Jan. 10. Being at home together and putting their constant focus on parenting and not their relationship or careers is actually what caused the pair to feel more like friends to one another than romantic partners, HollywoodLife.com learned Exclusively.

Hilary Duff Son Luca Top Priority After ‘Amicable Separation’ From Mike Comrie

Hilary and Mike spent so much time together at home being parents that they felt they weren’t able to keep up their romantic relationship.

You want more? You got it. Actual full seconds of new footage in this extended TV spot for The Hunger Game: Catching Fire for you to replay again and again until something new comes our way again. Hope you enjoy!

TV Spot: The Hunger Games Catching Fire – Extended

Love it.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone and Elizabeth Banks, is slated to hit theaters on November 22nd, 2013.

It’s ‘Love Like Crazy’ for this family! The country singer and his beautiful wife revealed that they are expecting their second baby together. Congrats to the happy couple!

Lee Brice is going to be a dad to another little boy! The singer and his wife Sara announced their big news on Sept. 25, with a series of gorgeous shots of Sara showing off her growing belly! The pair have a 4-year-old son, Takoda, together, who was loving posing with his expectant mom in the photos.

Lee Brice’s Wife Pregnant: Country Singer Expecting Second Baby Boy

Lee announced the news of his wife’s second pregnancy on his Twitter page on Sept. 25:

The only thing more beautiful than my Sara, is my Sara carrying my second little baby boy! I’m gonna be a daddy again!!!

How exciting!

Lee then showed off a series of endearing family portraits of his wife and son.

With each passing year, Tiff is becoming more and more prominent on the film festival circuit, with more and more Oscar-primed films making their debut out in Canada. And with the initial line-up announced for the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, the trend is definitely continuing.

Amongst the many, many films making their presence felt out in Toronto will be Steve McQueen’s highly anticipated 12 Years a Slave, which launched a powerful first trailer earlier in the month. The film sees Chiwetel Ejiofor lead a fantastic cast, with Michael Fassbender returning to work for his Hunger / Shame director, alongside the likes of Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Paul Giamatti, and many more.

Opening the festival will be Bill Condon’s The Fifth Estate, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, alongside Daniel Brühl, Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie, and Stanley Tucci.

And closing it will be Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime,...

As a big fan of the original novel, I cannot wait to see what Paul Thomas Anderson brings to the big screen with his adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice.

Anderson has been developing the project for a while now, with Robert Downey, Jr. originally set for the lead of Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello. And whilst Downey, Jr. ultimately moved on from the project, with Joaquin Phoenix now set to take the lead, the anticipation surrounding it hasn’t dimmed in the slightest.

Casting has been coming along nicely recently, with Owen Wilson and Benicio del Toro coming on board the project.

And now we have a few more names to add to the list, with Reese Witherspoon, Jena Malone, and Martin Short all joining alongside Phoenix, Wilson, and del Toro.

Courtesy of Waterstones, here’s the original synopsis for Pynchon’s Inherent Vice:

Part noir, part psychedelic romp,...

Yesterday we shared five character posters for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie, and you had a chance to take a better look at Caesar, Haymitch, Cinna and lovely Katniss Everdeen. Hope you liked that, because we’re here to share more! Head inside to find four new Victory Portraits for Liam Hemsworth‘s Gale, Josh Hutcherson‘s Peeta Mellark, Jena Malone‘s Johanna Mason and Jeffrey Wright‘s Beetee! Director Francis Lawrence stands behind the second installment in The Hunger Games film series, produced and distributed by Lionsgate. As you already know, this sci-fi adventure is based on Suzanne Collins‘ novel Catching Fire, which: …begins as Katniss Everdeen has...

Congratulations, Seth MacFarlane — you’ve just become a historical footnote.

The Family Guy creator was nominated for an Oscar this morning, when Ted’s “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” snagged a spot in the Best Song category. That makes MacFarlane the sixth person in Oscar history to both host and be nominated for a competitive award during the same ceremony. More importantly, MacFarlane is the only person who’s managed to achieve this feat while serving as the event’s solo host.

Host-slash-nominees — hominees? — are more common at Emmys or the Tonys than the Oscars, since those other ceremonies are...

Taylor Swift can finish the year on a high.

As well as enjoying some of the year's best album sales for her latest effort, 'Red', as well as being romanced by arguably the world's most desired teenager (sorry, Beliebers), the country singing star, still only 22, has been named the top of the list of most charitably-minded stars.

She was handed the award by bosses at Do.Something.org for donating $4 million to the Country Hall of Fame and Museum in Tennessee and becoming the youngest person to receive the Ripple of Hope Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Center for her philanthropic efforts.

Kerry Kennedy with the recipient of the Ripple of Hope Award, Taylor Swift

Presenting the Ripple of Hope Award in early December, Rfk's youngest daughter Kerry had explained of the prize in her father's name: "He described it in his Ripple of Hope speech, which this award is named after.

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles made separate exits out of their NYC hotel this morning. She attended last night's Ripple of Hope Gala in the Big Apple, decked out in a ready-for-the-holidays sequined dress. The benefit, which was organized by the Robert F. Kennedy Center For Justice & Human Rights, was also attended many of her new Kennedy pals. Taylor, who performed on stage later in the night, first said hi to Kerry Kennedy and Robert Kennedy Jr. Robert posed on the carpet alongside his girlfriend, Suburgatory star Cheryl Hines. Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas also attended, as did emcee Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Thomas, and Homeland's Mandy Patinkin. Afterward, Taylor's night wasn't over - she met up with One Direction's Harry Styles! Taylor Swift and Harry Styles have grown close, and were even seen exploring NYC's Central Park Zoo together over the weekend. The two hit the town last night,...

Even though New York is freezing, things are heating up in TV Land.

Okay, to be honest, it’s not that cold today; I just needed something to open the column with. Give me a break, you know how hard it is to come up with random openers every week? Does anyone actually read these two first paragraphs? Bueller? Bueller? Forget it. But don’t forget to send questions: spoilerroom@ew.com

‘The Walking Dead’: More Major Casualties To Come?

The collision with Woodbury is coming and Lauren Cohan couldn’t be more excited for fans of The Walking Dead...

Will the real Matt Bellamy - Muse charismatic frontman - please stand up?

Mr Bellamy is immediately and obviously a very interesting person - someone who recorded his unborn son's heartbeat in hospital and later put the sound on his band's new album (proud dad), an ethereal dreamer who came up with the title of his band's latest album while watching Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight (nerd), and the de factor son-in-law of Goldie Hawn (accredited bona fide A-lister).

The 2nd Law is Muse's sixth studio album - after 15 million records sold, Matt B says they're "evolving"

Okay, let's deal with the first, most exciting part of this lot, the unborn sounds of baby Bingham, born to Bellamy and partner Kate Hudson in July last year. Was this a planned musical collaboration?

He laughs (often).

"It was totally spontaneous, two days before the baby's arrival, and Kate was in hospital, with this.

What had Et readers buzzing this week?

1. Pics: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebration!

For only the second time in its history, the UK is celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. The UK has been celebrating the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne. From star-studded concerts, to boat parades and street celebrations in London, revelers have been keeping the festivities going for their dear queen!

Check out some of the pics of the momentous occasion here!

2. Paris Jackson 'Confused' Wearing Masks as a Child

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris opens up to Oprah Winfrey about having her face covered while growing up in the shadow of her famous father.

"I was really confused, I didn't get why I was wearing a mask," Paris tells Oprah in an interview for Oprah's Next Chapter, airing Sunday June 10 on Own.

"But I understand it now... why my dad...

From Bob Hope to Chris Rock, MTV News looks back on the most memorable Academy Awards emcees.

By Kevin P. Sullivan

Anne Hathaway and James Franco at the 2011 Academy Awards

Photo: Getty Images

Every year, almost as important as the Best Picture winner is the host of the Academy Awards. Both grab headlines the next day, and both are sure to endure their fair share of criticism.

With almost every host having to face the black-and-white judgments of "good host or bad host," who ranks among the best and the worst? Here's our take on the Oscar hosts worth awarding and the one's that should have been snubbed.

Best

Billy Crystal

If someone hosts the show nine times, there's probably a good reason. Crystal carved out a niche for himself as the host of the big show starting in 1990 by keeping it light and throwing in a good song-and-dance routine for good measure.

From Bob Hope to Chris Rock, MTV News looks back on the most memorable Academy Awards emcees.

By Kevin P. Sullivan

Anne Hathaway and James Franco at the 2011 Academy Awards

Photo: Getty Images

Every year, almost as important as the Best Picture winner is the host of the Academy Awards. Both grab headlines the next day, and both are sure to endure their fair share of criticism.

With almost every host having to face the black-and-white judgments of "good host or bad host," who ranks among the best and the worst? Here's our take on the Oscar hosts worth awarding and the one's that should have been snubbed.

Best

Billy Crystal

If someone hosts the show nine times, there's probably a good reason. Crystal carved out a niche for himself as the host of the big show starting in 1990 by keeping it light and throwing in a good song-and-dance routine for good measure.

They've tried everything. One host. Two hosts. Four hosts. 32 hosts. Comic hosts. Serious-thespian hosts. Hollywood-legend hosts. Young hosts. Old hosts. Hip hosts. Square hosts. Singing-and-dancing hosts. Every year, it seems, the Academy Awards goes back to the drawing board to figure out what sort of emcee will keep the show lively, attract viewers (especially younger viewers) and keep them from flipping channels during the slow parts. It's a thankless gig; no wonder Billy Crystal, who's done it eight times, decided to sit out for eight years before agreeing to return to host this year's Academy Awards on Sunday night. The job requires a difficult and rare set of skills: a host must entertain both the Hollywood big-shots in the auditorium and regular folks at home. They can poke fun at the huge egos in the room, but can't deflate them with too much snark, and they can't be too inside-baseball.

Wendi McLendon-Covey is joining Goldie Hawn in upcoming HBO comedy pilot, Viagra Diaries. The show is created by Sex and the City creator Darren Star.

The show is based on the book by Barbara Rose Brooker and centers on Claire (Goldie Hawn) who, after her husband has a "mid-life crisis" at 65 and leaves her, struggles with being single for the first time in 35 years.

The actress will play Claire's daughter Hope, a female therapist.

The project is still in development.

The CW is casting up for Arrow, a drama series based on the DC comic Green Arrow. Last week Stephen Amell (The Vampire Diaries) signed on to star as the playboy who moonlights as a hooded superhero, fighting crime with his enhanced arrows. Variety reports David Ramsey (Blue Bloods) will join the pilot as John Diggle, "a former military man now working as a bodyguard for hire who soon finds he is trapped in a battle of wits, loyalty and trust." Diggle is a new character not found in the comic books, though the surname could be a nod to Green Arrow: Year One writer Andy Diggle. Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim (Green Lantern) are producing Arrow along with Andrew Kreisberg (Fringe). Hit the jump for details on Bridesmaid co-star Wendi McLendon-Covey's role in a new HBO series. According to Deadline, McLendon-Covey has signed on to star opposite Goldie Hawn...

Exclusive: Bridesmaids’ Wendi McLendon-Covey is set to co-star opposite Goldie Hawn in HBO’s comedy pilot The Viagra Diaries, created by Sex and the City creator/executive producer Darren Star. The gig reunites her with Bridesmaids director Paul Feig, who is directing the pilot. Based on the book by Barbara Rose Brooker, Viagra Diaries centers on Claire (Hawn) who, after her husband has a “mid-life crisis” at 65 and leaves her, struggles with being single for the first time in 35 years. McLendon will play Claire’s daughter Hope, a female therapist. Executive producing the pilot are Star, Hawn, Feig, Aaron Kaplan, Alan, Wendy & Peter Riche, Brian Medavoy, Alan Nevins and David Knoller. Groundlings alumna McLendon-Covey, repped by UTA and manager Gladys Gonzalez, co-starred on Comedy Central’s Reno 911!. She will next be seen in the features Magic Mike and What To Expect When You’re Expecting and will reunite with her...

Nettwerk Music Group is set to release the Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project. The album will be released on October 4, 2011 and will be available digitally, as well as a On-Demand CD on Amazon (pre-order the CD here). The musical fundraising project was originally designed to help the people of Haiti in their desperate time of need. A year after the terrible earthquake which has destroyed the lives of thousands of Haitians, the need for assistance is even greater than ever. Symphony of Hope is a collaboration by 25 of today’s leading Oscar-, Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning composers to benefit Haiti Earthquake Relief. The “Symphony of Hope” begins with an original Haitian melody, then each composer contributes an additional 8-32 bars of music to the piece and then passes it along to the next composer. Among the participating composers are Nathan Barr, Tyler Bates, Jeff Beal, Christophe Beck, Bruce Broughton,...

Last night, Ben and I took to the red carpet in Leicester Square in London, England for the UK premiere of Zack Snyder’s new movie, Sucker Punch. Snyder has previously directed 300, Watchmen, and Dawn of the Dead (Ben would hurt me if I didn’t mention that one!) and from what we’ve seen in the trailers and clips, looks just as stunning as all his previous work.

We got to speak with Snyder and most of the leading ladies from the movie before they were whisked away into the cinema. You can see all our interviews right here.

While Ben was interviewing, I got a little snap-happy and managed to get photos of pretty much everyone who was out for the premiere including the new Superman himself, Henry Cavill. He didn’t do any interviews but I quite like some of the shots I got of him. To see the more comical ones,...

The new trailer for Zack Snyder's fantasy "Sucker Punch" features not a second of dialogue, but one minute and twenty seconds of pure free flowing action and explosions.I'm still struggling to get overly excited about this latest Snyder film, it reminds me of a greatest hits album and a video game. It has a "seen it all before" look to it from the footage I've seen so far. Hope to be suprised when its hits screens next month.The Warner Brothers film stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Oscar Isaac and Scott Glenn.Watch the new trailer below in HD or standard def;Follow M&C Movies on our new Twitter account here for all...

The Fighter, Black Swan, and the other nominations for the 2011 Prism Awards have been announced. The 15th Annual Prism Awards are presented by the Entertainment Industries Council (Eic) “for outstanding accomplishments in the accurate depiction of substance abuse and mental health disorders: prevention, treatment and recovery, in film, television, interactive, comic book, music, and DVD entertainment…The ceremony for the 15th Annual Prism Awards will be held on April 28, 2011 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.” The full listing of the 2011 Prism Awards is below.

Feature Film – Substance Use

The Fighter

Holy Rollers

Iron Man 2

White Irish Drinkers

Winter’s Bone

Feature Film – Mental Health

All Good Things

Black Swan

Frankie and Alice

Lbs.

Mother and Child

Performance in a Feature Film

Christian Bale, The Fighter

Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice

Ryan Gosling, All Good Things

Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone

Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Comedy Series Episode or Multi-Episode Storyline

The Big C – “Happy Birthday,...

This past summer has been filled with glamorous weddings from some of our favorite celebrities! Who will ever forget the mega-nuptials in July between Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky?! We have the details from All the celeb I do’s — so check it out!

The string quartet, bouquets, satin dresses, and helicopters flying overhead — ah yes HollywoodLifers, we are here to recap the most fabulously extravagant summer 2010 Hollywood nuptials! This past wedding season was filled with smiling A-list brides like Megan Fox, Carrie Underwood, Chelsea Clinton, and Emily Blunt. But let’s not forget about the very handsome grooms: Brian Austin Green, Mike Fisher, Marc Mezvinsky, and John Krasinski. But those are just some of the breathtaking, “she said Yes” moments — keep reading to find out who else walked down the aisle!

Check Out The Top Celebrity Weddings From This Summer! Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green: The Transformers actress...

All the nominees for the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

H. Jon Benjamin, "Archer"

Dave Foley, "Disney Prep & Landing"

Seth Green, "Robot Chicken"

Dan Castellaneta, "The Simpsons"

Hank Azaria, "The Simpsons"

Anne Hathaway, "The Simpsons"

Outstanding Animated Program

"Alien Earths" (Ngc)

"Disney Prep & Landing" (ABC)

"The Ricky Gervais Show" - "Knob at Night" (HBO)

"The Simpsons" - "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (Fox)

"South Park" - "200/201" (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program

"Adventure Time" - "My Two Favorite People" (Cartoon Network)

"Chowder" - "The Toots" (Cartoon Network)

"Disney Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil" - "Racing the Schoolbus" (Disney Channel)

"The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack" - "Tee Hee Tummy Tums" (Cartoon Network)

"Robot Chicken" - "Full-Assed Christmas Special" (Cartoon Network)

"Uncle Grandpa" (cartoonnetwork.com)

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Hell's Kitchen"

"How I Met Your Mother"

"The New Adventures Of Old Christine...

The Grammy Awards go down in Los Angeles this Sunday, January 31, but the biggest musical event of the next few days could actually come the day after. That's when Quincy Jones will be recording a new version of "We Are the World" that will be released as a charity single to benefit earthquake survivors in Haiti.

Jones is teaming up with Lionel Richie to organize the event, with "Crash" director Paul Haggis filming the session. A handful of singers are already attached to it (including Usher and John Legend), but the rest of the musicians who will show up to lend a hand (and a voice) have yet to be named officially. The original version of the song, recorded 25 years ago by an all-star lineup in support of relief in Africa, featured a veritable murderer's row of talent (along with a handful of "Oh yeah, that guy" entries). So let's...

I generally don't get into telethons. I mean, if I'm going to give, I'm just going to give—I don't need a cheesy Regis Philbin or whoever trying to cajole me into donating dollars while Howie Mandel demonstrates how many different ways he can wash his hands and Goldie Hawn revives a forgettable sketch from Laugh-In. But I must say: This Hope for Haiti Now telethon tonight is sounding like something that I can't miss, especially now that divas extraordinaire Beyoncé and Madonna have come on board. Looks like B is gonna hit the stage in London, and M will be in NYC.

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer Wyclef Jean, and (Red) founder/U2 front man Bono, were honored this week at a ceremony thrown by The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, where each were awarded the ‘Ripple of Hope’ Award.

“As champions of justice, Bono and Wyclef have brought the national spotlight to human rights violations, empowered local activists, and transformed the lives of millions of people living in poverty from Port-Au-Prince to Darfur,” said Kerry Kennedy, founder of the Rfk Center for Justice and Human Rights. “Their efforts evoke the spirit of my father and we are honored to recognize them.”

Jean was honored for his work to inspire change in his native country of Haiti through his Yéle Haiti Foundation.

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Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...

Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...

Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...

Photo: AMPAS Here we are... the big night... the night I have been flapping my gums about since September 2008 when I launched The Contenders. You have either followed me along the way adding your thoughts and ideas to the prediction process or are brand new. Either way, welcome to a night of live blogging and instant winner announcements. If you haven't checked the results from our Oscar prediction polls you are going to want to click here for the results as Slumdog Millionaire has been predicted by RopeofSilicon users to take home seven of its nine Oscar nominated categories. As you can obviously see, in the right hand column I will have the winners listed as they are announced and I will also be highlighting them in yellow inside the actual blogging. It's 4:00 and the Red Carpet events are already going on and I may chime in from time...

Happy New Year! Hope everyone is having a great day. To start the year off, Entertainment Weekly has debuted a bunch of new images from some of the biggest flicks the upcoming year has to offer. They include Terminator Salvation, Up, Land of the Lost, Year One, The Taking of Pelham 123 and Where the Wild Things Are. Check out some of the new pics below and head on over here for the full package. Terminator Salvation – the fourth installment in the popular sci-fi series is directed by McG and stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood, Common and Helena Bonham Carter. Release Date: May 22, 2009. Up – Pixar’s latest animated film is about an old man tying thousands of balloons to his home to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Features the voices of Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo and John Ratzenberger.