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Is 'After Last Season' part of the 'Where The Wild Things Are' campaign, or just the weirdest movie of the year?

When the trailer for a low budget film called After Last Season debuted on websites last March many people assumed it was a prank. More specifically, rumors started doing the Internet rounds that the trailer was the work of director...

'Harper's Island:' No chance for second season, insiders say

It was a killer ending on July 11 for Harper's Island, CBS' limited-run series about a serial murderer who wreaks havoc on a Pacific Northwest wedding. Unfortunately, the killer's final slash of the knife marked the end of the horror...

Natalie Portman to star in Marvel's 'Thor'

Queen Padme to be Jane Foster? Such is the case as Marvel Studios announced today that Natalie Portman will star opposite Chris Hemsworth in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Thor. The Academy-award nominated actress will play the nurse, Jane Foster, who...

Ratings: 'Big Brother' continues its reign

There's no surer sign of summer than Big Brother dominating pretty much every night when people bother to watch TV. This Sunday was as sunny as ever for the 11th-season reality hit, as BB averaged 6.8 million viewers (yes, that's...

Ryan Seacrest signs three-year pact with 19 Entertainment

Ryan Seacrest has signed a deal with 19 Entertainment that will keep him on board as host of American Idol and see him developing other projects with Idol creator Simon Fuller through 2012, his rep confirmed to EW.com today. Some...

Box Office Report: 'Bruno' ist No. 1 with $30.4 mil

It was a "wunderbar" weekend for comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, whose latest mockumentary, Bruno, finished first at the box office by grossing $30.4 million, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office. However, Cohen better celebrate his victory quickly because...

'Bruno' tops the box office with $14.2 mil on Friday

A gay Austrian's dream to become "uber-famous" came true, as Sacha Baron Cohen's new mockumentary, Bruno, topped the box office on Friday, according to early estimates. Bruno, which pushes its R-rating to places never before thought possible, grossed $14.2 million...

Ratings: 'Big Brother,' 'SYTYCD' dominate Thursday

Big Brother and So You Think You Can Dance showed summer reality is as stable a staple as ever, even on a night when the network audience was relatively small. CBS' procedural reruns held strong, while ABC's combination of burn-off...

Hope Davis talks about gearing up to play Hillary Clinton

In a matter of weeks, actress Hope Davis will transform herself from Annette -- the upper-class wife and mother who spars on stage with Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, and James Gandolfini eight shows a week in the Tony Award-winning...

Box Office Preview: Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno' eyes a big weekend win

Sacha Baron Cohen's equal-opportunity offender Bruno is barging into theaters this weekend, promising enough outrageous shtick to lure in the most reluctant of moviegoers, if only to see how far he'll go. While Twentieth Century Fox, Cohen's Borat distributor, was...