Just finishing up his role as Kirk in Star Trek Into Darkness, Chris Pine is getting ready to play an obnoxious prince – one that sings actually. Chris and Jake Gyllenhaal are in the early stages of negotiations to be cast in Rob Marshall’s adaptation of the musical ‘Into the Woods.’ The fairy tale story is about [...]

James Franco appeared as a guest last night on David Letterman's Late Show to promote his new movie, Spring Breakers, and asked why the director of the film, Harmony Korine, was banned 15 years earlier from being on the show. Franco said Korine told him it was because he'd pushed Meryl Streep backstage, adding, "But [...]

Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep has donated $1 million to New York's Public Theater. Streep has had a long term association with the theater, starting in the 1970s. She has appeared in several productions at the theater, including playing the role of Arkadina in Anton Chekov's The Seagull in 2001. The donation was announced on [...]

Three time Oscar-nominee and the creative force behind romantic comedy classics such as You've Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle, screenwriter Nora Ephron passed away Tuesday evening at the age of 71. Her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, released a statement saying: "It is with great sadness that we report that Nora Ephron has died, she brought an [...]

Narrator Meryl Streep talks about To the Arctic, an extraordinary journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. To the Artic opens exclusively in select IMAX 3D and 2D theatres on April 20.

Meryl Streep has more than a new golden Oscar trophy -- she's also got a heart of gold. The morning after winning her Best Actress award, Streep made a generous donation on behalf of her own charity, Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts, to two worthy causes in the name of fellow nominee and friend [...]

The silent movie The Artist won a total of five awards at last night's Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The cast and crew, including Uggie, the adorable Jack Russell who stole everyone's hearts in the movie, went on stage to accept the award. The movie's lead actor, Jean Dujardin, took Best Actor and Michel Hazavanicius won for [...]

Will Hugo take best picture? Will Brad Pitt claim best actor? If search is any indication of who the highly coveted golden statues will go to, then Google insights reveals your winners! The results they've gathered shines the spotlight on the people and pictures that Canadians are searching for the most on Google, leading up [...]

The Artist picked up seven British Film Academy (BAFTA) Awards on its way to the Academy Awards, including Best Picture, director and actor (Jean Dujardin). It also picked up awards for original screenplay, costume design, music and cinematography. Director Michel Hazanavicius said he was very surprised his film won so many awards because when he first wanted to make the [...]

On the heels of Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, the stars are gearing up for another round of prizes. The nominations for this year's Orange British Academy Film Awards, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), were announced early this morning by British actors Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger. Leading the [...]

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