In his brief remarks before the first public screening of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford praised the Sundance Institute's ongoing filmmaker development labs as "our core," noting that the festival itself was conceived "to create an audience for the filmmakers in our lab program."
Actress, writer for E!'s Fashion Police and Madonna impersonator Nadya Ginsburg (she does a hilarious, spot-on Cher, too) will be doing her one-woman show, Madonnalogues, at the Cavern Club tonight and Oct. 23. Ginsberg, in perfect character as Madonna, sat down to talk with us about the pop diva's ... More >>
Superheroes bump superegos in Joss Whedon's all-star movie
BuzzFeedScarlett.Updated at the bottom with the suspect's name, more details. First posted at 11:35 a.m. The FBI has been on the case of the phone hacker(s) who mined nude photos form the handsets of the likes of Scarlett Johansson and possibly also violated the mobile devices of Miley Cyrus ... More >>
buzzfeed.comA self portrait of Scarlett Johansson.If you ask us, it looks like the celebrity-focused offshoot of hacker group Anonymous, Hollywood Leaks, has been hard at work uncovering the finer details of celebrity skin. Today's leak of nude photos of Scarlett Johansson (NSFW, and much cl ... More >>
If you've been trying in vain to find out what Los Angeles restaurant is closing tomorrow, maybe, or which chef is revving up his new Roadstoves food truck or where Scarlett Johansson is eating dinner tonight, your efforts stymied by the fact that Eater has been down all afternoon, blame the ... More >>
Actress and occasional singer Scarlett Johansson is known for being one of the hottest young stars in Hollywood. But she just posted what might be the hottest video in her career. This is Scarlett Johansson as you've never seen (or heard) her before. C'mon, if we say this is a MUST-SEE, HOT ... More >>
Sony / RCAChristina Aguilera was a hacking victim, reportedly.Updated after the jump with some doubt cast on the latest report. Hackers who allegedly have nude photos and video of Vanessa Hudgens, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Christina Aguilera, and more have apparently also set their s ... More >>
From party girl to Oscar winner, a journey to the stripped-down Somewhere
Terrence Malick, Tintin and a killer psychokinetic tire
Gwyneth Paltrow sings! (see #10). In celebration of this amazing revelation, we've compiled this handy list of Ten Notable Screen Stars Gone Songbird, starting, of course with: 1. William Shatner. Who can forget Shatner's much-parodied musical career, especially after Rhino Records' inclu ... More >>
ScarJo meets SteeTrayWe suppose the shock value's faded, since ScarJo has already proved she's a rocker. Or at least, that she aims to be one. Within a year of her unexpected debut album, a collection of Tom Waits covers called Anywhere I Lay My Head, she teamed up with singer-songwriter Pet ... More >>
Also, Holly Miranda, Les Blanks, Mumiy Troll and others
Hot Monday night in LA: Eminem and Jay-Z are doing a surprise show at the Wiltern tonight to promote their new relationship with DJ Hero, the hugely anticipated (and contentious) new game from Activision's Hero franchise. Below is an exclusive look at DJ Hero: The two rap superstars recently si ... More >>
We're just not that into Drew Barrymore's latest
With the movie version of the book version of the advice every mother, father, sister, and concerned gay best friend ever gave a lovesick girl about to drop this Friday, I present to you this book: Your Cat's Just Not That Into You--What Part of Meow Don't You Understand? This is not a review nor an ... More >>
Dream come true for Malia, and indirect reference to Sarah Palin from Michelle, who says her husband is "not afraid of smart people."
Big crowds, too little sleep and even less food at San Diego's fanboy mecca
As the voters of Texas, Rhode Island, Vermont and Ohio filed to the polls yesterday to help decide the Democratic Party's nomination for President, will.i.am., the capitalization averse mastermind of the Black Eyed Peas continued his steadfast efforts to help elect Senator Barack Obama of Illinois ... More >>
Sibling rivalry can be a heady affair
If nothing else Obama's candidacy is at least inspiring people to make music. Alas, for the most part the songs haven't been very good. Will.i.am's mess of a song can't be saved by snippets of Scarlett Johansson, and the Daedalus track posted yesterday... Well, that's not going to sway any delegat ... More >>
Take That Chuck Norris. As you can see from his "Real American" video above, Hogan has the endorsement of the real JFK, not his younger, drunker brother and rest of the flotsam and jetsam that currently constitute the rest of the Kennedy clan. This displays Hogan's ability to transcend the real ... More >>
Obamanation Photos and text by Shelley Leopold A mural appeared in Mid-Wilshire on a recent morning — not on a rooftop or an overpass, but at the ninth-floor entrance to a nondescript office building. Like most pieces of graffiti art, it rose to greet its environment seemingly uninvited as it sta ... More >>
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