Along with Lincoln, the movie 42 could bookend recent entertaining but awkward films for a nation still uncomfortable confronting its racial history. Though they are on very different levels, the two movies share much in …

Dedicated to the “creators of this generation” is Sean “Diddy” Combs‘s new television venture, REVOLT.
Set for official launch in July via a partnership with Comcast, REVOLT (or Revolt TV) is a music, culture and lifestyle …

Lindsay Lohan worked her black magic at the premiere of Scary Movie 5.
While the 26-year-old actress is scheduled to enter into rehab for 90 days next month, LiLo looked healthy, happy and surprisingly hot on …

Patton Oswalt is one of the reigning figures of geekdom today, and he just unveiled a project so unnecessary, obscure, and wonderful, it’s pure nerd overload. Combining the worlds of Star Wars, cult camp movie …

Neill Blomkamp set the bar pretty high with his first feature, 2009′s District 9. The low-budget sci-fi action thriller was heavy on social issues, and snagged an Oscar nomination for Best Picture- almost unheard of …

Last weekend’s Saturday Night Live, staring Melissa McCarthy, featured a public service announcement from common human Decency. Wait for it until the end:

That’s right, the SNL writers are furious that nothing is sacred anymore, and …

So (death), did you see (death) last night’s season premiere (death) of Mad Death?
Yes, creator Matthew Weiner and the gang from Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce are back, and subtly isn’t exactly their thing. From an …

Beyonce embraces her past in the new Pepsi commercial, “Mirrors,” and we must say the whole thing is quite smashing!
The 31-year-old pop superstar and spokesmodel for the brown bubbly beverage debuted the commercial this week …

The cabin in the woods, the attractive young people, the impossibly dense guy who just happens to like reading evil incantations out loud-you know the story. For better or worse, Evil Dead 2013 is definitely …

All her life she had to fight—and she ain’t done yet.
Since leaving her talk show, Oprah Winfrey has been struggling to build her network OWN, which debuted on January 1, 2011. In an attempt to …

And so it goes. After twenty-two (not entirely uninterrupted) years hosting the Tonight Show and leading it to first place ratings, Jay Leno is stepping aside (not entirely voluntarily). The network formally announced that Jimmy Fallon …

Here’s a documentary you are sure to love.
The story of Venus and Serena Williams’ ascension from the streets of Compton to the top of the tennis world is explored in the upcoming project, Venus and …

Yesterday, many eager fans clicked a link for what claimed to be a trailer for Pineapple Express 2- a completely unexpected, unannounced sequel to 2008′s Judd Apatow-produced stoner hit. The clip turned out to be …

Jimmy Fallon may soon be hosting the most prestigious gig in late night, in large part due to his “youth appeal.” And Fallon showed this week that he’s in touch with what the kids like …

She may have nicknamed herself King Bey. But, this summer, Beyonce will gladly be queen. The 31-year-old singer stars as Queen Tara, the ruler of the forest, in the forthcoming 3D animated picture Epic.
“Once I learned …

There are a lot of movies out right now about young people struggling to make ends meet, or to find purpose in life, or both. Few do it with such originality and humor as The …

Olympus Has Fallen is truly “mindless entertainment:” don’t think about it at all, and you could genuinely enjoy it.
Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is our resident lone wolf super cop- in this case, an elite Presidential …

Following the (apparent) success of their first experiments with original programming, Netflix has announced a new series to be produced by Andy and Lana Wachowski, the siblings behind The Matrix trilogy and Cloud Atlas. Called …

UPDATE: A longer teaser trailer is now available online.
Yesterday not only offered audiences their first glimpse of the upcoming The Wolverine, it may also have heralded a new standard for short attention spans. Instead of …

Ryan Lochte is whetting our appetites in the promo pictures for his new reality series What Would Ryan Lochte Do? The 11-time Olympic Gold medalist posed soaking wet to promote his new E! reality series, which …