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March 1, 2013

President Obama’s ‘Star Wars’ Confusion Inspires Twitter Nerdout

During a press conference on Friday, the president conflated terms from the sci-fi franchises, immediately creating a buzz among reporters and geeks.read…

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TV Ratings: ‘Zero Hour’ and ‘Community’ See No Boost With Repeat Competition

Most broadcast nets go into encore mode with the official end to the February sweep, but it doesn’t help the night’s lone…

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National Lampoon Sues Ex-CEO Tim Durham for Allegedly Embezzling ‘Vacation’ Money

Durham, serving 50 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme, is now accused of diverting $1 million in Warner Bros. settlement…

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Actress Bonnie Franklin Dies at 69

The “One Day at a Time” star also was a musical standout who earned a Tony nomination for the 1970 hit “Applause.”read…

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Moviefone 5: The Most Essential Horror Movie Sequels

No movie genre commits to excess quite like horror. And that commitment to over-the-top tension, gore, and body count often translates to…

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‘90210’ is canceled. Again

The countdown is under way for the end of the TV series “90210.”…

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Judge: Lindsay Lohan will go to trial March 18 for lying to police

Lindsay Lohan may want to make nice with her old lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley….

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'Wreck-It Ralph 2' Could Introduce Multiple Ralphs

Considering the success “Wreck-It Ralph” had in theaters, it’s no wonder that director Rich Moore is cooking up a sequel to the…

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DreamWorks Lands Band of ‘Merry Men’ with New Robin Hood Project

There’s plenty of new takes on fairytales hitting the big screen. Snow White and the Huntsman and Mirror Mirror arrived last year,…

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Kickstart This: ‘Batman: Dead End’ Fan Film 10 Year Retrospective Doc

Welcome back to another edition of Kickstart This, FirstShowing’s weekly column dedicated to spreading the word about cool indie projects that need…

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Pac-mania!

In the age of pocket-size supercomputers, you’d think “Pac-Man” fever would have long ago broken. But not for Alicja Peterson, who, at…

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Howard’s pretty kitty

Howard Stern’s got talent – behind the camera. The animal-loving King of All Media snapped these never-before-seen shots of model wife Beth,…

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YouTube Manages to Revive the Harlem Shake for a Moment with This Nifty Easter Egg

You know that “Harlem Shake” thing your friends on Facebook are just now discovering? Well, it was dead for a minute, but…

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How to Talk to a Female Journalist

Working in journalism is, like life, harder for women than it is for men, what with the patriarchy and all. This point…

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Family Creates Bucket List for Dying 9-Month-Old Daughter

A rare genetic disorder will not stop the girl’s family from maximizing her time…

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Michelle Obama’s not shocked by criticism surrounding her Oscar appearance

Michelle Obama isn’t shocked by some of the negative reaction she’s getting as a result of her “Argo” best-picture presentation from Sunday’s…

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Box Office Report: ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Grosses Tepid $400K in Midnight Runs

Bryan Singer’s revisionist take on the classic “Jack and the Beanstalk” fairy tale hopes to pick up the pace once older kids…

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‘American Idol’ 2013: Top 20 guys and girls are…

SPOILERS ahead! To see who made it to the Top 20, read on….

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