Can 'Moneyball' Hit a Box-Office Home Run If the A's Stink?

The Brad Pitt film is a love letter to General Manager Billy Beane and sabermetrics but the Oakland ball club won't come close to making the playoffs this year By Brent Lang

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Kurt Sutter: Matthew Weiner's Greed Pushed Frank Darabont Out of 'Walking Dead'

August 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 38 min ago

Re-upping "Mad Men" ate up all of AMC's money, the "Sons of Anarchy" creator tweets, and "Breaking Bad" had to pay

  

Can 'Moneyball' Hit a Box-Office Home Run If the A's Stink?

August 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 hour ago

The Brad Pitt film is a love letter to General Manager Billy Beane and sabermetrics but the Oakland ball club won't come close to making the playoffs this year

  

USA Gets Ready to 'Psych' Viewers for 6th Season

August 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 hour ago

New batch of episodes will be loaded with guests stars, including William Shatner, Danny Glover and Wade Boggs

  

Emma Stone Takes a Shine to 'White Corvette'

August 11, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 hours ago

The star of "The Help" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love" likes the script about a brother and sister who sell $1 million of cocaine they find in their late father's car

  

Ben Stiller Promises a Naked Jennifer Aniston to Boost His Charity (Video)

August 11, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 2 hours ago

Stiller has a new foundation to build schools in Haiti ... and a new SEO-friendly name to get it out there, SeeJenniferAnistonNakedFoundation.com

  

3 Teens Arrested for Sony Warehouse Fire in London Riots

August 11, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 3 hours ago

The North London blaze tore through Sony's Digital Audio Disc warehouse, destroying a stock of over 1.5 million CDs

  

G. Gordon Liddy and Robert Conrad: Risking your Life for a TV Movie

August 11, 2011 By Arthur Axelman 4 hours ago

Unlike Liddy, I refuse to eat a rat, I keep kosher

  

Fox Strikes Movie Deal With 'Barefoot Bandit'

August 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 4 hours ago

Studio acquires rights to story of Colton Harris-Moore, and reportedly coughs up more than $1 million -- which will go to his victims

  

Exclusive: Chinese Media Conglomerate DMG Shopping $300M Film Fund

August 11, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 4 hours ago

The company has the backing of a major Wall Street bank and several hedge funds, and wants to finance tentpoles -- and bring them to China

  

Box Office: 'The Help,' 'Final Destination 5' Take Aim at Fox's Rampaging 'Apes'

August 11, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 5 hours ago

Civil Rights era drama and latest teens-destined-to-die film look to gross $25M-$30M, but they might not beat the angry "Apes"; "30 Minutes or Less" and "Glee" movie also debut

  

Bert and Ernie Not Gay, 'Sesame Street' Insists

August 11, 2011 By Tim Molloy 5 hours ago

Longtime companions "have no sexual orientation," according to carefully worded statement

  

Man Charged With Using Girlfriend's Disney Job to Cash in on Marvel Sale

August 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 6 hours ago

SEC slaps Toby Scammell with insider-trading charges after he makes a more than $192,000 profit on the deal

  

Bret Michaels Sues Cruise Ship Company for Failing to Float His Bank Account

August 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 6 hours ago

"Rock of Love" and "Celebrity Apprentice" star claims he was subjected to a bait-and-switch designed to get him to cut his $750,000 performance fee

  

Stephen Colbert: Rick Perry Supporters Are Using Cheap Cornography to Win Votes (Video)

August 11, 2011 By John Sellers 6 hours ago

"We're getting all up in those niblets"

  

Keith Olbermann's Current TV Ratings Drop to New Low

August 11, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 6 hours ago

Both overall viewers and ratings in the 25-54 demo have stagnated, though ratings are still up compared to the pre-"Countdown" era

  

Review: 'Senna' Goes in Circles, But Never Puts the Pedal to the Metal

August 11, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 6 hours ago

Documentary about acclaimed Formula One driver barely scratches the surface

  

NBC Giving Edgy 'Munsters' Revamp Another Shot

August 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 7 hours ago

Herman and his monstrous family may be returning in a darker, edgier form

  

'Final Destination 5': You Can Cheat Death, But You Can't Escape the Writing or Acting

August 11, 2011 By Jordan Riefe 7 hours ago

The good news: The 3D, by James Cameron cohort Steve Quale, is way better than average

  

'Nurse Jackie' Hires Bobby Cannavale for 10 Episodes

August 11, 2011 By John Sellers 7 hours ago

The Emmy winner will play a hospital administrator

  

My First Producer Was a Mafia Hitman

August 11, 2011 By Guy Magar 8 hours ago

A fresh college graduate, I believed the sweet but surprisingly political "demented street hustler" would produce my first film

  

'Malcolm in the Middle' Vet Jane Kaczmarek Joins NBC's 'Whitney'

August 11, 2011 By John Sellers 8 hours ago

She'll replace Beverly D'Angelo as the title character's mother

  

Jason Sudeikis Challenged to Man-on-Man 'Kiss Chicken' (Video)

August 11, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 8 hours ago

In the "SNL" comedian's new "Good Old-Fashioned Orgy," a thirtysomething party animal attempts to go out with a bang -- literally -- before his buddies settle down

  

Twitter Makes It Easier for Users to Track Their Role in the Social Universe

August 11, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 8 hours ago

The changes are likely a response to Google+

  

Miranda Cosgrove Breaks Ankle in Bus Accident, Postpones Tour

August 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 8 hours ago

"iCarly" star "will be fine," spokesperson says, but remaining tour dates are off "until further notice"

  

Cinemax to Go Amish With New Alan Ball Series

August 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 9 hours ago

Series will center around an ex-con posing as a small-town sheriff

  

British PM David Cameron's Response to London Riots -- Hypocrisy or Safety First?

August 11, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 9 hours ago

The British prime minister sings a different tune about social media now that the uprising is on home soil

  

HBO Renews 'True Blood' for Fifth Season, Due Next Summer

August 11, 2011 By Tim Molloy 10 hours ago

More sex and bloodshed await

  

Seth MacFarlane to Host Charlie Sheen Comedy Central Roast

August 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 10 hours ago

"Family Guy" mastermind praises Sheen's talent, which is "concentrated into small crystals which can be smoked or eaten.”

  

Review: Who Needs a Comedy With '30 Minutes or Less' Worth of Laughs?

August 11, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 10 hours ago

The Jesse Eisenberg/Ruben Fleisher heist farce is as familiar and phoned-in as their "Zombieland" was fresh and innovative

  

USA Network Orders More 'Suits'

August 11, 2011 By John Sellers 10 hours ago

The cable network will try a 16-episode second season of the lawyer drama on for size

  

'Glee: 3D Concert Movie': Songs for Gleeks, Cleavage for Straight Guys

August 11, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 10 hours ago

Review: The film reminds us that, News Corp. product-pushing aside, the hit show’s up-with-the-underdog message resonates with its fan base

  

George Soros Sued for $50 Million by Ex-Girlfriend

August 11, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 10 hours ago

A Brazilian soap opera star claims the billionaire philanthropist cheated her out of an apartment.

  
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