By Gordon Cox
Seth Gelblum, the entertainment attorney who was widely respected and much admired in the Broadway community, died Aug. 8 at 62 following a long illness. A partner at Loeb & Loeb, where he was chair…
By Dave McNary
Warner Bros.’ second weekend of “Suicide Squad” will hold off a trio of distinctly different newcomers at the U.S. box office — Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon,” Sony’s animated “Sausage Party” and Paramount…
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By James Rainey
UPDATED: The Walt Disney Co. notched a double-digit percentage increase in earnings per share in the third quarter of 2016, close to what analysts had projected on slightly higher revenues than…
By Arya Roshanian
The comic-book film world is apparently ever-revolving, even after a box office flop. Despite the fact that 2015’s “Fantastic Four” wasn’t all that fantastic, Miles Teller said in an interview with…
By Todd Spangler
Disney is paying $1 billion for a 33% stake in Major League Baseball’s BAMTech streaming-media unit, and with the investment ESPN is planning to launch a new “multi-sport” subscription streaming…
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By Dave McNary
Billy Bob Thornton returns to his rotten roots as the titular bad Santa Claus Willie Soke in the very NSFW red band trailer for “Bad Santa 2.” “Why are you even out of the joint anyway?” he asks Tony…
By Maureen Ryan
Ben Folds will guest on the comedy "You're the Worst" when it returns for its third season Aug. 31 on FXX. Gretchen (Aya Cash) "is a music publicist and there are new clients to be had," creator and…
By Gene Maddaus
Continuing his flirtation with political violence, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested at a rally today that “Second Amendment people” could prevent rival Hillary Clinton from…
By Lawrence Yee
Gymnast Simone Biles is poised to become one of the most celebrated athletes from the 2016 Rio Olympics, placing first in the women’s all-around qualification earlier this week. She’s expected to…
By Laura Prudom
Pamela Adlon has been collaborating with Louis C.K. for a decade, first co-starring in the comedian’s shortlived “Lucky Louie,” then going on to serve as a writer, consulting producer and guest star…
By Maria Cavassuto
For the past six years, Taran Killam has been a cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” but his contract for the 42nd season wasn’t renewed and he, along with Jay Pharoah and newcomer Jon Rudnitsky…