CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Lady Gaga filed by a Chicago songwriter who accused her of stealing parts of one of her songs. Rebecca Francescatti filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Chicago in 2011, alleging that Lady Gaga had copied music and the title lyric from […]
Whenever Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie team up, a good time is almost always guaranteed. Their recent work on Young Avengers was unparalleled in terms of its portrayal of modern teen superheroes. Their early work on Phonogram is nothing short of haunting. Throughout their careers, there’s a continuous exploration of what music means to an […]
Paper Street Films and Back Lot Pictures announced today award winning actors Connie Nielsen (3 Days to Kill, Gladiator), Peter Fonda (Ulee’s Gold, Easy Rider), Bryan Batt (12 Years A Slave, “Mad Men”), and Wendell Pierce (“Treme,” “The Wire”) have joined the cast of Austin Stark’s directorial debut The Runner. The four join Nicolas Cage […]
At last September’s Americana Music Honors & Awards Shovels & Rope were the night’s Cinderella story winning Emerging Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for their Dylan-esque “Birmingham” Almost a year later the duo will release their second album Swimmin’ Time on August 26th with a tour… Source
White Sox rookie Jose Abreu just keeps slugging, regardless of the pedigree of the pitcher he’s facing. Source
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s divorce has been finalized nearly three years after the singers separated. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge John Sandoz finalized the couple’s breakup Monday, awarding the former couple joint legal custody of their 6-year-old twin children, court records show. The pair agreed that Lopez will have their […]
Magnolia Pictures has brought online the trailer for writer/director Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces of January, starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac. Check it out in the player below, courtesy of iTunes Movie Trailers. Source
Even the Super Bowl champs get a little angry with each other every now and then, including a team scuffle during Wednesday’s minicamp practice for the Seattle Seahawks. Source
Diane Guerrero is the snappy Martiza Ramos in “Orange Is The New Black” — a character the actress recently said she can relate to in an unexpected way. The Colombian-American actress appeared on Fusion’s “Alicia Menendez Tonight” last week to talk about the newest season of Netflix’s hit series. During the interview, Guerrero opened up […]
Summit Entertainment has acquired a pitch from David Javerbaum (“The Daily Show”) titled International Incident, says a story today at The Hollywood Reporter. Javerbaum will provide the screenplay with Ken Jeong (The Hangover, “Community”) set to headline. Steve Carell (“The Office,” Despicable Me) will produce through his Carousel Productions. Source
