Three-time Emmy winner James Gandolfini has died in Italy at the age of 51 of a possible heart attack. According to HBO, he was on vacation at the time.  The “Sopranos” actor appeared recently in “Zero Dark Thirty” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” He had been working on Fox Searchlight’s “Animal Rescue,” now in post-production,... Read more »

Netflix is scaring up a second season of “Hemlock Grove.” The streaming service has confirmed the horror series, which premiered in April, will return for another 10 episodes in 2014. Veteran showrunner Charles H. (Chic) Eglee (“Dexter”) will join as executive producer of the second season of “Grove,” which is produced by Gaumont International Television.... Read more »

Phase 4 Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to “Adventures in the Sin Bin,” the comedy that bowed last year at the Seattle Intl. Film Festival. The pic from writer Christopher Storer and tyro helmer Billy Federighi centers on a teen who loans out his retro van — the “Sin Bin” of the title — for... Read more »

The organization tweeted to its 1.9 million followers that the award-winning journalist contacted its lawyer shortly before the dramatic accident that took his life.

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The resurgence of the 1980s Brit megamusical continues, with producer Cameron Mackintosh locking in a West End revival of “Miss Saigon” that will open at the Prince Edward Theater in May. Originally helmed by Nicholas Hytner in its 1989 London bow, the new staging of “Saigon” will be directed by Laurence Connor, the co-director of the... Read more »

"Man of Steel" could also beat Brad Pitt's zombie extravaganza, but even rivals agree that a predicted opening in the $45 million to $50 million range would mark a good start for "World War Z."

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At the festival, the 64-year-old Oscar winner drew rave reviews for his wandering and personal interactions with fans.

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The Weinstein Co.'s film is based on the true story of art couple Margaret and Walter Keane, who both claimed to have painted the famous big-eyed children's paintings.

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FX has given a 10-episode series order to a comedy starring Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence. Series is produced by Debmar-Mercury and Lionsgate TV under Debmar’s “10/90″ deal format that calls for accelerated production of 100 episodes if the initial 10-episode test run fares well. Untitled comedy about two lawyer friends was created and is... Read more »

Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the writers on the "Star Trek" and "Transformers" movies, are producing the feature adaptation.

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Although Alberto Barbera opted to slim down the Venice Film Festival lineup when he was appointed artistic director last year, the world’s oldest international sprocket opera appears to be setting a particularly lavish table for its 70th-anniversary edition.

As the Hulu sales process drags on, the Internet TV venture increasingly is struggling, with its best and brightest employees jumping ship amid uncertainty about who their new bosses will be.

With the film biz ailing on the plains in Spain, any new production is news. But "The Master of Altamira," skedded to start production this year, is noteworthy as a microcosm of trends now driving international film production.

In this modern era of 3D, effects-laden movie spectacles, some of Hollywood’s most prolific indie directors are making a colorful splash into black-and-white.

DreamWorks mogul Steven Spielberg wants to work on his own terms, so he’s decided to write the checks himself.

Like "Anger Management," the Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury series will get a 10-episode test run, which could trigger 90 more episodes.

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"Iron Man 3" also celebrates crossing $400 million at the domestic box office as it nears the end of its run.

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The "Dancing With the Stars" favorite is a regular on ABC Family’s "Switched at Birth."

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The British filmmaker married "Kick-Ass" star Aaron Johnson, who is 24 years her junior, after directing him in 2009's "Nowhere Boy."

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Martha Stewart, Andy Cohen and David Blaine were among those who showed up to celebrate the premiere of Her Madjesty's latest concert film, premiering Saturday on Epix.

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