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Forbes ' Most Powerful Celeb Is ... J.Lo?!

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:05 CDT

Jennifer Lopez went from superstar to has-been … and has now apparently swung back to superstar. The American Idol judge tops the latest Celebrity 100, Forbes ’ annual list of the stars with the most money and fame , with $52 million in earnings over the past year. In addition to...

30 Celebs and Their Not-So-Glamorous Pre-Celeb Jobs

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:48:50 CDT

It hasn’t always been glossy magazine covers and red carpet appearances for Tinseltown’s VIPs. Perez Hilton offers up 30 celebs and the decidedly less glamorous jobs they took before becoming famous: Alexander Skarsgard : The True Blood vamp once served in the Swedish military. James Franco : Among the renaissance man’s many...

Spielberg: Jurassic Park 4 in the Works

Luke Kelly-Clyne — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:00:43 CDT

Look out for ripples in your water glasses, because T-Rex may be coming back. After years of anticipation, Jurassic Park fans could finally have their sequel thirsts quenched. While promoting the Adventures of Tintin at Comic-Con, Steven Spielberg let on that a fourth Jurassic movie was in the planning stages,...

Hitler Slam Got Megan Fox Fired

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:20:00 CDT

A key insider has finally confirmed what many suspected: Megan Fox got bounced from the Transformers series that made her famous because she compared her director to Adolf Hitler. The order to fire her came directly from producer Steven Spielberg, reports the Telegraph . The 25-year-old actress claimed last year that...

Super 8 Almost Super

Matt Cantor — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:05:05 CDT

Super 8 is a fun summer blockbuster about kids, monsters, and filmmaking—but don’t expect a classic. Director JJ Abrams is “clever and sincere,” notes AO Scott in the New York Times , “but still, at least on the big screen, more student than master. Like his previous features, Super 8...

George Lucas Believes World Will End in 2012

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:41:42 CST

Count George Lucas among those who believe the world will end next year. Seth Rogen recounts a recent meeting with the Star Wars creator, during which Lucas spent 25 minutes talking about said apocalypse, the Toronto Sun reports. “I first thought he was joking, and then I totally realized he...

10 Priciest Divorces Ever

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:34:00 CDT

Tiger Woods’ reported $750 million divorce payout is big, but not big enough to top the Daily Beast's list of the 10 costliest divorces (it comes in second—a distant second): Michael and Diandra Douglas : She walked away with half his fortune—$45 million—and could still get more. She’s...

The Pacific Lives Up to Band of Brothers

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:20:29 CST

The Pacific , Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg’s 10-hour World War II miniseries, debuts on HBO Sunday—and critics are, with few exceptions, impressed: The Pacific is “absolutely worth watching in its 10-hour entirety,” writes Robert Lloyd in the Los Angeles Times , although it does have a few familiar Spielbergian issues,...

Animated Actors: Oscar Worthy?

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:17:00 CST

Despite nine Oscar nominations, Avatar actors got snubbed—and some speculate it’s due to their “animated” looks on-screen. Performance capture is much more than animation, argue some, who say actors like Zoe Saldana should be recognized for their performances. “I like to think of it as digital makeup, not augmented...