TheWrap Staff

  • Michael J. Fox: From Tiger Beat to AARP

    Michael J. Fox jokes in a recent interview that his long career has taken him to demographic extremes. "I went from Teen Beat and Tiger Beat… to AARP,"  he said to Access Hollywood. "There's some great tips about colon health!" The "Family Ties" and film star is preparing to return to NBC with a new…

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  • Ratings: ‘Mad Men’ Premiere Mostly Steady With Last Year

    "Mad Men" returned with its Season 6 premiere Sunday night with numbers down slightly from its previous season premiere. Sunday night's "Mad Men" drew 3.4 million total viewers, compared to 3.5 million for last season's premiere in March 2012 — at the time, a record for the series. More to come…

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  • Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dies at 70

    Annette Funicello, the  1950s and ’60s-era Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer who went on to star in beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died from complications related to multiple sclerosis. She was 70. Disney confirmed Funicello's death on Twitter on Monday. More to come.

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  • ‘Game of Thrones’: So Joffrey Hates Gays, On Top of Everything Else

    We knew Joffrey Baratheon was a pint-sized bully, prone to beheading good men and removing the tongues of singers. But as we learned on Sunday's "Game of Thrones," he's also a raging homophobe, who has toyed with the idea of making gay sex punishable by death. "Game of Thrones" executive producers David Benioff and D.B.…

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  • ‘Game of Thrones’: So Joffrey Hates Gays, On Top of Everything Else

    We knew Joffrey Baratheon was a pint-sized bully, prone to beheading good men and removing the tongues of singers. But as we learned on Sunday's "Game of Thrones," he's also a raging homophobe, who has toyed with the idea of making gay sex punishable by death. "Game of Thrones" executive producers David Benioff and D.B.…

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  • ‘Game of Thrones’: So Joffrey Hates Gays, On Top of Everything Else

    We knew Joffrey Baratheon was a pint-sized bully, prone to beheading good men and removing the tongues of singers. But as we learned on Sunday's "Game of Thrones," he's also a raging homophobe, who has toyed with the idea of making gay sex punishable by death. "Game of Thrones" executive producers David Benioff and D.B.…

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  • Margaret Thatcher and Hollywood: How Entertainment Portrayed Prime Minister

    As England's first female prime minister and the former leader of its conservative movement, Margaret Thatcher drew both the fascination and contempt of the entertainment industry: Meryl Streep offered a sympathetic portrayal in "The Iron Lady," while Elvis Costello imagined stomping on her grave. Thatcher, who died Monday at 87, was also a frequent target…

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  • Margaret Thatcher and Hollywood: How Entertainment Portrayed Prime Minister

    As England's first female prime minister and the former leader of its conservative movement, Margaret Thatcher drew both the fascination and contempt of the entertainment industry: Meryl Streep offered a sympathetic portrayal in "The Iron Lady," while Elvis Costello imagined stomping on her grave. Thatcher, who died Monday at 87, was also a frequent target…

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  • Edie the Egg Lady: Underground Movie Star’s Life in Orphanage

    Through occasional magazine articles, John Waters‘ writings and stories, a few paragraphs in movie databases and my short film, “Love Letter to Edie,” brief snippets of Edith Massey’s life story have drifted along the edges of hipster culture in the 33 years since her underground movie debut in Waters’ 1970 film “Multiple Maniacs.” Since she…

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  • Edie the Egg Lady: Underground Movie Star’s Life in Orphanage

    Through occasional magazine articles, John Waters‘ writings and stories, a few paragraphs in movie databases and my short film, “Love Letter to Edie,” brief snippets of Edith Massey’s life story have drifted along the edges of hipster culture in the 33 years since her underground movie debut in Waters’ 1970 film “Multiple Maniacs.” Since she…

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  • Oscar-Winning Author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Dead at 85

    Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, whose scripts for "Howards End" and "A Room With A View" earned her two Oscars, has died at her home In New York. She was 85. She made more than 20 films with producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory over 40 years. She also won the Booker Prize for her…

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  • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Oscar-Winning Author, Dead at 85

    Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who won Oscars for her screenplays for "A Room With A View" and "Howards End," has died. She was 85. The German-born novelist had a pulmonary disorder and died at her home in New York. Jhabvala, who spent much of her life in India, formed a successful 40-year partnership with producer…

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  • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter, Dead at 85

    Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who won Oscars for her screenplays for "A Room With A View and "Howards End," has died aged 85. The German-born novelist, who had a pulmonary disorder, died at her home in New York. Jhabvala, who spent much of her life in India, formed a successful 40-year partnership with producer Ismail…

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  • Huey Lewis and Weird Al Re-Enact ‘American Psycho’ (Video)

    Remember the scene in "American Psycho" in which Patrick Bateman prepares to kill a Wall Street rival while pontificating on Huey Lewis and the News? Huey Lewis does. In a new "Funny or Die" video, he ruminates at length about the 2000 film and Christian Bale's performance as Bateman — while preparing to ax-murder "Weird"…

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  • Huey Lewis and Weird Al Reimagine ‘American Psycho’ (Video)

    Remember the scene in "American Psycho" in which Patrick Bateman prepares to kill a Wall Street rival while pontificating on Huey Lewis and the News? Huey Lewis does. In a new "Funny or Die" video, he ruminates at length about the 2000 film and Christian Bale's performance as Bateman — while preparing to ax-murder "Weird"…

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