• From Wintour & Trump to Tom Cruise

      With Labor Day now lurking on the calendar, the promotional deluge for the new TV season will soon drown the town. New and returning stars started popping up at events this week to fire some publicity warning shots.   Most visibly, the CW’s fall comeback “Melrose Place” planted its flag on the actual Melrose…

  • Stymied by Debt, MGM Ousts Sloan

    Sloan failed to turn around the debt-strapped studio. Stephen Cooper has been brought in to restructure.

  • The True Monster of Florence

    Back in 2000, I moved to Italy with my family to write a murder mystery set in Florence. We rented a 14th century villa on a hill just outside the city, looking out over a lovely olive grove. I soon discovered the grove had been the site of one of the most horrifying double-murders in…

  • Tom Cruise & Jack Black: Together Again

    Tom Cruise re-teamed with his "Tropic Thunder" co-star Jack Black on Thursday night. Sequel time? Not quite — Cruise left the fat suit and expletives behind to honor Fox Filmed Entertainment’s Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman for their dedication to public school education at the L.A. Promise Gala presented by MLA Partner Schools. Cruise presented…