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Very sad news to bring you this morning, as reports have confirmed that James Gandolfini has died while on holiday in Rome. The actor was just 51 years of age. Best known as the star of HBO's multi-award-winning drama The Sopranos, Gandolfini won three Emmys for his work on the show, oft-regarded as one of the finest serialised dramas of all time. He also enjoyed a stellar career on the big screen, with eye-catching roles in the likes of True Romance,...

With Dumb and Dumber To having found itself new financing and distribution this week, director Peter Farrelly has given an update on the project, explaining what we can expect from the new film. "I`m telling you, it's a little masterpiece," said Farrelly in an interview with the Nerdist podcast. "It`s so good, I think it makes the first one better. We took two years to work on this script." "We didn`t want to do it unless it was as good as the first one. W...

The nominees for the 65th annual Los Angeles Area Emmys are out. Bruce Rosenblum, chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, announced 136 nominations in 43 categories, as well as this year`s Governors Award recipient. NBC4 leads with 18 nominations, followed by KMEX with 15, KTLA5 with 13, ABC7 and KCET with 12 each and CBS2 with nine. The prestigious Governors Award will be presented to Univision for its education initiative, "Educate, Es El Momento" (Educate Yourself, The Moment is Now), a yearlong campaign to improve academics among K-12 Hispanic students. The ne...

Shine America has named Rob Hughes vp marketing and Kevin Ivey executive director of research. Hughes, who was formerly executive director marketing and communications at Saban Brands, will oversee all day-to-day marketing responsibilities for Shine America, including working with all network and digital partners on Shine America series initiatives, developing international marketing materials for Shine America produced series, as well as marketing Shine America itself. Ivey...

If there's anyone left in America who doesn't know the highs and lows of the Jodi Arias murder trial, Lifetime's original movie Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret is a fine roadmap of key events. For everyone else, it's a rote rehash that focuses mostly on the relationship between Arias and her ex-boyfriend (and eventual victim), Travis Alexander, from their first meeting through the murder, trial and first round of sentencing (she is currently facing the death penalty after being found guilty). As the infamous lead,...

Some shocking and heartbreaking news at the end of the day today, as HBO have confirmed that three-time Emmy winner, and three-time SAG winner James Gandolfini, best known for playing mobster Tony Soprano in the acclaimed series "The Sopranos," has passed away from a stroke at the age of 51. He's survived by his wife Deborah Lin, and a teenage son from a previous marriage. Born in 1961 in Westwood, New Jersey to Italian parents, Gandolfini was a...

There is a certain strain of mid-budgeted British comedy -- films like "Calendar Girls," "Made in Dagenham," "Greenfingers,"...

TOKYO -- Sony CEO Kaz Hirai told shareholders at their annual meeting that entertainment is a vital part of the company, but that the board will consider the proposal from hedge fund Third Point to sell a 15 to 20 percent stake in the profit-making division. Despite reiterating Sony's position in his presentation to shareholders at a central Tokyo hotel near the company's headquarters, the first question Hirai faced from the floor pressed for more details. "The explanation regarding the hedge fund proposal that Hirai provided in his speech is essentially the same as has been reported in ne...

HBO plans to pay tribute to James Gandolfini in upcoming airings of The Sopranos. The pay TV network will include the following message in telecasts, including the one scheduled for 10 p.m. Wednesday on HBO Signature: "HBO mourns the loss of James Gandolfini, a beloved member of the HBO family." The episode airing Wednesday ni...

The debut directorial feature from Joe Burke, "Four Dogs," could be aptly subtitled, "Down and Out in Hollywood," as it centers Oliver (Oliver Cooper), on a struggling actor, and his acting class buddy, Dan (Dan Bakkedahl). But in actuality, the Hollywood struggle story is really only a surface conceit; the film is really about the love and support one can find in the unlikeliest of people and relationships. Largely improvised, and willfully blurring reality and fiction, "Four Dogs" straddles the line between drama and comedy, unflinchingly honest in its portrayal of th...

With the June 19 death of James Gandolfini, TV has lost the man behind one of its most-iconic characters. For six seasons Gandolfini played Tony Soprano, the New Jersey mobster whose neuroses and frequent moments of levity made it difficult to ever completely dislike him -- despite the all of the affairs and graphic...

50 Shades Of Grey has found itself a director, with the erotic saga set to be curated by Nowhere Boy helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson. Ongoing rumours surrounding the project had either Gus Van Sant or Joe Wright as the frontrunner for the position, but an official press release has announced Taylor-Johnson as the film's director. "Sam`s unique ability to gracefully showcase complex relationships dealing with love, emotion and sexual chemistry make her the ideal director ...

They never stopped believin'. Holsten's, an ice cream shop in Bloomfield, N.J., that served as the diner setting for the final scene of The Sopranos, was overflowing with James Gandolfini fans on Wednesday night after news spread that the actor had died in Italy at age 51. The photo was posted by gossip blogger Naughty But Nice Rob. T...

As exciting as it can be to be part of the audience at the first public screening of an eagerly anticipated film - the new Paul Thomas Anderson or Terrence Malick, the new Rian Johnson or David O. Russell - perhaps the purest pleasure that can be found is that of a new discovery. Picking something to watch with no A-listers, and no internationally-renowned filmmaker at the helm, and walking out a couple of hours later feeling that you've uncovered a gem, and have been the first to find a director who could be a major talent to watch. That's the feeling we had last y...

So Shailene Woodley, who will no longer appear in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and is reportedly being replaced in part 3 all together, got kicked in the teeth today, right? That and the fact that there were those vile comic book nerd posts a while back questioning her attractiveness (like those guys wouldn't dream to sit next to her, let alone date her). Meh, not so much. In fact, it's kind of been her day. She show...

With 9 days left to go, we can't wait for "White House Down" or as we dubbed it after watching the trailer, "the most awesome dumb movie of the summer." Directed by Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow") and starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx as a police officer and the President of the United States facing a paramilitary group, this looks to be one explosive and laugh-filled summer to-be blockbuster. In addition to the trailer, ...

As if mounting (ha ha) a movie about one young woman's goal to knock every sexual act off her bucket list before college isn't ambitious enough, the decision to set it in the '90s is also kinda bold. If you don't do it right, it can come off as a bit cheap or misguided, but the filmmakers behind the "To Do List" have made sure the Soundtrack reflects the times. For better or worse....And so, the 12 strong...

James Gandolfini was trying to make small talk -- or rather, to not talk at all. He was at what was then the Ritz-Carlton in Pasadena, looking uncomfortable, about to walk into the lowest-key awards show in history -- the no-filming allowed, one-hour-and-done Television Critics Association awards. The nation`s television critics were the first to see what everybody else would soon figure out -- that Gandolfini was about to change the face of television as Tony Soprano. The year was 1999 and Gandolfini, less than 24-hours removed from getting his first (of six) Emmy nominations...

James Gandolfini, who will forever be remembered as the mob boss who deftly balanced family and "the family business," burst into the public consciousness in a big way when HBO's The Sopranos premiered Jan. 10, 1999. The actor had enjoyed roles in major films prior, but...

James Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack on Wednesday at age 51, became a Hollywood icon playing Tony Soprano, a mob boss groping with the psychological tolls of living a life of daily brutality. Gandolfini used his celebrity to shine a light on the challenges facing members of the U.S. Armed Forces, many of whom, though separated by a moral chasm, suffered from similar issues. The actor produced several documentaries for HBO on the topic after a visit to the front lines of Operation Iraqi Freedom left him devastated and deeply moved by their sacrifices. The first, made in conjunction ...