BEVERLY HILLS–Academy Award®-winning producer Bruce Cohen and acclaimed television producer/director Don Mischer will produce the 83rd Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced this evening. Mischer will also serve as the telecast’s director. This will be the first involvement with the Oscar® telecast for both men, though the [...]

AP Live interviews Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.  

By Ragna Cook On November 23, 1963 the BBC launched a new science fiction series, aimed at teaching children about science while entertaining the entire family. William Hartnell was the lead in this series, and it also starred Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell. The very first episode drew very little comment due [...]

SAN DIEGO–From celebrities and camera crews, to big brands and job opportunities, a new reality sales contest and TV pilot program is coming to San Diego. Produced and hosted by Next Productions, a San Diego-based marketing and production company, The VP Contest is a seven-week reality sales competition in which 25 contestants vie for a [...]

  BEVERLY HILLS–For the 16th consecutive year, master chef Wolfgang Puck has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create the menu for the Governors Ball, the celebration immediately following the 82nd Academy Awards® presentation on Sunday, March 7. “The Governors Ball is a celebration of artistry and achieving your [...]

BEVERLY HILLS–Movie lovers can now get the only official Oscars® App for iPhone and iPod touch. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced it has premiered its first Academy Awards® application, the Oscars App, giving iPhone and iPod touch users access to movie trailers, real-time Oscar Night® results and shareable content. Designed [...]

BURBANK–In a bold vote of confidence, Starz executives announced plans to order a second season of the ground-breaking new original series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” set to premiere Friday, January 22 at 10 pm ET/PT. The unusual timing of the renewal, more than one month prior to the debut of the highly anticipated program, gives [...]