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Post-surgery, Dwayne Johnson’s sense of humor is still intact. The Pain and Gain star had to miss that film’s Los Angeles premiere due to emergency surgery to repair three hernial tears which he received while squaring off against John Cena during a WWE fight. And according to The Rock, the surgery went fine and “Superman [...]

Random House Children’s Books has signed a deal with writer/actor Jason Segel (The Muppets) for his middle-grade fiction series Nightmares!. The series is the brainchild of Segel and NYT bestselling author Kirsten Miller, author of the Kiki Strike trilogy and The Eternal Ones.   Barbara Marcus, President and Publisher, Random House Children’s Books announced the [...]

Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) and New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman paid a visit to Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeffrey Bauman as well as other victims of the Boston attack as they recovering from their injuries at Boston Medical Center. Bauman lost both of his lower legs following the horrific attack by terrorist [...]

The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) has selected Stevie Wonder as the recipient of their 2013 Service to America Leadership Award. Wonder was chosen because of his “work as an activist, Messenger of Peace and his dedication to helping people with disabilities and children and families in need.”   NABEF will bestow the award on Wonder [...]

This is a belated April Fool’s Day joke, isn’t it? Please say it is, because if it isn’t Justin Bieber probably needs to head back to school for more history lessons. Bieber, currently on tour throughout Europe, made a stop at the Anne Frank House and seems to have missed the message completely. Rather than [...]

Jamie Foxx is this year’s MTV Generation Award winner and will be picking up the honor at the MTV Movie Awards on April 14, 2013. Past honorees of the award include Johnny Depp, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Tom Cruise and Jim Carrey.   In addition to the Generation Award, [...]

CinemaCon has announced producer Kathleen Kennedy will be the recipient of the Pioneer of the Year award at this year’s annual gathering of motion picture theatre industry personnel. The organization has also announced Sally Field will have the honor of presenting the award to Kennedy at the April 17, 2013 gala in Las Vegas.   [...]

A giant among movie reviewers, the legendary critic Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70. Just this week he let it be known that his cancer had returned and that he would have to cut back on the number of movies he would review going forward, with health issues forcing him to [...]

Elizabeth Banks not only has one of the best, most interactive celebrity websites which she updates on a daily basis, but she’s also a terrific actress. And her acting skills are being saluted at the 2013 CinemaCon with the announcement of Banks as the recepient of the CinemaCon Award for Excellence in Acting.   CinemaCon [...]

Sprint’s teaming up with NBA star Kevin Durant to offer fans a chance to ‘Be Kevin Durant For a Day’ with the #BK4ADAY contest. The Kevin Durant promotion will give fans a chance to get to know the NBA superstar via Twitter. Durant fans can interact with the basketball player via a trivia contest on [...]