scott rudin

Bits: Aimee Mann, Michael Chabon, Gadgets and Time Travel

Yesterday came quite a few music releases: the "Bad25" box from Michael Jackson with a must-have CD of demos and unreleased tracks; a new...

James Franco: Cancelled Broadway Play Not His Fault

I read with some amusement in the last few days that Oscar nominated actor James Franco "backed out" of doing "Sweet Bird of Youth"...

Scott Rudin Sets a Record with 4 Broadway Hits Opening in 6 Weeks

Remember during the Oscars I asked why Scott Rudin wasn't coming out to Hollywood for the show? He had two Best Picture nominations, for...

Pneumonia Keeps Scott Rudin From WGA; “Modern Family” Wins for Comedy

The grind of having two Oscar nominations for Best Picture has taken its toll on producer Scott Rudin. Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal stepped...

Kidman-Franco “Sweet Bird” on Broadway: Scooped Here First

Yes, James Franco and Nicole Kidman are headed to Broadway this fall for Tennessee Williams's "Sweet Bird of Youth." I told you that Franco was...

Exclusive: James Franco Planning to Direct Faulkner, Cormac McCarthy Classics

Actor James Franco--headed to an Oscar nomination for "127 Hours" and getting ready to co-host the Academy Awards in February--is planning two big directing...

Nicole Kidman May Get James Franco as Broadway Co-Star

Okay. A day after it was announced that today's newly minted Indie Spirit nominee and probable Oscar nominee James Franco is co-hosting the Oscars,...

Facebook Movie Premiere: Timberlake Indicates No New NSync Album

The New York Film Festival premiere of "The Social Network" might have gotten a little confusing on Friday night. At Lincoln Center's Alice Tully...

PR Flacks: Leslee Dart and Scott Rudin Get a Divorce, Weinsteins Losing PR Chief

After 17 years, Leslee Dart is no longer representing producer Scott Rudin. She tells me it's an amicable parting of the ways. "I'm a much...