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Christian Petzold’s Holocaust Drama ‘Phoenix’ Flies to Sundance Selects

Sundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights to Christian Petzold’s Nazi drama “Phoenix,” which stars Nina Hoss and Ronald Zehrfeld, the company announced Wednesday from the Toronto International Film...

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Savannah Guthrie to Interview President Obama Before Super Bowl

“Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie will interview President Obama live during the Super Bowl pre-game show Sunday. The interview will likely touch on the president’s recent State of the Union address,...

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Phoenix Meteorologist Gives Hilarious Forecast With Glitching Weather Map...

As with any technology, a meteorologist’s weather map can have glitches and malfunctions. And with local news a live medium, there’s very little time to respond. Luckily for Fox 10 in Phoenix,...

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NFL Network Fires Warren Sapp After Alleged Solicitation of Prostitute (Updated)

NFL Network commentator Warren Sapp has been fired after he allegedly solicited a prostitute in Phoenix, Arizona, TheWrap has learned. “Warren Sapp’s contract has been terminated and he no longer works...

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New Zealand Chess Drama ‘Dark Horse’ Wins Top Award at Seattle Film Festival

James Napier Robertson’s “The Dark Horse,” an inspirational fact-based New Zealand drama starring Cliff Curtis as chess champion Genesis Potini, has been named the best film of the 2015 Seattle...

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‘A Very Murray Christmas’ Review: Bill Murray Spreads Holiday Cheer Too Thin

How fun would it be if Bill Murray and his famous friends hung out and sang yuletide songs? Not as much as you might hope. “A Very Murray Christmas” has an appealing off-the-cuff vibe, but its...

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Black List 2015 Features Michael Jackson Chimp Drama, Movie About Making of...

The Black List 2015 has chosen projects about war hero presidents and Hollywood primates as the best unmade screenplays of the year. Among the top scripts announced Monday were “Bubbles,” about a baby...

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Super Bowl 50 Matchup: NFL, CBS Settle for the Wrong Cities

By all estimations, Super Bowl 50 will be the most-watched telecast of all time — but in theory, it could have potentially been even better for the NFL and host network CBS. TheWrap isn’t blaming...

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Donald Trump Protestor Detained By Immigrations Officials In Arizona

Jacinta Gonzalez, a naturalized American who was born in Mexico, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Saturday after she and two other members of the Puente Human Rights...

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9 Other Actors Who Have Replaced Harrison Ford in Blockbuster Roles (Photos)

River Phoenix (“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”) The late actor played a younger version of Indiana Jones in the opening sequence of 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” Sean Patrick...

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15 Fast Facts About ‘The Fast and the Furious’ as Franchise Turns 15

When “The Fast and the Furious” came out in 2001, it was meant to be a high-octane summer popcorn flick. To the surprise of almost everyone, the Universal movie went on be a huge hit, grossing $207.3...

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15 Fast Facts About ‘The Fast and the Furious’ (Photos)

When “The Fast and the Furious” came out in 2001, it was meant to be a high-octane summer popcorn flick. To the surprise of almost everyone, the Universal movie went on be a huge hit, grossing $207.3...

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Tim Tebow Helps Dying Passenger During Delta Flight

Tim Tebow is as famous for his religious beliefs as for his quick-thinking football skills, and on Sunday he displayed both on a Delta between Atlanta and Phoenix. The former NFL quarterback joined...

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Wil Wheaton on Why ‘Stranger Things’ Could Be This Generation’s ‘Stand By Me’

Netflix’s “Stranger Things” is loaded with 1980s pop culture references, but the series also takes deeper levels of inspiration from the decade. Focused on four young Dungeons & Dragons-loving boys...

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Fireworks, Pranks and Pot: ‘Stand by Me’ Stars Look Back on River Phoenix...

Corey Feldman smoked pot for the first time with River Phoenix while they were making “Stand By Me.” Actually, he had a lot of firsts while making “Stand By Me,” the classic coming-of-age film that...

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‘Stand By Me’ Stars Share 25 Memories of 1986 Classic (Photos)

Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell talk to TheWrap 1. In honor of Rob Reiner‘s 1986 coming of age classic “Stand By Me,” lead actors Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell reminisced...

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Vulgar, Mean and Sexist: 6 Ways ‘Suicide Squad’ Is the Donald Trump of...

Much like Donald Trump’s inexplicable rise to the top of the Republican presidential ticket, “Suicide Squad” is doing bang-up business in spite of plenty of criticism. At this stage, both Trump and...

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Donald Trump Set to Meet With Mexican President Pena Nieto on Wednesday

Now this should be an interesting conversation. Donald Trump is heading to Mexico City on Wednesday to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, the Washington Post reports. The GOP presidential...

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Trump Campaign Wants to ‘Make Mexico Great Again Also’

Just hours after Donald Trump met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City on Wednesday, his campaign touted a new hat proclaiming: “Make Mexico Great Again Also.” The stylish headwear...

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18 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Departed’ for Its 10th Anniversary (Photos)

Now that 10 years have passed since it entered theaters, “The Departed” is easily considered among the canon of all-time great movies. Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt...

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