Book Buzz: James Franco thanks Shakespeare James Franco writes about his love of Shakespeare and Gus Van Sant's indie film My Own Private Idaho, which is loosely based on Henry IV. "Shakespeare created 1,222 characters, and none of them are incidental: all are fully individuated. It is very moving to think about a side character, one out of all of these Shakespearean characters, then being given the spotlight," he writes in the excerpt from the book Living with Shakespeare, published on Salon. More
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reportedly split They broke up about a week ago, a source exclusively tells E! News. "Because of their crazy schedules, it was getting harder and harder to maintain a relationship," the source says. More
Fan Sites for Pop Stars Settle Children’s Privacy Charges The operator of Web sites for Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and others agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty to settle federal charges that it had illegally collected information about thousands of young children. More
Box Office Report: 'Hotel Transylvania' Wins Friday, Headed For Record $40 Mil Opening "Looper" and musical comedy "Pitch Perfect" also score strong starts; education drama "Won't Back Down" flunks... According to early estimates, Hotel Transylvania -- boasting a voice cast led by Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Selena Gomez -- grossed an estimated $11 million on Friday for a $38 million to $40 million weekend. More
Whannell joins the IndieWire Filmmaker Toolkit podcast to discuss how Heath Ledger's Joker gave him an approach toward creating his own attempt at an iconic character.