Tom Hanks

Director John Woo sees action with Brentwood home sale

2013-06-17 12:33:00

Action film director John Woo has sold a house in Brentwood for $2.7 million. The traditional-style home, built in 2006, has video security, three fireplaces, five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and 5,345 square feet of living space. A deck sits off the...

Tonys 2013: 'Virginia Woolf' gains plaudits, though posthumously

2013-06-10 07:30:00

NEW YORK — Tony Award winners usually see a boost in ticket sales after they clean up at the ceremony. But one of the biggest winners Sunday night, the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,"...

Tony Awards 2013: Courtney B. Vance glad he took a chance on 'Lucky Guy'

2013-06-09 18:30:00

Courtney B. Vance might not be the most famous actor in Lucky Guy – that would be Tom Hanks, who plays Mike McAlary. But the chance to play Hap Hairston, McAlary’s editor, was enough to draw Vance back to Broadway after a long absence. That&...

Tonys 2013: Courtney B. Vance says 'Broadway ain't for sissies'

2013-06-09 18:27:00

Courtney B. Vance might not be the most famous actor in Lucky Guy – that would be Tom Hanks, who plays Mike McAlary. But the chance to play Hap Harrison, McAlary’s editor, was enough to draw Vance back to Broadway after a long rest. That&...

Tonys 2013: Back in Radio City Music Hall and ready to begin

2013-06-09 10:00:00

Sunday is Broadway’s big night -- the 67th Tony Awards -- and from the looks of things, the show is going to be especially, well, big. After two years at the intimate Beacon Theatre, the show -- which will be hosted for the third consecutive...

Tom Hanks lists Pacific Palisades villa at $5.2 million

2013-06-14 11:56:00

Actor-producer-director Tom Hanks has listed a house for sale in Pacific Palisades for $5.225 million. The Spanish-style villa, built in 1929, features archways, frescoed ceilings, a library, a loggia, a sky-lit kitchen, a sun room, a beauty salon, four...

Tony Awards 2013, 'Kinky Boots' takes best musical title

2013-06-09 20:22:00

The Tonys live... 8:22 p.m.: "Kinky Boots" was named best new musical, bringing its awards haul to six, the most of any production at the 67th annual Tony Awards. The musical, based on the 2005 British movie about a drag queen who saves a shoe factory,...

Harvey Fierstein is marathon man of awards season

2013-06-12 05:00:00

An entertainment kingpin named Harvey with a voracious appetite for awards campaigning? And an involvement in multiple hit productions? Hollywood veterans would immediately think of Harvey Weinstein. But the description fits another Harvey: Fierstein,...

Tony Award winners often reap the benefits of victory

2013-06-11 05:00:00

NEW YORK — For Broadway shows, a Tony Award can spell the difference between a long life and an untimely demise. Just ask the producers of "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." A day after winning the Tony for best play over the Tom Hanks-...

Disney sets movie release dates

2013-06-13 17:07:00

The Walt Disney Studios unveiled the release dates of several highly anticipated movies to hit theaters this year and 2014. “Saving Mr. Banks,” starring Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson and Colin Farrell, will be widely released on Dec. 20. The...

Tracy Letts shines at Tony Awards, generates heat in Hollywood

2013-06-10 09:56:00

NEW YORK -- The Tony Awards shone a spotlight Sunday night on an accomplished actor with a film pedigree who this season anchored a stage drama about love and death. No, not Tom Hanks -- yeah, he was nominated too -- but Tracy Letts, who became the...

2013 Tony Awards: How TV, movie stars fared on Broadway

2013-06-07 13:49:00

Another Broadway season, another cavalcade of television and movie stars testing their stage mettle. Some come to build their acting muscles, others come for the publicity splash, and a select few come because they simply can't stay away. The chance...

Neil Patrick Harris shared an intimate moment with a cute pup during the 67th Tony Awards last Sunday. The saliva-filled kiss with the dog that starred as Sandy in "Annie" on Broadway, along with a seamless hosting performance, earned the Tonys its biggest audience since 2009.

2013-06-13 13:26:08

Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson.

2013-06-09 16:26:07

The acclaimed revival of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" wasn't expected to be a major factor in Sunday night's Tony awards.

2013-06-09 00:00:00