Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks Apologizes to Bill O'Reilly Over 2004 Gag - Posted March 22, 2012
The Daily Caller got its hands on some old video from a school fundraiser attended by Tom Hanks. In the 2004 video, you hear Hanks make a joke as one of the school parents -- in blackface, with an Afro wig, holding a stuffed gorilla -- approaches Hank... [TVNewser]

The Future of Original Web Video Programming - Posted March 20, 2012
Perhaps the single biggest takeaway from the 2012 TV Summit is that Yahoo is trying REALLY hard to drum up Hollywood awareness of its new video content production strategy. The website sponsored the event and the Yahoo logo was front and center everywhere. "We've got eight out of 10 people o... [FishbowlLA]

The Future of Original Web Video Programming - Posted March 20, 2012
Perhaps the single biggest takeaway from the 2012 TV Summit is that Yahoo is trying REALLY hard to drum up Hollywood awareness of its new video content production strategy. The website sponsored the event and the Yahoo logo was front and center everywhere. "We've got eight out of 10 people o... [GalleyCat]

Game Change Premiere Hits NYC - Posted March 8, 2012
Julianne Moore and Tom Hanks (Credit: StarPix) ... [FishbowlLA]

Game Change Premiere Hits NYC - Posted March 8, 2012
Julianne Moore and Tom Hanks (Credit: StarPix) ... [FishbowlNY]

Former Cardinals Media Rep Dubs Angels New 'Evil Empire' - Posted December 8, 2011
As Tom Hanks' character Jimmy Dugan famously bellows in A League of Their Own, there's no crying in baseball! Nor, on the real-life flip side many decades later, much superstar player loyalty. R... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Hanks Could Star in Adaptation of 'In the Garden of Beasts' - Posted November 30, 2011
Universal Studios has acquired the movie rights for In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson. According to ... [GalleyCat]

Another Free Weekly Collapses on Film Critic Andy Klein - Posted June 30, 2011
The final print review assignment for Brand X film critic Andy Klein this week is the new Tom Hanks-... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Hanks Promotes His New Film En Espa ol - Posted June 22, 2011
Tom Hanks was up early yesterday to promote his new film Larry Crowne on the Spanish-language morning show Despierta Am rica. While he was there, he shook a tail feather while doing the weathe... [PRNewser]

Tom Hanks & Arianna Huffington Threaten Pulitzer Board In Support Of The Onion [Video] - Posted June 21, 2011
Fans of The Onion, including Tom Hanks, Arianna Huffington and Gayle King, have taken things into their own hands to let the Pulitzer board know that it's about time that The Onion was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. These celebrity videos have just hit YouTube as part of a new campaign... [SocialTimes.com]

Military 'Joining Forces' With Hollywood - Posted June 16, 2011
[caption id="attachment_22768" align="alignleft" width="348" caption="Michelle Obama with military panelists on Monday. Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson"][/caption] Hollywood's relationship with the military has needed counseling for quite some time. But it took ... [PRNewser]

Neil Gaiman's American Gods Could Be Adapted By HBO - Posted April 15, 2011
Neil Gaiman's American Gods could be coming as an HBO series. The cable company is discussing the acquisition of the fantasy novel with Gaiman and his collaborato... [GalleyCat]

The Local Merits of Madame Tussaud's - Posted December 6, 2010
Madame Tussaud's Hollywood is the kind of attraction few LA locals would ever think of visiting, other than when the in-laws or other relatives are in town. But having stopped by over the weekend, FishbowlLA has some important holiday season news: if you're struggling to come up with a kitschy photo... [FishbowlLA]

'Conan' Guest List Revealed, Via Annoying Puppets - Posted October 21, 2010
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You've Got Mail and Bookstore Closings - Posted August 31, 2010
As news broke yesterday that Barnes & Noble ... [GalleyCat]

Hanks to Gift New Coffee Maker to WH Press Corps - Posted April 20, 2010
FishbowlDC hears that Tammy Haddad will be presenting a gift at the White House today. But it's not for President Obama or First Lady. Haddad will be delivering a brand new coffee machine for the White House press corps on behalf of actor Tom Hanks. Hanks, who gifted an espresso... [FishbowlDC]

Celebrating The "Superior Species" - Posted April 27, 2009
Meredith Vieira is a BFOM: a "Big Fan of Matrix." The Today show anchor not only emceed this year's Matrix Awards, honoring extraordinary achievements by women in the communications industry, she is also a past winner. "This is a room full of such accomplished women, it's a little mind-boggling," Vieira told TVNewser... [TVNewser]

Reel Journalism Screens "The Soloist" - Posted April 15, 2009
Last night former WaPo VP Pat Butler joined Nick Clooney and LA Times columnist ... [FishbowlDC]

Tom Hanks Makes Surprise Visit at Sony Presentation - Posted January 8, 2009
Tom Hanks insisted he wasn't at CES solely to promote his upcoming Sony Pictures release "Angels & Demons" but rather, as repentance for choosing to buy VHS instead of a Sony Betamax, so many years ago. Hanks' introduction of Sony chairman Sir ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Actors Petition SAG to Not Make Them Look Like Greedy Dirt Bags - Posted December 16, 2008
Some top actors are pleading with the Screen Actors Guild to not call for a vote on a strike next month. From NYT: In a petition, more than 130 well-known actors - including George Clooney, ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted May 14, 2008
Have A Food Fight With Tom Hanks: To benefit Shakespeare Festival/LA, you can bid on a speaking role - including an onstage food fight - in a staged reading of Taming of the Shrew with Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Annette Bening, William Shatner, Christina Appl... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Hanks And His Typewriter Collection Endorse Barack Obama - Posted May 5, 2008
Tom Hanks has a thing for Barack Obama, and, apparently, for typewriters. ... [FishbowlLA]

FBLA 20 Questions: Amanda Luttrell-Gerrigas - Posted December 3, 2007
As Fashion Correspondent for E! Networks The Daily 10, Amanda Luttrell-Garrigas is not only a disher, she's a dish. You'd think Viacom would give her a series. Until then, she answered our kinda new and semi-improved questions. 1. What's the first thing(s) you read in the morning?... [FishbowlLA]

Joel Stein Compares Self To Tom Hanks, Phillip Roth, Doesn't Want Readers To E-Mail Him - Posted January 2, 2007
We'll just let columnist Joel Stein — he of Time magazine, SecondLife and VH1's I Love The Whatever fame — explain ... [FishbowlNY]