Written by Anthony Sargon

“300: Rise of an Empire” is an upsetting film. Don’t get me wrong; the visuals can be epic, beautiful, and director Noam Murro clearly respects 2007′s “300.” The problem is that the film feels more like a tribute to the last film than anything else. Its been described as a “companion film” rather than a sequel or prequel, but after seven years, were audiences clamoring for a companion piece to “300″? Not really.

Britain's House of Commons will open its doors to a commercial film crew for the first time next month in a bid to raise cash, welcoming Meryl Streep for a movie about the suffragettes, officials said Tuesday.

The Oscar-winning actress is appearing alongside Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter in the British film "Suffragette", the fictional tale of one woman's fight for the right to vote.

John Travolta said Tuesday he has been feeling terrible over his much-ridiculed Oscars mangling of singer Idina Menzel's name -- but concluded she would want him to "Let it Go."

The actor triggered a storm of online mockery -- including an app to "Travoltify" your own name -- after mispronouncing the star's name as he introduced her performance of the Oscar-winning song "Let it Go" from Disney hit "Frozen."

Conan O'Brien will be serving up buckets of golden popcorn.

O'Brien announced Tuesday on his TBS talk show "Conan" that he's hosting this year's MTV Movie Awards. The annual movie celebration that honors winners with golden popcorn trophies is scheduled for April 13 at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

From the time the two musical icons stepped on the Madison Square Garden stage, it was clear from their very first glance that Paul Simon and Sting shared mutual affection for each other.

After opening with Sting's "Brand New Day" Tuesday night, followed by Simon's "The Boy in the Bubble," the two performers rotated on and off stage for the next two-and-a-half hours.

Turkey's Islamic-rooted government has banned Danish director Lars Von Trier's controversial movie "Nymphomaniac" from theaters for its extensive nudity and no-holds-barred sex scenes, drawing accusations of censorship.

The film, which premiered to cheers at the Berlin film festival last month, was due to premiere in Turkey on March 14 with a warning against children under age 18 watching it.

Scarlett Johansson is pregnant with her first child.

The 29-year-old is expecting with fiancé Romain Dauriac, according to a Monday report from People.

"Non-Stop" couldn't be stopped at the box office.

Universal's airliner thriller starring Liam Neeson as a federal air marshal on a disastrous flight landed in first place in its debut weekend at the box office with $28.9 million.

High fashion equals high drama, the latest installment of Paris Fashion Week proved Monday.

A hooded Rihanna tried her best to pass unnoticed at the Stella McCartney show but caused yet more mayhem. Meanwhile, the world's most influential fashion critic, Suzy Menkes, announced she's ditching newspapers after a quarter of a century, though she denied there's an end in sight for the print industry.

His throne continues to build: Jay Z's Roc Nation will now manage Kanye West.

The management company and West's label announced Monday that Roc Nation will work alongside West's production house, DONDA, on managing the Grammy-winning superstar's music endeavors. Izvor Zivkovic will continue to manage West as well.