June 2008 - Posts

Stars Sing for 'Mia!' by Variety On the Town

"Mamma Mia!" stars Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and Amanda Seyfried brought their musical to Leicester Square on Monday for the pic's world premiere. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who are producers on the film were also on hand...
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What studio execs (and writers and director) really Wanted by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Borys Kit "Wanted" is a significant departure from its source material; the villains in the original comic-books were running the show a lot more than they did in the film. But "Wanted" the movie is also a departure from,... Read...
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Film Fest's Cheers for Cheadle by Variety On the Town

“Everyone involved with independent films is there for the love of the game,” said Don Cheadle on Sunday as he was honored at the L.A. Film Fest with the Spirit of Independence Award. Halle Berry was on hand at the...
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For Wall-E, a different kind of metal? by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik The Oscar battle for animated film was intense last year. But it may be even more wild this year. So wild, it may not even just be about best animated film anymore. Ever since the best ani... Read More...
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BYOB - Sunday by The Hot Blog

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When 300 Becomes 2 by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik A "low-budget effects movie" sounds like something you attempted with your cousin Tommy in the basement of his house on Long Island circa 1985, using a few matches and an old car battery to create the exact... Read More.....

A Touch of Glamour by Variety On the Town

Kyle MacLachlan and wife Desiree Gruber were brave enough to open up their L.A. home Wednesday night to stars, fashionistas and lookey loos who gathered to toast the new senior West Coast Editor of Glamour magazine, James Patrick Herman, at...
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The Media Foists Its Own View Of Middle America On Disney by The Hot Blog

I find it fascinating that the media is now having a field day - four links on the cover of MCN and more to come, I'm sure - taking the position that Wall-E's portrayal of a future... STORY SPOILER WARNING ... in which earth has been decimated...
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Hex and the city? by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik The path to the development graveyard is littered with television stars who dreamt too big. Sure, George Clooney and Johnny Depp made the trip from primetime to opening weekend. But don't try too hard to find many... Read More....
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Wanted: Fight Club Without A Brain by The Hot Blog

I've dreading digging into Wanted , the over-the-top, uninterested-in-reality or narrative mediocrity on its way from Universal. Don't even get me started on this film getting a pass, as it surely will, while the same supporters bitched about...
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March of the documentaries by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik The word today that MSNBC will use "Dear Zachary" as a springboard to increase involvement in feature-length documentaries was welcome news for a category that's been harassed by some tough times at the box office, and...
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BYOB - Tuesday... And On... by The Hot Blog

I don't know how soon I will be adding the next entry... could be 10 minutes... could be 5 days... Be careful out there.
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One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other by The Hot Blog

“Finally, someone's found a sure-fire way to make money with a modern Middle East war movie: Just send a Marvel superhero into the fray to kick some insurgent butt. The powerhouse comicbook-inspired actioner "Iron Man" isn't principally...
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Sony Marketing Is Fine, Thanks by The Hot Blog

I don't know why Crazy Nikki needs to do her little pissy dance, raining on her BFF, Sony Pictures, now and again... maybe just to prove she is not the sycophant that she really is. In any case, I am not going to go far into this, but there is no...
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