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After years of delays and false starts, Universal Pictures has just announced they’re preparing a biopic on one of the most charismatic figures to touch Hollywood in the last fifty years, Frank Sinatra. And Martin Scorsese is on board to direct. Universal execs, Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman worked for over [...] In news that could make Dumbledore’s beard curl up to his eyebrows, it’s being reported that Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe has formed a rather close friendship with celebrated NYC drag queen, Our Lady J. The handsome young actor is reportedly deeply intrigued by the cross-dressing culture, and he and Lady [...] Many people believe that, eventually, some if not all television will be broadcast online. And in news released today that should delight every true movie fan, AMC has decided it’s time to bring that day a step closer. They have just bowed a web site that will stream classic B-movies from [...] In news sure to wrinkle his Oscar-night Tux, the Hollywood Reporter says a preview copy of the upcoming Hugh Jackman tentpole, ‘X-Men – Wolverine,’ has been leaked via some Bit Torrent sites, and the FBI are now on the case. Not officially due for US release until May 1st, the grainy, [...] A good movie can make you feel happy and sad, all at once. And sometimes even news of a movie can affect you in similar ways; A story in today’s Risky Biz blog relates the wonderful news that Mr. Anthony Hopkins, an actor of sublime and almost peerless gifts, is ‘loosely connected’ to [...] Is it just me or is anyone else fed up to the teeth with all the self-serving hype about Watchmen? The movie is based on a 23-year old comic strip, so it could be argued that with a target audience of such obvious intellectual simplicity you need to promote the film [...] So the party is over, the tears are all dried and the Kodak Theatre can call in the cleaners and restore its composure in time for next year. “Slumdog Millionaire” was the rightful winner of the night’s big cajuna, scoring 8 awards out of ten nominations, including ‘Best Picture’ – which [...] Made in 1972, ‘The Godfather’ is widely, and rightly regarded as one of the most influential and perfectly crafted movies in history. But time takes its toll on us all and after a year of painstaking, frame-by-frame restoration, overseen and approved by Francis Ford Coppola the entire trilogy will be revealed in all [...] Well, the year is almost over [Hands up if you can believe it yet?] and that means time to prepare ourselves for that glorious annual schmooze-fest known as ‘The Academy Awards.’ This year’s marathon is scheduled for February 22nd and voting ballots went out to the 5,800+ members last Friday, with the [...]
In keeping with today’s theme of shopping, the Hollywood Reporter brings us a perfect portrayal of just how irreparably woolly Hollywood’s grasp on reality has truly become. The Stock Market’s in free-fall, Hedge Funds are imploding and Foreclosures are almost a national blight. So what do you suppose is in [...] |
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