Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Samuel L. Jackson signs nine-picture deal with Marvel Studios
According to Hollywood Reporter,Samuel L. Jackson , has signed an unprecedented nine-picture deal to play Nick Fury, agent of spy outfit S.H.I.E.L.D. in a series of Marvel movies.The movies include "Iron Man 2," "Thor," "Captain America," "The Avengers" and its sequels.There is also the possibility of a "S.H.I.E.L.D." movie, which is in development. Read more!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Trailers:Funny People,Observe and Report,Adventureland
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Observe and Report
Adventureland Red Band Trailer
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
CW Renews Six Series
The series renewed for the 2009-2010 season are “Smallville,”“Gossip Girl,” “90210,” “America’s Next Top Model” (cycles 13 and 14), “One Tree Hill” and “Supernatural.”The network has in development a reimagination of “Melrose Place” and the “Gossip Girl” prequel “Lily”.Also in the works are “Vampire Diaries” and “Light Years.”The future of other CW series (like Reaper and Privileged) is uncertain. Read more!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
U.S Box Office February 20 - 22, 2009
| # | Title | Feb 20 - 22 | % Chg. | Theaters | Weeks | AVG | Cumulative | ||
| 1 | Madea Goes to Jail | $ 41,030,947 | 2,032 | 1 | $ 20,192 | $ 41,030,947 | |||
| 2 | Coraline | 11,432,124 | -22.7 | 2,155 | 3 | 5,305 | 53,766,843 | ||
| 3 | Taken | 11,281,262 | -40.6 | 3,102 | 4 | 3,637 | 95,034,161 | ||
| 4 | He's Just Not That Into You | 8,558,225 | -56.2 | 3,050 | 3 | 2,806 | 70,100,901 | ||
| 5 | Slumdog Millionaire | 8,384,680 | 15.1 | 2,244 | 15 | 3,736 | 98,354,395 | ||
| 6 | Friday the 13th | 7,942,472 | -80.4 | 3,105 | 2 | 2,558 | 55,119,663 | ||
| 7 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | 6,821,377 | -37.9 | 2,835 | 6 | 2,406 | 121,200,930 | ||
| 8 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | 6,742,778 | -55.2 | 2,507 | 2 | 2,690 | 27,378,049 | ||
| 9 | Fired Up | 5,483,778 | 1,810 | 1 | 3,030 | 5,483,778 | |||
| 10 | The International | 4,463,916 | -52.2 | 2,364 | 2 | 1,888 | 17,031,200 | ||
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Monday, February 23, 2009
81st Academy Awards winners-VIDEO
Best Picture Best Director
* Slumdog Millionaire
o The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
o Frost/Nixon
o Milk
o The Reader
* Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
o David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
o Stephen Daldry – The Reader
o Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
o Gus Van Sant – Milk
Best Actor Best Actress
* Sean Penn – Milk
o Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
o Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
o Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
o Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Kate Winslet – The Reader
o Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
o Angelina Jolie – Changeling
o Melissa Leo – Frozen River
o Meryl Streep – Doubt
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
* Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (posthumous award)
o Josh Brolin – Milk
o Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder
o Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
o Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
* Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
o Amy Adams – Doubt
o Viola Davis – Doubt
o Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
o Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
* Milk – Dustin Lance Black
o WALL-E – Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter
o Happy-Go-Lucky – Mike Leigh
o Frozen River – Courtney Hunt
o In Bruges – Martin McDonagh
* Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy
o The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
o Doubt – John Patrick Shanley
o Frost/Nixon – Peter Morgan
o The Reader – David Hare
Best Animated Feature Best Foreign Language Film
* WALL-E – Andrew Stanton
o Bolt – Chris Williams and Byron Howard
o Kung Fu Panda – Mark Osborne and John Stevenson
* Departures (Japan) in Japanese – Yojiro Takita
o Waltz with Bashir (Israel) in Hebrew – Ari Folman
o Revanche (Austria) in German – Götz Spielmann
o The Class (France) in French – Laurent Cantet
o The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany) in German – Uli Edel
Best Art Direction Best Cinematography
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
o Changeling – James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
o The Dark Knight – Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
o The Duchess – Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway
o Revolutionary Road – Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt
* Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle
o Changeling – Tom Stern
o The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Claudio Miranda
o The Dark Knight – Wally Pfister
o The Reader – Chris Menges, Roger Deakins
Best Costume Design Best Documentary Feature
* The Duchess – Michael O'Connor
o Australia – Catherine Martin
o The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Jacqueline West
o Milk – Danny Glicker
o Revolutionary Road – Albert Wolsky
* Man on Wire
o Nerakhoon (The Betrayal)
o Encounters at the End of the World
o The Garden
o Trouble the Water
Best Documentary Short Best Animated Short
* Smile Pinki – Megan Mylan
o The Conscience of Nhem En – Steven Okazaki
o The Final Inch
o The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
* La Maison En Petits Cubes – Kunio Kato
o Lavatory - Lovestory – Konstantin Bronzit
o Oktapodi – Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
o Presto – Doug Sweetland
o This Way Up – Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
Best Live Action Short Best Film Editing
* Toyland (Spielzeugland)
o On the Line (Auf der Strecke)
o Manon On the Asphalt
o New Boy (Ireland)
o The Pig (Grisen)
* Slumdog Millionaire – Chris Dickens
o The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
o The Dark Knight – Lee Smith
o Frost/Nixon – Mike Hill, Daniel P. Hanley
o Milk – Elliot Graham
Best Makeup Best Original Score
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Greg Cannom
o The Dark Knight – John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
o Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Mike Elizalde, Thom Floutz
* Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman
o The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Alexandre Desplat
o Defiance – James Newton Howard
o Milk – Danny Elfman
o WALL-E – Thomas Newman
Best Original Song Best Sound Editing
* "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman (music), Gulzar (lyrics)
o "Down to Earth" from WALL-E – Peter Gabriel and
Thomas Newman (music), Peter Gabriel (lyrics)
o "O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
* The Dark Knight – Richard King
o Iron Man – Frank Eulner, Christopher Boyes
o Slumdog Millionaire – Tom Sayers
o WALL-E – Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
o Wanted – Wylie Stateman
Best Sound Mixing Best Visual Effects
* Slumdog Millionaire – Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Ian Tapp
o The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – David Parker, Michael Semanick,
Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten
o The Dark Knight – Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick
o WALL-E – Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt
o Wanted – Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron
o The Dark Knight – Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul Franklin
o Iron Man – John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, Shane Mahan
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wachovski Bros. to Direct New Superman? UPDATED
According to James McTeigue,V for Vendetta director and frequent Wachovski Bros. collaborator,it's possible.According to AICN,McTeigue,while talking about Ninja Assassin in a tv interview,mentioned that if Warner Bros. doesn't let the Wachowski Bros. go with Plastic Man as their next movie,then they could direct the movie that will reboot (again) the franchise.Nothing is certain about their involvement,but according to McTeigue it is certain that Bryan Singer will not direct the next Superman movie.
UPDATE-According to Slashfilm,the AICN report is not true.The site also reports that it was sent a link to a password protected page on the Legendary Pictures website that lists the title of the sequel/reboot to be Superman Unleashed.However,it's not confirmed that this will be the title of the movie.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Battlestar Galactica Finale Split In Two Parts
By Michael Hinman,SyFy Portal
February 16,2009
The final episode of "Battlestar Galactica" will indeed be three hours long, and SciFi Channel plans to air the end of what some hail as the most powerful science-fiction series of all time as a two-part special.
The first hour-long part will air in its normal timeslot of March 13 at 10 p.m. ET on SciFi Channel, followed by a two-parter March 20 beginning at an earlier 9 p.m. to account for the two hours. For fans who don't want to wait between episodes, SciFi Channel plans to re-air the March 13 episode at 8 p.m. ET on March 20, allowing those who want to watch it straight through to do just that, a SciFi Channel spokeswoman tells SyFy Portal.
The split doesn't actually add a week to the series, but instead uses the ninth episode as a one-hour setup for the two-hour finale, thus creating a three-hour finale over two weeks (and three episode slots, which would actually bring the total number of hours in this half of the season to 11).
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U.S Box Office February 13-16, 2009
| # | Title | Feb 13 - 16 | % Chg. | Theaters | Weeks | AVG | Cumulative | ||
| 1 | Friday the 13th | $ 45,210,000 | 3,105 | 1 | $ 14,560 | $ 45,210,000 | |||
| 2 | He's Just Not That Into You | 23,365,000 | -15.9 | 3,175 | 2 | 7,359 | 58,833,000 | ||
| 3 | Taken | 22,200,000 | 8.0 | 3,109 | 3 | 7,141 | 80,875,000 | ||
| 4 | Coraline | 19,109,000 | 13.4 | 2,320 | 2 | 8,237 | 39,371,000 | ||
| 5 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | 17,303,000 | 2,507 | 1 | 6,902 | 17,303,000 | |||
| 6 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | 13,850,000 | 27.2 | 2,965 | 5 | 4,671 | 112,665,000 | ||
| 7 | The Pink Panther 2 | 10,800,000 | -6.8 | 3,245 | 2 | 3,328 | 24,121,000 | ||
| 8 | The International | 10,700,000 | 2,364 | 1 | 4,526 | 10,700,000 | |||
| 9 | Slumdog Millionaire | 8,725,000 | 21.6 | 1,634 | 14 | 5,340 | 88,121,000 | ||
| 10 | Push | 7,900,000 | -21.6 | 2,313 | 2 | 3,415 | 20,294,000 | ||
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Iron Man 2: Scarlett Johansson to replace Emily Blunt ?
By Nicole Sperling,hollywoodinsider.ew.com
February 13,2009
Because Emily Blunt's commitment to Twentieth Century Fox and the studio's upcoming Gulliver's Travels movie may prohibit her from costarring in Iron Man 2, Marvel is in discussions with other actresses, most significantly Scarlett Johansson, to take her place, EW has learned exclusively. Marvel will not confirm, but sources around Hollywood say Johansson has indeed met with the filmmakers and is interested in taking the role of Russian superspy Natasha Romanoff, who doubles as Black Widow. Blunt's reps are still trying to make both projects work, but Gulliver's is further along, with a start date of April 15. Iron Man 2 still doesn't have a shooting script and a start date has not yet been determined.
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Know your fall TV pilots! Cop, doctor, lawyer, remake or a new idea ?
By James Hibberd,thrfeed.com
February 5,2009
"We want a 'Mentalist'!" network executives cry.
This pilot season, broadcasters are ordering more of what's been working: close-ended procedural stories.
Cops, doctors and lawyers are in.
Serialized and complex story lines or quirky subjects are out.
About two thirds of the current crop of major network TV pilots are considered workplace procedurals. There's also several pre-branded projects such as new versions of "V" and "Witches of Eastwick" -- familiar-sounding remakes that attract networks even though they're not perfectly formulaic. Also, expect a few apocalyptic stories thrown in for good measure.
Know your fall TV pilots! Cop, doctor, lawyer, remake or a new idea?
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
U.S Box Office February 6 - 8, 2009
| Title | Feb. 6 - 8 | % Chg. | Theaters | Weeks | AVG | Cumulative | |||
| 1 | He's Just Not That Into You | $ 27,785,487 | 3,175 | 1 | $ 8,751 | $ 27,785,487 | |||
| 2 | Taken | 20,547,346 | -16.9 | 3,184 | 2 | 6,453 | 53,610,944 | ||
| 3 | Coraline | 16,849,640 | 2,299 | 1 | 7,329 | 16,849,640 | |||
| 4 | The Pink Panther 2 | 11,588,150 | 3,243 | 1 | 3,573 | 11,588,150 | |||
| 5 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | 10,884,825 | -21.5 | 3,169 | 4 | 3,435 | 96,886,687 | ||
| 6 | Push | 10,079,109 | 2,313 | 1 | 4,358 | 10,079,109 | |||
| 7 | Slumdog Millionaire | 7,177,270 | -5.9 | 1,724 | 13 | 4,163 | 77,203,055 | ||
| 8 | Gran Torino | 7,155,339 | -13.1 | 2,705 | 9 | 2,645 | 120,195,197 | ||
| 9 | The Uninvited | 6,262,651 | -39.3 | 2,344 | 2 | 2,672 | 18,242,141 | ||
| 10 | Hotel for Dogs | 5,711,229 | -33.8 | 2,734 | 4 | 2,089 | 55,125,062 |
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
U.S Box Office January 30-February 1,2009
| # | Title | Jan 30 - Feb 1 | % Chg. | Theaters | Weeks | AVG | Cumulative | ||
| 1 | Taken | $ 24,717,037 | 3,183 | 1 | $ 7,765 | $ 24,717,037 | |||
| 2 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | 13,872,751 | -35.8 | 3,206 | 3 | 4,327 | 83,247,655 | ||
| 3 | The Uninvited | 10,325,824 | 2,344 | 1 | 4,405 | 10,325,824 | |||
| 4 | Hotel for Dogs | 8,632,740 | -32.9 | 3,160 | 3 | 2,732 | 48,156,061 | ||
| 5 | Gran Torino | 8,232,278 | -49.3 | 3,015 | 8 | 2,730 | 110,178,990 | ||
| 6 | Slumdog Millionaire | 7,628,713 | -28.7 | 1,633 | 12 | 4,672 | 67,193,169 | ||
| 7 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | 7,581,272 | -63.6 | 2,942 | 2 | 2,577 | 33,165,746 | ||
| 8 | New in Town | 6,741,530 | 1,941 | 1 | 3,473 | 6,741,530 | |||
| 9 | My Bloody Valentine 3D | 4,479,662 | -55.3 | 1,406 | 3 | 3,186 | 44,827,233 | ||
| 10 | Inkheart | 3,721,492 | -51.0 | 2,655 | 2 | 1,402 | 12,813,023 |
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Fox's medical marvel stays on top: 'House' reaches its 100th episode
By Diane Werts,Variety
January 29,2009
Imagine a blend of TV heroes Dr. Kildare, Ironside and Gil Grissom. Now throw in Monty Python and Mick Jagger.
"You can't always get what you want," runs the Rolling Stones riff heard in the pilot of "House," but in this mad mix of a medical mystery series, Fox executives got more than they needed or even dreamed. One hundred episodes later, "House" remains a network mainstay.
"This is one of our crown jewels," says Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly. "It's the fall linchpin that I'm building the schedule around" until "American Idol" relaunches each winter.
Not only did "House" finish the 2007-08 season as one of primetime's most-watched dramas, but its ascendance since its November 2004 debut sped Fox's evolution from insurgent youth to steady maturity.
"'House,' along with '24,' really established (Fox Broadcasting Co.) as a place for high-quality dramas," says Peter Liguori, who rose alongside "House" from his position as programming president 2004-2007 to Fox Entertainment chairman. "It allowed us to become a home for the creative community to come to for episodic character-driven shows."
And all Fox wanted back in 2004 was a reliable procedural, recalls series creator and executive producer David Shore.
Fox's medical marvel stays on top
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Super Bowl XLIII Movie Promos
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
Star Trek (2009)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Fast And Furious
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