Mahna Mahna.
What is the president's stance on "chillin' out, maxin'?"
We're lizzing with excitement!
Prepare to get your chant on.
Watch the first scene from May's biggest comedy.
'Mike Wallace: A Life' will be available this Friday.
Leader of the free world. And the remote.
He is making a fine recovery.
'The Lorax' keeps speaking for trees, 'John Carter' scrambles.
Is the Material Girl's daughter preparing for a music career of her own?
Swift proves she can rock in new single 'Eyes Open.'
Not exactly a get-up-and-dance-er.
Is the actress really turning over a new leaf?
The Larry Charles film is set to shoot this summer.
And she's already the most successful newborn ever.
Featuring the Civil Wars.
And he wasn't half bad.
Anson Mount and Common keep the show exciting.
This one will have an 'Alice in Wonderland' feel.
But Jon Stewart did it better.
"You're an easily bamboozled individual."
The answer is encrypted in the story.
Mars gets a New Moon.
Enter for a chance to win a Sony Streaming Media Player.
We have a little 'Goon' in all of us
WHAT THE WHAT
The Ray Bradbury novel gets a full length feature.
It already began but it kept beginning this week.
Eva Green, Juno Temple, and Imogen Poots star... giggle.
Is it me or does this seem a little racist?
To recognize Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy work, we honor some of the best music in film.
Laremy thinks Katherine needs help. Here's his suggestions.
10 films, 10 number one openings, $5.6 billion worldwide dollars. If there was ever a more perfect box office track record.....
10 films, 10 number one openings, $5.6 billion worldwide dollars. If there was ever a more perfect box office track record...
Although 'Tron Legacy' is still more than six months from release, Disney is already fast-tracking a sequel.
Philippe Rousselet's Vendome Pictures will team with Mark Gordon on the sci-fi thriller 'Source Code,' a star vehicle for Jake Gyllenhaal, the trades report.
Fans of the teen vampire saga can listen to all 15 tracks in their entirety on MySpace.
'New Moon' Soundtrack Announced!
At the end of each week we take a handful of news stories from the world of movies and break them down into a series of handy equations. Because we know how much you love math.
Marvel Studio’s second movie is a much tougher proposition. Adding the word Incredible to the title, bringing on Transporter director Louis Leterrier and Academy Award nominee Edward Norton, and essentially ‘re-booting’ a franchise after just five years is an audacious gamble, and it appears as though it will pay off solidly.
This weekend, there is one for the girls at America’s multiplexes as Warner Bros rolls out the long-awaited Sex and the City movie.
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has enlisted the help of superstar pals Bono and Chris Martin to record a song to accompany his racy new film Bruno -- which mocks their Band Aid charity efforts.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson wants U.S. President Barack Obama to play him in a movie about his life.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 is Inauguration Day, including the swearing-in ceremony, a parade and countless inaugural balls.
More than two weeks ago, Barack Obama's campaign attempted to set up a viewing roadblock in which all the broadcast networks would air his campaign-related program simultaneously. ABC dragged its feet and when finally offering Obama’s camp the 8 p.m. (EST) half-hour, the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign took a pass. You snooze, you lose!
The upcoming three-day will be much easier to call than the three-day photo finish between Burn After Reading (Focus), Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys (Lionsgate) and Righteous Kill (Overture). The near-certain winner, according to industry tracking and conversations with multiple sources, will be Neil LaBute’s Lakeview Terrace (Sony).
Coming off of the worst weekend at the box office since September 2003, the movie business could use a needle of adrenaline to the heart (a la Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction) and, although business will improve, there is probably no stealth blockbuster in the cards this weekend.
There are four new wide releases this week, but only of them is likely to top $10M for the traditional three-day weekend. The Jason Statham vehicle Death Race (Universal) seems to be getting some traction in industry tracking, although a huge breakout opening is unlikely.
A well-placed studio source told me this week that there’s probably only one "big-time" movie remaining on the release schedule for August, and, no surprise, it is Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder (Dreamworks/Paramount).
The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) has met his match. Brendan Fraser’s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Universal) has scored an excellent $16.5M opening day.
Brendan Fraser and the long-awaited return of The Mummy franchise will likely unseat mega-hit The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) this weekend.
By Monday morning, The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) will likely be the No. 1 movie of 2008. Even the rosiest of forecasts could not have anticipated that the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman Begins sequel would surpass Marvel’s Iron Man (Paramount) and Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Paramount) in only 10 days, but it appears that the dark superhero/crime thriller hybrid will do just that
There is no question about which film will be No. 1 at America’s multiplexes this weekend. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) is posting unprecedented weekday grosses with $24.5M on Monday and $20.9M Tuesday, and it will easily win the upcoming three-day.
In the wake of The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) and the biggest box office weekend in movie history, two films roll out this Friday (7/25). The Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly R-rated comedy Step Brothers (Sony) is looking considerably stronger than Fox’s The X-Files: I Want To Believe (Fox).
Hollywood is gearing for what is certain to be a spectacular 5-day 4th of July holiday movie-going period with two strong holdovers and a brand new PG-13-rated superhero picture starring the world’s biggest box office draw.
Not much change in my weekend predictions from Monday’s early preview. Virtually everyone I talk to has Steve Carell’s Get Smart (Warner Bros) at $35M or so. If the number holds, it will be an excellent start, becoming Carell’s all-time best live action opening as an above-the-title star. His best to-date is last summer’s Evan Alimighty, which managed just $31.2M.
By Monday, July 7, Will Smith will be the undisputed No. 1 movie star in the world. My sources tell me that tracking for Hancock (Sony) is in the stratosphere, and its five-day gross will be, conservatively, in the $140M-$150M range, with a bigger number highly possible. That would give the former Fresh Prince his eighth consecutive $100M+ grossing movie, topping the all-time best streaks of two fellow screen legends.
Will a send-up of Deepak Chopra from the man who created Austin Powers generate big box office? Or will Steve Carell successfully deadpan his way to the top of the box office heap with a revival of the late ‘60s TV classic Get Smart (Warner Bros)? The latest industry tracking seems to point toward a win for Warner Bros.
Hollywood is destined for one big hit this weekend and one monumental miss. Marvel Studios is about to demonstrate that Iron Man (Paramount) was no fluke while M. Night Shyamalan’s career seems headed for another disaster of mythic proportions.
According to studio sources, Get Smart (Warner Bros) has the early edge on The Love Guru (Paramount) in industry tracking in next Friday's battle of big studio comedies.
Adam Sandler’s You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (Sony) is aimed squarely at young males, while Kung Fu Panda--the new family-friendly animated pic from Dreamworks--would need to score big in this quadrant to break out in a monstrous way.
The summer blockbuster season moves into full swing this weekend with two sure-fire hits. Dreamworks/Paramount unleashes Kung Fu Panda, and Adam Sandler returns in another of his PG-13-rated, broad comedies You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (Sony). Early industry tracking indicates that both of these titles are on very solid ground.
Marvel’s second self-financed and self-produced comic book adaptation is Incredible Hulk (Universal) set for release on June 13, while M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening (Fox) does not appear to pose any real threat.
What is wrong with Speed Racer? A studio exec just filled me in on the latest industry tracking for the Wachowski brothers’ update of the late 1960s anime cartoon classic, and this picture has real problems in the marketplace.
Endorsing a presidential candidate is so hot these days that even Kim Kardashian has weighed in.
Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin has been called in to help wrangle a beast in Harbor City, California.
Recently dismissed Desperate Housewives star Page Kennedy has written a rap song about his firing from the hit TV show.
News, Nov. 4: Pop Star Couple Nick and Jessica Happily Married, Hollywood Studios Crack Down on Bootleggers, Jeopardy Champ Won Top Prize
A search for the body of reality TV producer-director Paul Stojanovich has been called off. Also: James Gandolfini HBO The Sopranos Liza Minnelli David Gest Paul Reubens The Dixie Chicks Travelin' Soldier Lisa Marie Presley Sharon Osbourne Queen Latifah's Just Wright Paramount Nabs Clancy Red Rabbit
Chicago wins the Producers Guild Awards
Madonna was voted the greatest woman in music history in the poll conducted by VH1 music channel. Also: Michael Crichton Lauren Lloyd Easy Rider AD Minnie Driver Courtney Love Universal Music Kurt Cobain Nirvana Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic Yoko Ono John Lennon
After Scooby-Doo took in major box office numbers its opening weekend, Warner Bros. is looking to move forward on a sequel.
Claiming that they were permitting access to porno and "subversive" sites, the Chinese government last week shut down more than 17,000 Internet cafes...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 28, 1999 -- What do the Golden Globes know anyway? Last week, voters nominated John Williams' underwhelming "Angela's Ashes" at the expense of his more stirring work for "Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace." And what of Marc Shaiman's brilliant satire of the musical theater, in the form of "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"? Snubbed. Well, we're here to set things right.Which soundtracks broke new ground, broke our hearts and broke down barriers with crossover potential? Read on for our list of the Top 20 soundtracks of 1999:20. "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," "More Music from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," "Pokémon: The First Movie" – No, we weren't very impressed with the contents of these best-selling albums, just the marketing savvy behind them. 19. "Guinevere" – While most guys would buy this CD
He Said, She Said: "Tomb Raider" soundtrack
Mariah Carey has no problem keeping busy. The singer is working on All that Glitter, the name of her film debut and accompanying soundtrack. "I've been dying to do [a movie] for 3 ½ years, but fools wouldn't let me," she told sonicnet.com. The film, scheduled to open Aug. 31, stars Carey as a struggling singer who is trying to get discovered in the early '80s. Carey's soundtrack will hit stores Aug. 21. She is now filming the video for her upcoming single, "Loverboy."
Formal negotiations between the two actors unions and the producers alliance won't resume until Wednesday, though that's to be expected, say wire reports. The break will be used for the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists and Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers to evaluate what was proposed May 15, when negotiations began. Talks will continue Wednesday and Thursday, before they recess for the Memorial Day weekend. When talks resume after that, the two sides will have a little less than five weeks to iron out a deal.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 3, 2000 -- Another cranial dilemma for Britney Spears. The 18-year-old popster, who split her head open during the shoot for her new video, "Oops, I Did It Again," did it again last week on vacation in Hawaii -- splitting her head open, that is. According to Entertaindom, Spears' stitches gave way following a new cut. Says Aloha state resident Stephen Sizer gave his clinical diagnosis to the Web site: "I talked to Britney for a while and there was something clearly wrong with her head. Blood was pouring out of it ..." Not enough of it, though, to derail Spears from her upcoming promotional plans for the "Oops" album, due out May 16. SURPRISE, SURPRISE: For all of those of you born yesterday, we regret to inform you that the British tabloids are not considered the most reliable source of news and information. To whit, remember tha
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 29, 1999 -- With so many good composers and musicians around, it's hard to imagine the special, demented skills that produce bad soundtracks.Still, they do happen. As a public service, we've managed to identify the 1999 releases that don't seem to have much artistic integrity, much less redeeming value for discriminating ears. Our underachievers are:7. "More Music from Austin Powers" – OK, so maybe some of the stuff on this second soundtrack from the highly successful Mike Myers comedy is actually listenable. But we reject the need to create an entire CD just to present a dance mix of Madonna's "Beautiful Stranger."6. "Swing" – This soundtrack proves that Lisa Stansfield does not sing jazz well. While we're sure she's a very nice person, we suggest that Stansfield stick to her own style and leave the swing for those who can.5. "A
A racier version of Big Brother that has produced ratings records in France -- but has also touched off protests that had to be quelled by riot police last weekend -- will be forced to make changes under orders from television regulators.