The American electoral climate this week may be wired with all kinds of new, polarizing developments, and the Gulf of Mexico may yet fill with 40 million gallons of BP's oil. The job market may be rebounding, but the economy remains sluggish overall. The Chicago Blackhawks last night won their first Stanley Cup in nearly 50 years. In other words, folks, there are things to talk about -- but here at Movieline, where the entertainment industry provides the principal for all our pop-cultural news brokerage, a drought of anything remotely interesting has crippled our operation for nearly a week now. The A-Team or The Karate Kid this weekend? Come on, Hollywood! With this in mind, here are some recommended suggestions and/or arcs for stories that would make this beat infinitely more interesting, like, now. Suggest your own below.
· EXCLUSIVE: Guillermo del Toro Lashes Out: "F*** Peter Jackson, and F*** The Hobbit"
· Victoria's Secret Declines Michael Bay's Request to Detonate Model
· James Franco, Betty White Attached to Harold and Maude Remake
· Miley Cyrus to Write, Direct Sister in Gritty Child Sex Slave Drama
· BREAKING: Famous Hollywood Blogger Sick
· 2/3 Majority Votes to Move Texas Capital to Harry Knowles
· Sharon Stone Joins Modern Family After Successful Facebook Campaign
· Bill Condon, Sofia Coppola Among Finalists to Direct Two-Part Human Centipede 3
· 'It's F***ing Stupid': Kevin Smith Quits Twitter
· Jew and Scientologist to Make Hollywood Satire
· Terrence Malick: The Movieline Interview
· Vin Diesel, Universal Ink Deal on Long-Awaited Hannibal Trilogy
· BREAKING: Time Warner Cable Breaks Six-Hour Service Continuity Record
· Geeks Revolt as Comic-Con Bans Costumes in 2010
· Sean Penn Leads Crowd of Hundreds in 'Wildlife Solidarity' Oil Bath
· Kathryn Bigelow to Reprise 'Sexy Cowgirl' Video Role at Upcoming VMA's
· EXCLUSIVE: Tearful George Lucas Renounces Indiana Jones 4, Gives Back-End to Charity
· Iron Man 3 Hopeful Megan Fox Washes Jon Favreau's Audi in Hot Audition Video
· Report: Oprah Winfrey Suddenly Crapping Only $50 Bills
· BREAKING: Glee Canceled
· Robert Downey Jr. Shoots Down Chaplin 2 Rumors
· Food Network Picks Up Full Season of David Lynch's Coffee Tour USA
· Diff'rent Strokes Reboot Fails to Draw Single Actor to Audition
· Werner Herzog, Nastassja Kinski in Talks For Fitzcarraldo Follow-Up
· Fall Movie Season Moved Up Eight Weeks, Now Starting July 2