How Did Robert Pattinson's New Film Avoid an R-Rating? The Director Explains
Passionate sex. Cigarette smoking. Gun violence. Fistfights. Frank dialogue. Adult themes. F-bombs. The "twist" ending (don't worry, no big spoilers here). Robert…
Letterman Extorter Pleads Guilty
Robert "Joe" Haldeman, the Emmy-winning CBS producer who sought $2 million from David Letterman in exchange for suppressing details of his romantic staff liaisons, is…
Getting to the Bottom of the Great Armond White/Greenberg Meltdown of 2010
Get ready for White vs. Baumbach III: Word got out Monday night that famously irascible NY Press critic Armond White was barred from seeing a press screening of the…
Start Your Morning Up Harry Smith's A**
What better way to start a bright, sunny spring morning than by hearing the minute-by-minute details of Harry Smith's colonscopy? The Early Show anchor will one-up his…
Kathryn Bigelow Makes History as First Woman Director to be Fake-Throttled by James Cameron
I don't know quite what to make of this shot of James Cameron meeting Kathryn Bigelow at the 2010 Oscars -- whether it was before or after Bigelow's Hurt Locker defeated…
Hollywood Ink: David Chase Will Rock You
· Sopranos creator David Chase is back at work on his feature-film debut, an untitled and essentially undefined coming-of-age drama about a young rock group in the '60s…
Jeff Bridges Inaugurates Oscars' Thank-You Cam With 9-Minute Filibuster
As if you couldn't already tell during his epic acceptance speech in front of broadcast cameras, Jeff Bridges has something to say about his Best Actor Oscar. And just…
Barred Hurt Locker Producer Nicolas Chartier Thrilled About Plastic Trophy
It was the moment of a lifetime for Nicolas Chartier, who'd just heard his name cited among the producers of the Best Picture-winning The Hurt Locker. He'd been handed…
One Avatar Rip-Off Claim Down, 3,420 to Go
A Beijing court today threw out the case of an author who alleged James Cameron plagiarized Avatar from his 1999 novel The Legend of the Blue Crow. Zhou Shaomou's book…
Whoa! What's Scarlett Johansson's Stunt Double Up to in Spoilery New Iron Man 2 Trailer?
Jimmy Kimmel welcomed the blue-tied Robert Downey Jr. to his post-Oscar special Sunday night, where the actor unveiled the latest trailer for Iron Man 2. I'm just going…
Dear Jason Reitman: Nice Rose, Sorry About the Oscar. Love, Movieline
You know which nominee is awfully hard to find on the post-Oscar photo wires this morning? One guess... (more…)
Did Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur Belong in the 'In Memoriam' Montage?
Aside from a surprise appearance by Music by Prudence co-producer Elinor Burkett -- the "Kanye of the Oscars" -- no more scandalous event occurred than the omission of…
Hollywood Ink: Oscar-Hangover Edition!
· It looks like an Oscar bomb went off this morning at Movieline HQ, where a thick layer of discarded awards-pool ballots and flat cups of Champagne has settled like a…
Friday Box Office: Alice in Plunderland
American moviegoers' wallets are a stunning $41 million lighter today thanks to Alice in Wonderland, which is currently enjoying the biggest March opening ever. The Tim…
Eyes on the Prize
So you know what you're doing Sunday night, but do you know where you're doing it? No matter which direction the Academy Awards take you, check in with Movieline's…
