Hollywood Ink: Bill Murray, Megan Fox, Mickey Rourke Take Early Lead For Odd Trio of 2010
· Bill Murray has joined the cast of Passion Play, a romantic thriller featuring Murray as the bad guy opposite leads Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke. Murray will play a…
So Whatever Happened to Awards Darling Carey Mulligan?
One of the most bittersweet moments of last night's Golden Globes occurred during the deployment of the Best Actress - Drama prize. Requisite shots of each nominee…
Wes Anderson on Awards Season, Animation and Why He Hasn't Seen Avatar
Wes Anderson knows as well as anybody that around this time every year, we all have it pretty easy predicting the winner of the Best Animated Feature prize at the Oscars…
Awards Round-Up: Hurt Locker is Critics' Choice, Cove Extends Doc Lead
The Golden Globes may have dominated the weekend with their frizz-inflicting red carpet and drunken celebrities, but there were other important awards-season…
Misquote-Unquote
Three intriguing revelations from Sunday's NYT Magazine piece on famous movie misquotations: 1) Bartlett's Familiar Quotations features inaccurate citations from both…
Hollywood Ink: Kathryn Bigelow, Terrence Malick Contemplate the Taliban
· As planted items go, you'd have a tough time outdoing this one: According to reports, both Kathryn Bigelow and Terrence Malick -- the Terrence Malick, who has made…
Weekend Receipts: Yup, It's Avatar
If it's Sunday afternoon, then it must be time to count another stack of cash generated by another stellar week of Avatar. The blockbuster soundly outgunned a few other…
The End is Near!
Pretty much everyone got a little bruised this week at Movieline, whether it was while witnessing an unprecedented network pile-up, a blockbuster franchise toppling, or…
Say Whaaaa? Vagazzling, Beatty Booty Math and Other Absurdities of the Week
Welcome back to another edition of Say Whaaaa?, your Friday round-up of bizarre news, quotes and other events that apparently really occurred this week. Grab a drink…
Hollywood Video May Close 1,000 Stores
I know, right? Yes, Hollywood Video does still have 1,000 retail locations it can close, and it may do exactly that, according to reports today. The move by owner Movie…
The Critics Are Crazy For The Spy Next Door!
January is Dud Season, that most fertile of Hollywood harvests for folks who'll literally watch anything. But while the would-be sophisticated, romantic pleasures of…
Hollywood Ink: Jenna Fischer Gives Owen Wilson His Hall Pass
· The developing Farrelly Brothers comedy Hall Pass tied down another lead this week: Jenna Fischer, who will play the wife whose "pass" allows husband Owen Wilson to…
Attractions: This is the Way the World Ends
Welcome back to Movieline Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and mostly premasticated at the movies. This week, Jackie Chan has come for your…
'Chicken-Hearted,' 'Gutless' Conan O'Brien Reportedly Has Deal to Leave NBC
Well! The road is smoothing out a bit after arguably the most turbulent day in late-night history. While we'd already heard that next week would be Conan O'Brien's last…
So Who is Avatar Accused of Ripping Off This Week?
O for those innocent times when a few eerie parallels between Delgo and Avatar represented the extent of James Cameron's alleged creative thievery. If only we could go…
