2010 People's Choice Awards: Everybody Wins! (Literally)
The good news about last night's People's Choice Awards was that Hollywood finally gave us an awards show without the yawning inevitability of a Hurt Locker sweep. The…
Netflix Customers Wait for Warners
Warner Bros.' yesterday resolved its tiff with Netflix over a sales-only window for its new DVD and Blu-ray titles, and it's a doozy: Customers will now have to wait…
Chalet-Bound Roman Polanski Requests Sentencing in Absentia
If you had taken those long odds that Wednesday's hearing in the ongoing Roman Polanski saga might result in his sentencing, you were so close. Instead the filmmaker -…
'Automatic R': Should Smoking in the Movies Get You Censored?
The critics have finally spoken up about the trouble (or lack thereof) with smoking in movies, with one even going so far as to call for an automatic R-rating when…
Hollywood Ink: Thor, Spider-Man 4 Lead Game of Release-Date Musical Chairs
· The smoldering crisis surrounding Spider-Man 4's production status (just one more script draft to go!) gave Paramount a boost Wednesday, when the studio pushed its own…
Which VFX Blockbusters Will Be the Likeliest Oscar Snubs?
The short list of prospective nominees for this year's Visual Effects Oscar was shortened even further today, when the Academy announced the six candidates in the…
Our Family Wedding: When Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia and a Goat on Viagra Collide
How can I put this nicely? Let's see. Forest Whitaker hits bottom in... Hmm. No. A goat outperforms Carlos Mencia in... Ugh. This is hard! Stereotypes are roundly…
Avatar Box-Office Update: Chi'na Swoons on Opening Day
The debate about what Avatar can and can't make at the box office has finally reached China, where the blockbuster took in 33.03 million yuan on its opening day. That…
Kick-Ass, James Franco SXSW-Bound
South by Southwest announced a nifty coup this morning, sending word that the world premiere of Matthew Vaughn's comics-hero send-up/fanboy wet dream Kick-Ass will open…
Hollywood Ink: Owen Wilson Gets Farrellys' Hall Pass
· Owen Wilson will team with the Farrelly Brothers for the R-rated comedy Hall Pass, featuring the actor as a man whose wife attempts to enliven their flagging marriage…
Sandra Bullock Sucker Punches Nia Vardalos in B.O. Championship, Female Lead Division
Look, I liked Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side as much as the next guy, but let's take this Sandy Phenomenon one step at a time. Today both Variety and The Wrap cited…
Isn't It Too Soon For From Paris With Love to Exploit the Underwear Bomber?
Or maybe the better question is: Is it ever not too soon? Like some of America's greatest efforts of Marketing Jingoism -- say, Lego's exploitation of 9/11, or…
Sony Cites Piracy as Reason For Moon's Non-Oscar Campaign
Last week while Hollywood slept, Moon director Duncan Jones expressed his displeasure with Sony over its lack of support for his "little film" in the run up the Oscars…
Michael Cera: The Movieline Interview
Michael Cera's funny, sweet new comedy Youth in Revolt represents a curious turn for the 21-year-old actor, whose critics most often accuse him of playing variations of…
Bond. Delayed Bond.
As recently as last month, the James Bond installment known as Bond 23 was reportedly ensnared in delays created by MGM's financial crisis. The series' co-producer…
