Delgo Creators Hint at Lawsuit Over Avatar Connection
The phrase "Delgo vs. Avatar" has taken on multiple meanings over the last week, from the uncanny comparisons between Hollywood's biggest animated flop and its most…
Wanted 2, Angelina Jolie May Defy Basic Laws of Neuroscience
· You can't blame the captains of the sinking SS Universal for wanting to develop a sequel to their terrific summer '08 blockbuster Wanted. Considering what happens to…
M. Night Shyamalan Defects to Canada for Forthcoming Devil
Any place with as rich a sense of history, pride and propriety as Pennsylvania has about its native sons should be probably be ashamed of a development like this, but…
In Theaters: Big Fan
Patton Oswalt is on the record as saying that you shouldn't expect laughs when you come to see Big Fan, and you won't hear me convincing you otherwise. The veteran comic…
How Did a Summer of Infamous Flops Set a Box-Office Record?
Variety yesterday pointed readers to Hollywood's box-office haul for summer 2009, which is nearing an all-time record with $3.99 billion in grosses through Sunday…
Jessica Biel Officially Named Your Computer's Least-Favorite Celebrity
In the latest mishap to befall Jessica Biel's slow climb to Serious Actress, the software security providers at McAfee have placed her first among the most dangerous…
Eternity Atop Marilyn
An anonymous bidder on Monday won an eBay auction for the plot directly above Marilyn Monroe's at Westwood Village Memorial Park, nabbing the spot from its previous…
Elizabeth Banks Spending Next Three Days With Russell Crowe
· Elizabeth Banks is winding down talks to appear opposite Russell Crowe in The Next Three Days, writer-director Paul Haggis's adaptation of the French film Pour Elle…
Where the Cloying Ditties Are
MySpace today debuted the first single from Karen O's album of original songs for Where the Wild Things Are. "All is Love" is just about the twee-pop bonanza you might…
So Who Wants the Inglourious Basterds Prequel/Sequels?
More than a month and a half before his Inglourious Basterds stampeded to a stunning debut weekend, Quentin Tarantino was teasing moviegoers and critics with word of a…
Everything and the Kitchen Sink: Mad Men Recapped
After an ambitious season opener promised a slick, season-long tapestry of exciting new story threads, Mad Men made a bit of a mess last night squeezing a few more plots…
Beverly Hills Chihuahua: Pride of the Latinos?
Beverly Hills Chihuahua won the top prize at Friday night's Imagen Awards, the annual event dedicated to recognizing positive depictions of Latinos in movies and TV. BHC…
Ben Stiller, Jason Schwartzman's Latest Debuts to Whopping $3,000
I guess the folks in Eden Prairie, Minn., may not have been the ideal audience for that gradual rollout Paramount Vantage had in mind for The Marc Pease Experience. Or…
Gus Van Sant Gets Restless with Columbia, Brian Grazer
· Gus Van Sant will follow Milk with Restless, a $15 million drama for Columbia. Its log line -- beyond a "contemporary and distinctive take on young love" -- is not…
Friday Box Office: Glorious Basterds
Inglorious Basterds is predictably perched at the top of Friday's box-office standings, but its estimated numbers are anything but predictable: $14.3 million all told…
