Brits Bite Back Against Mega Shark
The seaborne schlocktail Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus may have gone straight to DVD in the United States, but a brave British distributor dared to bring the no-budget…
New Astro Boy Trailer Dazzles with Latest in Butt-Gun Technology
From the Weinstein Company to Delgo's ashamed parents at Fathom Studios, animation has often proven to be something of a fool's errand for independent studios and…
It Has Come to This: Lego: The Movie
· No longer satisfied with their product's depiction via loud, oversexed YouTube videos, the folks at Lego will partner with Warner Bros. to develop a live-action/CGI…
The Real Inglourious Basterds?
Kim Masters took the week off from Paula Abdul bluff-calling to recount a more immediately fascinating tale from another front altogether: World War II, where her father…
Lars von Trier Meets Wizard of Oz in 2009 New York Film Festival Lineup
The line-up for the 47th New York Film Festival was announced this afternoon, offering its usual blend of Cannes alumni, international auteur heavyweights, momentous…
In Theaters: It Might Get Loud
There are exactly two audiences for It Might Get Loud, the new documentary by Davis Guggenheim. One comprises aficionados of the electric guitar -- the casual, seasoned…
Spinal Tap Blinks in Showdown with Priggish Lego Execs
All Spinal Tap wanted was to pay tribute to the young man who paid tribute to them. And though it worked for a while on the band's recent "Unwigged and Unplugged" tour…
14-Second New Moon Teaser: Team Edward Will Not Be Pleased
The latest New Moon teaser is out this morning, offering a 14-second spot that makes The Lovely Bones's infamous trailer-for-a-trailer look like Lawrence of Arabia in…
'It Will Feel Like You Are Inside Her Life'
Indeed, that is the reward Fox plans for viewers Aug. 19, when its two-hour documentary Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage arrives on the network. Mike Darnell, the…
This is It, Says Judge: Michael Jackson Concert Film Cleared for October Release
· A judge on Monday approved the $60 million deal that would let Sony release This Is It, the film cobbled together from hundreds of hours of footage and backstage…
John Hughes's Planes, Trains and Automobiles One-Man Show: A Rare Look
By most accounts the late John Hughes was a challenging, imposing figure to deal with on a studio lot, but at least one professional acquaintance remembers things…
Will ABC Ask Paula Abdul to Go Dancing?
· At the TCA Press Tour's big wind-down on Saturday, ABC entertainment boss Stephen McPherson eagerly tossed the network into the mix of Paula Abdul's post-Idol suitors…
Friday Box Office: Go Joe
Despite the vehement protestations of young Dylan Dakota Banana Murphy, America made G.I. Joe a fairly staggering opening-day success. Paramount's daring "Fertilize…
That's Entertainment
The Hollywood cycle of life whirred vigorously this week, cruelly plucking legends from Earth and Idol alike. But new, baffling species and phenomena took their places…
Well, That Explains The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Internal Revenue Service has hit Nicolas Cage with a lien for $6.2 million in unpaid taxes from 2007, according to documents filed last month in a New Orleans…
