Despite reports to the contrary earlier Saturday, Poison frontman Bret Michaels remains in critical condition following a brain hemorrhage on Friday. Says a post on his Facebook fan page: "We are hopeful that further tests will locate the source of the bleeding, which has still not been located. As we all know Bret is a fighter and we are hopeful that once all is complete the slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness, etc. will be eliminated and all functions will return to normal." [TMZ]
For the first time in two weeks, the weekend box office results won't come down to the final figures on Monday. Take that, bean counters! Unfortunately for Jennifer Lopez and The Losers that means no shady numbers massaging -- cough, Lionsgate -- will allow them to sneak away with the top spot. Grab your best five-week old pop culture reference, hop on a dragon and get ready for some weekend receipts.
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File this under irony. Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television" Tour made a stop last night at the Gibson Ampitheatre in Universal City, CA, a mere stone's throw away from his former Tonight Show studios on the NBC lot. Joked Coco: "If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of bad ideas being greenlit." Well, except for Bitch Hunter [Variety/On the Air]
Get James Cameron another house! Fresh on DVD and Blu-ray, Avatar annihilated the records for most single-day Blu-ray copies sold -- besting previous champ, The Dark Knight, 1,500,000 to 600,000 -- and single-day home video sales total. It also sparked a run on Blu-ray player sales, as retailers said that many customers purchased Avatar and a player simultaneously. No truth the rumor that the Blu-ray disc also turned water into wine, but 20th Century Fox does have to save something for the special edition. Be patient! [LAT/Hero Complex]
And 3D Week rolls on! If news about 3D plans for Men in Black 3, The Last Airbender and -- most hilariously -- The Green Hornet didn't satiate your need for a third dimension, maybe Sherlock Holmes will. Hey, nothing screams "overproduced 3D effects!" like the tales of a 19th century detective, right, guys?
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TMZ reports that the Poison frontman Bret Michaels is, apparently, conscious, talking and feeling better after suffering a brain hemorrhage on Friday. This comes from -- I kid you not -- Ambre Lake, the Season 2 winner of Rock of Love, who says she spoke to someone with knowledge of the situation. Because, of course she has. Isn't it nice that these two still keep in touch? UPDATE: Michaels's website posted the following statement: "There are several incorrect reports on Bret's condition. Bret remains in critical condition at an undisclosed location. Further tests are being ran and information will be updated in the coming days." [TMZ, EW]
April: It's the new September. After last weekend's disappointing returns, this weekend is poised to do worse. Only Jennifer Lopez's abysmal The Back-Up Plan reached $4 million on Friday, and it won't even be in first place come Sunday because of holdover How to Train Your Dragon. Also debuting: The Losers, which, duh. For commentary, check the title. Oh, and for the thirty-seven of you who still care: Kick-Ass saw a Friday-to-Friday drop of 63 percent and landed in fifth place. Cue the wails of "You're expectations were too high!" The top-five after the jump.
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Another week winds down at Movieline HQ, where a slower-than-average news week nevertheless resulted in some pretty sizable stories of crisis, duress and surgical butt-to-mouth conjoinment. You know how it goes. Have a stroll through our Week in Review, and check in this weekend as Christopher Rosen plays your favorite smooth hits from the '80s, '90s, '00s and today. (But mostly today.) Have a great weekend!
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· In the video below, James Cameron drops some bombs: He owns goats. He milks them. The best yogurt he's ever had? Totally made from goats, dude. And no, this has nothing to do with Sacha Baron Cohen's new project...Hollywood just has goat fever! (It's kind of like cow pox.) [Hollywood Life]
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This is an especially bright day for our flat, Cinemascope commenters. Today, five of Movieline's diligent readers win "an after-the-fact conversion to 3-D," just like your old buddies The Last Airbender and The Green Hornet. It'll be like they're living in their own Viewmaster, assembled by Indian effects gurus working around the clock. You're alive! So: Who wins this hinky jump into volume?
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Poison frontman and current Celebrity Apprentice contestant Bret Michaels is in critical condition after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. The 47-year-old rocker (and former Rock of Love star ) complained of headaches Thursday night and was rushed to the hospital, where he remains under intense observation. Just 11 days ago, Michaels underwent an emergency appendectomy. It is still unknown whether the hemorrhage is related to the appendectomy or Michaels' Type 1 diabetes. [EW]
As much as I hate to call anyone into the office on such a lovely spring day, it's time to bring back the Say Whaaaa? Singers for another incredulous run through the most ridiculous, baffling, crazy-making and otherwise head-scratching news of the week -- now with twice the Gwyneth!
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What does it take to land Sacha Baron Cohen's next movie, which will find the comedian playing both a goat herder and a deposed foreign dictator? For Paramount, it involved a $20 million against 20% first-dollar gross for Cohen...oh, and the bold move of sending actual goats (clad in Paramount t-shirts) to WME and Cohen in a bid to prove the studio's affection. It worked, and the deal was sealed. The goats will be reused in a throat-slitting blood sacrifice at WME next week. [Deadline]
Mark June 27 on your calendars. HBO has announced that as the date it will premiere the seventh season of Entourage and the second season of Hung. Both will follow True Blood, which is returning June 13. [THR]
In 2003, an eleventh-grade student named Nikki Simmons asked her favorite talk show host, Conan O'Brien, to be her junior prom date. While Coco, who was still hosting his Late Night show in New York City at the time, could not make it to to the Rust Belt for the event, he did send her a letter politely declining the invitation. Click through for his handwritten note.
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