Sony's movie studio has bid $50 million to acquire the worldwide distribution rights to a film based on rehearsal footage for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" comeback concert series, according to a person familiar with the bid.
The person said Monday that the bid came after several studios, including Paramount, Universal and 20th Century Fox, were shown footage starting early last week. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the bidding had not been completed. None of the studi...
Well, kids, here you have it. Nearly six months after the fact, a video apology from Chris Brown for kicking the shit out of Rihanna. He asks and prays for your forgiveness.
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Well, kids, here you have it. Nearly six months after the fact, a video apology from Chris Brown for kicking the shit out of Rihanna. He asks and prays for your forgiveness.
Thoughts?...
Is anyone surprised that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has made a ton of money already? The movie took in $79.5M this weekend (domestically) and $159.7M since Wednesday's release. In addition, overseas sales totalled $237M.
It's ironic, because Huffington Post characterizes this chapter of the Harry Potter franchise as a movie "with some of the best reviews of any Harry Potter" yet, everything I've heard from friends and family haven't been so positive. A lot of "I liked it, but ..."
Anyway, Bruno -- remember him? -- plummeted from an opening weekend of $30.6M to just $8.4M this weekend. Put away your calculators, that's a 73% drop
Here's the weekend's top (I Love You, Beth Cooper sold tickets?):
1. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," $79.5 million.
2. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," $17.7 million.
3. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," $13.8 million.
4. "Bruno," $8.4 million.
5. "The Hangover," $8.32 million.
6. "The Proposal," $8.3 million.
7. "Public Enemies," $7.6 million.
8. "Up," $3.1 million.
9. "My Sister's Keeper," $2.8 million.
10. "I Love You, Beth Cooper," $2.7 million. />Is anyone surprised that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has made a ton of money already? The movie took in $79.5M this weekend (domestically) and $159.7M since Wednesday's release. In addition, overseas sales totalled $237M.
It's ironic, because Huffington Post characterizes this chapter of the Harry Potter franchise as a movie "with some of the best reviews of any Harry Potter" yet, everything I've heard from friends and family haven't been so positive. A lot of "I liked it, bu...
For some time, it was downright enjoyable to watch the ditzy, virginity-hoarding Jessica Simpson struggle in her love life. Then it was mildly amusing. Then it was just so-so. And now I'm just plain old sad about it. As someone not much younger than Jessica who is currently on an equally non-viable search for the Love of Her Life, I would like to see her have some success. It's a little disheartening that she can't seem to find a relationship that works for more than a few months. And it's bas...
Padma Lakshmi, the frozen, stilted, emotionless host of Top Chef, is getting a sitcom on NBC. No, I'm not kidding. It was in Variety.
Lakshmi has sealed a development deal with the Peacock and sister Universal Media Studios, which plans to create a half-hour comedy for her. Original Media, which is based at Universal, is also involved; Original’s Charlie Corwin will exec produce.
Building on her “Top Chef” credentials, the show will star Lakshmi as a woman working in the culinary ...
A slimmed-down Russell Crowe was seen yesterday in London at Kensington Gardens with his wife Danielle Spencer and sons Charles and Tennyson. They attended a showing of Peter Pan.
You can tell Russell loves spending time with his kids. His wife? Not so much.
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Let this be a lesson to anyone who is trying to negotiate a higher salary in this economy -- are you listening Paula Abdul? Comedy Central's Futurama will be back in 2010 but you probably won't recognize it. That's because the entire cast has been replaced since they couldn't come to an equitable agreement on salary.
That is because producing studio 20th TV is proceeding with auditioning new actors for the roles after failing to reach an agreement with the original voice cast: John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Billy Wes...
As photo after photo of Jon "Ed Hardy" Gosselin and new 22-year-old girlfriend hit the Internet for public consumption, and news broke that Jon bought a two-bedroom bachelor pad in Manhattan and seems to be a fixture on the bar scene out there already, there is a palpable change in public opinion. Suddenly, people are seeing why Kate may have been so frustrated with Jon in the first place. I got this exclusive insider tip in my inbox this morning:
My bosses son is a production assistant o...
I realize that if you didn't see Paul Blart: Mall Cop, that headline is lost on you, so I've prepared an alternative. How about, "Oprah's Ratings Crash Faster Than Lizzie Grubman's SUV Into A Crowd of Pedestrians" ? The moral of the story: The American people have smartened up and aren't watching Oprah. And I thank you for that.
The week ending July 5th was the worst in ratings since 1983, the debut year of The Oprah Winfrey Show. It isn't a totally fair comparison since it was a ...
Someone stole three boxes of dresses from Angelina Jolie's stylist. The suspect was later found zonked out in an alley. He reportedly examined the loot he grabbed, realized it was just a bunch of dresses for Angie and immediately fell asleep out of boredom due to the lack of creativity and imagination. Okay, I'm kidding about that. The criminal is still at large.
So if you see some madman running down the street with a bunch of black, beige and navy, high-neck maxi dresses slung over his arm, call the cops!...
"Of course, I know that little heifer!"
Debbie Allen, speaking to Us Magazine, acknowledging that she knows Raven-Symone. Raven-Symone, the heifer....
I don't even know where to begin. First of all, what is Samantha Ronson doing with my beautiful lesbian crush Portia De Rossi? According to my close scrutinizing, she's just sharing a lighter. Let's hope it stays that way. I don't want my Portia anywhere near Sam "Concert T" Ronson.
Secondly, why is my beautiful lesbian crush looking like the general unwashed masses? It's her job to look stately and stunning and lipstick-ish. Her clothes are dirty and she's ... she's wearing her ce...