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Hollywood stories: 364 news summaries

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 Hottest Hollywood Star: Toys 

Transformers raked it in; expect more of the same from Tinseltown

Nov 5, 09 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Move over Denzel and Julia: In a bid to replicate the second Transformers' $833 million box-office take, toys are usurping flesh and blood stars as Hollywood's hottest property—and yes, Barbie and Candy Land have agents. Big-name agencies are working with the likes of Mattel and Hasbro—toys are "... More »

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Hollywood • Transformers • Barbie • Barbie movie

movie review

 Gentlemen 
 Broncos 
 Falls Flat 

No magic this time from Napoleon Dynamite director

Oct 30, 09 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Director Jared Hess became a critics' darling with Napoleon Dynamite. Safe to say he's a darling no more thanks to Gentlemen Broncos , a farce about a teen sci-fi writer.
  • Sean O'Neal , AV Club: "Every frame of Hess’ new film—the wood-paneled walls coated with winking
... More »

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Hollywood • movie review • Fox Searchlight • Jared Hess • Gentlemen Broncos

 The Best Horror Movies 

'Shining' prevails, but Polanski classic is No. 2

Oct 28, 09 5:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stanley Kubrick's the Shining is the best horror film ever made, say the editors of TotalSciFi.com. The film's ''expansive sets, surreal visuals, and an intense performance from Jack Nicholson add up to a film guaranteed to give viewers a sleepless night." The top 10:
  1. The Shining (1980)
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Hollywood • horror flims • movies

SADY DOYLE

'Strong Women' Do Like Movies—Good Movies

Female protagonist is a poor argument for stodgy Amelia

Oct 26, 09 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - This weekend's battle at the multiplex, where sci-fi trounced Amelia Earhart, has carried over into the world of virtual opinion. Washington Post critic Ann Hornaday fired the first shot, and Sady Doyle fires back, explaining that she senses a “note of condescension.” See Amelia, Hornaday implores.... More »

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Iraq • Hollywood • film • women • inspiration • Amelia Earhart • movies • escapist • Hilary Swank • protagonist

box office roundup

 Paranormal Activity 
 Slays Saw VI 

Sleeper hit pulls in $22M to sequel's $14.8M

Oct 25, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sleeper hit with the five-figure production budget and red-hot word of mouth triumphed in the weekend box office race as Paranormal Activity handily topped the latest installment in the Saw series. The weekend's $22 million haul in 2,000 theaters brings the 5-week total for Paranormal Activity to $62.... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • box office • movies • Where the Wild Things Are • Couples Retreat • Paranormal Activity • Law Abiding Citizen • Saw VI

interview

 Love Me for 
 My Soul: 
 Megan Fox 

Starlet: 'I can't compromise my integrity'

Oct 23, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Megan Fox says she's just misunderstood. "Sometimes I say things that I think are obviously sarcastic and people take them quite literally," opines the starlet/philosopher, flogging US box office bomb Jennifer's Body north of the border. "This is a bullshit industry and I made a decision not... More »

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Hollywood • film • movies • Megan Fox • actress • Jennifer's Body

Beck Moves Obama From 'Hitler' to 'Mao'

Hollywood in cahoots with the prez to force us to volunteer

Oct 20, 09 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently, Hollywood’s dumb-named “iParticipate” campaign is the worst thing since the Great Leap Forward. Sixty network shows will work volunteerism and community service into the plot this week, and in Glenn Beck’s mind, this, coupled with Obama's own push for volunteerism, is the stuff conspiracies are made... More »

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Barack Obama • Hollywood • volunteerism • Fox News • community service • volunteer • Glenn Beck • entertainment industry • Mao Zedong

box office roundup


 Wild Things 
 Runs Rampant 

Law Abiding Citizen also enjoys strong opening weekend

Oct 18, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where the Wild Things Are ran wild at the weekend box office, exceeding expectations by doing $32.5 million worth of business. Spike Jonze's first foray into children's cinema earned the director his strongest opening weekend ever. "I can't imagine too many people who could do what Spike did,... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • box office • children's books • Warner Brothers • movies • James Gandolfini • Spike Jonze • Warner Bros • Maurice Sendak • Where the Wild Things Are • Couples Retreat • Paranormal Activity • The Stepfather • Law Abiding Citizen

OBITUARY

Brendan Mullen, Who Gave LA Punk a Stage, Dead at 60

His club, Masque, hosted some of scene's top acts

Oct 12, 09 10:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brendan Mullen, owner of a club that helped launch Los Angeles’ punk-rock scene, died today of a stroke at age 60. Mullen also authored books on the musical movement, Variety notes, including We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk. The native Scotsman opened the Masque... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Los Angeles • stroke • punk music • Brendan Mullen • Masque

 Hollywood Heads Roll 
 as DVD Sales Plunge 

New studio heads place bets on 'branded entertainment'

Oct 8, 09 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - In previous downturns, the corporate owners of America's movie studios would cut Hollywood some slack. Not anymore: these days, the corporate suites of LA look like the aftermath of a slasher flick, with old hands kicked out at Disney, Universal, MGM, and Paramount. With DVD sales down 25% and... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Disney • recession • Universal Pictures • Paramount • MGM • movie industry • firing

Hollywood Has Its First Gay Studio Chief

Ross' role at Disney
is a milestone, but the industry just shrugs

Oct 7, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - You wouldn’t know it from the press—well, most of the press—but Hollywood has just passed a milestone and minted its first openly gay studio chief. Rich Ross has taken over at Disney, which "has long been the most gay friendly studio in Hollywood,” writes Patrick... More »

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Hollywood • Disney Channel • homosexual • Disney Studios • Rich Ross • Tinseltown • openly gay • studio chief

 Hollywood's Most 
 Profitable Actresses 

Naomi Watts delivers big hits for relatively little pay

Oct 6, 09 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Straitened studio heads unwilling to give $10 million to divas and hope for a hit should call Naomi Watts' agent right now. The Australian star of Mulholland Drive and The Ring is the most bankable actress in Hollywood, Forbes calculates. Her films earned an average of $44 for every dollar... More »

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Hollywood • Halle Berry • Jennifer Aniston • Cate Blanchett • Meryl Streep • Natalie Portman • Rachel McAdams • actor • Naomi Watts • Anne Hathaway • actress • return on investment • Jennifer Connelly • Hilary Swank

PROFILE

 Blogger Nikki Finke 
 Stays One Step Ahead 

Deadline Hollywood Daily is insiders' first call, for good or ill

Oct 5, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nikki Finke works out of her apartment in Hollywood, surrounded by six phones, a laptop, and a cat. Although she doesn’t go out and mingle with her contacts, she certainly has them. And their desire to be on her good side—or stay out of her sights entirely—has... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • gossip • blog • movie industry • Nikki Finke • Tad Friend • Deadline Hollywood Daily • Tinseltown

box office roundup

 Zombieland Conquers US 

Woody Harrelson vehicle dethrones Meatballs in debut weekend

Oct 4, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zombieland raked in $25 million to dominate the box office in its debut weekend, easily dethroning Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, which had held the top spot the previous two weekends. The R-rated comic horror movie starring Woody Harrelson drew an overwhelmingly young audience, with 56% under 25, Variety ... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • Michael Moore • box office • Drew Barrymore • movie industry • movies • Woody Harrelson • Zombieland • Capitalism: A Love Story • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs • Surrogates • The Invention of Lying • Whip It • Toy Story

watch it


 Chris Rock 
 Ridicules 
 Polanski 


Oct 2, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some of Hollywood's biggest names are lining up behind Roman Polanski, but Chris Rock is not among them. On last night's Jay Leno Show, Rock ridiculed the notion of defending the fugitive filmmaker because of his art. "He made good movies 30 years ago. Even Johnnie Cochran don't... More »

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Hollywood • rape • fugitive • Jay Leno • Chris Rock • Roman Polanski • Kirstie Alley • child rape • The Jay Leno Show

 Tarantino Confirms Kill Bill 3 

Director will make sequel with Uma Thurman, but needs 10-year break

Oct 2, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - First, the good news for Quentin Tarantino fans: “The Bride will fight again,” he says, confirming his plan to make the third movie in his Kill Bill franchise. The bad news? Not until 2014, notes the New York Post. “I love the character and I think... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • Quentin Tarantino • celebrity • Uma Thurman • sequel • Kill Bill

 Quaids' Wild Ride 
 a Tale of Drugs, Paranoia 

Texas arrest for stiffing hotel bill is just the tip of the iceberg

Sep 29, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The arrest of Randy and Evi Quaid in Texas for stiffing a California hotel is only the latest twist in a bizarre tale of unpaid bills and paranoid fantasies. A private investigator hired by the Quaids—she’s out $17,000—tells Diane Dimond the actor and his wife owe... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Hollywood • assassination • Heath Ledger • bills • labor unions • murder plot • paranoia • Natasha Richardson • David Carradine • Randy Quaid • Evi Quaid • Diane Dimond • Phil Hartman • Bryn Hartman • Chris Penn

FUNNYWOMAN PROFILE

Just Being Carrie Fisher Is Super-Weird

'You’re supposed to be unusual' in Hollywood: Wishful Drinking author

Sep 28, 09 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carrie Fisher’s shrink told her, “If you worked in a supermarket they would’ve institutionalized you at 20,” she recalls. Not so in Hollywood, where the erstwhile Princess Leia suffered through drug addiction, manic depression, and failed relationships—her own and her parents’. But electroshock therapy helped... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • theater • New York City • celebrity • play • People Magazine • Ashton Kutcher • Elizabeth Taylor • Carrie Fisher • Marcel Proust • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Eddie Fisher • Debbie Reynolds

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Meatballs Rain on 
 Bruce Willis' Parade 


Sep 27, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs dominated the box office for the second straight weekend, racking up $24.6 million in ticket sales and running 10-day total to $60 million. That represents just a 19% fall-off from its opening weekend performance, a notably strong showing in a generally weak autumn... More »

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Hollywood • film • box office • movie industry • The Informant! • I Can Do Bad All By Myself • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs • Surrogates • Fame (film)

 Damon's Next Step: Directing 

On top of Hollywood, Matt Damon plans on slowing down

Sep 20, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twelve years after the breakthrough Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon has become one of Hollywood’s hottest names—and now he plans on cooling off, the Boston Globe reports. “You shoot all day, have dinner and work on a screenplay until midnight and then get up at five and... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • Matt Damon • movies • acting • The Informant!

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