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Ridley Scott goes to ‘War’

Ridley Scott goes to ‘War’

October 13, 2008 at 6:46 am

Fox 2000 has acquired rights to Joe Haldeman’s 1974 novel “The Forever War,” and Ridley Scott is planning to make it into his first science fiction film since he delivered back-to-back classics with “Blade Runner” and “Alien.” Scott intended to follow those films with “The Forever War,” but rights complications ...read

Backlot

DGA Sets Host & Presenters for 7th DGA Honors

October 13, 2008

DGA President Michael Apted today announced the host and presenters for the seventh Directors Guild of America Honors, to be held at the DGA Theater in New York City on Thursday, October 16, 2008 and followed ...read

David Fincher’s Rendezvous with Rama Officially Dead

October 13, 2008

I really don’t think we’ll ever see this adaptation get out of production hell. Our San Francisco correspondent Marco Cerritos caught up with David Fincher over the weekend at another Benjamin ...read

Blu-ray

Judd Apatow Blu-ray Film Fest: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up

October 13, 2008

The delivery came. 3 Blu-ray upcoming releases from the Judd Apatow comedy factory – this latest hits Forgetting ...read

Tinker Bell coming to Blu-ray DVD!

October 13, 2008

For the first time in history, Tinker Bell, one of the world’s most beloved animated characters, will speak in an all-new original film that reveals many of life’s wondrous mysteries of nature. From ...read

Casting

MGM Enroll Freshman Cast for Fame

October 13, 2008

Lakeshore Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) has announced the freshman class of FAME, a reinvention of the original Oscar(R)-winning film that spawned a globally successful, multi-faceted ...read

Carla Gugino set for ‘Every Day’

October 13, 2008

Carla Gugino will complete the triangle in “Every Day,” joining Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt in a drama that begins shooting in New York this month. Richard Levine wrote the script and will make his ...read

Geek

Fangoria to publish comics again

October 10, 2008

About a year ago “major franchise-wide downsizing” by horror magazine Fangoria’s former parent company, The Creative Group, led to the demise of the short-lived Fangoria Comics imprint. Now apparently ...read

Ryan Gosling might be Green Lantern?

October 10, 2008

Personally, I think a really hot choice! Ryan Gosling is a dope actor and would kill the role. Remember folks that he is an Oscar nominee. Green Lantern/Hal Jordan in the script is 27 and currently Ryan ...read

Gossip

Sexy hockey mom Sarah Palin boo’d at hockey game.

October 13, 2008

The arena had to raise the music volume to drown out the booing. Some have claimed they also piped in cheers. Awesome. Notice the Obama/Biden signs at the 44-second mark. Big thanks to whoever that is ...read

Vanessa Hudgens on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

October 11, 2008

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News

John McCain Reschedules With Letterman

October 13, 2008

Senator John McCain has agreed to appear on David Letterman’s “Late Show” on CBS this Thursday, according to the show’s Web site, lateshow.cbs.com. The appearance comes after Mr. McCain canceled ...read

So Clint Eastwood is a Racist (in Gran Torino) After All?

October 10, 2008

Who would’ve thought that the most secretive project in Hollywood would’ve been a Clint Eastwood movie? This isn’t actually about Eastwood being a racist in real life, this is about his ...read

Tech

Bolt Official Website Launched

October 13, 2008

Disney’s official Bolt Website has just launched — the upcoming animated adventure with voices from John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. This November 21st Bolt, Mittens, Rhino, Penny will lead audiences ...read

Microsoft Sues DHL After Train Dumps 21,600 Xboxes

October 11, 2008

Microsoft is suing U.S.-based cargo-delivery service DHL Express for allegedly losing 21,600 Xbox game consoles because of a train derailment in Texas, according to court documents. In a complaint filed ...read

Trailers

Defiance Trailer Daniel Craig!

October 11, 2008

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Alicia Keys & Jack White - Another Way To Die [Official Video]

October 10, 2008

Watch the music video for Alicia Keys’ and Jack White’s “Another Way To Die” written for the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solice. ...read

WTF

Mark Wahlberg Not A Fan Of Andy Samberg’s ‘Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals’ SNL Sketch

October 13, 2008

“Uh, I didn’t think it was as funny as I’d hoped,” said the rapper-turned-actor, whose new flick “Max Payne” opens October 17th. In the sketch, Samberg does a dead-on imitation of the “Boogie ...read

Frank Darabont Exits Law Abiding Citizen

October 13, 2008

We’re sad to report that Frank Darabont has left the director’s chair of Law Abiding Citizen, the upcoming vigilante thriller which will star Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. With the film close to the ...read

Other Headlines

Chihuahua beats Leo

Rentrak Theatrical, a business unit of Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT), today announced the weekend theatrical box office estimates for the weekend period of October 10 through October 12, 2008 according ...read

Wanted Blu-ray details

James McAvoy (”Atonement”) and Academy Award(R) winners Angelina Jolie (”Mr. and Mrs. Smith”) and Morgan Freeman (”Dark Knight”) star in the sexy, visually stunning, ...read

YouTube beams up ‘Star Trek’ for long-form video

We are starting to test full-length programming on YouTube, beginning with some fan favorites requested by you. Let’s see if you know your full-length TV … You asked to be beamed up with Scotty, ...read

Rebecca Mader likes to Stare at Goats with Clooney

Rebecca Mader, best known for playing scheming redhead Charlotte on ABC’s “Lost,” is in final negotiations for the lead female role in “Men Who Stare at Goats,” the George ...read

New movies crowd box office

The box office is in need of population control. Another four movies open wide on Friday — Warner Bros.’ Leonardo DiCaprio-Russell Crowe CIA actioner “Body of Lies,” directed by Ridley ...read

SAG could strike in November

The Screen Actors Guild could go on strike before the end of November. In a message sent to members late Thursday, SAG president Alan Rosenberg and national exec director Doug Allen told members that the ...read

Brandon Stoughton Spotlight: Stoughton in Britney Spears Womanizer video

Who the heck is Brandon Stoughton, featured in Britney Spears Womanizer video? Well Brandon modeled Calvin Klein briefs see below. Some of her fans are saying that it is almost the same as her runaway ...read

Britney Spears Womanizer Video - Watch It

Let’s check out Britney Spears’ new “Womanizer” video. It premiered last night on 20/20. Some of her fans are saying the theme is almost the same as her runaway hit “Toxic.” ...read

Judo black belt Putin shows off moves in DVD

Vladimir Putin is out on video as a judo master. Russian state-controlled media already have shown the powerful prime minister at the wheel of massive racing truck, shirtless on a fishing excursion, and ...read

Sarah Palin Troopergate: Alaska report says Palin abused her power

Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday. The politically ...read

Apple Likely to Unveil New Laptops

Apple Inc. next week is expected to unveil new laptop computers — including a model that sets a new low price point for the company — as it sets its sights on one of the fastest-growing categories ...read

Kevin Smith Talks Next Movies, Red State

Quint: What about your next project? Is it RED STATE? Kevin Smith: I’m still trying to find money for Red State, though, admittedly, I haven’t been looking that hard yet, since it’s ...read

Britney Spears: ‘What the Hell Was I Thinking?’

In an upcoming documentary, Britney Spears candidly discusses her loneliness and her regrets about her much-publicized erratic behavior. “I sit there and I’ll look back and I’m like: ...read

Angelina Jolie: Brad Convinced Me to Get Pregnant

Angelina Jolie says she had only intended to adopt children – until her love for Brad Pitt changed her mind. “I think one of the life changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely ...read

eBay founder factchecks John McCain

Pierre Omidyar, the one-and-only founder of eBay, didn’t much appreciate John McCain’s tip of the hat in last night’s debate to Meg Whitman, eBay’s former CEO. “Meg Whitman ...read