December 2010
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'Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark' Sells $1 Million in... →
Michael Cohl, lead producer of the new Julie Taymor musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, announced Nov. 30 that the production sold more than $1 million worth of tickets within 24 hours of the first preview performance on Nov. 28 at Broadway’s Foxwoods Theatre. “We’re thrilled to finally be performing this terrific show for audiences, and we’re excited that the audiences are coming...
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UTA Hires 1st Hollywood Social Media Agent: 23... →
I can confirm that 23-year-old Eric Kuhn is joining UTA’s digital media department where I’m told he will specialize in social media strategies for the agency’s talent and corporate clients. This may be the agency world’s first move to bring in an agent focusing specifically on social media and outlets such as Twitter, Foursquare, and Facebook — and, if not, Kuhn is certainly the most high...
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Kanye Sells 518,775 Copies In First Week | Vulture →
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'Burn Notice' TV Movie Prequel is a Go | ONTD →
USA has given a formal green light to the Burn Notice movie prequel starring Bruce Campbell, which will be directed by Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan. The two will also executive produce with Burn Notice creator Matt Nix, who wrote the movie, and the series exec producer Mikkel Bondesen. The untitled two-hour film, which was announced at this year’s Comic-Con, will begin shooting in...
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ABC Developing 2 Musical Series, Including A Bob... →
Primetime musical series are red-hot courtesy of Fox’s Glee, and ABC, whose sibling Disney Channel started the genre’s resurgence with High School Musical and Hannah Montana, is developing a couple of music-themed series for next fall. Leading the pack is a drama with musical elements from writer Bob Kushell (Samantha Who?) starring Tony winner Idina Menzel. Another one is a musical...
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'The Walking Dead' Lets Go Of Writers; Darabont... →
I hear The Walking Dead writer/ executive producer/ director Frank Darabont has let go of the writers on the hot freshman AMC series, which has already renewed for a second season. That includes Darabont’s No.2, writing executive producer Charles “Chic” Eglee. Writer turnover on series between seasons is commonplace but wholesale overhauls are unusual. What’s more, I hear Darabont is...
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Ray Wise Joins the Cast of ‘X-Men: First Class’ |... →
The Twin Peaks alum will be playing the US Secretary of State.
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James Franco in Talks to Join Nicole Kidman in... →
Newly named Oscar co-host James Franco is in talks to co-star with Nicole Kidman in a fall 2011 revival of Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird of Youth, according to Showbiz411.com. As previously reported, Kidman has signed on to play aging actress Alexandra del Lago (known as the Princess Kosmonopolis) under the direction of David Cromer (Our Town, Brighton Beach Memoirs), and Franco would co-star...
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November 2010
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'Jackass 3.5' to Launch Online in March 2011 | THR →
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Watch‘Fringe’ See the movie-style trailer for Thursday’s epic ep ‘Entrada’ | EW.com
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'Walking Dead' DVD/Bluray Coming This Spring | THR →
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RUMOR: Nolans Wants to Use Heath Ledger in 'Dark... →
“The idea is to use these fragments of cut scenes and use CGI to have The Joker appear one last time,” a source explained. “Chris wants some continuity between movies and for the franchise to pay tribute to Heath and his portrayal of the Joker.” It is thought only a snippet of footage will be used, although the plan is only in the early stages at the moment. If it goes...
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“They just couldn’t stand him. I think it was Michael Eisner, the head of...”
– Johnny Depp to Vanity Fair re: Jack Sparrow | Vulture
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News Corp. considers selling Myspace | EW.com →
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J.J. Abrams' Fox Pilot 'Alcatraz' Casts Sarah... →
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Anonymous asked: Hi :))
I was wondering about your opinion on Franco and Hathaway as Oscar hosts, and if you think the Academy could've made a better choice.
I personally think NPH or a an actual comedian would've been a better idea
I was wondering about your opinion on Franco and Hathaway as Oscar hosts, and if you think the Academy could've made a better choice.
I personally think NPH or a an actual comedian would've been a better idea
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The Scottsboro Boys Sets December 12 Closing Date... →
The Scottsboro Boys, the final collaboration between legendary Broadway composing team John Kander and the late Fred Ebb, has set a closing date for December 12 at the Lyceum Theatre. The show, which began previews on October 7 and opened on October 31, will have played 29 previews and 49 performances upon closing.
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Tom Hanks Confirmed to Star in Kathryn Bigelow’s... →
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A message from the 'Terriers' creative team |... →
The creators of FX’s unjustly underrated show Terriers wrote an open letter to fans and delivered it via Alan Sepinwall at Hitfix. Let’s take a look.
Dear “Terriers” watchers, On the eve of our season finale — and, as far as we know, it is a season finale — we wanted to thank you for tuning in and supporting the show and, most of all, for embracing Hank and...
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Despite Title 'Cowboys and Aliens' Is Not a Comedy... →
In today’s Times, Michael Cieply reports on the strange reaction to the trailer for next summer’s Cowboys & Aliens, which has been unintentionally drawing laughs before screenings of Harry Potter. Universal is concerned, because of the film’s silly title and genre-mixing premise, that audiences are expecting a comedy instead of the joyless mash-up...
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Independent Spirit Awards Nominations 2011:... →
And the nominees are…
BEST FEATURE 127 Hours Black Swan Greenberg The Kids Are All Right Winter’s Bone BEST DIRECTOR Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan Danny Boyle, 127 Hours Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole BEST SCREENPLAY Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini,...
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Legendary Italian director Mario Monicelli dies at... →
Italian film director Mario Monicelli, 95, died last night in Rome. The AP reports that Monicelli“leapt to his death from a fifth-floor balcony” at the hospital where he was being treated for prostate cancer. Monicelli, who wrote and directed more than 60 films, was best known for I soliti ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street), La grande guerra (The Great War), La ragazza con la pistola (The Girl...
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Winter’s Bone Wins Big at the Gotham Awards |... →
Winter’s Bone, the grim drama about a 17-year-old girl forced to track down her meth-manufacturing father, took the Best Feature Film prize at last night’s Gotham Awards. The event, which is held annually by the Independent Feature Project, has a history of building buzz for smaller films entering the forthcoming Hollywood awards season. Other winners last night included The Oath,...
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Thinking about it, I'm kind of disappointed Justin...
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Billie Joe Armstrong returning to the cast of... →
That’s one way to keep from closing. Tickets are available now. He’ll be playing St. Jimmy again, starting January 1st through Feb 27th for a total of 50 performances.
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Grey’s Anatomy Creator Shonda Rhimes Develops a... →
Grey’s Anatomy guru Shonda Rhimes knows about gracefully dealing with PR landmines, thanks to certainformer cast members, and now she’s mining the world of crisis management for a new show: Vulture has learned that Rhimes is creating a series for ABC inspired by the career of legendary public-relations consultant Judy Smith — the woman who’s helped guide Bill Clinton, Michael...
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WatchKe$ha Explains the Origins of the ‘$’ in Funny or Die Sketch, Remains Gross | Urlesque
Funny sketch but Ke$ha is a horrible actress.
cinemaprincess asked: I just wanted to let you know ever since you changed your icon I've been passing your tweets/posts. Bart Simpson was an attention grabber, maybe you should change it again. Just Saying :)
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Mary J. Blige in Talks to Join Rock of Ages Movie... →
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“It went much better last night than expected. As far as the show is concerned,...”
– Michael Cohl, Producer of Spider Man Turn Off The Dark re: last night’s messy preview to EW.com
Something to keep in mind. I’m over bashing the show and instead have become genuinely interested in what the final product will be.
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Dan Aykroyd to Guest Spot on 'Defenders' with... →
Jim Belushi that is.
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Eliza Dushku lands new TNT pilot on TNT | ONTD,... →
I added the second TNT to the headline because it can be used as both an adjective and noun in this sentence.
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Because You Asked For It: ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks... →
If there’s any justice in this world it will be called “Alvin and The Chipmunks 3: The Treequel.”
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Microsoft planning Xbox 360 TV service to compete... →
(via Soup on Twitter)
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'Walking Dead' Rises to Season High, Ep 5 Hits 5.5... →
“We only ordered 6 episodes? Can we get more? Somebody call Frank.” -AMC Exec.
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“Wow, I read these morons on the internet who think they are in the know. “We...”
– Michael Bay Re: Transformers in 3-D from a since taken down blog post (via Vulture).
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Kevin Smith Hopes to Hold Public Auction at... →
Selling a film at Sundance is always a bit of a three-ring circus, and now Kevin Smith wants to make sure everyone’s invited to the show. Smith has announced that if the festival accepts his next film, the satirical horror movie Red State, he plans to sell the film in the room immediately after the first screening and may even bring in a professional auctioneer to make things more...
