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- Steven Soderbergh signs on for "Bitter Pill"
- Mark Cuban crows about $2.99 bestseller
- Cable news ratings: MSNBC secures second place
- "Twilight" film surpasses $500 million worldwide
- HBO sets premiere dates for new Ricky Gervais series
- Attorney General unveils new piracy awareness campaign
- TV pitchman Trudeau loses appeal of $37.6 million fine
- Melrose 2 fund suing Paramount for film profits
- Was Ann Coulter censored by MSNBC for McCain insult?
- Actress suing IMDb could be "blacklisted," awyer says
- "Artist," "Take Shelter" lead Spirit Award nominees
- "Pan Am" is not canceled, says network, studio
- Winners & losers at Gothams, Spirits and NY critics
- Tom Hanks, Universal option "In the Garden of Beasts"
- VOD rides to the rescue of independent film
- Beyonce's "Live at Roseland" almost worth the self-worship
- Chuck Lorre, Michael Eisner among Hall of Fame inductees
- CBS and FOX take top honors in November sweeps
- New York critics pick "The Artist" best film
- Review: Adele bares all in candor-filled live album
- Stand-up comic Patrice O'Neal dead at 41
- Murdoch suffers BSkyB revolt, but hangs on
- James Murdoch suffers BSkyB revolt, but hangs on
- Wife of China's Ai Weiwei says detained as "criminal"
- Scotland's portrait gallery fulfils 120-yr-old dream
- Rediscovered Beatles amp set to sell for $100,000
- Elvis Costello says buy Louis Armstrong, not me
- Korean pop music out to conquer the world
- "Beginners," "Tree of Life" win Gotham Film Awards
- Dick Clark Productions slapped with Class-Action Suit
- Review: Hot Chelle Rae is lukewarm with "Whatever"
- Scorsese's "Hugo" faces tough road to profitability
- FX releases midseason schedule; 'Justified' back on
- Bieber Fever dominates online search engine: survey
- Potter star tops UK under-30 entertainer rich list
- Lionsgate and Summit in new merger talks
- Bethenny Frankel talk-show plans axed
- Tobey Maguire folds in poker lawsuit, coughs up $80K
- Broadway's Spidey breaks theatre box office record
- Millennium acquires comedy "Guys Night"
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Steven Soderbergh signs on for "Bitter Pill"
Tue,29 Nov 2011 05:26 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Steven Soderbergh has signed on to direct a new thriller, "The Bitter Pill," TheWrap has confirmed. Scott Burns wrote the script and is also producing. Other producers include Soderbergh's producing partner, Greg Jacobs, and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Soderbergh, Jacobs and Burns were also behind the Warner Bros. films "Contagion" (2011) and "The Informant!" (2009). A studio has not yet been announced. The thriller deals with psychopharmacology. ... Full Story | Top |
Mark Cuban crows about $2.99 bestseller
Tue,29 Nov 2011 05:25 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With the fast-selling e-publication of his memoir-cum-business-strategy guide, Mark Cuban made another notch in his media-pioneer belt. In one day, the slim under-100-page book, titled "How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It," soared to the top of the bestseller charts at the big online book-buying sites, with particularly strong sales on Amazon, iTunes and Barnes & Noble. ... Full Story | Top |
Cable news ratings: MSNBC secures second place
Tue,29 Nov 2011 04:58 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The battle between CNN and MSNBC for second place appears to have tipped back in MSNBC's favor for the month of November. The left-leaning network took the second spot in both total viewers and the coveted adults 25-54 demographic for primetime and total day, according data from to Nielsen Media Research. MSNBC credits the resurgence to its scheduling move in October, when it moved "The Ed Show" with Ed Schultz to 8 p.m. and "The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell" back to 10 p.m., bookending the "Rachel Maddow Show" at 9 p.m. ... Full Story | Top |
"Twilight" film surpasses $500 million worldwide
Tue,29 Nov 2011 04:13 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" broke the $500 million mark at worldwide box offices on Monday after its release only 12 days ago, film distributor Summit Entertainment said on Tuesday. "Breaking Dawn", the fourth installment in the vampire romance franchise based on the "Twilight" novels by Stephanie Meyer, generated has generated $508 million worldwide, of which $223 million came from U.S. box offices, after record ticket sales over the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend. ...
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HBO sets premiere dates for new Ricky Gervais series
Tue,29 Nov 2011 04:07 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Prepare to see plenty of Ricky Gervais on your television in the early part of next year. HBO announced that Gervais' new series, "Life's Too Short," will premiere February 19 at 10:30 p.m. -- a little over a month after the British comic makes his third and, according to Gervais, final run as the host of the Golden Globe Awards. This, of course, means that Hollywood should just about be recovered from the burns that Gervais will deliver just in time for the debut. ...
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Attorney General unveils new piracy awareness campaign
Tue,29 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (TheWrap.com) - Attorney General Eric Holder unveiled a new education campaign Tuesday to raise public awareness about the damaging consequences of intellectual property theft. The campaign -- which targets everything from illegal movie and music downloads to counterfeit pharmaceuticals -- will consist of TV public service announcements as well as print and print ads. Flanked by other federal law enforcement authorities at the White House, Holder pointed to the urgent need to combat the illegal online trade, estimated to cost the U.S. economy upwards of $200 billion a year. ... Full Story | Top |
TV pitchman Trudeau loses appeal of $37.6 million fine
Tue,29 Nov 2011 02:52 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau lost his bid to throw out a $37.6 million fine for violating a 2004 Federal Trade Commission settlement over his advertising and a federal appeals court said the amount might even be too low. Trudeau argued that U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman in Chicago wrongly based the fine on consumer losses rather than his unjust gain. He also challenged Gettleman's imposition of a $2 million bond to ensure his compliance with the settlement, saying it violated the First Amendment. But the 7th U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Melrose 2 fund suing Paramount for film profits
Tue,29 Nov 2011 02:51 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The investor group Melrose 2 is suing Paramount Pictures, claiming it put up $375 million to finance the "Transformers" movies and other projects, but hasn't received any of the profits. According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday, Paramount "understated the revenues received in connection with the exploitation of the Melrose 2-funded films." Melrose 2 is suing for breach of contract, fraud and unfair business practices. Paramount did not immediately comment Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Was Ann Coulter censored by MSNBC for McCain insult?
Tue,29 Nov 2011 02:37 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - MSNBC has managed to do what few, if any, have managed before -- it has silenced Ann Coulter, however momentarily. The outspoken conservative pundit was appearing on Tuesday's edition of "Morning Joe" when an audio gap worthy of the Nixon tapes fell across the airwaves. The moment of silence came when Coulter appeared to be criticizing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) -- specifically, she appeared to call McCain a "douchebag." At the time, Coulter was putting forth an argument that consistency is a perhaps-overvalued attribute in political candidates. ...
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Actress suing IMDb could be "blacklisted," awyer says
Tue,29 Nov 2011 02:13 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The general counsel of the Screen Actors Guild says in a new court filing that a woman suing IMDb for listing her age as 40 could be "blacklisted" as a "complainer" if her identity is revealed. The actress, who filed the suit last month under the name Jane Doe, is seeking $1 million from the online database and its owner, Amazon.com. Her attorneys said in the suit that "youth is king" in Hollywood and that exposing her true age could cost her movie and TV jobs. IMDb has asked that her name be revealed to help it defend itself in the lawsuit. ... Full Story | Top |
"Artist," "Take Shelter" lead Spirit Award nominees
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:56 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Silent film "The Artist" and the apocalyptic tale "Take Shelter" led the Independent Spirit Award nominations on Tuesday, each taking nods for best feature, director and for acting. "The Artist," which led Tuesday's New York Film Critics Circle honors with wins for best picture and director, took two Spirit Award nominations for Michel Hazanavicius for directing and screenplay. The festival hit about the transition in Hollywood from silent films to talkies also scored a nod for lead actor Jean Dujardin. ... Full Story | Top |
"Pan Am" is not canceled, says network, studio
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:33 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Mais non, Pan Am is not canceled. Karine Vanasse, who plays French flight attendant Collette on the ABC drama, set off fears that its wings have been clipped when she tweeted what sounded like news of its demise Tuesday: "Well, we received THE call, #PanAm is only coming back for one more episode after Christmas. But up to the end, we'll give it our all!" she wrote. But ABC and Sony Pictures Television, the studio that produces the show, say it is not canceled. ...
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Tom Hanks, Universal option "In the Garden of Beasts"
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:21 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Tom Hanks' Playtone and Universal Pictures have optioned the rights to Erik Larson's best-seller "In the Garden of Beasts," TheWrap has confirmed. Hanks and Gary Goetzman would produce the movie. The Oscar-winner would possibly star in the story of William Dodd -- the U.S. ambassador to Germany in the 1930s, who witnesses Hitler's consolidation of power with growing alarm -- and his sexually adventurous daughter. Larson's other historical bestseller, the serial-killer drama "Devil in the White City," has been optioned by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way. ...
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VOD rides to the rescue of independent film
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The indie film industry has found a life preserver -- and it's not floating in movie theaters. In fact, it's the very model studios have been unsuccessfully trying to push past theater owners lately: debuting movies on video-on-demand simultaneously -- or even in advance of -- theatrical release. "In reality, for most independent movies, VOD will be far and away the largest source of revenue in the future," Magnolia Pictures co-owner Mark Cuban told TheWrap. "More than theatrical and far more than streaming." For many smaller indies, the future is already here. ... Full Story | Top |
Beyonce's "Live at Roseland" almost worth the self-worship
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:18 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - No one ever need organize a tribute concert for Beyonce, since she's done such a good job staging her own self-homage with "Beyonce: Live at Roseland," a concert DVD that also doubles as a self-directed episode of "This is Your Life." The second half of the program, shot during a four-night stand in August, is a nearly complete run-through of her most recent album, the possibly underrated "4. ...
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Chuck Lorre, Michael Eisner among Hall of Fame inductees
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:17 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The eclectic lineup of new members who will be inducted in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame next year includes a network executive, a pair of producers who created a seminal reality series and three beloved sitcom stars. Former ABC and Disney exec Michael Eisner, "Real World" creators Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, "I Love Lucy" couple Vivian Vance and William Frawley and "The Jeffersons" papa Sherman Hemsley will join the TV Hall of Fame on March 1, during a ceremony at The Beverly Hills Hotel. ... Full Story | Top |
CBS and FOX take top honors in November sweeps
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:03 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS won the November television sweeps period for the 11th straight year but Fox took the honors with the 18-49 year-old age group most coveted by advertisers, according to ratings data on Tuesday. ABC finished second to CBS in terms of overall viewers, thanks partly to the success of its Emmy-award winning comedy "Modern Family". But there was little joy for NBC, which came last again among the leading four TV networks despite featuring a slew of new comedy and drama shows. ... Full Story | Top |
New York critics pick "The Artist" best film
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday named silent film "The Artist" the best movie of the year, and gave its top acting honors to Meryl Streep and Brad Pitt. Michel Hazanavicius won best director for "The Artist," a black-and-white film about Hollywood's transition from silent films to talkies in the late 1920s and the toll it takes on one actor's life. In the romantic drama, a couple played by Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo find themselves on opposite sides of a career arc -- his descending as her star begins to shine. ... Full Story | Top |
Review: Adele bares all in candor-filled live album
Tue,29 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST
Reuters -  Chris Willman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Do you prefer to think of 2011's top diva, Adele, as a lonely, wounded wallflower, brooding quietly, obsessively, and soulfully over her lost loves? Or as the brassy, ballsy best friend you can't shut up? You get your pick with the two-disc "Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall," depending on whether you favor the CD or DVD component of the combo-platter package. If you put on the audio-only disc, you get a version of the concert that cuts out just about all the chatter and focuses on the purely musical aspects of Adele, the neo-soul tragedian. ...
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Stand-up comic Patrice O'Neal dead at 41
Tue,29 Nov 2011 11:31 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stand-up comedian Patrice O'Neal died on Tuesday at the age of 41 following a stroke last month, his agent said. "It is with terrible sadness we must report that Patrice O'Neal has passed away this morning...due to the complications of the stroke he suffered on October 19," O'Neal's agent Matt Frost said in a statement. "Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of us have lost a true comic genius," Frost added. ... Full Story | Top |
Murdoch suffers BSkyB revolt, but hangs on
Tue,29 Nov 2011 10:11 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - BSkyB independent shareholders dealt James Murdoch a heavy blow on Tuesday with over 40 percent failing to back his re-election as chairman, venting their anger at his handling of a phone hacking scandal. Several major shareholders told Reuters ahead of the key annual meeting that they would vote against the 38-year-old because they also want a truly independent chairman rather than an executive of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, which owns 39 percent of BSkyB. ...
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James Murdoch suffers BSkyB revolt, but hangs on
Tue,29 Nov 2011 10:11 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - James Murdoch was dealt a heavy blow on Tuesday with over 40 percent of independent shareholders failing to back his re-election as chairman of pay-TV group BSkyB, venting their anger at his handling of a phone hacking scandal. Several shareholders told Reuters ahead of the key annual meeting that they would vote against the 38-year-old because they also wanted a truly independent chairman rather than an executive of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, which owns 39 percent of BSkyB. ... Full Story | Top |
Wife of China's Ai Weiwei says detained as "criminal"
Tue,29 Nov 2011 09:36 AM PST
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - The wife of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said on Tuesday police treated her as a "criminal suspect" when they took her away for three hours of questioning, in a sign that Beijing is stepping up efforts to intimidate Ai -- its most famous social critic. Lu Qing, 47, was the latest person linked to Ai to be taken in for questioning. But Lu, who was released soon after, said police officers could not tell her what kind of crime she was suspected of committing. Ai, whose 81-day secret detention earlier this year ignited an international uproar, was released in late June. ... Full Story | Top |
Scotland's portrait gallery fulfils 120-yr-old dream
Tue,29 Nov 2011 08:39 AM PST
Reuters -  EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland's National Portrait Gallery reopens on Thursday after a 17.6 million-pound ($27 million) renovation that finally fulfils the dreams of its architect when it first opened its doors 120 years ago. It is the second multi-million pound artistic project to be completed in the Scottish capital this year - both on budget and on time. The National Museum of Scotland reopened its doors in July in all its Victorian glory after a 47-million-pound makeover gave it a spectacular boost into the 21st century. ...
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Rediscovered Beatles amp set to sell for $100,000
Tue,29 Nov 2011 07:41 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - An amplifier used by George Harrison during recording sessions for Beatles albums "Revolver" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is expected to fetch 50-70,000 pounds ($80-110,000) at auction next month. The rare Vox UL730 amp and cabinet will be offered at Bonhams' London entertainment memorabilia sale on December 15. According to the auctioneer, the amp's connection with the "Fab Four" was only recently discovered when an engineer who had been asked to fix it noticed the name "George Harrison" scratched on the chassis. ... Full Story | Top |
Elvis Costello says buy Louis Armstrong, not me
Tue,29 Nov 2011 05:59 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has told fans not to buy a pricey limited edition box set of his music on sale next month, recommending they purchase some Louis Armstrong instead. Costello, real name Declan MacManus, said in an official blog post that the online retail price for "The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook" of $202.66, or 212.99 pounds in Britain, "appears to be either a misprint or a satire. ...
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Korean pop music out to conquer the world
Tue,29 Nov 2011 04:57 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - A host of young Korean stars are taking to the stage in London, New York and beyond in a bid to crack one of the final global frontiers for Asian culture -- pop music. "K-pop," as Korean pop is called, has made major inroads into Japan, the world's second largest music market. But breaking into key countries further afield like Britain, Germany, France and, most crucially, the United States, has so far eluded acts who may be household names at home but remain virtual unknowns outside Asia. ...
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"Beginners," "Tree of Life" win Gotham Film Awards
Mon,28 Nov 2011 09:42 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" and the Christopher Plummer film "Beginners" shared the top prize for best feature film on Monday at the Gotham Awards, a key event for independent movies which also marks the start of the film-awards season culminating in the Oscars. The honors for "The Tree of Life," a mystical period drama starring Brad Pitt, and "Beginners," which stars Ewan McGregor as a man whose elderly father (Plummer) comes out of the closet, scored upset victories. ...
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Dick Clark Productions slapped with Class-Action Suit
Mon,28 Nov 2011 07:27 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Dick Clark Productions' legal woes continue to mount. The production company was hit with a class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday. It was filed by a stagehand at the American Music Awards who claims that his paycheck was delayed for more than two months. In the suit, Charles Griffin claims that he was hired for the 36th Annual AMAs to work the ceremony on November 22, 2008 -- but didn't receive payment for his services until February 5, 2009. And Griffin figures he's far from the only one to receive such allegedly shabby treatment. ...
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Review: Hot Chelle Rae is lukewarm with "Whatever"
Mon,28 Nov 2011 07:26 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you were watching the American Music Awards and went "huh?" when Hot Chelle Rae got the award for New Artist of the Year, rest easy, because you probably won't have to bone up on the band too much to stay current on the next set of Grammy winners. The teen-targeted group proved it's possible to win an AMA on the basis of one flop album, one double-platinum single, and four sets of cute hair, which should come as encouragement to aspiring one-hit wonders everywhere. ... Full Story | Top |
Scorsese's "Hugo" faces tough road to profitability
Mon,28 Nov 2011 06:37 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Martin Scorsese's first effort at a family film, big-budget 3D movie "Hugo," now has a big hill to climb at the box office. Debuting at just 1,277 theaters in the U.S. and Canada last Wednesday, the PG film grossed only $15.4 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday period. Graham King's GK Films produced "Hugo" at a cost of well more than $150 million. Paramount is distributing the film, and scaled down the ambition of the its North American debut amid soft pre-release tracking on the eve of the premiere. ... Full Story | Top |
FX releases midseason schedule; 'Justified' back on
Mon,28 Nov 2011 05:59 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fear not, law-and-order fans; U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens will be back on the case January 17. FX released its midseason premiere dates Monday, including for "Justified," "Archer" and its new animated comedy "Unsupervised." "Justified" returns for its third season Tuesday, January 17 at 10 p.m., and will continue on Tuesdays at 10. The animated spy spoof "Archer," meanwhile, will kick off its third season on January 19 at 10, and will continue to air Thursdays at 10 thereafter. ... Full Story | Top |
Bieber Fever dominates online search engine: survey
Mon,28 Nov 2011 05:23 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber was named the most searched person this year on Internet search engine Bing on Monday, edging out reality TV star Kim Kardashian and "Friends" actress Jennifer Aniston. In a survey conducted by the search engine, Bieber fever took over Bing in 2011 as the Canadian singer, 17, moved from last year's No. 6 position to become the most searched name and musician, based on billions of search queries during the year. Bieber was the only male to feature in the top 10 list, as Kardashian fell from last year's No. ...
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Potter star tops UK under-30 entertainer rich list
Mon,28 Nov 2011 05:11 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe on Tuesday topped a Heat Magazine list of the richest, young British entertainers, retaining his No. 1 position in the ranking of people under 30-years-old. Robert Pattinson, lead actor of the rival fantasy film franchise "Twilight," moved up to third from fifth and leapfrogged two of Radcliffe's Potter co-stars, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, according to the celebrity magazine. ...
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Lionsgate and Summit in new merger talks
Mon,28 Nov 2011 04:45 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Two of Hollywood's leading independent studios, Lionsgate and Summit, have started merger discussions, according to an individual with knowledge of the talks. Summit is fresh off the success of its second-to-last "Twilight" installment, which has already taken in $488 million worldwide in two weeks. And Lionsgate is ramping up for a new blockbuster series, "The Hunger Games," after coming off a weak quarter with three movie flops in a row. An individual close to Summit said other suitors may be in the mix to merge with the independent studio. ... Full Story | Top |
Bethenny Frankel talk-show plans axed
Mon,28 Nov 2011 03:47 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Break out the Kleenex: Bethenny Frankel will not be coming to the daytime talk-show circuit anytime soon. At least not as a host. A proposed syndicated gab-fest featuring the "Real Housewives of New York City" has been shelved by would-be distributor Telepictures, an individual with knowledge of the move confirms to TheWrap. Despite efforts to drum up enthusiasm for the project via several advice-dispensing segments on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," the proposed project got lost in the wave of upcoming talk-show offerings. ...
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Tobey Maguire folds in poker lawsuit, coughs up $80K
Mon,28 Nov 2011 03:35 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Tobey Maguire has decided to fold in a lawsuit against him over high-stakes -- and questionably legal -- poker games. The "Spider-Man" actor has agreed to pay out $80,000 to settle the suit, according to papers filed by Ruderman Capital Partners in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. In the complaint, the company claimed that its principal, Bradley Ruderman, had lost $311,300 to the actor during various poker games -- $110,000 of that during a single hand in 2007. ...
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Broadway's Spidey breaks theatre box office record
Mon,28 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lending some credence to the old maxim that there's no such thing as bad publicity, the infamous musical "Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark" has broken house records on the eve of its first anniversary on Broadway. The $70 million show, which was plagued by a series of stunt-related cast injuries in its early days, not to mention a record-length preview period which eventually brought director Julie Taymor's ouster, broke the Foxwood Theatre's house record last week, grossing $2.07 million at the box office. ...
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Millennium acquires comedy "Guys Night"
Mon,28 Nov 2011 03:11 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Millennium Films has acquired the rights to the Chris Baldi comedy "Guys Night" and has slated a spring production start date. Baldi, the writer behind Columbia's upcoming comedy "What Would Kenny Do" (starring Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber), wrote the "Guys Night" script. Executive producers include Millennium's Avi Lerner; Danny Dimbort and Trevor Short will executive produce, along with Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler. Jim Valdez and Matt Bass are listed as producers. The cast has not yet been announced. ... Full Story | Top |
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