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ABC's GOP debate takes TV ratings crown
Sun,11 Dec 2011 07:56 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Score one for ABC News in the ratings department. Saturday night's GOP debate was the most-watched of the 2012 campaign as an average of 7.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the presidential candidates take on such hot topics as unemployment and immigration. Despite a relatively late start time -- 9 p.m. on the East Coast -- 2.1 million of those viewers were in the key adults 25-54 viewer group. Both of those numbers beat the previous highs, held by Fox News in total viewers (6.11 million on September 22) and MSNBC in the 25-54 demographic (1. ... Full Story | Top |
San Francisco film critics pick "Tree of Life"
Sun,11 Dec 2011 07:56 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Bringing up the rear on a day already filled with critics groups announcing film awards, the San Francisco Film Critics Circle has chosen Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" as the best film of 2011. Aside from choosing Albert Brooks as Best Supporting Actor, "Rango" as Best Animated Feature and "Tree of Life" for Best Cinematography, the group went in a different direction from most of its predecessors . ... Full Story | Top |
Christmas Crush: Too many big films crowd box office
Sun,11 Dec 2011 07:55 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Moviegoers will have a lot to choose from under the big box office tree this Christmas holiday -- in fact, they might even have too many choices. Beginning next weekend with the release of "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," and sequels to "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "Sherlock Holmes," an unprecedented number of big studio films will be crowding into the domestic box office at the same time. ... Full Story | Top |
Music exec still critical after Hollywood shooting
Sun,11 Dec 2011 05:40 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A former Death Row Records vice president, John Atterberry, remains in critical condition at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, one of several victims caught Friday in a Hollywood street rampage conducted by a distraught 26-year-old gunman. Atterberry was driving his Mercedes coupe when Tyler Brehm started shooting at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Friday. The gunman hit Atterberry three times in the face and neck. In all, three individuals were injured during the rampage. ... Full Story | Top |
Contents of Jackson's final home reach auction
Sun,11 Dec 2011 04:22 PM PST
Reuters -  BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Contents of the mansion where Michael Jackson's lifeless body was found by convicted killer Dr. Conrad Murray go under the auction hammer next week, closing one chapter on a tragic saga that started in 2009 and ended last month with his former physician behind bars. Some 500 lots of mostly paintings, furniture and ornaments are for sale from the Bel Air home Jackson rented while preparing for a series of comeback concerts in London. But only a handful of the items bear a poignant but personal connection to the singer, his three children and famous family. ...
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"The Artist," "Descendants" lead critics awards
Sun,11 Dec 2011 03:27 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Artist," a black-and-white silent film about Hollywood, drama "The Descendants," Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese and Terrence Malick all won big on Sunday among U.S. film critics and industry groups that doled out honors for the year's best movies. The Boston Society of Film Critics, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Online all announced their choices for the best films and performances of 2011, kicking off a pivotal week in Hollywood with both the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guilds announcing nominations. ... Full Story | Top |
Girl band Little Mix wins Britain's "X Factor"
Sun,11 Dec 2011 03:08 PM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Girl band Little Mix became the first group to win Britain's "X Factor" television talent show on Sunday, beating hairdresser Marcus Collins in the final. The quartet, aged between 18 and 20, screamed with delight following the announcement of the outcome of a public vote, and performed a cover of Damien Rice's "Cannonball," which will be their debut single. Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock will enjoy a media frenzy over the coming days, and are guaranteed a recording contract. ... Full Story | Top |
"New Year's Eve" leads as movie box office fizzles
Sun,11 Dec 2011 11:55 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Romantic comedy "New Year's Eve" topped the domestic movie box office during the weekend but Hollywood had little to celebrate as North American ticket sales slumped to their lowest level in three years. "New Year's Eve" led the charts with a disappointing $13.7 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters on Sunday. The movie added $12.9 million from international markets, for a combined global debut of $26.6 million, distributor Warner Bros. said. ...
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AFTRA, networks agree on TV code deal
Sun,11 Dec 2011 11:19 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced Friday night that it had reached a tentative agreement with the Big Four broadcast networks on a new network TV code deal. Covering all network programming except scripted prime-time shows, AFTRA claims the new deal achieved its objective of gaining a 1 percent increase in employer contributions to its health and retirement funds, a contribution that now stands at a rate of 16.5 percent. ... Full Story | Top |
China unveils rare star power of Oscar entry
Sun,11 Dec 2011 05:31 AM PST
Reuters -  BEIJING (Reuters) - Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known directors, is banking on heartthrob Christian Bale to help boost the country's chances of winning an Oscar, with his latest film on a tragic chapter in the nation's history. "The Flowers of War," China's Academy Award entry for best foreign language film, centers around a mortician (Bale) who gets caught up in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and has to save a group of school girls from the clutches of the Japanese. On the way he becomes involved with a high-class Chinese courtesan, finding both love and personal redemption. ...
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Lindsay Lohan says has learned from mistakes
Sat,10 Dec 2011 03:36 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan, in her first interview since being sent to jail last month for a probation violation, tells Playboy that she has learned to be accountable for her mistakes. The "Mean Girls" star told the magazine in an interview accompanying her 10-page nude pictorial that during the past five years she's come to understand "that ultimately we are responsible for ourselves and our own actions. ...
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More than 800 people hacked by UK tabloid: police
Sat,10 Dec 2011 08:45 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - More than 800 people have had their telephones illegally hacked by the now-defunct News of the World tabloid, British police investigating the alleged practice said on Saturday. A statement by London's Metropolitan Police said 2,037 people had been contacted during the year-long investigation, of whom 803 are alleged victims of hacking by the best-selling tabloid, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. It was the first time police provided an overall figure for alleged victims of News of the World hacking. ...
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Newcomer lands lead in Jackie Robinson biopic
Fri,9 Dec 2011 08:27 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Harrison Ford has officially signed on for the upcoming Jackie Robinson biopic, Legendary Pictures announced today. As reported by TheWrap on Thursday, Ford will play Branch Rickey, the Major League Baseball executive who helped break baseball's color barrier by signing Robinson to a minor league in 1945, and helped Robinson sign to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, making him the first African-American player in the MLB. In addition, Legendary has signed newcomer Chadwick Boseman in the role of Robinson. ... Full Story | Top |
U.N. gives boost to Mexico's mariachi musicians
Fri,9 Dec 2011 08:26 PM PST
Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Trumpeter Domingo Ramirez is hoping that U.N. recognition of the mariachi music he has played for 60 years will give business a boost. "Before it was a decent living and today we do it because it's our profession," the 73-year-old said while waiting for business in Mexico City's Plaza Garibaldi, where strolling bands with violins, trumpets and guitars are a feature of the streetscape. "But there are days when you don't make anything," said Ramirez as his 16-year-old son David ran from car to car looking for paying customers. Last week, the U. ... Full Story | Top |
Kirsten Dunst gets restraining order against alleged stalker
Fri,9 Dec 2011 08:25 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spider-Man" actress Kirsten Dunst has obtained a temporary restraining order against a Frenchman who's accused of stalking her, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap. In a declaration filed with the court, the actress' mother, Inez Dunst, says that 51-year-old Jean Christophe Prudhon of Dijon, France, showed up at the doorstep of her Toluca Lake, Calif., home on Saturday, asking to speak to Kirsten. According to the elder Dunst, Prudhon has left "dozens of letters at my home, describing his obsession with my daughter. ...
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ICM talent agency reaches deal to become partnership
Fri,9 Dec 2011 08:22 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After weeks of feverish speculation about turmoil and infighting at ICM, the agency has reached a deal in which majority shareholder Rizvi Traverse will gradually sell its shares to an agency-wide partnership, according to several individuals with knowledge of the situation. The new ownership structure championed by ICM president Chris Silbermann will operate in a partnership similar to one employed at many law firms. "The partnership is a broad-based group It's about the evolution of the business," one individual with knowledge of the situation said. ... Full Story | Top |
Lifetime is remaking "The Blue Lagoon"
Fri,9 Dec 2011 05:33 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It sealed Brooke Shields' status as a teen star (and, trivia, made her the first-ever recipient of the Worst Actress Razzie), and now Lifetime is going to remake the 1980 drama "The Blue Lagoon." Lifetime confirmed to TheWrap the made-for-TV do-over will be produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan's Storyline Entertainment and Judith Verno's Peace Out Productions will in association with Sony Pictures Television. ... Full Story | Top |
"Hurt Locker" suit: soldier ordered to pay attorneys fees
Fri,9 Dec 2011 05:32 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The tables have turned on the army sergeant who sued "The Hurt Locker" team over a year ago for allegedly stealing his life story. At the time, Master Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sarver was asking for millions of dollars, but he'll be the one left writing some checks. This week, U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Nguyen ordered Sarver to pay $187,125 in attorneys fees, according to court documents. The lawsuit was thrown out initially October, but a number figure was not attached to the billings that Sarver was ordered to pay. ... Full Story | Top |
Playboy advances Lohan issue due to leaked photos
Fri,9 Dec 2011 04:21 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy magazine is advancing the newsstand date for its upcoming issue with nude pictures of actress Lindsay Lohan in part due to photos that were leaked online in advance, Hugh Hefner said on Friday. The Playboy founder tweeted that the issue will now go on sale late next week, which roughly coincides with the December 15 airdate for Lohan's planned interview on Ellen DeGeneres' TV talk show. "Because of the interest & the internet leak, we're releasing the Lindsay Lohan issue early," Hefner posted on Twitter. ...
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Adele makes Billboard history, named 2011 top artist
Fri,9 Dec 2011 04:13 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Adele made Billboard history on Friday when she became the first female singer to be named top artist, have the top album, "21," and score the top single, "Rolling in the Deep," all in one year. The 23-year-old chanteuse was followed in the top artist group by No. 2 Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga in that order, while Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars rounded out the top ten. ...
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"The Nate Berkus Show" not returning for third season
Fri,9 Dec 2011 03:56 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "The Nate Berkus Show," starring Oprah Winfrey's favorite interior designer, will fold at the end of its current, second season, TheWrap has confirmed. The decorating-centered show will still air the remainder of its season. The series premiered last year, but never caught ratings fire. Winfrey, a champion of Berkus, left the airwaves earlier this year to focus on her OWN network. But a person close to the Berkus show told TheWrap that it will not be following Winfrey to OWN. ... Full Story | Top |
Justice Dept. wants AT&T, T-Mobile to go back to FCC
Fri,9 Dec 2011 03:02 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile hit yet another roadblock on Friday as a Department of Justice lawyer said his agency would file a motion that could delay the legal challenge of the deal for months. Joseph Wayland told U.S. District Court Judge Ellen S. Huvelle that the case no longer needed to be expedited after AT&T and Deustche Telekom, which owns T-Mobile, requested their application be pulled from the Federal Communications Commission. The commission later granted that approval, though the two sides disagreed over whether it could reject it. ... Full Story | Top |
Met Opera conductor Levine withdraws through 2012-13
Fri,9 Dec 2011 02:48 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - James Levine, the Metropolitan Opera's music director for 40 years, has withdrawn from conducting to the end of the 2012-13 season to recuperate from a spinal injury, the opera house said on Friday. He missed the first half of this season following emergency surgery after a fall on vacation last August. "While this is a blow to Jim, our company, and his many fans, we want to make it possible for him to eventually return to the Met," Peter Gelb, the Met's general manager, said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Ready for a six-hour version of "Tree of Life"?
Fri,9 Dec 2011 02:33 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A six-hour "Tree of Life"? Filmgoers with a love for master filmmaking that tends toward the semi-linear embraced "The Tree of Life" in a big way. So when word got out the original screenplay was three inches high and six hours long -- and when cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki hinted in the press a few weeks ago that legendary auteur Terrence Malick had plans to work on a cut of the movie that might be several hours longer -- happy forwards and retweets rippled through the cineaste community. ... Full Story | Top |
"Community" down, CBS takes night with top 4 spots
Fri,9 Dec 2011 02:07 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - More bad news for the beleaguered "Community." The NBC comedy was hit by a double-digit dip Thursday night, while CBS swept the night, according to preliminary numbers. NBC's night started with "Community" at 8 p.m. The comedy -- which was distressingly absent from the network's midseason schedule that was released last month -- took a 12 percent hit in the adults 18-49 demographic, taking a 1.5 rating/4 share, with 3.6 million total viewers. "Parks and Recreation" also fared poorly, slipping 6 percent to a series low with a 1.7/5 and 3.6 million total viewers. ...
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"Young Adult" is not women behaving badly, just real
Fri,9 Dec 2011 01:54 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nowhere is the old saying "beauty is only skin deep" less understood than in Hollywood where for years women have tried with sporadic success to overcome the notion that looks count for more than brains. This past year two female-starring film comedies, "Bridesmaids" and "Bad Teacher," became smash hits based on the idea that women can behave badly and on Friday, a third, "Young Adult," hits theaters with a head-turning performance by Charlize Theron and written by Oscar winner Diablo Cody. ...
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Eddie Murphy to get cracking on Marion Barry biopic
Fri,9 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Tower Heist" star Eddie Murphy, who recently bowed out of the hosting gig for next year's Oscars, is attached to play scandal-plagued former Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry in a biopic that's being developed by HBO Films, HBO confirms to TheWrap. Spike Lee will direct the project, while John Ridley (whose resume includes "The Wanda Sykes Show," the "Barbershop" TV series and "Undercover Brother") will write the script. Murphy, Lee and Ridley will all serve as executive producers. ... Full Story | Top |
Victims of violence deserve better than woozy "Kevin"
Fri,9 Dec 2011 01:35 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Not being a parent myself, I can't say for sure whether or not "What to Expect When You're Expecting" has a chapter about preventing your child from turning into a teen sociopath. But if it does, it's a given that Eva (Tilda Swinton) skipped it. Eva's haphazard parenting, and its ultimate effects on her twisted son, is at the heart of "We Need to Talk About Kevin ," writer-director Lynne Ramsay's attempt to adapt the novel by Lionel Shriver and to make some sense of why a normal-seeming kid would suddenly snap and murder his classmates. ... Full Story | Top |
"Daily Show" alum Mo Rocca to "CBS This Morning"
Fri,9 Dec 2011 01:29 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Daily Show" and "Tonight Show" alum Mo Rocca has moved up the CBS News chain, getting a promotion from contributor to correspondent on "CBS Sunday Morning." Rocca, who won an Emmy as a writer for the 2010 Tony Awards broadcast, has been a "Sunday Morning" contributor since 2006, and will continue to report for the series, as well as other CBS News projects. ... Full Story | Top |
Execs exits, money tight; Ryan Kavanaugh needs a miracle
Fri,9 Dec 2011 01:15 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - There's a Hollywood mogul who is fond of saying that sooner or later all rumors are true. The question in the case of Ryan Kavanaugh: Is this that time? With his capital in a choke hold, executives leaving or on the brink and the prospect of new financing uncertain, it seems this time that Kavanaugh may really need a miracle for his independent studio. ... Full Story | Top |
Film director charged with fraud in Massachusetts
Fri,9 Dec 2011 12:56 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - A Los Angeles-based filmmaker was charged Friday with defrauding Massachusetts of almost $5 million in inflated tax credits for two movies he made along the state's scenic Cape Cod shoreline. Daniel Adams, 50, is accused of fraudulently submitting tax credit applications that claimed exaggerated expenses related to 2008's "The Golden Boys" and 2009's "The Lightkeepers," said Brad Puffer, spokesman for Attorney General Martha Coakley. Adams was arraigned Friday morning in Boston Municipal Court on two counts each of making a false claim to the state and larceny over $250. ... Full Story | Top |
"Glee" drama: is Lea Michele leading a mutiny?
Fri,9 Dec 2011 12:40 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It sounds like the title of Fox's hit (for now, anyway) musical "Glee" might be growing more ironic by the day. "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy has turned into nothing short of an ogre -- and it's becoming so bad, according to Us Magazine's Zach Johnson, that the castmates are preparing to revolt. With Lea Michele rallying the troops for a mutiny. That's right -- Rachel Berry a revolutionary. "The cast has been speaking about banding together against him, and Lea is leading the charge," a source tells the magazine. ... Full Story | Top |
Mammoth Apple store opens in Grand Central Station
Fri,9 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - How many times have you walked into an Apple store and thought, "Wow, it's like Grand Central Station in here?" Now, it literally is. The gadget giant opened its newest Manhattan outpost in New York's Grand Central Terminal Friday morning. A couple of hundred people were lined up when the store opened at 10 a.m., the Wall Street Journal reports, including a California retiree who has attended more than two dozen Apple store openings. ... Full Story | Top |
James Cameron slapped with lawsuit over "Avatar" plot
Fri,9 Dec 2011 11:24 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Avatar" director James Cameron has been hit with a lawsuit by a writer who claims that the plot for the hit sci-fi movie was lifted from his own project. In the suit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday, Eric Ryder claims that he entered into an agreement with Cameron's production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, to develop a movie based on his story "KRZ 2068. ... Full Story | Top |
Trump mulls options amid presidential debate flap
Fri,9 Dec 2011 11:20 AM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reality TV star and real estate mogul Donald Trump on Friday said he was unsure if he would still host a Republican presidential debate, which now has only two participants. Trump also issued a statement saying he still might run for the White House as an independent if he does not approve of the eventual Republican nominee. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has surged to the front of the Republican field in recent weeks, and former Senator Rick Santorum are now the only candidates planning to participate in Trump's December 27 forum in Iowa. ... Full Story | Top |
Adele makes Billboard history, named 2011 top artist
Fri,9 Dec 2011 11:15 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Adele made Billboard history on Friday when she became the first female singer to be named top artist, have the top album, "21," and score the top single, "Rolling in the Deep," all in one year. The 23-year-old chanteuse was followed in the top artist group by No. 2 Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga in that order, while Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars rounded out the top ten. ...
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Guy Ritchie -- pressure paid off in Sherlock sequel
Fri,9 Dec 2011 11:05 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - British director Guy Ritchie says the biggest danger when making the sequel to his 2009 box office hit "Sherlock Holmes" was complacency. Madonna's former husband was on the red carpet in London late on Thursday for the European premiere of "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," in which he again teams up with Robert Downey Jr. as the fabled super sleuth. Ritchie cranked up the action in his interpretation of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous creation, and his first outing proved popular with movie-goers who spent $524 million at the global box office. ...
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Andie MacDowell's daughter named Miss Golden Globe
Fri,9 Dec 2011 11:04 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Rainey Qualley, daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, has been named Miss Golden Globe by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Annually going to the offspring of well-known talent, the honor has, in the past, been received by such Hollywood royalty as Rumer Willis, Laura Dern, Melanie Griffith and Joely Fisher. Qualley will assist with the live Golden Globes telecast January 15. Full Story | Top |
Occupy Wall St takes over "Law & Order" TV set
Fri,9 Dec 2011 10:49 AM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street protesters late Thursday took over the empty set of television crime drama "Law & Order: SVU," which built a mock tent city for an episode based on the movement, but they were soon removed by police. The set was designed to look like Manhattan's original Zuccotti Park encampment complete with tents and signs, and plans called for the TV show to shoot there on Friday morning, according to protesters who spoke with crew members. It was empty when protesters arrived at midnight, but they were ejected around 1 a.m. when police moved in, protesters said. ... Full Story | Top |
UK's "Secret Cinema" takes shadowy screenings to Afghanistan
Fri,9 Dec 2011 10:43 AM PST
Reuters -  KABUL (Reuters) - In a dusty, dimly lit Kabul basement, British cinema fan club 'Secret Cinema' launched their first movie event outside Britain on Thursday evening, bringing costume, audience participation and light-hearted mystery to the high-security Afghan capital. The group has built up a following in Britain by showing critically acclaimed films in unusual locations, creating a fun atmosphere for film buffs and, crucially, keeping the name of the movie under wraps until the lights go down. ...
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