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MPAA grants "Perks of Being a Wallflower" PG-13 rating
Thu,8 Mar 2012 07:50 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 8 (TheWrap.com) - "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is now rated PG-13, rather than R, the Classification and Rating Appeals Board of the MPAA ruled Thursday. Erik Feig, president of production at Lionsgate Motion Picture Group and Stephen Chbosky, the director, screenwriter and author of the novel on which the movie was based, appeared before the board to make their case for the lower rating. Originally, the Classification and Rating Administration assigned the movie, which stars Emma Watson and Paul Rudd, an R based on "teen drug and alcohol use, and some sexual ... Full Story | Top |
Dimension remaking Korean hit "The Man From Nowhere"
Thu,8 Mar 2012 07:32 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 8 (TheWrap.com) - "The Man From Nowhere," an action thriller that was South Korea's highest-grossing movie of 2010, is being remade in English, Dimension Films said Thursday. "We have always been huge action and martial arts fans and are getting back into the genre in a big way with 'The Man From Nowhere,' " Bob Weinstein, The Weinstein Company's co-chairman, said in a statement. "It's a slick, fast-paced action thriller anchored by a strong emotional relationship that audiences are going to love. ... Full Story | Top |
"Friends With Kids" has laughs of an all-night crying jag
Thu,8 Mar 2012 07:27 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES, March 8 (TheWrap.com) - For decades, the movies have encouraged us to dare to be different, to step out of our comfort zones, to strive for greatness. But now we have Jennifer Westfeldt as the patron saint of safety, conformity and the dominant paradigm. Westfeldt, you may recall, wrote and starred in the wispy "Kissing Jessica Stein," a comedy about a young woman frustrated with the dating scene who flirts with becoming a lesbian before getting all "hmm, no thanks" about it. ...
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Murdoch faces investigation over BSkyB ownership
Thu,8 Mar 2012 06:43 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - British satellite broadcaster BSkyB, part of Rupert Murdoch's UK media business, is facing an escalating investigation into whether it is a "fit and proper" owner of a broadcasting licence, Britain's telecoms regulator said on Thursday. Ofcom said it set up a dedicated team in January known as 'Project Apple' to investigate material emerging from the Leveson inquiry and the police's investigations into phone hacking and the corrupting of public officials. The investigation is considering the status of both James Murdoch, chairman of BSkyB, and News Corp, which holds a 39. ...
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The gag's on Eddie Murphy in ''A Thousand Words''
Thu,8 Mar 2012 04:52 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES, March 8 (TheWrap.com) - There's nothing wrong with making a wacky comedy that ultimately wants to deliver the message that family is what's important. Unless, of course, it involves an actor — even one as talented as the great Ruby Dee — actually saying out loud, "Family is what's important," which is a cue to leave the theater and spend one's valuable time teaching a nephew to fly a kite rather than wasting two hours on another sanctimonious Hollywood feel-good movie. ...
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Oldest film based on Dickens found in Britain
Thu,8 Mar 2012 04:11 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - An archivist at the British Film Institute has stumbled across a 1901 movie just one minute long which turns out to be the earliest surviving film featuring a character from the works of Charles Dickens. Bryony Dixon was researching early films of China when she noticed an entry in a catalogue referring to "The Death of Poor Joe", which she realized could refer to a character in Dickens' "Bleak House". ...
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James Cameron plans deep sea dive in Pacific
Thu,8 Mar 2012 04:04 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - "Titanic" film director James Cameron on Thursday unveiled plans to pilot a specially designed submarine to the deepest point on the planet, the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Guam. The real-life adventure, as opposed to the ones Cameron has created in films such as "Avatar" and "Aliens," will see Cameron travel 7 miles below the ocean's surface, where he will collect research samples for marine biology and geology. The lowest point of the Mariana Trench, known as "Challenger Deep," has been reached only once before in 1960 when U.S. Navy Lt. ...
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J.K. Rowling's ''Pottermore'' website to open in April
Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:55 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author J.K. Rowling's new Pottermore website that will allow fans to navigate the world of British boy wizard Harry Potter and shop for merchandise including e-books of the Potter adventures will open in April. A posting on the website said the Pottermore Shop would soon welcome fans after being delayed from a planned October opening. The site's creators have been testing it and said they changed to a more "suitable" platform for the millions of expected visitors. ... Full Story | Top |
Whitney Houston left her fortune to daughter
Thu,8 Mar 2012 01:54 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whitney Houston, who died suddenly last month in a Beverly Hills hotel room, has left her fortune to her 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, according to the singer's will. Under terms of the will filed late on Wednesday in Atlanta, funds from the singer's estate will be put in a trust to benefit her daughter. The young woman will get part of the principal when she turns 21, more money at age 25 and the balance when she celebrates her 30th birthday. ...
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Fisker Karma car dies in Consumer Reports testing
Thu,8 Mar 2012 01:45 PM PST
Reuters -  DETROIT (Reuters) - A $100,000-plus Fisker Automotive luxury sports car died during Consumer Reports speed testing this week for reasons that are still unknown, leaving the struggling electric car startup with another blow to its image. "It is a little disconcerting that you pay that amount of money for a car and it lasts basically 180 miles before going wrong," David Champion, senior director for the magazine's automotive test center, told Reuters, on Thursday. In a statement, Fisker said it was assessing the source of the problem that caused its Karma plug-in hybrid to fail. ...
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Elizabeth Olsen reflects on life after ''Martha Marcy May''
Thu,8 Mar 2012 01:12 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One year ago Elizabeth Olsen stepped out of the shadows of her famous sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley, to star in the title role of drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and earned her critical acclaim. But the actress appeared in two films at Sundance last year, and it is only now that the second, horror thriller "Silent House," is finally landing in theaters. It opens on Friday. Last year, Olsen was a little-known acting curiosity in a low-budget art house film who was following in the foosteps of her famous twin sisters. ...
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'Silent House' horror movie has dread but no scares
Thu,8 Mar 2012 12:10 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES, March 8 (TheWrap.com) - Anyone who has ever spent time in an old house knows that they creak. All sorts of things can, and do, go bump in the night. Horror films like "Silent House" exploit the thin line -- at least for suggestible and susceptible viewers -- between creaky and creepy. "Silent House," which is based on "La Casa Muda," a 2010 Uruguayan film, does creepy with artistic pretentions. Written by Laura Lau and directed by Lau and Chris Kentis (the married couple's previous film was "Open Water"), this low-budget indie is filmed in a series of extended takes. ...
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Spurlock's "Mansome" among films in Tribeca spotlight
Thu,8 Mar 2012 12:07 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new documentary by Morgan Spurlock examining what it means to be a man in modern times was among films announced on Wednesday as part of the final lineup at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. Festival organizers unveiled more than 40 films in the "spotlight" and "cinemania" sections of the New York City event, one of the largest for independent cinema in the United States that runs from April 18 to 29 and will screen 90 feature films. ...
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Guitar-maker Fender Musical files for IPO
Thu,8 Mar 2012 09:34 AM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Fender Musical Instruments Corp, whose guitars have been used by music legends Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, filed with U.S. regulators on Thursday to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering. Formed in the 1940s by Leo Fender, Fender was the first to mass-produce solid-body Spanish-style electric guitars, including the iconic Stratocaster. It was sold to television network CBS in 1965. ...
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Russian grannies in geriatric Eurovision Song battle
Thu,8 Mar 2012 09:33 AM PST
Reuters -  MOSCOW (Reuters) - This year's Eurovision song contest is shaping up to be a battle of the geriatrics with the announcement that a folk group comprised of elderly ladies will represent Russia. The news that Russia's Eurovision contestant will be rural folk group Buranovskiye Babushki comes on the heels of Britain's decision to choose septuagenarian crooner Engelbert Humperdinck as its entry for the song contest in May. ...
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'Community' returns for third season on March 15
Thu,8 Mar 2012 09:32 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A monster pillow fight, a cafeteria riot and a Chang army are among the attractions Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) and his fellow Greendale Community College study group members will offer as "Community" returns for the rest of its third season on NBC March 15. A clever movie trailer-style preview, which debuted on the McHale-hosted "The Soup" Wednesday, also hints at a wild birthday bash for Chang (Ken Jeong), the return of John Goodman as Vice Dean Laybourne and a Winger/Britta wedding. ... Full Story | Top |
ABC's 'Duets' pairs Clarkson, Richie, others with hopefuls
Thu,8 Mar 2012 08:26 AM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - ABC will join "American Idol," "X Factor" and "The Voice" with a new singing competition that will again slightly tweak the familiar formula: On "Duets," debuting this summer, judges Kelly Clarkson, Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke will sing along with contestants. Despite the new twist, the new series will borrow liberally from past musical shows. Like all of them, it will feature a panel of celebrity judges. And like "X Factor" and "The Voice," it will feature judges who also mentor contestants. ... Full Story | Top |
Will NBC's $20 million Monday night marketing gamble pay?
Thu,8 Mar 2012 08:11 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Most people approach Mondays with a vague sense of dread about what the work week ahead might hold for them. For NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt, the stakes are significantly higher, with the network's success largely resting on two shows that cost multimillions of dollars to produce each week. ...
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Writer contradicts Cherry on 'Housewives' plot timeline
Thu,8 Mar 2012 08:09 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A former "Desperate Housewives" writer and exec producer provided the latest twist in Nicollette Sheridan's wrongful termination suit against Marc Cherry and ABC on Wednesday, contradicting Cherry's testimony that the decision to kill off the actress's character had been made four months before she claimed her boss struck her on the set. Sheridan is suing for $6 million. ...
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Ellen DeGeneres says 'Bully' should carry PG-13 rating
Thu,8 Mar 2012 08:04 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ellen DeGeneres spent a little more than a minute advocating for The Weinstein Company documentary "Bully" on her nationally televised talk show Wednesday. "Last month I got to see a new documentary that's coming out called 'Bully,'" DeGeneres said. "It's an important movie for everyone to see -- especially kids. The problem is, they've given the movie an R rating." DeGeneres said that "there is some language in the movie. ...
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S&P: China developers getting closer to "downgrade thresholds"
Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:45 AM PST
Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tough operating conditions and heightened refinancing risks in China's property market are pushing more developers closer to their downgrade thresholds, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said in a report on Thursday. In the report titled "The Worst Is Yet To Come For Chinese Developers In Asia's Shaky Property Sector," S&P warned that more credit downgrades are likely in the next six months. "Many developers in China may be at increased risk of refinancing due to weaker property sales, high funding costs, and tightened liquidity. ... Full Story | Top |
Book Talk: The case for a U.S. mission to Mars
Thu,8 Mar 2012 01:03 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans have forgotten how to dream about the future in the nearly four decades since they last set foot on the moon, and risk falling behind economic rivals such as China, according to a new book. In "Space Chronicles," astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, calls for doubling the budget of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and argues that a country's ambitions in space go hand-in-hand with its long-term economic success. The U.S. ...
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Ideal balancing act keeps Federer near the top
Wed,7 Mar 2012 06:55 PM PST
Reuters -  INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Healthy eating habits and a well balanced playing schedule have helped Roger Federer stay ultra-competitive and largely free of injury, the Swiss world number three said on Wednesday. The 16-times grand slam champion will celebrate his 31st birthday in August. Though he has not clinched a grand slam title since the 2010 Australian Open, he has won five of his last seven tournaments. ...
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Anna Kendrick, Bryan Cranston ''Get a Job'' for CBS Films
Wed,7 Mar 2012 05:02 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES, March 7 (TheWrap.com) - Bryan Cranston, Anna Kendrick and Miles Teller will star in CBS Films' upcoming comedy "Get A Job," which will co-star Nick Braun, Alison Brie, Brandon T. Jackson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jay Pharoah, the studio said Wednesday. Teller ("Project X") plays Will Davis, who finds his true calling after enduring an entry-level job. Kendrick ("Up in The Air") plays Jillian Stewart, Will's hard-charging girlfriend. Cranston ("Breaking Bad") plays Roger Davis, Will's father - who is looking for a job at the same time his son is. ...
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Murdoch internal watchdog seeks improved security
Wed,7 Mar 2012 04:17 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior member of the unit Rupert Murdoch created to clean up reporting practices at his British newspapers has consulted a private firm about improving the security system at his home, a spokesman for the official said. The spokesman said the security firm had been consulted by Will Lewis, a key member of the Management and Standards Committee (MSC) Murdoch's News Corp created last year to respond to uproar over phone-hacking and other activities by his British newspapers. ...
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''All-American Muslim'' TV show ends as viewership slumps
Wed,7 Mar 2012 04:14 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "All-American Muslim," a TV reality show celebrated by some and criticized by others for its view of everyday life in an Islamic community, was canceled by its network on Wednesday after one season of slumping viewership. "We decided not to renew it for a second season," said Laurie Goldberg, a spokeswoman for the TLC network that aired the program. ... Full Story | Top |
CNN doubles numbers; Fox wins Super Tuesday ratings night
Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:26 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK, March 7 (TheWrap.com) - After hours of analyzing Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and every precinct in Ohio, both Fox News and CNN have claimed victory in the Super Tuesday ratings. Fox edged NBC in total audience while CNN got the biggest bump from a normal night. Yes, that was NBC (not just MSNBC). Fox edged NBC's election special in the 10-11 p.m. ET time slot 2.61 million to 2.56 million total viewers. Roger Ailes' network also dominated its cable rivals, averaging 2.8 million viewers in prime time -- about what MSNBC and CNN drew put together. ... Full Story | Top |
Private funeral for Davy Jones held in Florida
Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:25 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A private funeral was held on Wednesday for onetime teen heartthrob and pop singer from The Monkees, Davy Jones, near his home in Florida, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Immediate family including his wife and daughters attended the small, private service. Jones' body was to be cremated and his ashes returned to his birthplace in Manchester, England, publicist Helen Kensick said. ...
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Marc Cherry slams Nicollette Sheridan's "rude" behavior
Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:05 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES, March 7 (TheWrap.com) - "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry on Wednesday once again slammed Nicollette Sheridan's lack of professionalism and produced writers notes detailing the death of her character months before the incident the actress claims brought about her dismissal. Sheridan alleges in her $6 million wrongful termination suit in Los Angeles Superior Court that Cherry struck her at a September 24, 2008, rehearsal and then killed off her character in retaliation for her complaining about the incident. ...
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Jessica Simpson strikes Demi-like nude pose for Elle
Wed,7 Mar 2012 01:09 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A pregnant Jessica Simpson has taken a page from Demi Moore's celebrity playbook in a nude cover photo for the April issue of Elle magazine, and the singer and actress has confirmed the baby will be a girl. In the cover photo released by the magazine on Wednesday, Simpson can be seen covering her breasts with her right arm and hand, and cradling her full abdomen with her left. She wears rings and dangling earrings, and her blond hair flows over her shoulder and chest. ...
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Heleno de Freitas biopic acquired by Screen Media Films
Wed,7 Mar 2012 12:55 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 7 (TheWrap.com) - "Heleno," a biopic about Brazilian soccer star Heleno de Freitas, will be released in North America this summer by Screen Media Films, the company said Wednesday. The movie stars Rodrigo Santoro ("300") as the legendary athlete. Jose Henrique Fonseca directed the movie, which he wrote with Felipe Braganca, and Fernando Castets. Eduardo Pop and Rodrigo Teixeira produced through their RT Features. Screen Media acquired the movie at the Miami International Film Festival. ... Full Story | Top |
MTV debuting new hip-hop show after "Dance Crew"
Wed,7 Mar 2012 12:54 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK, March 7 (TheWrap.com) - People who complain that MTV has too little music are about to have less to complain about: The network announced a new night of music shows, including a new hip-hop series. "MTV's Hip-Hop POV" will air at midnight on Wednesday, April 11, following "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" on its new night. Each episode of the dance show will air at 10 p.m., followed by an encore that will lead into "POV. ... Full Story | Top |
NBC announces Howard Stern debut on "Talent"
Wed,7 Mar 2012 12:54 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK, March 7 (TheWrap.com) - NBC will debut "America's Got Talent" with new judge Howard Stern on May 14, the week after the season finale of "The Voice," the network announced Wednesday. "The Voice" will add a second night of live elimination rounds beginning Tuesday, April 3, and will announce its winner in a two-hour season finale Tuesday, May 8. The following week, "Talent" will debut in "The Voice's" Mondays-at-8 p.m. timeslot. (Editing By Zorianna Kit) Full Story | Top |
"Mob Wives Chicago" cast announced
Wed,7 Mar 2012 12:53 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 7 (TheWrap.com) - VH1 has announced the five cast members who'll star in "Mob Wives Chicago," the spin-off series the network hopes will be its next -- pun intended -- big hit this spring. "Mob Wives Chicago" was created by original series creator Jennifer Graziano, whose sister, Renee Graziano, is a cast member on the Staten Island, N.Y.-based "Mob Wives. ... Full Story | Top |
Harvey Weinstein passes on movie pitch from Obama
Wed,7 Mar 2012 12:53 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON, March 7 (TheWrap.com) - If you've ever had a pitch turned down by Harvey Weinstein, you're now in some fine company. The Weinstein Co. chief disclosed that President Obama recently sent him a film idea -- which he passed on. "The President sent me a book the other day and said 'Why don't you make this into a movie?'" Weinstein said. "I can't tell you. It was a spy novel." But Weinstein demurred. "I sent him an email back saying he was the most over qualified book scout I've ever had," he told the Times of London. ... Full Story | Top |
"John Carter" filmmaker faces risky debut with a smile
Wed,7 Mar 2012 12:41 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a boy, Andrew Stanton fell in love with author Edgar Rice Burroughs' series of "John Carter" books about the space adventurer and his exploits on Mars. As a man, Stanton never forgot the character even as he forged a successful career within the cozy confines of Pixar Animation Studios directing "Finding Nemo" and "WALL-E." Their combined earnings of $1. ... Full Story | Top |
Murdoch internal watchdog hires private security
Wed,7 Mar 2012 12:07 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - A senior member of the unit Rupert Murdoch created to clean up reporting practices at his British newspapers has hired a private security firm for personal protection, sources close to the company said. Current and former staffers at Murdoch's News International in London said the security firm had been hired by Will Lewis, a former editor of the business pages of Murdoch's London Sunday Times who later became top editor at the group which owns Britain's Daily Telegraph. ... Full Story | Top |
Armenia pulls out of Eurovision contest in Azerbaijan
Wed,7 Mar 2012 11:45 AM PST
Reuters - YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia has decided to pull out of the 2012 Eurovision song contest in Azerbaijan, its state broadcaster said on Wednesday, underscoring tensions over a disputed enclave. Armenian-backed forces wrested Nagorno-Karabakh, a mainly Armenian-populated enclave inside Azerbaijan, from Azeri control after the collapse of the Soviet Union. A ceasefire was reached in 1994 after a conflict in which 30,000 people were killed but tensions continue to dominate relations between the countries. ... Full Story | Top |
"Jersey Shore" star Snooki is engaged, pregnant
Wed,7 Mar 2012 10:55 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - She may have recently topped a poll of nightmare celebrity dates, but "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is officially no longer available after announcing her engagement and pregnancy on Wednesday. One of America's biggest reality TV personalities in recent years, the 24-year-old Snooki graces the cover of the upcoming issue of US Weekly magazine and tells its editors she is pregnant and engaged to boyfriend Jionni LaValle. The story confirms reports that began to surface in the media last week. Snooki told the magazine she is 15 weeks along in her pregnancy. ...
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A year on, Japan nuclear film shows lives in limbo
Wed,7 Mar 2012 05:18 AM PST
Reuters -  TOKYO (Reuters) - Decades ago, the citizens of Japan's Futaba town took such pride in hosting part of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex that they built a sign over a promenade proclaiming that atomic power made their town prosperous. Now, they are scattered around Japan with no clear sign of when they might return to their homes, and their story has become a cautionary tale about the dangerous allure of nuclear power. ...
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