Hollywood Movies News
- Hamlet 2 takes on Hollywood Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 8:29PMMovie formulas get a raunchy, mocking send-up... By Lance Goldenberg One of the first things you notice about Hamlet 2 is its healthy dislike for films like Dangerous Minds and Dead Poets Society, movies in which students (the more troubled the better) have their spirits lifted and lives turned around by that one Very Special Teacher. Hamlet 2 so relishes spewing its venom on these inspirational ...
- Finite Jests Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 8:21PMREWATCHING the prime election-year comedy Used Cars (1980), I was struck again by how well director Robert Zemeckis uses the forlornness of a really vanquished desert town. Filming in the outskirts of Phoenix, Zemeckis made the ambient corruption visual.
- Have fun at the State Fair without breaking the bank Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 6:59PMIt sounds like the ultimate oxymoron – going to the California State Fair on a budget. Well, stop laughing because it can be done.
- Die Hard marathon Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 6:04PMGet the NST/Star Movies Die Hard contest form from the print edition of August 27. Catch all four versions of the movie which will be aired back-to-back on Sunday.
- Die Hard marathon Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 6:01PMCatch all four versions of the movie which will be aired back-to-back on Sunday.
- State Museum rolls out red carpet Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 12:03AMFor twenty years now, South Carolina elementary school students and history enthusiasts alike have enjoyed the South Carolina State Museum. Billed as "South Carolina Under One Roof," the State Museum is taking all of 2008 to celebrate "20 years of treasures."
- The Angel City Jazz Festival Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 11:54PMThe Los Angeles LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for movies in Los Angeles.
- Scary movies Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 11:19AMAlthough a self-declared introvert, once you get veteran film critic ERIC GERMAN started on his fallouts with The Sunday Times and KRS, there’s no stopping him.
- Hollywood carlets line up Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 11:14AMIn a battle near the end of box-office smash Iron Man , the villain is stomping on the hero when an Audi R8 smashes into the bad guy, knocking him off balance and allowing Iron Man to escape.
- Studio 7 Media Streamlines DVD Production Process for Studios and Manufacturers with Introduction of DVD3(TM) ... Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 10:41AMLOS ANGELES , Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Studio 7 Media, LLC, a full service technology development and design firm, announced today the introduction of its new, proprietary DVD 3(TM) authoring technology, which allows studios and DVD manufacturers to combine three separate disc formats - set-top DVD player , Mac and PC - on a single disc.
- Don’t knock the ‘Thunder’ Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 3:44AMOur review panning “Tropic Thunder” was equally criticized by several readers who commented on Vaildaily.com the week.
- The Cubicle turns 40 Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 3:21AMCubicle.
- Jonas Brothers: Pure pop? Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 3:09AMThe inevitable ascendance of the Jonas Brothers as the male tween-pop phenomenon of the moment was obvious when the group opened for Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus on her massive tour late last year.
- Hamlet 2 (2008) Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 5:53AMSteve Coogan plays a failed actor turned high school drama teacher in “Hamlet 2.”
- "Tropic Thunder" draws strong reaction from local advocacy groups Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 5:33AMFor the most part, Pam Shenk’s effort to improve society’s image of the mentally retarded has been successful.
- Why Hollywood loves a horrific economy Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 5:19AMWith "The Dark Knight" setting a record for highest-grossing opening weekend and "Pineapple Express" and "Step Brothers" also doing well, 2008 is on track for a record box office summer - suggesting once again that the movie business may be countercyclical to the economy.
- An epic of cons, cars, cleavage Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 5:18AMOf all the Z-movies in the Roger Corman catalog, they had to remake "Death Race 2000."
- Chiru celebrates decisive BDay! Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 5:07AMBorn as Konidela Siva Shankara Vara Prasad on 22nd of August in 1955 Chiranjeevi celebrates on of his decisive Birth Days in his life. The importance gathered since he has taken an unknown career yet in his life time, politics.
- Toronto film festival promises lighter touch Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:37PMTORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto International Film Festival is promising a lighter touch this year, both thematically and in the number of movies presented, with domestic dramas and comedies prominent among the 312 features and shorts unveiled on Tuesday.
- LeRoi Moore dies Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:33PM Less than two months after an ATV accident on his Charlottesville area farm, Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore has died from unexpected complications stemming from his injuries, according to numerous internet reports. On June 30, Moore was seriously injured while riding his all terrain vehicle on his farm outside Charlottesville. Initially listed in critical condition, Moore was ...
- Toronto film festival promises lighter touch Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:09PMBy Cameron French
- Manny Farber 1917-2008 Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:02PMPainter, carpenter, university professor, and underground model for scores of American film critics—myself included—Manny Farber died early Monday morning in San Diego, where he had lived, taught, and worked since the early ’70s. Farber, who began reviewing movies for the Ne...
- Reunion & Texas Stadium: A Hollywood Ending? Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 7:39PMWhat if the next big movie explosion happened right here in North Texas? Hollywood has been blowing up buildings since the beginning of blockbuster films. The Dallas Film Commission hopes to capitalize on that big bang theory.
- Reviews of recent and upcoming DVD releases Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 6:31PM"The Life Before Her Eyes" (R, 2008, Magnolia)
- The Watchmen movie court case to proceed Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 2:59AMFox is suing Warner Bros over the screen adaptation of the 80s graphic novel, which inspired TV show Heroes
- Movies about... movies Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 2:17AMWith the release of the latest movie about movies, "Tropic Thunder," it seemed like a good time to look back on the greatest movies about movies.
- Hey Woody, lose the muse Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 1:50AMDescription is not available
- Tropic Thunder passes Batman with $26M; ’Dark Knight’ takes No. 2 all-time spot Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 6:37AMLOS ANGELES (AP) — It took four of Hollywood’s biggest stars to take down Batman.
- What makes Raven so Raven? Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 6:18AM Raven-Symoné knows what success is.
- Romola Garai Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:02PMWhy Is She Famous? Any guy strong enough to survive Atonement ’s 123 minutes of melodrama and frilly dresses will recognize Romola Garai as the actress who played the 18-year-old version of Briony Tallis.
- The Buzz: It’s all about the product Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 9:51PMWithout styling products, this would be one ugly world. Sure, some of us are born with perfectly shiny tresses of golden or chocolatey curls, but the rest of us need a little help making the best of what our parents bequeathed us.
- Movie hits sour note with some Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 9:18PMEarly Thursday morning, before he embarked from his Upper Darby home for a business trip to Harrisburg, J. Bruce Hulick left a note on the kitchen table for his 26-year-old son, Joseph.
- Graham Film Makes Sneak Debut in Bible Belt Churches Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 8:58PMCHARLOTTE, N.C. | On Sept. 2, up to 750 pastors and church workers are expected to crowd into the sanctuary at Calvary Church - some of them driving in from as far as 60 miles away.
- Stallone explores Soviet roots with vodka deal Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 7:14PMMOSCOW (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, mighty destroyer of Soviet opponents in the "Rambo" and "Rocky" movies, now plans to advertise Russian vodka.
- Paul Newman’s home wish Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 6:54PMHollywood superstar Paul Newman has reportedly told friends and family he wants to die at home after being told he only has “a few weeks to live” following his battle with cancer.
- James Bond - Bond Producer Appointed To Uk Film Council Board Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 11:15AMBarbara Broccoli, a producer on the James Bond films, has been appointed to the board of the UK Film Council.Ms Broccoli, who is currently chairperson of First ...
- Producing big results Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 10:57AMBy MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer He had 32 hours. That is how long Wapakoneta’s Theodore James had to ponder his life-changing decision. A decision to forego his life at home and leave with nothing more than a prayer, chasing a lifelong dream that beckoned to him from southern California, he said.
- Columnist dips into (e)mailbox Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 10:47AMThe magic of modern technology brings a variety of email messages our way, many worth sharing with you and others not suitable for this family newspaper. To wit:
- Robert J. Elisberg: Conservative Night at the Movies Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 10:41AMNot generally considered your typical source for Showbiz news, the current Weekly Standard a cover article is surprisingly a perfect fit. A ripped-from-the-headlines, behind-the-scenes exclusive...
- Look whose in the movies Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 10:30AMHe was the kid who did voices and wanted to make movies. Now he’s in the newest Batman movie.
- Distorted image: Protesters say comedy film ribs the disabled Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 12:11AMFARMINGTON — Classmates used to call Darrell Brown a "retard" at school. Now an adult, he bristles at the use of the word in a new movie. "It takes on a different meaning when you have a disability," said Brown, who has cerebral palsy. "When they put that label on you, that hurts."
- Lucky Seven: At the movies Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 12:11AM"The Movies Return," will take place starting today through Aug. 24 at the Plaza Theater in El Paso. There will be 64 movies, a concert and lectures in three main areas over a 10-day period, all in honor of the movie palace formerly known as the "Showplace of the Southwest."
- Award-winning author Van Hook dies Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 11:57PMBeverly Hennen Van Hook, award-winning journalist and best-selling author from the Quad-Cities, died Wednesday at her home in Charlottesville, Va. Beverly was 67 years old and died after a short but valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.
- Blobtown: Movie memories revitalize a community Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 11:57PMPHOENIXVILLE, Pa. -- There is a man. He carries a can, and inside it is a weird, blood-red hunk of goo the size and consistency of a generous bowl of lumpy raspberry Jell-O. | Photo gallery
- Tropic Thunder (2008) Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 8:33PMFrom left, Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller and Jay Baruchel in Mr. Stiller’s film “Tropic Thunder.”
- Songs in the key of strife: Could protest songs be making a comeback? Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:25PMJamie Laurie, one of two frontmen for the suddenly successful alt-rock/rap outfit Flobots, is onstage at a crammed Pontiac Garage, the smaller room at the House of Blues, explaining his choice of neckwear: an American flag.
- A Film on the Trucking Life Also Promotes a Big Rig Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:17PMA documentary film about truck drivers is being underwritten by a division of the Navistar International Corporation to help promote a new long-haul truck.
- "Tropic Thunder" Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:10PMRobert Downey Jr. gives the most enjoyable performance of the year in this near-genius satire of Hollywood excess and vanity.
- US comedian, actor Bernie Mac dies at 50 Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 2:57PM Comedian and actor Bernie Mac, who starred in one of U.S. TV’s few black sitcoms and appeared in the “Ocean’s 11” movies, died in Chicago Saturday after a bout with pneumonia. He was 50.
- College Guide: A Cappella with the SoCal VoCals Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 2:57PMFirst Person: Romance led this former East Coast student to the harmonies of a cappella. The SoCal VoCals turned out to be life-changing.
