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Heathers Musical Bound for Broadway

(Newser) - The high-school comedy/murder cult film Heathers is set to be reborn—as a Broadway musical, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Readings have already happened with the likes of Kristen Bell, and much of the original production team is on board. “‘I love my dead gay son,’” the...

America's Sweetheart Headed for Heartbreak
America's Sweetheart Headed for Heartbreak
glossies
Mar 7, 2009 3:51 PM CST

America's Sweetheart Headed for Heartbreak

Julia's box-office reign may be long gone

(Newser) - Mercy! Hollywood’s original Pretty Woman may already have her best days behind her, Ramin Setoodeh writes in Newsweek. After 5 years spent raising her children, Julia Roberts is returning to theaters in Duplicity, sporting her infectious laugh and adorably toothy smile. “But this may be the last time...

Warner Bros. Watches Watchmen to Gauge Health
Warner Bros. Watches Watchmen to Gauge Health
ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2009 4:10 PM CST

Warner Bros. Watches Watchmen to Gauge Health

(Newser) - Warner Brothers restructured last year to focus on producing blockbusters like The Dark Knight, and now the studio is waiting to see if the move pays off with Watchmen, the Financial Times reports. Warner can finance a slew of films with profits from one “tent pole” movie. “The...

Watchmen Just Watchable

 Watchmen Just Watchable 
NEW RELEASE
Mar 5, 2009 10:54 AM CST

Watchmen Just Watchable

Film 'bites off more than it can chew'

(Newser) - The task of putting graphic-novel classic Watchmen onscreen may be more than any filmmaker can handle, critics say—though director Zack Snyder did win over Roger Ebert. Some impressions:
  • "Stumbles and sometimes falls on its top-heavy ambitions. But there are also flashes of visual brilliance and performances that drill
...

Watchmen Sure to Blow Wilson's Cover

(Newser) - Patrick Wilson has had many brushes with fame, but it’s fairly certain his role in the hotly anticipated Watchmen will finally make walking down the street a chore, New York reports. He’s done studio films before (remember The Alamo?), won praise for his role in Little Children, even...

'Geeks Have Won': Hollywood Gaga Over Comics

Big screen adaptations bring fame to writers

(Newser) - Comic books—trendy? All of a sudden they are, the Los Angeles Times reports. “The geeks have won,” says Ed Brubaker, one of the many comic-book creators who now finds himself a celebrity. Brubaker’s Angel of Death premieres online today as a live-action series, but he’s...

Can Mel Make a Comeback?
 Can Mel Make a 
 Comeback? 
OPINION
Mar 2, 2009 1:21 PM CST

Can Mel Make a Comeback?

Gibson aims for rehabilitation, but Mad Max is 'gone'

(Newser) - Mel Gibson appears to be making an effort to revive a career stalled after his 2006 arrest and accompanying anti-Semitic tirade, but “it seems unlikely he can ever really come back,” writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. “Like Tom Cruise, Gibson has sent himself into a weird...

Economy Tanking, Americans Race to Movies

Hollywood provides much-needed escape in bleak times

(Newser) - Americans are dealing with the recession by hiding in dark rooms with a band of brothers, a gun-toting grandma, and a bumbling mall cop, the New York Times says. Hollywood’s ticket sales have jumped 17.5% this year. Ticket prices rose, but so did attendance, by nearly 16%. “...

Young Slumdog Actor Gets Beating From Father

(Newser) - Angered that his son wouldn’t play to a crowd welcoming 10-year-old Slumdog Millionaire actor Azharuddin Mohammed back to Mumbai, the boy’s father administered a public beating today, the Sun reports. Azharuddin arrived home yesterday following the film’s Oscar triumph, and had the day off school; when he...

Slumdog Kids Back in Slum
 Slumdog Kids Back in Slum 
Feb 27, 2009 7:15 AM CST

Slumdog Kids Back in Slum

Child actors receive heroes' welcome in Mumbai

(Newser) - No more red carpet: The two child stars of Slumdog Millionaire have returned from Hollywood to their now-infamous Mumbai slum, CNN reports. The pair, excited from the trip but exhausted from the media attention, were greeted by enthusiastic crowds. Rubina Ali, 9, says she has heard rumors of new homes...

Warren Beatty Courts LiLo ... No, Not Like That

Actor will consider Lohan for role, but only if she lives with him

(Newser) - Warren Beatty wants to cast Lindsay Lohan in his upcoming film, but he’s not willing to gamble on the troubled starlet's reliability. The film icon will require the 22-year-old to live with him—or at least on his property—during production, Fox News reports. Lohan is said to be...

Tarantino's Basterds Looks as Lousy as His Spelling

(Newser) - The trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Inglourious Basterds, is just 100 seconds long, but that's enough. "Perhaps there will prove to be a level of postmodern self-ironising,” Paul MacInnes writes in the Guardian. “Perhaps serving up Kill Bill with the Holocaust as a backdrop will...

Slumdog Kids Promised New Digs

Indian government vows to upgrade housing for kids 'who have brought laurels' to nation

(Newser) - The two key child actors in Oscar-sweeping Slumdog Millionaire will receive new homes in Mumbai, compliments of the Indian government, Reuters reports. The children, who played the younger versions of the movie's main characters, "have brought laurels to the country, and we have been told that they live in...

Cera Joins Arrested Development Movie

(Newser) - Fans of the family Bluth, rejoice. Michael Cera has signed on to the Arrested Development movie, reports E! Online. Details have been sketchy, but Cera—whose role as George-Michael Bluth on the show helped propel him to teen stardom in movies such as Superbad and Juno—had reportedly been the...

Will Americans See Ledger's Last Film?

Distributors aren't exactly fighting over indie Parnassus

(Newser) - Heath Ledger’s highly anticipated last film, the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, is having an inordinate amount of trouble landing a US distributor, reports Steven Zeitchik in the Hollywood Reporter. Over the summer, Lionsgate, Overture, and others were lining up for the rights, but since then things have hit a...

Slumdog Kids Hit Disneyland
 Slumdog Kids Hit Disneyland 
Feb 24, 2009 9:22 AM CST

Slumdog Kids Hit Disneyland

Child actors celebrate win with Mickey

(Newser) - What better way to celebrate your Oscar win than by going to the Happiest Place on Earth? That’s where the child actors from Slumdog Millionaire headed the day after their film won Best Picture. For some, the whirlwind trip to California marked their first time on a plane—or...

Best and Worst of Oscar Night
 Best and Worst of Oscar Night 
Feb 23, 2009 7:12 AM CST

Best and Worst of Oscar Night

Funny and un-funny moments abound at ceremony

(Newser) - Oscar night was filled with highs and lows, from the predictably inspirational moments when Kate Winslet finally won and Heath Ledger’s family received his posthumous award, to the cheap shot of producers cutting to Angelina Jolie’s face during Jennifer Aniston’s presenter speech. More from the Los Angeles ...

Slumdog Wins Best Picture
 Slumdog Wins Best Picture 
oscar roundup
Feb 22, 2009 11:03 PM CST

Slumdog Wins Best Picture

Penn, Winslet win for lead roles; Boyle wins Director

(Newser) - In a fast-moving Oscar ceremony tonight, Slumdog Millionaire led the pack with eight awards including best picture and best directing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sean Penn beat out Mickey Rourke for best actor in the evening's major upset, and Kate Winslet scored gold for her controversial turn in The ...

The Most Undeserved Oscars
 The Most Undeserved Oscars 
Feb 22, 2009 6:07 AM CST

The Most Undeserved Oscars

SF Chronicle serves up its 'Titanic Awards'

(Newser) - Oscars go to undeserving flicks so often that the San Francisco Chronicle has a prize for them: the Titanic Award. Pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub targets some of the most egregious offenders:
  • Best Picture: Titanic. The award’s namesake, which somehow beat LA Confidential, needs no explanation.
  • Best Actor: Al
...

Katyn Horrific, Excellent
 Katyn Horrific, Excellent 
Movie Review
Feb 20, 2009 11:15 AM CST

Katyn Horrific, Excellent

(Newser) - American art houses are finally getting a taste of Katyn, legendary Polish director Andrzej Wajda’s acclaimed film about the World War II-era massacre of the same name, and critics are heaping yet more acclaim on it. AO Scott of the New York Times calls it “solemn and searing,...

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