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How Thunder 's Joke Hurts the Disabled
How Thunder's Joke Hurts
the Disabled
OPINION
Aug 16, 2008 7:09 PM CDT

How Thunder's Joke Hurts the Disabled

'Retard' a painful word for mother of daughter with Downs

(Newser) - Patricia E. Bauer suffers every time her Downs syndrome daughter hears the word "retard." When Bauer saw ads for Tropic Thunder, which jokes about retardation, they echoed every insult that her blond, blue-eyed daughter had endured for 24 years. After weeks of debate, Bauer remains stunned by ads...

Paris Sued for Breaking Publicity Pledge on Sorority Flick

Heiress 'failed to plug' DVD comedy

(Newser) - The distributors of National Lampoon's Pledge This are taking star Paris Hilton to court, E! Online reports. Hilton, who also gets a credit as executive producer of the 2006 straight-to-DVD comedy, failed to live up to her contractual obligation to give the movie reasonable publicity, the lawsuit charges. Distributors are...

Conservative Artists Should Stand Tall
Conservative Artists Should Stand Tall
Opinion
Aug 9, 2008 5:57 PM CDT

Conservative Artists Should Stand Tall

They can't 'battle this state of affairs with silence' in Hollywood

(Newser) - There are conservatives in Hollywood, writes Andrew Klavan in the Washington Post. Unfortunately, they are all tip-toeing and cowering, afraid of being dismissed by liberals who run the town—and it’s time that stopped. Liberal values pervade TV and movies, and not just in message films. It is artistic...

Britney's Next Role: Murderous Lesbian Stripper

Spears hopes next Tarantino film will turn her career around

(Newser) - Britney Spears will appear in Quentin Tarantino’s remake of the 1965 cult classic Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! as a lesbian stripper with a penchant for murder, the Daily Telegraph reports. Spears' character will encounter a young couple in the desert, murder the boyfriend and kidnap the girlfriend—and make...

Studios Bet Big on R-Rated Comedies

Risqué humor draws smaller crowds, but stars can cut loose

(Newser) - Movie studios are gambling on R-rated comedies more than ever as audiences open up to raunchier humor and stars push to showcase their talent in a less restricted setting, the AP reports. PG-13 flicks almost always draw bigger crowds, but R-rated features like Sex and the City, Wedding Crashers, and...

Unschooled Keira Driven to Prove Her Smarts

Star has 'chip on shoulder' after she skipped university

(Newser) - Oscar nominations? Check. Intelligent, literary roles? Check. College education? Not so much. “I am completely uneducated,” Keira Knightley told the Daily Telegraph, which “leaves you with a slight chip on your shoulder.” To battle intellectual insecurity, the Atonement star, who is dyslexic and dropped out of...

LaBeouf's Left Hand 'Crushed' in Crash

Transformers sequel will be altered to include star's injury

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf's hand was "crushed" in the wreck that flipped his truck last weekend, and he still runs the risk of infection and other complications after a four-hour surgery, his lawyer said today. The actor has been recovering at a Los Angeles hospital since the surgery and "will...

Will 'Nuked the Fridge' Unseat 'Jumped the Shark'?

Indy moment is new sign 15 minutes are up

(Newser) - Did Indiana Jones set the new standard in ridiculous? Many movie geeks think Dr. Jones’ ability to survive a nuclear blast by hiding in a refrigerator in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was so outrageous that “nuking the fridge” should replace “jumping the shark” in pop-culture parlance, Noam...

I Want to Believe Requires True Faith
 I Want to Believe
 Requires True Faith
MOVIE REVIEW
Jul 25, 2008 11:59 AM CDT

I Want to Believe Requires True Faith

A great X-Files movie may be out there somewhere, but it's not this one

(Newser) - X-Files: I Want to Believe is strictly for serious fans of Mulder and Scully on the small screen, the critics say. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny's plunge back into the paranormal "gives devoted fans plenty of small moments to swoon over,"  Brian Lowry writes in Variety, "...

Harold and Kumar Will Roll Again in Third Movie

Perma-stoned pair set to return for another installment in hit series

(Newser) - They've gone to White Castle, escaped from Guantanamo Bay, and they're still smoking. Harold and Kumar will be returning for a third movie, with John Cho and Kal Penn expected to again play the stoned pair, reports Variety. The writing team behind the first two hits will be back, but...

Why I Loved Scully
 Why I Loved Scully 
COMMENTARY
Jul 24, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

Why I Loved Scully

Unlike most onscreen women, Scully was portrayed with nuance and power

(Newser) - The X-Files’ Dana Scully was everything women in entertainment today are not: intellectual, nuanced, tortured, Rebecca Traister writes in Salon. So as the sci-fi classic hits the big screen once again this weekend, we need Scully, “the cerebral head of the X-Files, torn between her Catholic faith, her scientific...

Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right

Conservatives push Marriott to drop pay-per-view sex flicks

(Newser) - Conservatives are pressuring Marriott to remove adult films from its pay-per-view programming, saying porn doesn't jibe with the hotel chain's commitment to families, the St. Petersburg Times reports. "It's corporate greed,'' said the head of a Christian group. Marriott contends nixing the flicks isn't so easy: It owns...

The 10 Best-Paid Actors
 The 10 Best-Paid Actors 
Jul 23, 2008 11:01 AM CDT

The 10 Best-Paid Actors

From the Fresh Prince to Captain Jack Sparrow, stars aren't sweating the small notes

(Newser) - Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10:
  1. Johnny Depp ($72 million)
  2. Eddie Murphy ($55
...

A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents
 A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents 
OPINION
Jul 22, 2008 4:13 PM CDT

A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents

Blogger looks at actors who never parlayed breakout roles into full-on stardom

(Newser) - James Caviezel has gone from playing Jesus in Passion of the Christ to “a dragon hunter from another planet” in next year’s Outlander, Spencer Martin notes on the Playlist. Who else should have fire their agents for such moves?
  1. Heather Graham. Success: Drugstore Cowboy, Boogie Nights, Austin Powers.
...

Ebert, Roeper Close Curtain on At the Movies

Critics give Disney 2 thumbs down for show's new direction

(Newser) - Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper are calling it a day with At the Movies, reports the Chicago Tribune. Insiders say Disney plans to revamp the 33-year-old show and give it more of a Hollywood focus. Ebert, who holds the trademark for the show's signature thumbs up/thumbs down format, has vowed...

Parents Say Knight Too Dark for Kids
Parents Say Knight Too
Dark for Kids
Jul 21, 2008 10:31 AM CDT

Parents Say Knight Too Dark for Kids

But despite 'intense sequences of violence,' film still rated PG-13

(Newser) - Parents who saw the PG-13 rating attached to The Dark Knight and decided to bring the kids along are walking away, if not dissatisfied, then a little miffed. “I know it's a good movie, but it should have been rated R,” one surprised mother tells USA Today. Another...

Dark Knight Hauls In Record $66.4M

$66.4M first day for 'The Dark Knight' shames last Spidey's $59.8M

(Newser) - Batman sequel The Dark Knight raked in $66.4  million in its first 24 hours, easily sweeping past the previous mark of $59.8 million opening day set last year by Spider-Man 3, the AP reports. With a showing like that, Dark Night is poised to surpass Spidey’s opening...

The Roles They Left Behind
 The Roles They Left Behind 
Jul 18, 2008 4:50 PM CDT

The Roles They Left Behind

Here's a list of stars whose movies outlasted them

(Newser) - Heath Ledger's posthumous appearance in The Dark Knight prompts Radar to muse on stars whose films debuted after they died, prompting critics to wonder what could have been—or to hold their tongues.
  • Brad Renfro, The Informers. A onetime child star known for run-ins with the law, Renfro completed filming
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Batman Already Selling Out
 Batman Already Selling Out 
Jul 16, 2008 9:20 PM CDT

Batman Already Selling Out

Heath Ledger movie doesn't open until midnight tomorrow

(Newser) - The new Batman flick doesn't open until midnight tomorrow, but strong buzz for the movie—especially the performance of the late Heath Ledger—is already causing theaters across the US to sell out, the New York Post reports. Sites such as Fandango and MovieTickets.com report heavier volume for the...

How Silver Screen Changed Dark Knight

Times looks at how Batman has evolved from first flick in 1940s

(Newser) - With The Dark Knight set to open in the US at midnight Thursday, Batman will see another reinvention in the series of makeovers that accompanied the character to the silver screen beginning in 1943. The Times of London takes a look:
  • Low-budget Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949) lacked
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