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OPINION

Jul 16, 2009 8:06 AM CDT

Harry Potter Is Neutering America

At the box office, the chaste rule, writer says

(Newser) - Remember the old teen sex comedies, where hormones ruled and no one talked about their feelings? Hollywood doesn't, ST VanAirsdale writes in Esquire. Today's sexless blockbusters—think the Harry Potter flicks and Twilight—reflect how "our PG-13 imperative has scrubbed mass culture of its libido." The new leading...

Fox's Transformers
Audition? Washing
Director's Car

Jul 7, 2009 1:54 PM CDT

Fox's Transformers Audition? Washing Director's Car

Director, actress both claim they don't know where it is

(Newser) - It’s only a matter of time before this hits the Internet: Director Michael Bay made Megan Fox wash his Ferrari, while he filmed her, during her audition for Transformers, reports the Guardian. When Bay was asked what became of the footage, he claimed he—like Fox—had no idea...

Ice Age Ties
Transformers
on Slow Holiday

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

Jul 5, 2009 3:26 PM CDT

Ice Age Ties Transformers on Slow Holiday

(Newser) - A sequel-vs.-sequel battle for the box office ended in a tie this weekend, USA Today reports. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen each raked in $42.5 million as July 4th barbecues took a bite out of sales. Johnny Depp’s Public Enemies...

Transformers
Will Soon
Rule World
Box Office

Jul 1, 2009 8:44 PM CDT

Transformers Will Soon Rule World Box Office

(Newser) - The Transformers juggernaut rolls on. The Revenge of the Fallen sequel is about to become the biggest grossing film of 2009 worldwide, reports Variety. After only 2 weeks, it's grossed $448 million around the globe, just shy of the $469 million haul by Angels & Demons, which opened in...

Transformers
Sequel Stuns
Box Office

box office roundup

Jun 28, 2009 3:38 PM CDT

Transformers Sequel Stuns Box Office

Michael Bay robot-romp could be biggest movie of 2009

(Newser) - Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen nearly toppled the 5-day opening record by earning $201.2 million since Wednesday, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Dark Knight remains unbeaten at $203.8 million, but Transformers still crushed the weekend competition with a $112 million gross. Filling out the top...

Transformers' $60.6M Is
Biggest Mid-Week Debut

Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

Transformers' $60.6M Is Biggest Mid-Week Debut

(Newser) - The new Transformers flick had a stellar start, raking in $60.6 million on opening day to make it the biggest Wednesday debut ever, Variety reports. For all-around opening days, the Michael Bay shoot-em-up lags just behind record-holder Dark Knight, which took in $67.2 million on a Friday last...

Transformers From 'Da Hood'
Spark Racism Charges

Jun 25, 2009 11:51 AM CDT

Transformers From 'Da Hood' Spark Racism Charges

New characters compared to Jar Jar Binks

(Newser) - Critics are comparing Transformers to Star Wars, and not in a good way, E! reports. Twin autobots Skids and Mudflap are causing an uproar over ethnic stereotypes. The new characters are from “da hood,” can’t read, and inspired one critic to describe them as—horrors!—“...

When Words Fail,
Send a Winehouse Card

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jun 25, 2009 11:34 AM CDT

When Words Fail, Send a Winehouse Card

Plus, Real Housewives sex tape blocked, and more

(Newser) - Coming soon: Amy Winehouse wrapping paper. The troubled singer has signed a deal to feature her lyrics on cards as well, the Sun reports. The first tune to hit stores will be Rehab, but a source insists the line will be “classy too. You Know I’m No Good...

Transformers 2:
'Dazzling,' 'Scrap Metal'

movie review

Jun 24, 2009 12:43 PM CDT

Transformers 2: 'Dazzling,' 'Scrap Metal'

Bigger, longer, dumber sequel is less than meets the eye

(Newser) - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen doesn't skimp on the special effects, say critics, but it lacks the clever touches of its predecessor and the mammoth 2.5 hour running time is likely to give all but the biggest fans metal fatigue.

Joe Lozito, Big Picture Big Sound: "This robot-on-robot

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Shia LaBeouf Does AA After Accident

Interview

May 2, 2009 9:44 AM CDT

Shia LaBeouf Does AA After Accident

Transformers star says mangled hand still causes 'extreme pain'

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf says the hand he mangled in a car crash last July will never be the same. “Permanently f---ed,” he told Playboy recently. “I’ll never be back to 100%. I can’t zipper my zipper without extreme pain.” Though he won’t be charged...

Hasbro, Discovery Join
to Launch Kids Channel

May 1, 2009 12:56 PM CDT

Hasbro, Discovery Join to Launch Kids Channel

Toy maker plans to use kids network to promote merchandise

(Newser) - Hasbro and Discovery have struck a deal to revitalize the flagging Discovery Kids Network, the Los Angeles Times reports. Hasbro, manufacturer of Transformers and GI Joe, will buy a 50% stake in Discovery Kids for $300 million. The company plans to emphasize merchandise based on programming on the network, which...

He's a Star,
Other Summer
Movie Lessons

GLOSSIES

Apr 6, 2009 1:08 PM CDT

He's a Star, Other Summer Movie Lessons

(Newser) - With this summer’s movie crop about to bear fruit, New York tells us what lessons we’ll be able to glean. Highlights:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a star: So charming in the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer, audiences will “completely forgive his role in GI Joe: The Rise

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Spielberg, Paramount Split DreamWorks Projects

Oct 6, 2008 2:25 AM CDT

Spielberg, Paramount Split DreamWorks Projects

Divorce accomplished without years of litigation, projects divvied up

(Newser) - It may be one of the most amicable Hollywood divorces in history. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks announced a division of 200 movie projects in development as golden-touch producer Steven Spielberg leaves to launch a new company, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The unexpectedly easy split comes in defiance of Hollywood...

Paramount Loses
$450M Funding Deal

Jul 15, 2008 1:39 PM CDT

Paramount Loses $450M Funding Deal

The failure is part of a larger trend as liquidity dries up

(Newser) - A $450-million deal with Deutsche Bank that would have financed up to 30 films for Paramount is off the table, the Financial Times reports. Perhaps an unlikely casualty of the credit crunch, Paramount walked after a lack of enthusiasm in the market led to terms that were unattractive, persons familiar...

iPhone Tops Google Search List

Dec 5, 2007 12:28 PM CST

iPhone Tops Google Search List

Fastest-growing US search term in 2007

(Newser) - The iPhone topped Google’s list of fastest-growing search terms this year, reports Reuters. "iPhone, of course, is a word very few people typed in a search box in 2006,” said a Google rep. “It didn’t exist.” The list was dominated by social networking and...

Harry Potter Charms Box Office

Jul 16, 2007 5:26 AM CDT

Harry Potter Charms Box Office

Order of the Phoenix rakes in $330m worldwide

(Newser) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix wrought some serious magic at movie theaters to collect $77.4 million for its U.S. weekend debut and zoom past Transformers, Ratatouille and Bruce Willis's Live Free or Die Hard. That brings Potter's five-day domestic take to $140 million—highest...