• Jean-Luc Godard will tackle a Holocaust film as his next project. The French New Wave icon is still cranking out films at age 79. Let's see Brett Ratner do that!
• Arnold Schwarzenegger has reportedly been offered a role in Predators, Robert Rodriguez Predator reboot. That's the title? AVP was catchier.
• The first photos of Josh Brolin in "Jonah Hex" have surfaced. Don't ask him where he got that scar. Let's just say, you should never shave and drive.
• Sacha Baron Cohen is being sued over a Bruno-related stunt at an elderly bingo game. Elderly people of the world: Do not invite Sacha Baron Cohen to your bingo games or tea socials.
• Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle might be headed back to India for an adaptation of the book Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found.
• A Los Angeles judge decided that a lawsuit over Lord of the Rings can be brought to jury. The suit pits the heirs of J.R.R Tolkien estate against film franchise producers New Line Cinema.
• Tony Scott discussed his plans for the remake of The Warriors. Apparently he plans to move one of the most iconic New York City movies to L.A.
BIZ
Miley Cyrus Fired United Talent Today
from Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily by Nikki Finke
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has always represented her in the music area. But now Miley
Cyrus is taking meetings with agencies about her TV and film and endorsements
representation. Is this fair to UTA? Of course not. But I hear the decision was
made by Miley's mother Trish Cyrus who is her de facto manager.
Live Nation's 'no fee' tickets do carry fees
Music fans who buy concert tickets during Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesday" may be surprised when they check their receipt and see some service fees were charged.
Producers struggle to stay productive
Michael London, Gary Lucchesi, Marshall Herskovitz and Gale
Ann Hurd discuss current challenges in making films.
FESTIVALS
"Answer Man" To Lead In Stony Brook's 14th Fest
from indieWIRE News
Four world premieres, three U.S. premieres, six East Coast premieres and 14 New York premieres will be among the 37 feature and short films presented during the 14th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, July 23 through Saturday, August 1 at Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University.
Mile High Mutiny: Major Shakeup Hits Denver Fest; Mass
Resignations
from indieWIRE News
A dramatic mass exodus is underway at the Denver Film Society, organizer of the three decade old Denver International Film Festival. Longtime veterans of the organization, including Festival Director Britta Erickson and Artistic Director Brit Withey, as well as esteemed co-founder Ron Henderson, have resigned in Denver. And now they are being followed out the door by some seventeen other people at the Film Society and the festival.
Electric Daisy Carnival Lineups Expanded
from Billboard News - All by Caitlin Berens, L.A.
Thievery Corporation, Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, the Crystal Method, Shiny Toy Guns, STS9, Groove Armada (DJ Set) and Tortured Soul, among others, are scheduled to appear at the 2009 Electric Daisy Carnival, to be held June 26-27 at Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
AWARDS
Neil Patrick Harris gets ready as 2009 Tony host
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ... by By MICHAEL KUCHWARA
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ask Neil Patrick Harris how he sees his job as host of the 2009 Tony Awards, and the star of TV's "How I Met Your Mother" says judiciously, "ringmaster at the circus - I want to be strong enough to earn your trust but be able to allow all the specialty acts to shine."
Wilson, Parsons to announce Emmy noms
from Hollywood Reporter by By Nellie Andreeva
"Grey's Anatomy" co-star Chandra Wilson and "The Big Bang Theory" co-leading man Jim Parsons will announce the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards nominations in July.
Grammys drop polka album award
from Variety.com
Music News: Folk/Americana category split into two -- The
Recording Academy will reduce by one the number of Grammys handed out in
January.
MOVIES
Daily Box Office: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
from Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
Up tops Tuesday's box office with $6.4 million
'The Hangover,' more movie grades
from EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines
Owen Gleiberman on too-much-fun-in-Vegas comedy; ''Land of the Lost''; ''Away We Go''; ''My Life In Ruins''
MGM planning 'Valley Girl' musical remake
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, June 3 (UPI) -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Wednesday confirmed
Jason Moore will direct the musical reimagining of the 1983 Hollywood film
"Valley Girl."
Tony Scott's Warriors Remake To Be Set In LA
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
Continually getting riled up over each great old movie to be forced onto the
remake train is pointless, but Tony Scott's remake of Walter Hill's The
Warriors seems so wrong-headed that I can't help but get a little
steamed.
Samuel Goldwyn nabs 'Untitled'
from Variety.com
Film News: Studio acquires rights to Adam Goldberg comedy -- Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to "Untitled," director Jonathan Parker's comedy on the state of contemporary art and music, and set a Sept. 18 release.
New 'New Moon' Web Site Launches
from Access Hollywood - Movies
Twi-hards, rejoice - the official "New Moon" Web site has arrived. The new site for the "Twilight" sequel is live now at NewMoonTheMovie.com, where fans can watch the just-premiered trailed in HD, download the new poster and grab the widget.
'Top Chef' moving to Las Vegas
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
NEW YORK, June 3 (UPI) -- The culinary competition series "Top Chef"
is moving to Las Vegas for Season 6, Bravo announced.
Heather
Graham Talks 'The Hangover'
from Access Hollywood - Movies
AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman sits down with Heather to find out what it was like working with a bunch of guys on a raunchy movie. Plus, what did Heather do to prepare for shooting the pictures on the stripper pole?
Jonah Hill Will Jump Down On '21 Jump Street'
from MTV Movies Blog by Eric Ditzian
Jonah Hill thinks the "21 Jump Street" movie he's writing and producing is going
to be something special, but he's worried that he might be alone in that
opinion so far.
Betty
White Talks 'The Proposal'
from Access Hollywood - Movies
Betty White talks with Billy Bush about working with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds on the new romantic comedy, "The Proposal." But, what did she think of Billy's new stripper moves that "Proposal" co-star Oscar Nunez taught him?
Takashi Shimizu to Direct First Ever Japanese Digital 3D Film
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
The Japanese equivalent of Disney's The Haunted Mansion movie is to be
Takashi Shimizu's The Shock Labyrinth, a 3D horror movie based upon a
popular theme park ride.
Exclusive: Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette in discussions
for 'Scream' reboot
from Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider by Christine Spines
If you needed proof that everything old in Hollywood is becoming new again, look no further than Scream.
Woman sues comedian over `Bruno' skirmish
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ... by By ANTHONY McCARTNEY
LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie is already getting the same sort of buzz and legal backlash that came with his last hit.
Nicholson may re-team with Brooks on film
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, June 3 (UPI) -- Hollywood film star Jack Nicholson is in talks to star in James L. Brooks's upcoming, as-yet-untitled romantic comedy.
Does An Oscar-Nominated Actress Give The Karate Kid Remake Any Credibility?
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
Taraji P. Henson has been cast in the Will Smith-produced reimagining of The
Karate Kid. Henson, who was nominated for an Oscar for The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button, will play Jaden Smith's character Dre's mother
Sherry.
Danny McBride Talks 'Hench,' Doubts DC Characters Will Appear
In Film
from Splash Page by Rick Marshall
Last week, news hit the wire that "Land of the Lost" actor Danny McBride would
both write and star in an adaptation of the Ait/Planet Lar comic book "Hench," about
the sad life of a supervillain's henchman.
from EW.com: Movies
By Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen on why he's ready to reach into his wallet after briefing on James
Cameron's movie, videogame
Equilibrium Screenwriter To Pen Total Recall Remake
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
Columbia Pictures has hired Equilibrium and Ultraviolet scribe
Kurt Wimmer to pen a remake of Total Recall (which was first announced in
February).
'Heathcliff' Animated Feature (And More) In The Works
from Splash Page by Caleb Goellner
Even though George Gately's "Heathcliff" comic strip beat Jim Davis' "Garfield"
to the comics page by nearly five years, the scoundrel never caught on quite as
well as that other fat orange cat. However, if rights holders FitzRoy Media and
partners Magic Lantern Entertainment have their way, Heathcliff could soon
catch up on his appearances in animation and live-action film.
'Thirst' will sink fangs into U.S. in July
from Hollywood Reporter by By Park Soo-mee
"Thirst," Park Chan-wook's vampire flick and a recent Cannes jury prize winner, will be released in the U.S. on July 31, the film's North American distributor Focus Features said Wednesday.
Writer-director tapped for 'Houdini'
from Hollywood Reporter by By Borys Kit
Jeff Nathanson has signed to write and direct the adaptation of William Kalush and Larry Sloman's Harry Houdini biography "The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero" for Summit Entertainment.
TELEVISION
'Mad Men' turns period drama into an exclamation point
from L.A. Times - TV News
The AMC series about an ad firm in the 1950s started off
slowly. But win a few awards and high-profile fans and just see how the swells
buy in.
'Inside The Obama White House' Draws 9.1M Total Viewers
from mediabistro.com: TVNewser
Part I of "Inside the Obama White House" drew 9.12 million Total
Viewers placing second in the time period behind CBS' The Mentalist in Total
Viewers but coming in first in both the A18-49 and A18-34 demos
That Conan O'Brien, He's No Johnny Carson
from Advertising Age - MediaWorks by jrash@cmithun.com(John Rash)
Even after 17 years, many assessments of Jay Leno began with "Well, he's
no Johnny Carson." The same can be said of Conan O'Brien, who seemed to be
tamping down his New York edge with some sunny Hollywood charm in his first two
nights behind the desk of "The Tonight Show."
Stephen Colbert Takes Over Newsweek
from Advertising Age - MediaWorks by jyarow@alleyinsider.com(Jay Yarrow)
When Jon Meacham, editor of Newsweek, relaunched his magazine a few weeks ago,
he wrote, "We know you know what the news is." Let's hope so, because
the line between news and satire is about to get blurry.
Eminem 'thrilled' about pulling off Bruno stunt
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Eminem says he knew full well what he was about to face at the MTV Movie Awards - including Sasha Baron Cohen's bare butt.
from Variety.com
Sports News: Dungy, Harrison added as analysts -- Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy and former all-pro safety Rodney Harrison have been added as studio analysts for NBC's "Football Night in America" show.
'I'm a Celebrity...' loses a million viewers from premiere
from Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider by Mandi Bierly
Even with the will-they-leave-or-won't-they antics of Heidi and Spencer Pratt on Tuesday, NBC's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! lost nearly a million viewers from its Monday premiere.
Report: Jon Gosselin says his 8 kids are happy
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jon Gosselin says there's no truth to reports that his eight children have been hurt by the family's reality TV series.
Real Housewives of New Jersey: A Criminal's Guide to the Garden
State
from Defamer by Richard Lawson
Martha Graham once said that "dance is a song of the body. Either of joy
or pain." Last night's New Jersey deep dive proved her sage point. There
was joy and there was pain, but also there was dancing.
MUSIC
Blues queen Koko Taylor dies at 80
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ... by By CARYN ROUSSEAU
CHICAGO (AP) -- Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "Queen of the Blues," has died after complications from surgery. She was 80.
Joe Jonas boogies to Beyonce to promote new album
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Watch out, Beyonce. Joe Jonas is stealing your dance moves.
McCartney to sing at New York Mets stadium in July
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Mets are inviting an old friend to play at their new stadium.
Miley Cyrus Plans 2009 Tour With Paperless Ticketing
from Billboard News - All by David J. Prince, N.Y.
Miley Cyrus, riding high on the success of her "Hannah Montana" film and soundtrack, has announced plans for a 45-date North American tour this fall.
Eminem Stays Atop Billboard 200; Grizzly Bear, Manson Debut Top
10
from Billboard News - All by Keith Caulfield, L.A.
Eminem's "Relapse" holds on to the No. 1 slot with ease, shifting 211,000 in its second week, down 65.3% from its whopping bow last week with 608,000. While there are still three new albums that arrive in the top 10, the Hot Shot Debut is Marilyn Manson's "The High End Of Low" at No. 4 with 49,000.
Katie Melua Takes Her Time In U.S.
from Billboard News - All by Gary Graff, Detroit
British singer-songwriter Katie Melua has sold more than 10 million albums, mostly in the U.K. and Europe, and even has a Dutch tulip named after her. Breaking the U.S. is also on her agenda, but she doesn't expect to be an overnight success.
Kings of Leon expand endless 'Night' tour
from Top Stories from LiveDaily.com
Hard-working alt-rockers Kings of Leon continue to expand their fall tour schedule as they prepare to make another road push behind their chart-topping album "Only By the Night."
Dave Matthews Band Headed For Fifth Straight No. 1 Album
from Billboard News - All by Keith Caulfield, L.A.
Dave Matthews Band will likely bow at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week with "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," which industry prognosticators are suggesting could sell as much as 390,000 in its first week. If it debuts at No. 1, the RCA set will be the band's fifth straight studio album to do so.
Lawsuit filed over Sonny & Cher payments
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Cher has sued Universal Music Group, claiming the company owes her and Sonny Bono's heirs more than $5 million.
from The Hollywood Reporter - Music
The Nielsen Co. on Wednesday announced that it was ending publication of Radio & Records, known in the radio business for the past 36 years as R&R.
Brandy settles with accident victim's children
from Top Stories from LiveDaily.com
Brandy has reached a settlement in the wrongful death
lawsuit brought on behalf of the children of the woman who was killed in a 2006
car accident with the singer.
Springsteen's Giants Stadium run grows
from Top Stories from LiveDaily.com
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, who recently announced plans for a three-night stand at New Jersey's Giants Stadium, have added two more nights to the run.
Angelina's New Title: Most Powerful Celebrity in the World
from People.com Latest News by Brian Orloff
Jolie trumps Oprah Winfrey on the Forbes annual power list
Poll: Rourke & Hilton make ideal couple
MIAMI, June 3 (UPI) -- Male respondents to an online poll said U.S. actor Mickey Rourke and red-carpet fixture Paris Hilton would make an ideal older celeb/younger starlet couple.
