• Disney is teaming up with filmmaker Robert Zemeckis for a 3D animated remake of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine. Naturally, it'll be performance-capture like Zemeckis' other movies. Sorry, Robert, but no one can properly capture Ringo's performance in "I Am the Walrus."
• The filmmaker behind the hard rock documentary It Might Get Loud is developing a Jimi Hendrix biopic.
• Christopher Nolan has left the feature adaptation of The Prisoner TV series. Does this mean a certain sequel to a certain past film is in his future? Insomnia 2, perhaps?
• Lionsgate is developing a Dirty Dancing remake, penned by the writer of Uptown Girls. Pretty soon Hollywood execs are just going to start coming into your home and smashing your DVD collection so you'll have to see their pointless remakes.
• Actor/director Peter Berg discussed the possibility of a Hancock sequel. Wait, perhaps that should be "threatened us with the possibility of" a Hancock sequel.
• New images from James Cameron's Avatar have been released. Finally, cool spaceships with no weird blue aliens getting in the way.
• Jennifer Tilly and Justin Kirk (Weeds) have joined the cast of the indie drama 30 Beats. Sadly, it's about the "amorous encounters" of Manhattanites and not about 30 beat poets.
BIZ
YouTube strikes a deal with Time Warner for content
from L.A. Times - TV News
The deal will make WB content such as "Gossip Girl"
legal on YouTube.
New indie film companies look for market rebound
from Reuters: Entertainment News
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Looking for a rebound in the risky independent
film business, several newly formed U.S. companies aim to fill a void created
in the past 18 months when major players failed due to a glut of movies in the
market.
FESTIVALS
James Taylor to give festival earnings to symphony
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
LENOX, Mass. (AP) -- Singer James Taylor plans to donate his $500,000 in earnings from a five-day music festival at Tanglewood next week to the Boston Symphony Orchestra....
London horror fest carves out niche
from Variety.com
Film Festivals: Ten years on, FrightFest breeds loyal support -- For an event devoted to films dripping with blood and gore, there's a surprising amount of love in the air at FrightFest.
AWARDS
Museum of Moving Image honoring Eastwood
from Hollywood Reporter by By Gregg Kilday
New York City's Museum of the Moving Image will honor Clint
Eastwood at its 25th annual Salute on Dec. 1.
FILM
Daily Box Office: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
from Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
District 9 tops Tuesday's box office with $4.6 million
Film News: Tarantino WWII epic opens today in France -- Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" is seeking worldwide glory.
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ... by By JAMES HANNAH
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- One is staining his deck. Another is studying Web design. A third has given up off-roading to save money. All are unemployed, stripped of jobs they thought were safe forever....
from Hollywood Reporter by By Borys Kit
Actor-turned-writer Billy Birch has been tapped to reboot "Shazam!," Warners' adaptation of a DC Comics series featuring Captain Marvel.
TELEVISION
Obama to appear in back-to-school program
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will appear in a back-to-school television special with singer Kelly Clarkson and basketball star LeBron James next month....
Anna Wintour to appear on 'Late Show'
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Famed British-born U.S. fashion editor Anna Wintour is to make her first visit to "Late Show with David Letterman," CBS announced.
'Lost' casts 'Lennon' role: Report
from EW.com: TV
By John Young
Hollywood Reporter: John Hawkes (Sol Star in ''Deadwood'') will join cast in
role Michael Ausiello reported on yesterday
Whitney Houston set for 'Oprah' sitdown
from EW.com: TV
By Whitney Pastorek
Long-dormant diva will appear on season premiere (Sept. 14) for what's being
billed as her first interview in seven years
Exclusive: Paula Abdul's manager denies 'Idol' talks
from L.A. Times - TV News
"There have been no discussions whatsoever about
'Idol.'"
MUSIC
'Twang' tops the U.S. album chart
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- George Strait's "Twang" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart this week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
Daughtry announces headline arena tour
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The rock band Daughtry has announced plans for a 36-date U.S. arena tour this fall to support its new studio album, "Leave This Town."
Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz smash chart records
from Reuters: Entertainment News
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Black Eyed Peas and Jason Mraz will shatter two records for longevity on the Billboard Hot 100 when the singles chart is released Thursday.
Jay-Z's 'Run This Town' Video Feels 'Rebellious,' Director Says
from MTV News
'We wanted you to feel uneasy throughout the piece,' Anthony Mandler says of clip, which features Rihanna and Kanye West.
Celine Dion Pregnant With Embryo Frozen For Eight Years
from Entertainment on HuffingtonPost.com by The Huffington Post
Celine Dion, now expecting her second child, is "very excited," says
her doctor, Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, who performed the in vitro fertilization
procedure that made the 41-year-old singer's pregnancy possible.
Mariah Carey's Next Single Announced
from MTV News
Cover of Foreigner's 'I Want to Know What Love Is' to be
second single from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.
Will Weezer's New Song Save the Self-Damning Band?
from Paste Magazine
There once was a time, many long years ago, when the mention of Weezer would cause young, pop-hungry girls to
wrinkle their noses in distaste and oft-bespectacled fans would grin wide and
rejoice.
Monsters Of Folk Are Serious About Supergroup Success
from MTV News
'We had to turn it from a pipe dream into a reality,' Jim James says of making a record with Conor Oberst and M. Ward.
Dr. Dre's The Chronic To Get Expanded Re-Release
from MTV News
The Chronic Re-Lit will be in stores September 1, with seven bonus tracks and a DVD.
ETC...
Jason Schwartzman Weds Designer
from Access Hollywood - Movies
Jason Schwartzman has wed clothing designer girlfriend Brady Cunningham, a rep for the actor confirmed to Access Hollywood.
'Survivor' star returns to prison
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Former "Survivor" star Richard Hatch, who was serving a federal sentence for tax evasion in home confinement, has been remanded to a Massachusetts jail.
