• Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will tackle a Gothic retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story. In her version, the Big Bad Wolf sparkles.
• Reaction to the first trailer for James Cameron's Avatar has been mixed. It seems no one expected the "King of the World" would give us a cross between Dancing with Wolves and Delgo.
• The first trailer for Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story has surfaced.
• Billy Bob Thornton will star in the boxing drama Pound for Pound, based on a book by the author of Million Dollar Baby. Will The Boxmasters sign on to score?
• The Michael Jackson concert film This Is It will be released for a two-week limited engagement on October 28. Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) has signed on to direct a documentary about Jackson.
• The first trailer The Wolf-Man, starring Benicio Del Toro, has hit the 'Net. Best wolf movie since Wolf?
FESTIVALS
Toronto rounds out final selections
from Hollywood Reporter by By Etan Vlessing
The Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday (August 20) unveiled its final selections, including international premieres for South Korean director Lee Hey-jun's "Castaway on the Moon" and Mike Sandejas' "If I Knew What You Said," from the Philippines.
Von Trier, Ozon, Haneke, and Denis Help Complete Toronto Lineup
from indieWIRE News
The Toronto International Film Festival rounded out its 2009 schedule today with the announcement of films for a number of programmes, bringing the festival's total to 271 features and 64 shorts from 64 countries. That marks 22 more feature films than last year.
Toronto festival completes lineup
Film News: Clooney, Cruz, Farrell likely to attend -- Toronto Film Festival completes its 2009 slate Thursday, adding 45 titles to various programs.
from Los Angeles Times - Celebrity News
George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey and Mariah Carey are among
A-listers scheduled to attend.
Free and Fresh Downloads from Bumbershoot
The Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival not only puts on a great show, they write a terrific blog. Part music news, festival updates, and artist information are just a few of the highlights of Bumbershoot Fresh. The big score for us readers: they have tons of free downloads.
CMJ 2009 Initial Lineup Announced
from Paste Magazine
New York City is about to once again be devoured by one of
the world's largest music showcases, and it must be used to it by now.
FILM
Daily Box Office: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
from Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
District 9 tops Wednesday's box office with $3.9 million
Penelope Cruz: I owe my career to Pedro Almodovar
from Film News from Times Online
The rumours of Penélope Cruz's pregnancy had yet to surface when we met. It was the end of a day of endless interviews in an airless hotel room; she was sitting gloomily glued to a chair.
Who to Blame When Your Terrible Movie Flops? Twitter.
from Defamer by Ryan Tate
Hollywood studios failed to hoodwink the moviegoing public into seeing recent
stinkers like G.I. Joe and Brüno. But don't blame overpaid movie
executives. Blame Twitter! The microblogging startup is apparently breaking the
entire celebrity-industrial complex over its knee like particleboard.
from Hollywood Reporter by By Steven Zeitchik and Matthew Belloni
An Antoine Fuqua-Nicolas Pileggi mob drama finds itself at the center of a legal controversy after a real-life informant filed lawsuit seeking damages as well as an injunction that would stop the release of a potential movie.
Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story Movie Trailer
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
Overture Films has finally released the first real movie trailer for
documentary filmmaker Michael Moore's new film, Capitalism: A Love Story.
It shows you actual footage from the movie, unlike the previously released
"Save The CEOs" teaser trailer Moore released in June.
Oscar winner to adapt 'Resurrection'
from Hollywood Reporter by By Steven Zeitchik
Oscar-winning screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin has been hired to write the DreamWorks adaptation of the Japanese cult hit "Resurrection."
Fashion
Rules At 'The September Issue' NY Premiere (August 19, 2009)
from Access Hollywood - Movies
Sienna Miller and Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour hit the red carpet at The Museum of Modern Art, but did Anna feel that she was well represented in the film? Plus, Diddy and Trump discuss a softer side of Anna that most people don't know.
`Avatar' trailer debuts online to mixed response
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Social networking sites are abuzz over an online trailer for "Avatar," a day before more than 15 minutes of James Cameron's anticipated 3D sci-fi adventure was to screen in theaters....
Villain steals 'Inglourious Basterds'
Brad Pitt gets top billing in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," but Austrian actor Christoph Waltz may have turned in the most memorable performance as a Nazi "Jew Hunter."
Lionsgate Remaking 'Dirty Dancing'
from News in Film by Jeff Leins
Lionsgate is developing a remake of 1987's Dirty Dancing
with writer Julia
Dahl (Uptown Girls). There aren't many details yet as this
wasn't an official studio announcement, but rather a Tweet from Production
Weekly.
Relatable characters help fill television's generation gap
from USATODAY.com Television - Top Stories
The exchange took place a lifetime ago. But Peter Horton can rewind right to it with the speed and precision of a DVR.
from Entertainment Weekly's News Briefs by Adam Markovitz
FX has ordered freshman seasons of two half-hour comedy
series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The League follows the members of
a fantasy football league, while Louie centers on the comedy of stand-up Louis
CK. Both shows are produced in-house by FX.
Ausiello: 'Ugly Betty' meets 'Sopranos'?
from EW.com: TV
By Michael Ausiello
Michael Ausiello on casting notice for a ''sexy, masculine male'' who ''works
for the family business'' as Ana Ortiz's love interest.
'Scrubs' taps two, rounding out cast
from Hollywood Reporter by By Nellie Andreeva
Michael Mosley and up-and-comer Kerry Bishe have landed the remaining two new starring roles on ABC's "Scrubs."
Leno reveals more show details
from Hollywood Reporter by By James Hibberd
Jay Leno revealed more elements of his new primetime comedy show Wednesday, including the addition of comedians Liz Feldman and Mikey Day to his corespondents team.
'Project Runway,' 'Rachel Zoe' return
from L.A. Times - TV News
And guess which fashion show is more fun to watch?
Skater Brian Boitano is now a TV chef
from L.A. Times - TV News
'What Would Brian Boitano Make?' premieres Sunday on the
Food Network. 'It's a natural thing for me,' he says.
'Factor' Has Best Demo Broadcast of the Year - Again
from mediabistro.com: TVNewser
Bill O'Reilly posted 1.10M viewers in the A25-54 demographic and 3.70M Total Viewers. This was the biggest showing the in demo all year for O'Reilly, a benchmark he's set three times this month.
MUSIC
'Feeling' still No. 1 on U.S. record chart
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The Black Eyed Peas's "I Gotta Feeling" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart this week, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
Michael Jackson's burial postponed
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's father, Joe, says the U.S. pop star's burial in California has been postponed two days.
Green Day's "American Idiot" Musical: Meet the Rocker Cast
from Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily by Erica Futterman
The American Idiot musical is set to begin previews on September 4th in
Berkeley, California, and prep for the Green Day-inspired production is kicking
into high gear: tickets for the limited run (scheduled through October 11th)
are selling quickly, the Berkeley Repertory Theatre blogged a sneak peek at the show's stage (revealing the set
required extra support to accommodate its size and its massive walls will
be covered in rock posters) and the show's lead, John Gallagher, Jr. tweeted the cast
had its first full-band rehearsal last night.
Norah Jones & Ryan Adams Cowrite on New Album
from Spin magazine's Daily Noise by Matt Kiser
After three wildly successful albums that sold some 36 million copies
worldwide, singer/songwriter Norah Jones will shake up her winning formula on
her as-yet-untitled fourth effort, which is due for a November release.
Pearl Jam adds shows to in-progress trek
from Top Stories from LiveDaily.com
Alt-rockers Pearl Jam [ tickets ] have added a handful of concerts to their in-progress summer-and-fall itinerary behind "Backspacer," the band's long-awaited new album.
Fogelberg's last album set for release
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The late U.S. singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg's final album, "Love in Time," is set for release on CD next month, Universal Music Enterprises said.
Katy Perry vs. Lady Gaga: Who's calling who 'calculated'?
from Los Angeles Times - Celebrity News
The Lady Gaga is transgendered story? It got more awesome.
A Warped Tour for the elders makes its L.A. debut
from Los Angeles Times - Celebrity News
Screeching Weasel, the Dead Milkmen, Naked Raygun and more
lead Riot Fest West.
Leona Lewis, Justin Timberlake Song Leak Under Investigation
from MTV News
Simon Cowell's record label, SyCo, suspects computer hackers snagged 'Don't Let Me Down.'
The Bravery finish new album, plot fall tour
from Top Stories from LiveDaily.com
Alt-rockers The Bravery [ tickets ] have emerged from the recording studio with a brand new album in their hands and a slate of fall headlining dates.
from Top Stories from LiveDaily.com
For the first time in two years, Bon Jovi [ tickets ] has unveiled a new single, "We Weren't Born to Follow," the lead track from the band's forthcoming album.
Stephenie Meyer sued over 'Breaking Dawn'
from Hollywood Reporter by By Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
A woman who wrote an obscure vampire book as a teenager has sued "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer, accusing her of stealing ideas from the work for the fourth book in her vampire series, "Breaking Dawn."
