• 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is in talks to direct Bioshock, Universal's adaptation of the hit video game. It's safe to say there will be zombies.
• Inglourious Basterds scored $37.6 million at the box office to take the top spot over the weekend. Nazis, aliens, and G.I. Joe in the top three spots---what a weird weekend.
• David Fincher is slated to direct The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin's script about the formation of Facebook, as his next project. Update your Twitter accordingly.
• The first trailer for Christopher Nolan's Inception has been released. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, it looks intriguingly trippy, but still no Batman 3.
• Sixteen minutes of James Cameron's Avatar screened in over 100 IMAX theaters on Friday. Turns out "Avatar Day" was the day everyone made fun of the film's hideous blue aliens.
• Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island has been pushed back from October 2 to February 19. The Leonardo DiCaprio thriller is reportedly being delayed due to Paramount not being able to afford a proper Oscar marketing campaign.
BIZ
Could Twitter Destroy Hollywood's Marketing Magic?
from Advertising Age - MediaWorks by sdumenco@adage.com (Simon Dumenco)
Did you see Michael Sragow's article "Twitter Effect rattles Hollywood"
in the Baltimore Sun?
FESTIVALS
Director to be at Toronto fest via video
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
TORONTO, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Toronto International Film Festival says Danish director Lars von Trier will appear via a video link to speak about his movie "Antichrist."
AWARDS
Imagen Awards names 'Chihuahua' top film
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Imagen Awards officials said "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" earned top feature movie honors at this year's awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif.
FILM
Weekend Box Office: August 21-23, 2009
from Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
Inglourious Basterds tops the box office with an estimated $37.6 million
Tarantino has best career opening with 'Basterds'
from USATODAY.com Movies - Top Stories
Inglourious Basterds stormed theaters this weekend and claimed an easy victory at the box office
'Shutter Island' pushed to February 2010
from EW.com: Movies
By Mike Bruno
Deadline Hollywood Daily: Move tied to concerns financing isn't available to
market the film the way the studio wants to
Ian McKellen Gives Report On Hobbit Casting and Other Progress
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
Last night saw a special marathon screening of the extended editions of all
three Lord of the Rings films at London's BFI IMAX cinema, which is
where where I caught the Avatar Day footage as it happens. Ian McKellen
was present in person to intro the screenings, and while he only spoke for a
very short time, he managed to get the crowd into something of a frenzy.
Turn On, Tune In, Turn Back the Clock
from NYT > Movies by By KAREN SCHOEMER
The making of "Taking Woodstock" involved taking over an entire town.
Website Launched for Nolan's Inception
from News in Film by Jeff Leins
Warner Bros has launched the official website for Christopher Nolan's mysterious
film, Inception.
Zach Galifianakis sits down with 'Schmucks'
from Hollywood Reporter by By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
Zach Galifianakis is negotiating to join Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in the comedy "Dinner for Schmucks."
Imbedded at Vogue, Trying a Charm Offensive
from NYT > Movies by By ERIC KONIGSBERG
With "The September Issue," the director R. J. Cutler learned how to film a fashion editor whose first words are "Go away."
from MTV Movies Blog by Larry Carroll
A few days ago, Universal Pictures announced a
release date of July 30, 2010 for "Little
Fockers," the third movie in the Ben Stiller-Robert De
Niro "Meet the Parents" comedy soon-to-be-trilogy. The only problem is,
somebody forgot to tell the director.
TELEVISION
Killing Raises New Reality TV Concerns
from NYT > Television by By BRIAN STELTER
VH1 canceled one reality television show and put another under review this week amid charges that a cast member had killed his ex-wife and fled to Canada.
VH1 cancels series with murder suspect
from Hollywood Reporter by Associated Press
No decision yet on second series featuring fugitive
VH1's 'I Love Money 3' may not air
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ... by By DERRIK J. LANG
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The future of a VH1 reality show featuring a man charged with murder in his ex-wife's death remains unclear....
Megan Fox To Host SNL Season Premiere
from Entertainment on HuffingtonPost.com by The Huffington Post
News Team
Saturday night is about to get a whole lot foxier!
Heather Locklear May Move Back To 'Melrose Place'
from Entertainment on HuffingtonPost.com by The Huffington Post
News Team
Looks like "Melrose Place's" biggest meanie may be back.
'Project Runway' season six premiere boasts record ratings
from Entertainment Weekly's News Briefs by Missy Schwartz
The Lifetime-Project Runway marriage is off to a promising start.
'thirtysomething' twentysomething years later
from L.A. Times - TV News
ABC's 1987-91 drama, finally coming to DVD, didn't revolve around a hospital or a squad room -- but it captured an era. Creators Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz look back at their groundbreaker.
Nephew: Michael joined family weeks before death
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ... by By LINDA DEUTSCH
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A nephew of Michael Jackson says his uncle joined a large family dinner a few weeks before he died, and talked openly about his creative plans beyond the 50-date concert stint in London....
Jackson burial moved to September 3
The date of the funeral for pop legend Michael Jackson has been changed to September 3, the singer's spokesman said Friday.
Weezer to release new studio album
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Rivers Cuomo, lead singer of the rock band Weezer, says his U.S. group will release its seventh studio album, "Raditude," this fall.
Red Hot Chili Peppers Feel "Major Enthusiasm" Heading Into
Studio
from Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily by Shirley Halperin
While the Red Hot Chili Peppers slumbered, the band's members have been keeping busy these last couple of years, what with drummer Chad Smith joining all-star group Chickenfoot, frontman Anthony Kiedis developing a series for HBO and bassist Flea enrolling at USC to study music theory.
