• Marvel and Paramount could be releasing Iron Man 2 in digital 3D. Mickey Rourke's mug is going to be a scarier 3D effect than anything in The Final Destination.
• Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. will team up on the comic book adaptation Cowboys & Aliens. The scifi western mixes (you guessed it!) cowboys and alien invaders.
• Dakota Fanning will not star in Todd MacFarlane's Wizard of Oz remake. Perhaps Fanning realized she was starring in a remake of a cinematic classic from the guy who created Spawn.
• The first photos from MacGruber, based on the Saturday Night Live sketch, have been released. Yep, it's actually happening.
• A serious documentary about Hugh Hefner will play at the Toronto Film Festival. It's for people who still buy the magazine for the articles.
• Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson will tackle a 3D Three Musketeers movie. This time D'Artagnan is a zombie. (Hopefully.)
Ad Spending Fell 15.4% In First Half Of Year
from Forbes.com: Media News by Lacey Rose
Cable television is the only winner as everything from network television to newspapers slides again.
US media lose $10bn of advertising in first half
from FT.com - Media
New data show intense pressure on media owners and ad agencies as they search for other business models
WB Records pacts with California Lottery
Music News: Scratch-off tickets will promote label's artists -- Demonstrating the lengths to which labels will go to secure attention for their artists, Warner Bros. Records has pacted with the California Lottery to sell scratch-off tickets promoting singer Seal, singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, and rock bands Goo Goo Dolls and Taking Back Sunday.
10 Things The Fall Fests May Tell Us About Awards Season
from indieWIRE News
The kick-off of the Venice Film Festival tomorrow marks the annual turning point for the fall awards season. Over the next 19 or so days, Venice, Telluride this weekend and Toronto next week will offer both industry, and in Toronto's case the public, a glance at dozens of films that may or may not factor into this year's big race.
Venice opens with Sicilian epic, U.S. films dominate
from Reuters: Entertainment News
VENICE (Reuters) - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with Italian movie "Baaria," an epic Sicilian drama taking in Fascism, World War Two and Communism and billed as one of the country's biggest movies ever.
Hugh Hefner to bring party to Toronto
from The Hollywood Reporter - Awards by By Etan Vlessing
Cannes regular Hugh Hefner is bringing his Playboy party to the Toronto International Film Festival.
FILM
Daily Box Office: Monday, August 31, 2009
from Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
The Final Destination tops Monday's box office with $2.2 million
Ice Cube-Bow Wow comedy 'Lottery Ticket' moves ahead on casting
from Entertainment Weekly's News Briefs by Jennifer Armstrong
Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder) and Naturi Naughton (Fame) have joined the cast of the Bow Wow/Ice Cube comedy Lottery Ticket, with shooting set to begin in October in Atlanta, Variety reports.
Film Movement acquires pet doc
from Hollywood Reporter by Staff report
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to "Mine," Geralyn Pezanoski's documentary about pets abandoned during Katrina.
from Hollywood Reporter
Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. are bringing their iron-clad collaboration to another comic-book property: "Cowboys & Aliens."
Two actors to practice 'Monogamy'
from Hollywood Reporter by By Steven Zeitchik
Rashida Jones and Chris Messina will topline "Monogamy," an indie romantic comedy that marks the scripted-feature debut of "Murderball" co-director Dana Adam Shapiro.
'Anchorman 2' Won't Be Seen Until At Least 'Two Years From
Now,' Says Adam McKay
from MTV Movies Blog by Larry Carroll
Milk may have been a bad choice for Ron Burgundy, but it was a very, very good decision by longtime comedy partners Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to collaborate in 2004 on "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy."
TELEVISION
At the Movies to Avenge the Public's Rejection of the Two Bens
from Defamer by Richard Rushfield
You want serious critics?! You sure you want 'em? How bad do you want 'em? We
rose up against the frivolity of Bens Mankiewicz and Lyons. And now meet the
This-Is-Cinema dream team -- A.O. Scott and Michael Phillips.
Los Angeles television stations defend their coverage of the
fire
from L.A. Times - TV News
County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich says the stations
did not provide comprehensive coverage.
TBS to air 'The Tyler Perry Show'
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actor, writer and director Tyler Perry is set to star in "The Tyler Perry Show," a one-hour special about his film, "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," TBS said.
Kristin Cavallari Turns 'Hills' Upside Down In Teaser Trailer
from MTV News
Video shows Kristin dating Justin Bobby, while Spencer and Heidi talk babies.
Rudy Giuliani set for 'View' interview
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Former New York Mayor and Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani has agreed to be a guest on the Sept. 11 edition of TV's "The View," ABC said Monday.
Mad Men Renewed For Season Four
from Entertainment on HuffingtonPost.com by The Huffington Post
News Team
AMC announced that Mad Men, now three episodes into Season 3, has been renewed
for a fourth season.
HBO orders series of Steve Buscemi starrer 'Boardwalk Empire'
from Entertainment Weekly's News Briefs by Lynette Rice
HBO has ordered 11 episodes of Boardwalk Empire, a period drama starring Steve Buscemi and Dabney Coleman that's executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, and Terence Winter.
Primetime Cable Rankings Aug 09: Fox #3, CNN #22, MSNBC #25
from mediabistro.com: TVNewser
In August, Fox News was again in the top three for primetime in all of cable,
which is seven of eight months this year. FNC was also in the top five in total
day.
MTV confirms pilot for 'Teen Wolf' revamp
from Entertainment Weekly's News Briefs by Wendy Mitchell
MTV's revamped Teen Wolf series has gained momentum, with The Hollywood Reporter confirming that MTV will present the pilot.
'The L Word' to get reality makeover
from Entertainment Weekly's News Briefs by Wendy Mitchell
The L Word will be back on Showtime after a reality makeover, Variety reports.
from EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines by Michael Ausiello
Michael Ausiello exclusive: See who'll be playing the mother of the bride at next season's big wedding
Music icons celebrated in Broadway-bound musical
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley - together again. On Broadway.
First listen: Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3'
from Los Angeles Times - Celebrity News
Regardless of this lackluster effort, nothing can alter
Jay-Z's place as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
The Irish band you need to know
Members of The Script struggled for years, but when success did strike, it struck hard and relatively quickly.
Madonna's Four Minutes (To Save Her Set) Run Out
from Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip by Maura
Madonna's video for her greatest-hits package's lead single "Celebration" was released today, and it'll be available as a free download via iTunes through Thursday.
Wynette to join Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
from Reuters: Entertainment News
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The late Tammy Wynette will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at a formal ceremony on October 18, officials said on Tuesday.
Stone Roses still fresh on 20th anniversary album
The Manchester band's debut album is remastered in various
editions that capture its best moments on the British rock scene.
Pearl Jam cuts out the middleman with "Backspacer"
from Reuters: Entertainment News
NEW YORK (Billboard) - "Super poppy." "Just
plain fun." "Surprisingly optimistic." "Catchy as
hell." These are not phrases often used to describe Pearl Jam, the 30
million-selling purveyor of angst-ridden guitar rock now approaching its 19th
year of existence.
ETC...
Revival of 'Angels in America' set for off-B'way
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" will fly again in New York - off-Broadway.
