• Why Tuesday? takes a look at how the new preferential voting system will work in the Oscar's best picture category.
• Tom Wilkinson and David Harbour have joined the cast of Green Hornet. Even more exciting, Nicolas Cage is in talks to play the villain.
• Guy Ritchie will direct Lobo, a live-action adaptation of the DC Comics outer space bounty hunter. Oh, DC/Warner Bros. Focusing on second-tier characters isn't going to make the new Disney/Marvel juggernaut not destroy you.
• YouTube is negotiating with several movie studios to offer a fee-based rental system on the video site. Because there's nothing better than watching I Love You Man while 13-year-olds write nasty comments in the talkback.
• Michael Jackson's Captain EO will be returning to the Disneyland theme park in 2010. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and starring Angelica Huston and an alien named "Hooter," EO is hardly the strangest movie Jackson produced. (That would be Moonwalker.)
• Antonio Banderas discussed Shrek Forever After and the Puss in Boots spin-off. "Forever after" is beginning to sound more like a threat than an actual title.
• The first trailer for Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day has been released, and looks even more insane than the original.
YouTube eyes streaming rental agreement
from Hollywood Reporter by By Georg Szalai
Google's YouTube is in talks with Hollywood studios, including Lionsgate Entertainment, Sony and Warner Bros., about allowing users to stream movies on a rental basis
Movie release cutbacks: Less is more?
from EW.com: Movies
By Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman on a report U.S. companies are planning to release 40 percent
fewer films from September to December than they did last year
Internet Ad Spending Declined in First Half of '09
from Advertising Age - MediaWorks by ahampp@adage.com(Andrew Hampp)
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Surprise: The first half of 2009 was rougher on media than anticipated.
FESTIVALS
'Humpday' opening Raindance festival
from The Hollywood Reporter - Awards by By Stuart Kemp
Lynn Shelton's "Humpday" will kickstart this year's Raindance Film Festival, which includes an American Indie sidebar, organizers said Monday.
Sundance unveils new Next section
from Variety.com
Film News: Program spotlights low- and no-budget filmmaking -- The Sundance Film Festival has unveiled a new Next section with six to eight films selected for their "innovative and original" work in low- and no-budget filmmaking.
3-D gets respect from Venice film fest
from Variety.com
Digital Cinema: New award part of Europe's embrace of format
-- The 66th Venice Film Festival is heralding the digital 3-D era with the
inception of the Persol 3D Award.
FILM
Daily Box Office: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
from Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
The Final Destination tops Tuesday's box office with $2.2 million
On
The Set: Jennifer Garner's 'Invention Of Lying'
from Access Hollywood - Movies
Maria Menounos hit the Boston set of the new comedy, "The Invention of Lying," to find out what was Jennifer's biggest lie she ever told.
Tom Cruise to narrate racecar doc
from Hollywood Reporter by Associated Press
Tom Cruise will narrate an upcoming documentary about the history of Hendrick Motorsports.
Guy Ritchie To Direct 'Lobo' Movie, Still Targeting PG-13
Rating
from Splash Page by Josh Wigler
Not to be outdone by Disney's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment, DC Comics and
Warner Bros. are rolling out some major announcements of their own this week--the latest
involving the cigar-chomping, head-stomping antihero, Lobo.
According to Variety, a "Lobo" movie is officially on the way
with "Sherlock Holmes" helmer Guy Ritchie
attached as director.
Kelly McGillis cast in vampire flick
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Kelly McGillis has joined the cast of "Stake Land," a vampire movie filming in New York and Pennsylvania, the flick's producers said Wednesday.
'Star Trek' gets Imax re-release
Film News: Run will last for two weeks starting Friday -- Paramount's "Star Trek" will be re-released in nearly 100 Imax locations on Friday.
Bringing 'Where the Wild Things Are' to the Big Screen
from NYT > Movies by By SAKI KNAFO
Though Spike Jonze is known for making videos and movies his way -- fast, cheap and dirty -- adapting a classic picture book turned out to be slow, expensive and very, very complicated.
Macintosh doc available on iTunes
from Hollywood Reporter by Staff report
"Welcome to Macintosh," an independent documentary about Apple's history and fan following, is being offered for download on the iTunes movie store, as well as on DVD, although the film was not authorized by Apple.
Twilight: New Moon Tickets Already on Sale
from News in Film by Jeff Leins
Tickets for The
Twilight Saga: New Moon are already on sale two months before the November
20 release.
Exclusive 'New Moon' Trailer To Premiere At 2009 MTV Video
Music Awards
from MTV News
Cast -- including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner -- to appear on show.
Alien abduction thriller set in remote Alaska town
from USATODAY.com Movies - Top Stories
Universal Pictures has said it will release an alien abduction film this fall that plays off of decades of unexplained disappearances
First Look: SNL Spin-Off 'MacGruber'
from News in Film by Jeff Leins
Just Jared snapped these two pictures from the Albuquerque set of MacGruber just yesterday, which means the "Saturday Night Live" spin-off is not only happening... it's already filming.
Documentary explores Hefner's "serious" side
from Reuters: Entertainment News
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Hugh Hefner is bringing his Playboy party to the Toronto International Film Festival.
TELEVISION
Oprah Winfrey shuts down Michigan Avenue
from Entertainment Weekly's News Briefs by Jeff Labrecque
The premiere of Oprah Winfrey's 24th season will shut down a stretch of Chicago's busy Magnificent Mile for more than two days.
Oprah Winfrey dedicating episode to Jackson
from Hollywood Reporter by Associated Press
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate an upcoming episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to late pop singer Michael Jackson.
Charlie Gibson Retires, Diane Sawyer to World News: What
Happens at GMA?
from mediabistro.com: TVNewser
With today's stunner that Charlie
Gibson is retiring from ABC News and that Diane
Sawyer will take over anchoring "World News", a vacancy will be
created at the nation's #2 morning broadcast, "Good Morning America."
Heigl takes a 5-episode leave from 'Grey's'
from MSNBC.com: Television
The actress will be shooting the film "Life as We Know It," and her break will
overlap with Ellen Pompeo's maternity leave.
'American Idol' exclusive: Avril Lavigne joins Katy Perry as
guest judge in L.A.
from Entertainment Weekly's News Briefs by Michael Slezak
Avril Lavigne and Katy Perry will join the growing list of singers and entertainers serving as guest judges on season 9 of American Idol, EW.com has learned exclusively.
Jerry Seinfeld talks about the 'Seinfeld' reunion on 'Curb'
from Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider by Dan Snierson
The cast of Seinfeld is reuniting on Curb Your Enthusiasm this fall? Giddyup!
Megan Mullally joins the 'Party'
from Hollywood Reporter by By Nellie Andreeva
Emmy winner Megan Mullally has joined Starz's original comedy series "Party Down."
'SNL' Adds Two Women to Its Cast
from The Wrap RSS by Adalian
"Saturday Night Live" is adding at least two new female members to its cast this season: Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate.
Whitney Port Takes On New Job, New Guy, New Season Of 'The City'
from MTV News
Trailer for season two shows Whit working for Kelly Cutrone,
Olivia working for Elle.
Tony Blair to make 'Late Show' debut
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has agreed to make his first visit to the "Late Show with David Letterman," CBS announced Wednesday.
MUSIC
On the Charts: Colbie Caillat Breaks Through to Number One
from Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily by Daniel Kreps
Colbie Caillat's Breakthrough proved to be just that as the "Fallin' For You" singer's second album became her first to debut atop the Top 200, selling 106,000 copies.
Eminem, Mary J. to pay tribute to Def Jam Records
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Eminem was never a part of Def Jam Records, but the rapper is going to be part of the celebration when the legendary label is honored by VH1
LeAnn Rimes announces divorce on Web site
An announcement on singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes' Web site says she's divorcing, but it misspelled her husband's name.
Jackson Browne set for solo U.S. tour
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne says he plans to close out 2009 with a solo acoustic tour in the United States.
Kurt Cobain in 'Guitar Hero 5': Horrifying
from Spin magazine's Daily Noise by Matt Kiser
The new Guitar Hero 5 features Kurt Cobain as an
unlockable character that can do many non-Kurtlike things.
Neil Young Announces Dreamin' Man Release Date
from Paste Magazine
Mere months after releasing the monstrous Archives Vol. 1, Neil Young is set to uncover yet another from his assemblage.
Jay-Z Talks Wedding Day, Drug-Dealing Past In O Interview
from MTV News
MC tells Oprah Winfrey how he and Beyoncé kept their nuptials a secret.
Five for Fighting preps 'Slice' of tour
from Top Stories from LiveDaily.com
Five for Fighting will launch a fall acoustic run through North America behind its forthcoming release, "Slice."
ETC...
Freed reporters describe North Korea ordeal
from Hollywood Reporter by Associated Press
The two American television reporters imprisoned in North Korea for 4 1/2 months have written an article describing the circumstances surrounding their arrests and detention.
Britain to stage world's first twitter opera
from The Hollywood Reporter - Music by By Farah Master, Reuters
A twitter opera about nuns, demons and birds will be performed in London this weekend after the Royal Opera House (ROH) composed a libretto from the popular microblogging site.
Production On 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' Musical Set To
Resume
from Splash Page by Josh Wigler
Less than a month ago, producers on "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" confirmed to MTV News
that production had suspended for the time being, but insisted
that the show would go on for the planned February debut. But Bono and the Edge need not pack their instruments away just
yet--Spidey's making a comeback.
Belinda Carlisle joins 'Hairspray'
from Variety.com
Legit News: SInger added to cast of London show -- 1980s popster Belinda Carlisle will join the London cast of "Hairspray" this fall, playing the scheming Velma von Tussle in the West End production.
