Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT headed for DVD in January
Michael Jackson’s This Is It is coming to DVD on Jan. 26, according to THR. The music film, featuring rehearsal footage from what would have been MJ’s “This Is It” performance series at London’s O2 arena, has already grossed $240 million around the globe. Sony’s announced DVD release date is perfectly timed to coincide with the Grammys telecast (airing Jan. 31), meaning that inevitable MJ tribute is going to turn into serious DVD...
Read MoreNEW MOON opens to $140 million, THE BLIND SIDE opens big
New Moon sparkled like a vampire in the daylight this weekend, taking in $140.7 million at the domestic box office. That’s enough to give The Twilight Saga: New Moon the third biggest opening of all-time, behind The Dark Knight ($158m) and Spider-Man 3 ($151m). The film is on pace to beat Twilight‘s $192 million total gross by the end of the week. But New Moon isn’t the only big news to come out of the box office this weekend. We can quietly forgive Sandra Bullock for All About Steve because the actress just had the biggest opening in her career. The Blind Side, about a family that takes in a young man for the streets, took in $34.5 million. It’s the second time this year, Sandra has bested herself, the other time being when The Proposal opened to $33.6...
Read More$72.7 million for NEW MOON. Breaks midnight, single day, and Friday records.
UPDATE: The official numbers put The Twilight Saga: New Moon at $72.7 million for it’s opening day. Still the biggest single day and Friday grosses ever. Sorry, Dark Knight fans. EARLIER: Well, I said The Twilight Saga: New Moon was going to be big, but I never thought it would be this big. Nikki over at DHD posted this morning that Twilighters forked over $76 million on Friday alone, giving New Moon the biggest single day and the biggest Friday in box office history. That $76 million figure includes the $26 million that New Moon made at midnight. Also a record. New Moon was made for $50 million. It could bring in triple its budget by Thanksgiving (if not by the end of the weekend depending on the number of double- and triple-dippers). Of the top five single days...
Read MoreFinally! Bacall, Corman, Willis receive Honorary Oscars
The Academy held the inaugural Governors Awards dinner on Nov. 14 and handed out honorary Oscars to Hollywood superstar Lauren Bacall, B-movie master Roger Corman, and one of the greatest living DPs Gordon Willis. Producer John Calley (Catch-22, The Da Vinci Code) also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the banquet. It was the first time since 2000 that the Academy gave out the lifetime achievement award for producers. These awards are traditionally handed out at the Oscar ceremony, but this year, the Academy chose to hand them out at a separate ceremony. Thankfully, the Academy posted videos of the acceptance speeches...
Read MoreAaahh! No monsters. RAMBO V back to original premise.
Fanboy hopes of Rambo vs. a Predator-esque monster movie have been dashed. In a letter to Craig Zablo’s Stallone fansite, Sly said that Rambo V is going back to what was rumored to be the original premise of John Rambo saving a young woman over the Mexican border. Here’s what Sly to Craig: I’m letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. RAMBO himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where many young women have vanished . Ever the loyal fan, Mr. Zablo keeps it positive saying he’s excited to see TWO new Stallone pictures in the future. Before Rambo V and Sly v. Predator, Stallone, of course, has The Expendables set to hit theaters next...
Read MoreMarty to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Globes
Before Martin Scorsese won his Oscar for directing The Departed, the iconic director came close to winning for 2002’s The Gangs of New York. (The directing Oscar went to Roman Polanski for The Pianist that year instead.) The buzz for a GONY Oscar win was in no small part to his Best Director trophy from the Golden Globes. Now the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is bestowing its highest honor, the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, on Martin Scorsese. From the HFPA: Martin Scorsese will be honored at “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” on January 17 with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.” The award, voted by the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, was announced by Vera Farmiga at a morning press conference. The show, hosted by...
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