Saturday, January 3, 2009
For Your Razzie Consideration: ‘The Spirit’
9:10AM Seth | The Oscar race may be all over the place, but at least the Razzies have a clear front runner this year. Still, a slickly packaged FYC spot never hurts. [via TotalFilm.com] More »
Jason Statham Fights Corey Haim’s Mullet to the Death in ‘Crank 2′
7:05AM STV | We’d say the new redband trailer for Crank 2 is NSFW, but let’s face it: You’re not at work today, and even if you were, it’s Friday viewing the whole office can/should enjoy. More »
Judge Throws Out Attempted Murder Charge for ‘Benjamin Button’ Shooter
6:40AM Kyle Buchanan | While today brought good news for crime-accused Hollywood celebrities, how did Hollywood-adjacent folk heroes like Benjamin Button shooter James Cialella fare?
BREAKING: John Travolta’s Son Dies in Bahamas
6:05AM STV | The first tragedy of 2009, and an especially sad one: TMZ reports that Jett Travolta, 16, died today while on vacation with his father John and mother Kelly Preston. More »
When Oscar Hype Goes Wrong, Vol. MMCXLII: Miramax Fakes ‘Doubt’ Blurb
5:45AM STV | With at least one major exception, it’s been a relatively modest cycle for manufacturers of Oscar-season buzz. But one day into 2009, the new “hybrid quote” looks to revolutionize the Fine Art of Hype.
Hey–What Are The ‘Brokeback’ Boys Doing On The Pelham 1-2-3?
5:30AM Seth | Via Towleroad, we bring this production still from The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, in which John Travolta is upstaged by two doomed cowboy lovers who appear to have wandered into the wrong movie. More »
Courtney Love Mad At Kelly Ripa, Ghosts
5:14AM Kyle Buchanan | Happy New Year, folks—or, as English-torturing songstress Courtney Love might blog it, “HAPPPPPY happy yr NEW happy.” Love has posted a brand-new pair of wildly accusatory Myspace entries. Can we decipher them?
Did George Clooney Spend Two Nights In Paris?
4:50AM Seth | Jewel heist survivor Paris Hilton was spotted around Christmas getting cozy on consecutive nights with George Clooney, according to a shocking report from the Centres for Disease Control.
‘Bromance’ Crisis Averted in Viacom, Time Warner Settlement
4:10AM STV | After Viacom went blazingly public Wednesday with its threat of an MTV/Comedy Central/Nickelodeon blackout on Time Warner Cable, an 11th-hour truce settled the matter just in time for 2009. More »
