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Green Zone Flops: Iraq War Movies Apparently Still Don’t Sell
9:14AM Ravi Somaiya | The weekend box office is in. And Universal’s gamble on Green Zone seems to have failed dismally, despite positive critical reception and the Oscars success of The Hurt Locker. The $US130 million movie pulled in just $US14.5m on opening weekend. More »
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Variety Thinks ‘No One Takes [Its] Reviews Seriously’
8:44AM John Cook | According to director Joshua Newton’s lawsuit against Variety for breach of contract – he’s mad that Variety trashed his movie after selling him on a $US400,000 Oscar campaign – the paper doesn’t think its own reviews matter. More »
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Futures Market For Movies Coming Soon
12:37AM Ravi Somaiya | You’ll be able to bet, and trade, on the US domestic box office of upcoming movies from next month, when a subsidiary of financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald will open an online futures site. More »
People
The Trouble With Alec Baldwin
4:09AM Brian Moylan | Alec Baldwin is hot right now. He is an outspoken Hollywood liberal beloved by the media and cultural elite. But in his private life, he’s a bit of an arsehole. What are we going to do about Alec? More »
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Hollywood Holds Breath As Bourne Series Suddenly Imperilled
10:54AM Richard Rushfield | When a franchise dies, all of Hollywood sheds a tear. But when a franchise dies prematurely while it still has years of cash to give, Hollywood goes to battle stations. And tonight, Hollywood stands on the brink. More »
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Hollywood’s Feel-Bad Movie Season Is Upon Us
5:36AM Richard Rushfield | Each year, with the coming of awards season, the colours of America’s cinemas turn from bright pastels to dismal browns and greys as Hollywood strains for gravitas with their takes on the most depressing topics of the day. More »
People
Polanski Is Free! (Kind Of)
3:06AM Ravi Somaiya | A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski bail at a reported $US4.5m. He will be out later this week, if authorities decide not to appeal. Let’s take a look at who will be happy about this and who will be sad! More »
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Ever Wonder Why Most Movies Suck?
9:52PM Ravi Somaiya | A Wikipedia user put together a list of the 50 highest grossing movies of the decade; only nine of them are not sequels or adaptations, The Wrap points out. And, at a generous estimate, only five are not terrible. More »
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Hollywood Invents Celebrity Twittering For Dollars
12:37PM Richard Rushfield | When show business spots a corner of public consciousness not colonised by product placement and paid endorsements, its experts spring to work to take care of that. More »
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