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Keira Knightley’s Breasts Officially Unmarketable
7:35AM STV | After an intense period of debate, stroppy siren Keira Knightley has reportedly rejected Paramount Vantage’s request to digitally enhance her breasts in publicity photos for its fall drama The Duchess. It’s a devastating blow to what remains of the studio’s thinning clout, what with pink slips subbing for napkins in the cafeteria, its Oscar legacy threatened by a genre-mediocrity torrent to come, and one of its biggest stars steadfastly refusing to be… well, one of its biggest stars. It’s not like there’s not precedent here, however. Follow the jump for more, including a glimpse at Knightley’s previous brush with the ‘brush. More »
Today in Indie Carnage: Pink Slips Come Out at Paramount Vantage
5:45AM Defamer Hollywood | The saga of Paramount Vantage arrived at its bloody conclusion this morning, when Rob Moore and John Lesher sent a memo announcing the termination of 60 jobs at the specialty label. The paring down follows the earlier absorption of Vantage into the ‘Mount mother ship, where Lesher graduated earlier this year, Amy Israel hit the eject button and which will keep a handful of staffers on as part of the catchily titled Paramount Worldwide Acquisitions Group announced a few days ago. More »
An Open Letter to P.T. Anderson on the Occasion of ‘There Will Be Blood’’s Miserable DVD Release
8:10AM Defamer Hollywood | Dear Paul Thomas Anderson, More »
