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Big Screen
As Vivendi Fiddles, Hollywood Awaits Big Shake-Up (Or Shake-Down)
1:03AM Richard Rushfield | Nothing that excites Hollywood more than the thought of a studio changing hands; the implications spilling down over a generation of executives and deals might be completely incomprehensible from this distance, but they are darn exciting. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Brad And Angelina Are The Best Actors In All Of Cannes
9:55PM the cajun boy | The Sun claims that Brad and Angelina are on the rocks and they’re just pretending to love each other, Ed Westwick and Jessica Szhor partied together last night, a Gossip Girl spinoff is definitely in the works, and Patrick Swayze poses for a photo so everyone knows he’s still alive. More »
‘Righteous Kill’ Curse Spreads To England With Cries Of Tagline Insensitivity
7:30AM Seth | While we’ve already long forgotten Righteous Kill—and the onerous sins of its one-sheet—England is only now becoming acquainted with its Pacino/DeNiro double-bed-shitting pleasures. It can’t even seem to get an in-your-face tagline right. More »
DeNiro And Pacino Reduced To Catchphrase Cliches On History-Making ‘Today Show’ Interview
8:40AM Seth | The Today Show broadcast the first interview in the history of the world to feature both increasingly indiscriminate American acting legends Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino. It was the sole promotional stop on the Righteous Kill “Yes, It’s a Turd, But It’s DeNiro and Pacino, So Cut Us Some Slack, Jack™” media tour. Talking to a seemingly terrified Brian Williams (”Don’t give me that face, because now I think I’m going to be killed,”) it was Pacino who defused the tension by offering his best half-assed Travis Bickle. As clichéd as it was, however, just hearing the familiar line come out of Pacino’s lips still managed to shoot a faint chill up our spine—though DeNiro is to be commended in showing admirable restraint, and not leaning over to “HOO-ah!” back in his co-star’s face. [Today Show] More »
UA Excited About Untitled Tom Cruise Serial Killer-And -Pasta Project
5:35AM Seth | Tom Cruise and UA have bought the rights to The Monster of Florence, about a serial killer responsible for eight double-homicides between 1968 and 1985. No word yet on whether Tom would play the monster, or Florence, or (spoiler alert) both! [Variety] Denzel Washington will star in The Book of Eli, set in the near future, when “America is a wasteland and a lone warrior fights to bring society the knowledge that is key to its redemption.” Denzel’s good, but he’s not convincing Alaskan hockey mum good etc. etc. [THR] OK, here’s the thing America. Germany loves your movies and movie production dollars. But not when they involve sadistically taking out your WWII issues on innocent make-believe Nazis! [THR] Robert DeNiro made it to the set of Martin Campbell’s Edge of Darkness, and then abruptly dropped out. Said a spokesman, “Sometimes things don’t work out; it’s called creative differences.” Coincidentally, that’s the last thing Don Fanucci heard before getting shot in the face. [Variety] The Beijing Olympics had an audience of 4.7 billion viewers, or roughly 70% of the Earth’s population, or approximately half the viewers who tuned in to see which David would take the Idol crown. NBC must be thrilled! [THR] More »
