trade round-up
Big Screen
Justin Timberlake Lands Role Of His Lifetime: Yogi’s Sidekick
4:30AM Richard Rushfield | Since he first stepped into the solo spotlight, Justin Timberlake has been Hollywood’s prince in waiting, just one perfect role away from claiming his crown as the biggest star in the world forever. Now he has found that part. More »
People
Hollywood’s Recession Is Over, Declares Murdoch
5:35AM Richard Rushfield | Just like Murdoch to go and ruin everything for everyone. Just when the studios had a great excuse with this recession thing to slash salaries and fire everyone in sight, along comes Rupert singing “Happy Days are Here Again.” More »
Big Screen
Scandal And Death Spell Success For Letterman And Michael Jackson
4:33AM Richard Rushfield | Somewhere out there in Hollywood, there are a few dozen people who made bets that “scandal was never the way to win over audiences” kicking themselves, hard. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Hollywood Contemplates A Saw-less Future; Orders More Top Chef
3:23AM a | Hollywood will always remember where it was when it first heard the news that Saw 6 had underperformed at the box office. Yes, times, are tough. Sure, media is in freefall; but who imagined it would come to this? More »
Big Screen
$US300M In Ticket Sales Puts Zero Dollars In Bono’s Pocket
3:18AM Richard Rushfield | The goblins taking over the big-screen for our annual, mandated block when Only Scary Movies Can Be Released. And in the counting house, the scarier news that even U2 may have money troubles. More »
Big Screen
Death Comes For Shrek: The Musical
4:27AM Richard Rushfield | Some goodbyes go on for a very long time. But the day does come when the train pulls out of the station. Live singing Shrek, memory-erased Eliza Dushku and Michael Jackson, it’s time to take your seats. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Hollywood Stunned By Just Okay Beatles Sales
3:36AM Richard Rushfield | Is there such a thing as a sure thing anymore? Sony seems to think so but the list surely gets ever shorter. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Wild Things Scares Away Kids But Still Rules The Weekend
3:33AM Richard Rushfield | As the US box office tea leaves are sifted, many in Hollywood are searching for a way to take the glory away from Spike Jonze. But whatever your feelings about the hipster icon, we all bow before an opening weekend victory. More »
Big Screen
Twilight Assault Begins With Star-Laden Soundtrack Dropping Today
3:15AM Richard Rushfield | It’s Halloween monster time in Hollywood — but which is more scary, the ones with fangs in Twilight or Wild Things, or the ones with spray on tans like Jon Gosselin, or the ones with really big wallets like Rupert? More »
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