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Michael Myers Victimised By Weinstein’s Game Of Chicken
6:09AM Richard Rushfield | While the box office savants are impressed with the better-than-expected grosses of this weekend’s horror flicks — Final Destination 3-D and Halloween Rebooted 2 — the question on many lips is why did this slasher showdown have to happen? More »
Spending Down In $48 Bucket Of Popcorn Sector
6:26AM Seth | In what THR dubs a “Rasinet recession,” candy counter sales are dwindling, as families in these rough economic times are opting to meet their mortgage payments instead of investing in a tub of popcorn large enough to later turn into a cardboard shelter. [THR] The Weinsteins have come on board to produce the movie of Pulitzer and Tony-winning play August: Osage County, which we saw this summer and can honestly say lives up to the hype. Weinstein says he has “already received calls from reps of interested actresses who’ve seen the play.” Here’s your cast: Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker. Bam. Back on the Oscars express. [Variety] “Since I’m really curious about the world, what better place for [my partner Tom Leonardis] and me to exercise this interest than at Discovery?” said the delightfully gay-rights-incurious Whoopi Goldberg of her Discovery Emerging Networks deal. [Variety] After the jump: What lesbianwashing network is now playing God with its schedule? More »
Weinstein Company, WGA About To Announce Deal Allowing Harvey Weinstein To Abuse Guild Writers Again
10:00AM Mark | According to the AP, The Weinstein Company says it’s about to reach the same kind of interim deal with the WGA that United Artists signed back on Monday, with the papers necessary to get back to work with union writers possibly signed by the end of the day. (Let the Official Side Deal PressReleaseWatch begin! Exciting, we know.) Once the contract is finalized, Weinstein can expect a scriptalanche like one that is reportedly burying Tom Cruise; TWC employees will undoubtedly be rejoicing that their boss will have a fresh supply of three-hole-punched projectiles to launch at their heads at the slightest provocation, as they’re probably a little tired of dodging the same stale batch of screenplays he’s had to use since the start of the strike. Weinstein Co. Expects Deal With Writers [AP] Previously: United Artists Mogul Tom Cruise Reportedly Buried Under Mountain Of Thousands Of Scripts More »Short Ends: Report: Hollywood Bus-Tour Guides Could Be Pointing At Any Gated Mansion And Claiming It’s Tom Cruise’s
6:30AM Defamer Hollywood | Continuing in the proud tradition of investigative journalism that’s yielded penetrating reports on
Trade Roundup: Studios Upset The WGA Doesn’t Want Writers To Work While On Strike
5:00AM Defamer Hollywood | Madonna signs away her musical life to Live Nation, which is betting that the artist still has a few highly profitable, perfectly calculated provocations left in her. [Variety] · Hollywood Out of Ideas, Chewing Your Own Cenobite Cud Edition: Clive Barker will produce a remake of his 1987 horror flick Hellraiser for Dimension. [Variety] More »Short Ends: Booth Babes, Drunken Astronauts, And Chicken Police
9:45AM Defamer Hollywood | · Before her meeting with Harvey Weinstein for the Grindhouse booth babe gig at Comic-Con, this comely go-getter had both her legs. Suspect that you might be a drunk astronaut? Take this quiz and find out for sure. Happy Gay Birthday, Lance Bass! Lindsay Lohan’s assistant-stalking meltdown brings fresh attention to the plight of the celebrity-serving underclass, who often are forced to serve as drug mules and whoremongers for their famous bosses. The filthiest call letters in America. Chicken police. More »
Harvey Weinstein Secret Agent Lover Shocker!
4:27AM Defamer Hollywood | Buried deep within an item about how Clinton-positive mogul Harvey Weinstein tried to make Michael Moore remove an anti-Hillary scene from Sicko is Weinstein’s shocking – and you will be shocked!-admission of a secret affair with Endeavor superagent Ari Emanuel, whom we are contractually obligated to mention – even three years into the series’ run – is at least partially the basis for Jeremy Piven’s Emmy-winning Entourage character. Reports Rush & Molloy: The film exec also sent a big kiss to Moore’s agent, Ari Emanuel, “my lover”. Apologising to his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, Weinstein joked, “I’m coming out tonight,” and went on to thank Emanuel for blasting Michael Eisner when the former Disney chief tried to unload Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11″. More »
Short Ends: Cannes Shocker: George Clooney Sold Into White Slavery
10:59AM Defamer Hollywood | · We thought that bachelor auctions only existed on bad TV shows, but we suppose we were wrong about that. · In other Clooney news, he and his Ocean’s 13 pals had some fun joshing the media about an eye-lift he may or may not have had. · Harvey Weinstein vs. Luc Besson: It is so on. · Joss Whedon is not a Captivity fan, to say the least. · Another day, another O’Donnell/Hasselbeck slapfight. More »
