HEADLINES
“Up In The Air” gets 6 noms from Golden Globe Awards
‘Up in the Air’ leads with six Golden Globe nominations. Also, “Nine,” gets five noms, and “Inglourious Basterds” and “Avatar” with four each. It is going to be a great evening. Below the nominations: Motion Picture, Drama Avatar The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious Up in the Air Motion Picture,[...]
Broadcast Critics’ Choice Awards
15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards “Inglourious Basterds” and “NINE” lead with ten nominations each. Avatar gets 9 nominations. BEST PICTURE: Avatar, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, Nine, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up In The Air BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges – “Crazy Heart” George Clooney –[...]
“The Hurt Locker” Tops
N.Y. & LA Critics Nods
The 2009 New York Film Critics’ Circle Award Winners: “The Hurt Locker” and Kathryn Bigelow are the big winners again. Best Film “The Hurt Locker” Best Director Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker” Best Screenplay “In the Loop” Best Actress Meryl Streep for “Julie & Julia” Best Actor George Clooney[...]
THE PRINCESS KISSES $25 MILLION
“The Princess and the Frog” scored the biggest opening for an animated film nationwide in December, grossing an estimated $25 million from 3,434 locations, according to EW. “Blind Side” came second with $15 million and “Invictus” came third with $9.1 million.[...]
“THE WHITE RIBBON” WINS EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon,” a disturbing drama about strange goings-on in a remote and dysfunctional village in 1913 Germany, won the European Film Awards, picking up best film, director and screenwriter kudos. “The White Ribbon” also won the “Hollywood World Award” last October at the Hollywood Awards®[...]
STILL King of the World
James Cameron has done it again. He has created another epic film that is guaranteed to roll in the dollars as if they’re falling from the sky. According to both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, James Cameron’s “Avatar” is a jaw-dropping wonder. “The screen is alive with more action and[...]
Hollywood eyes record $10 billion in Box Office in 2009
Hollywood eyeing more than $10 billion this year as audiences flocked to theaters during the recession. According to The Hollywood Reporter, so far moviegoers had snapped up $9.67 billion worth of tickets at domestic — U.S. and Canadian — box offices through Tuesday, said tracking firm Hollywood.com Box Office. “The[...]
BAUM, GELB, HUVANE & TRECIOKAS CREATE SLATE PR
Breaking News: Melissa Kates and Jennifer Allen also leave PMK/HBH. Simon Halls resigns…wow. Deadline Hollywood has reported that after PMK/HBH merged with BNC, three of PMK/HBH publicists have decided to depart. Stephen Huvane, Andy Gelb and Robin Baum joined Ina Treciokas. They formed a new company named Slate PR. Huvane,[...]
“New Variety Editor Knows Nothing…”
Ouch…Nikki Finke has sharp words for the new editor of the trade paper “Variety.” “Why in the world ex-‘Los Angeles Times”s errand boy Leo Wolisnky has been named editor of ‘Daily Variety’ is bewildering to say the least. The guy knows nothing about the entertainment biz. He was long considered[...]
White House Crashers Will Plead the 5th
The alleged white house crashers, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, have informed the media that they will plead the fifth if they are subpoenaed by Congress, as reported by AP. The House Homeland Security Committee will vote on Wednesday in an attempt to subpoena the couple, but the Salahi’s hope that[...]