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Dow Screws Hollywood

September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Dow closed 504 points lower, its worst plunge since 9/11 — but shares of Big Media companies miraculously were down but by no means out. Hardest hit was NBC Universal’s parent company, GE, whose stock fell to a five-and-a-half-year low because it was lumped in with embattled financials, even though it’s a broadly diversified conglomerate.

Amy Poehler will get to bed earlier on Saturday Nights

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20080716/425.poehler.amy.071608.jpgAmy Poehler is about to birth herself a baby and a new TV show, and she’s now decided to kick Saturday Night Live to the curb sooner than expected.

Matthew McConaughey's 'Surfer, Dude' sinks

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

How is it possible that Matthew McConaughey just starred in a movie about a pot-smoking wave rider — called Surfer, Dude no less — and no one knew about it?

Dane Cook tries the big screen again. We beg him not to.

September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

http://www.bostonnightclubnews.com/comedyconnection/danecook_1.jpgDane Cook, the 36-year-old supercomedian most famous — or infamous, depending on who you ask — for gurgling cultural insights and sexually charged material in front of sold-out crowds has consistently been dubbed unfunny by movie critics, despite his continued success as standup comedian.

September Bookings (Week of 9/15)

September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Caroline Bielskis booked a lead in the feature Plato’s Symposium
Deb Carson booked The Unit
Ian Tran booked the feature The Taqwacores
Tobey Maguire spins deal for fatherhood

September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tobey Maguire was willing to shoot Spider-Man 4 and 5 back-to-back over six months next year but insisted he should take early mornings and evenings off so he could play with his “favourite blonde”, Ruby Sweetheart, who is 22 months old.

William Shatner on 'Boston Legal','Trek' and life

September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

http://www.boston-legal.org/big/big-williamshatner-cu-8-14-2006.jpgWilliam Shatner is a man of fairly intense focus. He brought a stack of notes to the café and scanned them, then looked up like a professor about to start his lecture. “Let’s begin, we have plenty to talk about.” I sat up a little straighter and looked at my tape recorder to make the sure the red light was on.

IMDB To Offer Free Streaming TV & Films

September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/IMDB+BOARD.jpgParent company Amazon.com today said IMDb.com, famous for providing casts, memorable quotes and other trivia from film and TV, had started offering more than 6,000 feature films and television episodes for free viewing online.

Daniel Radcliffe Onstage, Stripped of His Wizardry

September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2006-12/09/xin_26120309185762520791.jpgDaniel Radcliffe appears to be negotiating the tricky transition from child star to adult actor without falling prey to drug-addled delusion, insufferable narcissism or late-night reality television. His experience in “Equus,” which played to sellout crowds last year, has a lot to do with his confidence.

Bruce Campbell’s Prime-Time Moment

September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Profiles/20060928/244.campbell.bruce.092706.jpgBesides working on “Burn Notice” in Miami (where, he claims, he’s prone to “projectile sweating”), he’s finishing postproduction and greasing the promotional wheels for his next film, an indie horror-comedy called “My Name Is Bruce,” scheduled to open in October. He directed it and stars as a legendary B-movie actor named Bruce Campbell, who turns out to be a liquored-up jerk who ends up battling a nine-foot-tall sword-wielding Chinese god of war (and of bean curd) to save a small town. It is not a true story.

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