HOLLYWOOD, May 19 (UPI) — Colin Firth will play Noel Coward in “Mad Dogs and Englishmen,” the producers announced in Cannes, France. The film centers on the real-life saga of the sophisticated British playwright-actor’s two-week run at the Desert Inn
The rise and fall of Rebekah Brooks is to get the film treatment, according to reports from Cannes Friday, just days after the former Rupert Murdoch aide was charged in Britain’s phone-hacking scandal. The story of the former chief executive
Never forget that with Harvey Weinstein taking point, “Bully” director Lee Hirsch launched a mean-spirited and cynical months-long PR campaign to drive interest in his documentary through the public bullying of the MPAA. Rather than make the few edits he eventually did, the director and
The Hollywood Reporter: President Barack Obama’s dinner with George Clooney has officially sold out, and campaign sources are telling The Hollywood Reporter that the event is expected to raise up to $12 million for the president’s re-election bid, making it the biggest presidential fundraiser in U.S.
The Hollywood Reporter: George Clooney and Julia Roberts (suing as Julia Moder, her married name) have filed suit against Digital Projection, Inc. and Beyond Audio, two audio-visual companies that are accused of using pictures of the two stars and their
LOS ANGELES, May 3 (UPI) — An online potato chip ad in which U.S. actor Ashton Kutcher plays a Bollywood producer in “brown face” was yanked after being criticized as racist. In the popchips video, which was unviewable Wednesday night
Last weekend, President Barack Obama’s supporters in Hollywood mingled with many of his administration’s top officials at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. But recently, it has come to light that Hollywood is not just good at helping to rewrite
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) — HBO has ordered second seasons of its new comedies “Girls” and “Veep,” The Hollywood Reporter said Monday. Both series, which premiered this month on the pay cable network to good reviews and healthy ratings,
The Hollywood Reporter: As the nation’s elite journalists arrived at the Washington Hilton to hobnob with President Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, many were met by a small group of protesters shouting “don’t believe the liberal press” and
Veteran Hollywood producer Gerald Molen (“Schindler’s List,” “Minority Report”) says he never hides his politics while making movies. That didn’t matter until President Barack Obama took the oath of office. Now, Molen finds a new, less hospitable atmosphere for conservatives
THR: To paraphrase Mel Brooks: It’s still good to be the king. Despite the post-recession economic malaise, top entertainment executives continue to be handsomely rewarded. Media moguls might not rule the roost as they did in 2010 — when Viacom
I guess now it’s cool in Hollywood to make light of diseases, illnesses and allergies. At least it is for one Internet entertainment reporterette who apparently wishes that she had some sort of disease if that disease kept her skinny.
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“Glee” isn’t the ratings juggernaut it once was, and its 3D movie spin-off was dubbed a flop. But the Karoake comedy series still draws enough eyeballs for the suits at Fox. The series got the green light for a fourth season
LOS ANGELES, April 7 (UPI) — Studio boss Ron Meyer stood by his statements that Hollywood is still fully capable of turning out films that bomb. Meyer, president and chief operating officer of NBC Universal Studios, told an audience at
When he was fired from Current last week, Keith Olbermann suggested he wouldbe filing a lawsuit against his employer. Thursday afternoon Olbermannfollowed through on his threat: According to the 43-page, eight-count complaint, filed Thursdayafternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court by
In the video below, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly notes that in Andrew Breitbart’s last in-depth interview with Paul Bond at “The Hollywood Reporter,” (available here) Andrew claimed the left-wing media was out to destroy him, citing Media Matters for America as the primary
The Obama White House continues to paint its opponents as both uncivil and anti-women. That description ironically fit Obama supporter Chris Rock earlier this year. Rock called the Tea Party movement racist in a 2011 interview in Esquire magazine. That
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In case there was any doubt about the liberal biases behind the HBO film “Game Change” all you need to do is follow the money. The Hollywood Reporter did just that, and the results are exactly what a clear-minded person
HBO claims its upcoming film “Game Change,” which covers the 2008 presidential campaign, isn’t fact challenged and isn’t a hit piece. But what do the few reviewers who have seen it say? The Hollywood Reporter’s Tim Goodman review must be read to
For years, actors have been essentially insulting half their potential audience by trashing the right in press interviews and talk show appearances. Just ask Kate Beckinsale, who told Entertainment Weekly regarding the 2008 elections – “And I was so shocked
Keith Olbermann is making waves. Again. The former MSNBC host has pulled out the big guns, bringing in Hollywood (and gaming) superlawyer Patricia Glaser “to ‘determine his rights’ in his five-year contract,” after his public spat with Current TV bosses,
– Keith Olbermann cannot keep his ego in check, clashes with Current: The latest developments: Olbermann’s lawyer, Hollywood power attorney Patty Glaser (who repped Conan O’Brien during his battle with NBC) is negotiating with Current TV, according to The Hollywood
The Palins are prepping a new reality television series, but this time it won’t be the Mamma Grizzly in sharp focus. Instead, Todd Palin will be the main attraction. [youtube aZbKeNJqYTA nolink] The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Palin and
You gotta love “The Hollywood Reporter’s” opening sentence: You can’t blame director James Bobin for being slightly giddy these days. The Muppets is one of the best reviewed movies of the year (“We have a 97 percent rating on Rotten
Hollywood’s dealing with a whole new world. New Media can now get the word out days before the hugely important opening weekend begins. And if Hollywood thinks this right-of-center nation is outraged over the dozen-or-so box office bombs they produced
The film industry is getting a lesson on morality from … shock jock extraordinaire Howard Stern? The self-described King of All Media lashed out via his SiriusXM radio show at the pressure put on director Brett Ratner to abandon his
Box Office Analysis: 1. Puss In Boots $33M – With a total of take $75.5 after two weeks on a $130M budget, DreamWorks is probably feeling better after what looked like a weak opening. Still, this will have to make
Not only is producer Gavin Polone beating Michael Moore about the head and face as a hypocritical blowhard in public, he’s doing so in the pages of one of the industry’s biggest trade publications. This is not a small development.
Maybe Mark Ruffalo is spending too much time on movie sets these days. The intense actor, best known for his work in ‘The Kids Are All Right’ and ‘You Can Count on Me,’ is under the delusion his fellow actors
For those of you wondering why Leftist Hollywood is so enamored with Marxist thugs like Castro and Chavez, this might help to clear that up. THR: But that was before Obama took office and started to compromise on issues important
What would you do if you woke up and found yourself in a mansion atop the Hollywood hills, living with your superstar best friend, and suddenly have access to an endless amount of money? For the last eight seasons, this
Novelist Andrew Klavan wanted a break after penning his 2010 thriller “Empire of Lies,” a grueling expose on liberal media bias in the Age of Terror. “I had to do something different. I needed a change,” Klavan says. What Klavan
I’ve said before that liberals love to lose — be it elections or Oscars –because it “proves” they are enlightened victims living among the great unwashed. They never come right out and say they love to lose. Instead, when their
So here we are into the first year of the Chevy Volt, and President Obama’s prediction of selling 15,000 vehicles by the end of the year, is still about 12,000 short. It’s not a good start for the Administration who
It makes sense that showrunners of scripted television would loath reality television, but there are a number of terrific reality shows out there that, in my opinion, are saving civilization from scripted television. You watch shows like “Deadliest Catch,” “Dirty
A year ago Big Hollywood’s John Nolte expressed his “predictable heartbreak,” and I did likewise, over disappointing interview comments by Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston. They seemed desperately designed to reassure his patriotism-hating peers in Hollywood that
Paul Bond of The Hollywood Reporter was one of the few media types to gain admission to the premiere of “The Undefeated,” which is appropriate because he’s one of the few honest reporters out there. He also had the opportunity
Sarah Palin spoke to a reporter from the Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of the new film “The Undefeated”. When asked about the Hollywood celebrities seen in the film leveling harsh and vitriolic attacks against her, she wondered aloud how
Hollywood Reporter: The New York State Senate passed a bill legalizing gay marriage late Friday in a 32-29 vote, and many in Hollywood immediately took to Twitter to applaud the news. “Tonight we’re all New Yorkers! Straight & gay alike,
A local Tea Party group hailing from Pasadena, California is making an end run around Hollywood’s production blockade. The production company is called Colony Bay. Kudos and credit to none other than The Hollywood Reporter for delivering a fair presentation