Box Office Report: 'The Hobbit' Scores Record $84.8 Million Weekend (17 Dec 2012)New Line and MGM's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey kicked off the holiday season in high style, opening to $84.8 million, the top three-day opening of all time for the month of December. Will Smith's I Am Legend, debuting on the same weekend in 2007, previously held the record with $77.2 million. The first in Peter Jackson's planned trilogy, Hobbit received an A CinemaScore from moviegoers, portending good word of mouth. Warner Bros., which owns New Line, is distributing the 3D fantasy-adventure.See full article at The Hollywood Reporter |
'Silver Linings Playbook' Sweeps Satellite Awards (17 Dec 2012)"Silver Linings Playbook" was the big winner at Sunday night's Satellite Awards, a show produced by and voted on by the International Press Academy and held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Beverly Hills. The David O. Russell comedy, which has been overshadowed in the awards picture by more recent films like "Les Miserables" and "Zero Dark Thirty," won five awards, including Best Motion Picture. Rusell won the award for directing, while stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence were named best actor and actress. The film also won for editing. Supporting actor and »See full article at The Wrap |
Jennifer Lawrence to host 'Saturday Night Live' (17 Dec 2012)Jennifer Lawrence will be the first SNL host of 2013.See full article at EW - Inside TV |
Garbo Sells: Auction of Movie Star's Sunglasses, Turban, Shoes Totals $1.6 M (17 Dec 2012)Greta Garbo, the mysterious movie star of classic Hollywood films, proved she was still a draw this weekend as personal effects including her sunglasses, shoes and furs brought in an unexpected $1.6 million at auction. Her sunglasses sold for $13,750. Among the other items auctioned at a two-day event at Julien's Auctions were : >> Louis Vuitton steamer trunk ($37,500) >> an antique gold pocket knife ($8,960) >> driving caps ($15,000) >> jewelry set ($9,600), >> Ferragamo shoes ($8,125) >> Maltese cross brooch ($13,750) >> Valentina Ottoman silk overcoat ($11,520) >> velvet black turban ($12,800) The total was three times the »See full article at The Wrap |
Mark Wahlberg talks Transformers 4 (17 Dec 2012)When it was announced that Shia Labeouf would not be returning for Transformers 4, you would probably have got fairly long odds on Mark Wahlberg becoming his replacement. Still, that’s what has happened, and according to the star, he can’t wait to get started. “That’s why Transformers came about, because we had such a great time working together [on Pain and Gain],” says Wahlberg. “We kind of complemented each other throughout the entire process, what he does and what I do and what we were able to do...See full article at TotalFilm |
Potential Oscar Shocker? Silver Linings Playbook Upsets the Favorites at Satellite Awards (17 Dec 2012)Well, whaddya know? Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper being a little cray-cray and then falling in love after learning an interesting dance routine together is pretty good story. David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook was the top winner at the 17th annual Satellite Awards on Sunday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Beverly Hills, taking home five awards, including best motion picture, best director, best actor and best actress. Anne Hathaway was named best supporting actress for her role in Les Misérables, which also won best song and best sound. Javier Bardem nabbed the best supporting actor award for Skyfall. Mark Boal's Zero Dark Thirty was named »See full article at E! Online |
Madonna Had 2012's Biggest Tour (17 Dec 2012)With 72 sold-out shows supporting Mdna, Madonna's endlessly controversial tour earned $228 million, besting Bruce Springsteen's second-place $199 million earned over 72 gigs and way besting Lady Gaga's $125 million earned across 65 concerts. Hot tickets like Jay-z and Kanye West, Justin Bieber, and Taylor Swift all raked in quite a bit less, but they also all played less than half as many shows as Madonna. (Also, Bruce's 2.1 million-person attendance was a lot higher than Madge's 1.6 million. Just sayin'.) »See full article at Vulture |
Frank Ocean Might Just Write a Novel Next Time (17 Dec 2012)Frank Ocean, as pleased with channel Orange as the Grammys and all the year-end list-makers are (his ten-minute jam, "Pyramids," was your song of the year, Vulture readers), is considering just writing a novel next time around. "I don't intend to stop making music," Ocean tells the Guardian. "But I do think it would be fucking legendary if I just made channel Orange last year, then put out a best-selling novel next year, then, you know, designed an arena in Stockholm in 2014!" Never stop dreaming those Donda-sized dreams, Frank. »See full article at Vulture |
Janice Dickinson Engaged to Robert Gerner (17 Dec 2012)America's Next Top Bride?! The "first supermodel" and famous former Top Model judge Janice Dickinson has announced that she'll be putting all those years of strutting the runway to use when walking down the aisle. Yes, that's correct—Dickinson is engaged. The outspoken brunette revealed to Us Weekly that she'll be tying the knot to her boyfriend of three months, Robert Gerner. "I intend to make Rocky the happiest man in the world for the rest of his life," the 57-year-old told the mag of her fiancé whose nickname is Rocky. "I couldn't be happier right now. Oh! And our wedding is going to make Brad and Angelina's »See full article at E! Online |
'Survivor: Caramoan -- Fans vs. Favorites': Jeff Probst gives intel on Next season; says it is 'even better' than 'Survivor: Philippines' (17 Dec 2012)At the end of tonight’s Survivor Philippines finale and reunion, Jeff Probst revealed the title (Survivor: Caramoan — Fans vs. Favorites) for the next season to premiere on Feb. 13, 2013. And he told EW more than that when we spoke about the 26th — yes, 26th! — installment of the reality franchise. Read on for more intel on what to expect next.See full article at EW - Inside TV |
Survivor: Philippines Finale Recap: Did Lisa Whelchel Win? (17 Dec 2012)The sole survivor and winner of $1 million from this season of Survivor: Philippines was named Sunday night, but not before two-hours of struggles, challenges, sweat and tears. Lisa Whelchel, Michael Skupin, Malcolm Freberg and Denise Stapley made it to the final four, but all anyone was thinking about now was who would be cut when it came to the three going to the final. It seemed like Denise was the likely competitor to get the boot. Was she? Before we found out, they faced their first challenge, which required each person to race through an obstacle course and collect three bags that contained puzzle pieces. It's always a puzzle! The first person to complete the dragon puzzle would »See full article at E! Online |
Weekend Recap: SNL Christmas Clips, Tarantino on 'Django,' More Top Tens, Tim Burton and Winona Ryder's Music Video (17 Dec 2012)- In an interview, Quentin Tarantino revealed that Harvey Weinstein suggested expanding "Django Unchained" into two parts. While Tarantino says that he knew it wasn't right for this film, he would consider releasing an expanded edition. Leonardo DiCaprio also talks the difficulties of playing a character he hated, and how uncomfortable he was with this role, The Playlist reports. In more "Django" news, Kerry Washington, Jamie Foxx, and more of the cast discussed the movie on Bet's "106 & Park." - Saturday Night Live began this week's episode with a stirring vigil dedicated to Sandy Hook Elementary. (See Obama's Newtown speech below.) The highlights of the night included an interview with Kate Middleton's Ob-gyn, and a preview of "You're a Rat Bastard: Charlie Brown." Martin Short hosted and latest Nirvana member Paul McCartney was the musical guest. McCartney broke it down with »See full article at Thompson on Hollywood |
Recap: 'Survivor: Philippines' Finale - The Winner Is... (17 Dec 2012)A bientot, Abi. No pre-credit sequence for finale week. Too much "Previously on..." recapping to do. It's Night 36 and it's a silent night, indeed. "That's like having a tumor removed," Skupin quips, calling the ousting of Abi "the best feeling" since he's been out there. "She was just full of fire," Denise says, euphemistically. "The bad news is that she went out with a bang," Malcolm laments, concerned that people keep blowing up at Tribal Council and praising him. Skupin reaffirms to Malcolm that they're still aligned, but Skupin calls this 'a 'Survivor' alliance." Skupin, however, isn't sure that Malcolm's »See full article at Hitfix |
Quentin Tarantino Has a Longer Cut of Django Unchained (17 Dec 2012)"I make these scripts that are almost novels," Quentin Tarantino said at a Django Unchained press day in New York on Sunday. "If I had to do this whole thing over again I would have published this as a novel and done this after the fact." Tarantino confirmed there's a longer cut of the film he may roll out at some point. "I could do what Kevin Costner did with the expanded edition of Dances with Wolves, and I could very well do that. Because if I put some of that in I have to change the story. But I want this version to be the story for a while." He also spoke about avoiding his "usual narrative tricks" with Django, saying a chronological approach was essential. "It had to be an odyssey. ... At one point Harvey [Weinstein] was talking about splitting it up [into two films]. And I »See full article at Vulture |
Homeland Season 2 Finale Recap: Maybe This Will All End in Tears? (17 Dec 2012)Warning: The following contains spoilers of unusual size from the Season 2 finale of Showtime’s Homeland.See full article at TVLine.com |
'The Master,' Bigelow, Phoenix, Riva win San Francisco Film Critics Circle awards (17 Dec 2012)The San Francisco Film Critics Circle has joined the game, and the bandwagon for Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master," handing the film Best Picture and Best Actor honors. Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director for "Zero Dark Thirty" while Emmanuelle Riva won Best Actress for "Amour." Check out the full list of winners below and keep track of the season at The Circuit. Best Picture "The Master" Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty" Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master" Best Actress Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour" Best Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln" Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt, "The Sessions" Best Adapted Screenplay »See full article at Hitfix |