Archive for October 02,2006
Sublime Box Set Due November 14
The Long Beach trio known as Sublime began with a gig on July 4th, 1988 that as legend tells ignited the infamous "Peninsula Riot." The chaos and excitement escalated over the next eight years from the backyar...
2006 Oct 02
Aaron Neville To Perform on 'The Young & The Restless'
Four-time Grammy Award winner Aaron Neville will appear on the daytime drama, The Young And The Restless, Friday, Oct. 27 on CBS. Neville, a longtime fan of Y&R, will perform at the opening of Neil Winters' (K...
2006 Oct 02
George Clooney Unveils Surprisingly Compassionate Plan To Foil Paparazzi
The AP reports on the George Clooney's latest campaign to foil those who would document the comings and goings of the famous, born out of this newfound commitment to an issue he holds dear: "Here is my theory...
2006 Oct 02
The Game Wants To End Feud With 50 Cent
Rapper The Game urged 50 Cent to end their long-standing rift during a radio interview in New York last Friday. The two hip-hop stars fell out last year after The Game spoke out in favor of 50 Cent's rap rival...
2006 Oct 02
Pussycat Dolls Aren't Splitting Up
Sexy pop six-piece The Pussycat Dolls has slammed reports they are on the verge of splitting up. The group, who derived from the Los Angeles burlesque dance troupe, leaped to fame last year with their huge hit...
2006 Oct 02
Movement at Sitrick PR
It is no surprise to learn that after nine years running the entertainment division at the famed crisis PR firm Sitrick and Company, managing director Allan Mayer is leaving. At Sitrick, Mayer had become Holly...
2006 Oct 02
Bond Trailer and Villain
IGN's Stax interviews Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen: Published in 1953, Casino Royale was the first Bond novel penned by creator Ian Fleming. Le Chiffre, a.k.a. The Number or The Cypher, was the prototypical 0...
2006 Oct 02
All the King's Men
The real issue with the bellyflop All the King's Men isn't bad buzz and misguided marketing—it's why make this film in the first place? Of course I want to see smart Oscar-worthy dramas—I'm their target audie...
2006 Oct 02
ReelzChannel Launches
Has anyone seen this ReelzChannel devoted to all things movies? The "new cable channel devoted to discussion of movies and the movie biz," writes The NYDN, kicked off September 27, and is mostly available to s...
2006 Oct 02
The Departed: Oscar Bait?
The trade reviews on The Departed are in. And Oscarwatch is on the case. I filed my Gurus 'O Gold predicts last week. Here's what I sent in: BEST PICTURE 1. Dreamgirls 2.Little Miss Sunshine 3. The Q...
2006 Oct 02
Keeping Mum - Trailer
Keeping Mum - TrailerStars Atkinson as an absent-minded vicar of a rural parish who is so distracted by the pressures of his job that he fails to notice his wifes (Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf inst...
2006 Oct 02
gadgetgirl to visit NYC
Catherine Cantieri, aka gadgetgirl and late of Cinemarati, will be visiting New York City this upcoming weekend, and Nathaniel R. and I will be squiring her to a movie (to be determined), possibly dinner, and...
2006 Oct 02
MaryAnn Johanson joins Film.com
They’re launching softly, without a lot of fanfare, but Film.com — now owned by Real Networks — is back online, and yours truly is one of their regular bloggers on all things movie, DVD, and TV. FlickFilosoph...
2006 Oct 02
10.02: today’s most important news story: Revolt in the heartland!
A small-town theater owner says he wasn’t trying to send Hollywood a message when he shut down for two weeks rather than show box-office leader “Jackass 2″ or other new releases that he calls “drivel.” But ...
2006 Oct 02
