It’s easy to make fun of people who blame Hollywood for everything. After all, movies are merely entertainment. Movie studios are neither missionary chapels nor outposts of political correctness. They’re businesses. As a producer once remarked, “We don’t make movies. We make money.” ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Hollywood’
Power of the cinema is leading young people to smoke
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Oscar Nominations 2010: The Nominees Are Out!
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
“Avatar” is a dreamy space fantasy that has made more money than any movie in history. “The Hurt Locker” is a ground-level dose of war-on-terror reality and one of the lowest-grossing best-picture contenders ever. With a leading nine Oscar nominations each and ex-spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow as directors, the films are a study in extremes. They’re also the only two movies that really matter in the expanded race for Hollywood’s top prize March 7. ... read more >>
“Avatar” is a dreamy space fantasy that has made more money than any movie in history. “The Hurt Locker” is a ground-level dose of war-on-terror reality and one of the lowest-grossing best-picture contenders ever. With a leading nine Oscar nominations each and ex-spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow as directors, the films are a study in extremes. They’re also the only two movies that really matter in the expanded race for Hollywood’s top prize March 7. ... read more >>
Jolie, Haven post tribute to late mom (video)
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and her brother, actor-producer James Haven, have posted an online video tribute to their mother, who died in 2007. Actress Marcheline Bertrand was 56 when she lost her battle with ovarian cancer. ... read more >>
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and her brother, actor-producer James Haven, have posted an online video tribute to their mother, who died in 2007. Actress Marcheline Bertrand was 56 when she lost her battle with ovarian cancer. ... read more >>
Golden Globes: I love awards-show montages, and last night’s Martin Scorsese tribute was one of the best
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
The greatest-hits-of-Hollywood movie montages that have long been a staple of awards shows tend to get a bad rap these days. They’re blamed, with some justification, for stretching Academy Awards night into the weary wee hours, and yes, they’re sometimes hung on pretty thin concepts (like “Celebrity” — a real Oscar low point). But I confess that I can never get enough of them. ... read more >>
The greatest-hits-of-Hollywood movie montages that have long been a staple of awards shows tend to get a bad rap these days. They’re blamed, with some justification, for stretching Academy Awards night into the weary wee hours, and yes, they’re sometimes hung on pretty thin concepts (like “Celebrity” — a real Oscar low point). But I confess that I can never get enough of them. ... read more >>
She nearly killed Howard Hughes and sent Sinatra half- mad with desire: The memoirs of man-eater Ava Gardner
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
After telling all to PETER EVANS for her biography, Ava Gardner got cold feet and swore him to silence. Now he finally reveals the truth… This month, Ava Gardner will have been dead 20 years. If you are of a certain age, you will remember her as a movie star of flawless beauty and a love goddess of infinite scandal. Once described as ‘the most irresistible woman in Hollywood’, she epitomised its golden years. ... read more >>
After telling all to PETER EVANS for her biography, Ava Gardner got cold feet and swore him to silence. Now he finally reveals the truth… This month, Ava Gardner will have been dead 20 years. If you are of a certain age, you will remember her as a movie star of flawless beauty and a love goddess of infinite scandal. Once described as ‘the most irresistible woman in Hollywood’, she epitomised its golden years. ... read more >>
Warren Beatty’s 12,775 lovers… ‘give or take a few’.
Monday, January 4th, 2010
He’s famous as one of Hollywood’s most prolific Lotharios. And a biography of Warren Beatty now claims the Oscar-winning actor/director has bedded 12,775 women, ‘give or take’. The Bonnie And Clyde star gave a rare interview about his love-life to author Peter Biskind for the biography Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America. ... read more >>
He’s famous as one of Hollywood’s most prolific Lotharios. And a biography of Warren Beatty now claims the Oscar-winning actor/director has bedded 12,775 women, ‘give or take’. The Bonnie And Clyde star gave a rare interview about his love-life to author Peter Biskind for the biography Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America. ... read more >>
Unmasked: The beautiful blue alien starring in £300m sci-fi blockbuster Avatar.
Friday, December 11th, 2009
One of Hollywood’s most talked-about films had its world premiere in London’s Leicester Square last night. After months of hype, director James Cameron joined the film’s stars Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Michelle Rodriguez and Zoe Saldana at the star-studded screening of the £300million movie. Shimmying down the blue carpet in a silver dress, the film’s female lead Saldana looked a world away from her Avatar character. ... read more >>
One of Hollywood’s most talked-about films had its world premiere in London’s Leicester Square last night. After months of hype, director James Cameron joined the film’s stars Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Michelle Rodriguez and Zoe Saldana at the star-studded screening of the £300million movie. Shimmying down the blue carpet in a silver dress, the film’s female lead Saldana looked a world away from her Avatar character. ... read more >>
Being Kate Moss: Lindsay Lohan pays tribute to iconic Brit model in sultry photoshoot.
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
After her photographic tribute to heroine Marilyn Monroe, Lindsay Lohan has moved on to a more modern day icon. In an 18-page spread for Italian magazine Muse, a semi-nude Lindsay does her best to impersonates a grungy looking Moss in a steamy tribute to the supermodel’s four-year relationship with Johnny Depp in the mid to late 90s. ... read more >>
After her photographic tribute to heroine Marilyn Monroe, Lindsay Lohan has moved on to a more modern day icon. In an 18-page spread for Italian magazine Muse, a semi-nude Lindsay does her best to impersonates a grungy looking Moss in a steamy tribute to the supermodel’s four-year relationship with Johnny Depp in the mid to late 90s. ... read more >>
Avatar cost £300m to make… but is ‘Dancing With Smurfs’ going to be the most expensive flop ever?
Friday, December 4th, 2009
The story of Avatar – the new film from Titanic director James Cameron, and reputedly the most expensive ever made – will ring true to anyone who has ever felt so much as a twinge of guilt about their own carbon footprint. ... read more >>
The story of Avatar – the new film from Titanic director James Cameron, and reputedly the most expensive ever made – will ring true to anyone who has ever felt so much as a twinge of guilt about their own carbon footprint. ... read more >>
Smoking and tobacco products appear prominently in movies.
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Smoking in movies contributes to the number of people who continue to smoke or start smoking. Tobacco companies use many methods to promote their products, Hollywood is one of them. ... read more >>
Smoking in movies contributes to the number of people who continue to smoke or start smoking. Tobacco companies use many methods to promote their products, Hollywood is one of them. ... read more >>
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