Archive | June, 2008

TV studios ramp up presence at big comic confab (Reuters)

Posted on 30 June 2008

Reuters - With action heroes and
sci-fi themes populating the fall TV schedule, studios are
planning to increase the presence of their television
properties at Comic-Con International.

Scoop: ‘Dark Knight’ premiere not a Ledger tribute

Posted on 30 June 2008

Contrary to rumors, the premiere is not going to be a tribute to the late actor, Michelle Williams will not be attending, and it’s unclear whether Ledger’s family will be there.

Tidbits: Montag wants to record Christian album

Posted on 30 June 2008

Heidi Montag arrives at the "A Time For Heroes" Celebrity Carnival at the Wadsworth Theater grounds on June 8, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.“I have been the most religious person since I was 2 years old,” Heidi, who calls herself “kind of non-denominational Baptist,” said. “I always felt this crazy connection to God.”

Review: Jason Bateman’s the real hero of ‘Hancock’

Posted on 30 June 2008

A superhero (Will Smith) falls out of public favor and falls for the wife (Charlize Theron) of the public relations specialist (Jason Bateman) who’s trying to fix his image. (Other)While the idea of a drunken and misanthropic superhero getting a P.R. makeover is certainly a promising one, “Hancock” mishandles the opportunity horribly.

Venezuela TV punished for airing ‘Simpsons’

Posted on 30 June 2008

*** FILE *** This undated frame from the Fox series "The Simpsons," shows the popular cartoon family posing in front of their home, from left, Lisa , Marge , Maggie, Homer and Bart Simpson. Springfield, the Oregon one, is on a list of like-named towns competing for the big-screen debut of Homer, Bart and the rest of the TV Simpson family this summer. City officials accepted an invitation from 20th Century Fox to compete for the honor of hosting the premier screening of "The Simpsons Movie" in July. Fox has asked 16 Springfields from Oregon to Massachusetts to participate.  (AP Photo/Fox Broacasting Co.) 1998 FOX BROADCASTINGVenezuelan regulators are forcing a local TV station to show public service announcements as punishment for broadcasting “The Simpsons” during a time slot reserved for kids’ shows.

“American Teenager” flunks first episode (Reuters)

Posted on 30 June 2008

Reuters - “The Secret Life of the
American Teenager,” a new ABC Family effort from Brenda Hampton
(”7th Heaven”), works feverishly to make an educational
institution look like the equivalent of a Nevada brothel, but
succeeds mostly in transforming high school to high camp.

HBO film explores “Ganja Queen” travel nightmare (Reuters)

Posted on 30 June 2008

Prisoner Schapelle Leigh Corby from Queensland, Australia, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence in Bali for drug smuggling, makes a phone call in Kerobokan prison in the resort island of Bali February 4, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - Schapelle Corby is living every
traveler’s worst nightmare — convicted in 2005 of smuggling
marijuana into Indonesia, the 30-year-old Australian is serving
a 20-year sentence in a cramped prison.

Top 5 in entertainment (AP)

Posted on 30 June 2008

AP - 1. NBA Finals, Game 6: Boston vs. L.A. Lakers.

Opera manager Edgar Vincent dead at 90 (AP)

Posted on 30 June 2008

AP - Edgar Vincent, who represented Placido Domingo, Beverly Sills, Mikhail Baryshnikov and a bevy of stars in classical music during a six-decade career, died Thursday following an operation in New York. He was 90.

Pixar’s winning streak built on smarts, stability (Reuters)

Posted on 30 June 2008

Reuters - One critically
applauded, audience-friendly hit movie might be the result of
serendipity — all the elements just somehow falling perfectly
into place. Two or three more might represent an extraordinary
streak of luck.