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Wild About Movies Blog Your Hollywood Gossip Page - 2007 By Wild About Movies publisher Tim Nasson September 22, 2007
TODAY ONLY September 20, 2007 Brett Somers, "Match Game" Star - Dead at 83 September 18, 2007 If bad things happen in threes, perhaps Richard Dawson should watch out. Earlier this year, one of TVs first openly gay comdians, Charles Nelson Reilly, of "Match Game," passed away. (His film - "The Life Of Reilly" - hits theaters later this year.) September 17, 2007 Meanwhile,
ThinkFilm won the war for "Battle in Seattle", acquiring all U.S. rights for about $2 million. "Battle in Seattle" had its world premiere Saturday night at the Toronto Film Festival and marks Stuart Townsend's directorial debut. The film is set amid the protests and riots that surrounded the World Trade Organization's 1999 meeting in Seattle. September 16, 2007 During its 32 years only two (2) Toronto Film Festival Best Picture winners have gone on to win the Best Picture Oscar; 1999's "American Beauty" and 1981's "Chariots Of Fire." It's way to early to tell whether or not "Eastern Promises" will even get a Best Picture Oscar nomination, let alone win the coveted award. But, if my gut is correct, "Eastern Promises" doesn't have a chance at even a Best Picture Oscar nomination. CLICK HERE for CURRENT "2007 MOVIE BOX OFFICE" "Stardust" - Most Poorly Marketed & Under-rated Movie of 2007 September 14, 2007 "Stardust." Have you seen it? Never mind. You probably have not even heard of one of this year's best movies. WAM absolutely loved it and there's plenty of buzz on the web complaining about why it didn't do well when it was released in theaters, by Paramount, over one month ago. Why is "Stardust" the most under-rated, most misunderstood and most under-marketed major studio movie for 2007? Perhaps the new incompetents, Michael Vollman, and Christine Batista, who hijacked Paramount publicity, when they moved over in the now second guessed Dreamworks - Paramount merger, couldn't quite figure out what sort of movie it was or what genre "Stardust" should have been pigeon-holed into. "Stardust" won't even end up with $40 million in the United States, for a theatrical gross. But, released just a week ago in Russia, the film has earned more than $7 million - and in foreign markets, overall, over $18 million. Guess the Paramount foreign publicists are really worth their rubles.
September 13, 2007
"Redacted," Brian DePalma's' latest, won the Best Director award last week at The Venice Film Festival. And it is one of the most popular movies of the week at WAM. Just go to Google.com and type in REDACTED TRAILER and see where the WAM page is ranked. What I find kind of funny is that Bill O'Reilly, (someone who I either love or hate, depending on what he is saying, since I am the bipolar type), who hasn't seen "Redacted," is getting so worked up about a movie that quite possible may become one of the most popular mockumentaries, if we can call "Redacted" that, ever made by an A-list director. I am the believer in there is no such thing as bad publicity. So, even though O'Reilly (whose dirty laundry has been aired in public, yet who suffered nothing for it), is calling for the imprisonment of Brian DePalma for making the movie "Redacted," he is doing more harm to his cause by even having mentioned the movie on his highly rated and much watched nightly news program on the FOX News Channel. We report. You Decide. Read up on "Redacted" and see what Bill O'Reilly says - about a movie he hasn't seen. And register to win passes to see it for free, before it comes out... (continue) Viggo Mortensen Nude - Full Frontal In Wrestling Scene - "Eastern Promises" September 10, 2007
We thought we would alert fans to the first famous men-fighting-in-the-nude scene in cinema, Ken Russell's WOMEN IN LOVE in 1969, which caused a huge brouhaha when it came out, so to speak. But Viggo is fighting for his life. The two men in WOMEN IN LOVE are fighting, but not for their lives, and we want to know what's wrong with this picture... (continue) Oscar Winning Director Ang Lee's NC-17 Rated "Lust, Caution" Wins Best Picture At Venice Film Festival September 9, 2007
"Lust, Caution" is a World War Two thriller set in Shanghai featuring long and sometimes violent sex scenes which Lee has hinted were real. The film has been rated NC-17 by the MPAA and no one under 17 will be allowed to buy a ticket to the film. (Of course, with most theaters staffed with 17 year olds, and no theaters ripping tickets at each auditorium, rather just at the entrance, nothing will, at all, prevent any horny person under the age of 17 from walking into "Lust, Caution," after buying a ticket for, say, "The Simpsons Movie.") Most U.S. theater chains, including the largest, AMC Theaters, foolishly refuse to show NC-17 films - at the moment. Will the tide turn with this film, which many consider a front runner for Best Picture and Director Oscar nominations? Brian De Palma, whose "Redacted" shocked audiences in Venice with its brutal reconstruction of the real-life rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers, won the Silver Lion award for best director. For "Mr. Magorium" September 4, 2007
Toronto Film Festival VIPS Even In Hotels September 1, 2007 Owen Wilson Attempts Suicide Now At Cedars-Sinai In 90210 UPDATE
August 27, 2007 R-Rated Red Band Mel Gibson Praised In Court Over DUI Arrest By Presumably Christian Judge
Cinema Paradiso Director Mugged In Rome PRINT PASSES - FOR TONIGHT Print passes for screenings of "Sydney White," Amanda Bynes upcoming movie, including many tonight. Over 50 Free Screenings this and next week of Sydney White to which you can immediately print passes to. Enjoy. Your girls will love the film if they are between the ages of seven and thirteen. Also, watch the "Sydney White" trailer so you know what you and your girls are in for... (continue) to PRINT PASSES
Corey & Corey:
August 21, 2007 "High School Musical 2"also shattered the previous basic cable record for an entertainment program, surpassing the 12.5 million viewers who saw the 2001 premiere of the TNT Western Crossfire Trail. "For months we've been asking kids 'What time is it?' and it's exciting to finally get the answer ... it's time for record-breaking ratings," said Anne Sweeney, president of Disney Television Group. You'll all remember that Cruise, when confronted about being homosexual (which many allege he is) said it is "totally untrue." And that when Katie Holmes was allegedly with (his) child, (even though doctors have speculated that Cruise shoots duds), that they claimed pregnancy reports were "totally untrue," which may have been true, since it took so long for Baby Suri to materialize after she was allegedly born. Two months before the first photo? We think Baby Suri is adopted or an alien, if not kidnapped from some Asian country - she does look Asian, or at least a little retarded - or is 'touched' a more civil word in these ridiculously politically correct days when it comes to describing a child who looks a bit mongoloid? Nonetheless, don't put any faith in the "totally untrue" remark by Cruise when it comes to Baby Suri and Baby Gap. We're betting we see Baby Suri on TV in the first ever Baby Gap commericials in the next six months! Do stay tuned. Escape From New York August 16, 2007 Don Imus Merv Griffin August 12, 2007 Prostate cancer that spread to other organs in an "unexpected and immediate'' manner caused his death, said doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, according to a statement released by a spokeswoman for the Griffin Group/Merv Griffin Entertainment. Griffin was in the midst of his first week of production of a new game show, "Merv Griffin's Crosswords,'' when he was hospitalized a month ago. He lived on a mountaintop estate in La Quinta, California, near Palm Springs. "The Merv Griffin Show'' aired for 23 years and helped jump-start the careers of George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, Whitney Houston and Jerry Seinfeld. Griffin taped more than 5,500 shows and interviewed 25,000 guests, including four U.S. presidents, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lennon when he was still a Beatle. Never heard of Anton Yelchin? Well, then, you're either (A), not a nerd; (B), not into hot, sexy boys; (C) have never watched Law & Order and/or Without A Trace. Anton Yelchin thought he was going to have his big break - his first starring role in a major motion picture - this month, in "Charlie Bartlett." Well, as usual, MGM fucked up, as they have for the past umpteenth of their films and "Charlie Bartlett," even though four, yes, 4, "Charlie Bartlett" posters were created by MGM, with an August 2007 release date attached, "Charlie Barlett' is now scheduled for release TBD 2008. At this point, it seems Anton Yelchin doesn't give a rat's ass. Why, you ask? Because J.J. Abrams has just cast him in a coveted role in "Star Trek 11." What's Anton Yelchin's story, you wonder, silently or aloud? ... (continue) Ed Zwick's latest film "Defiance" has just nabbed Jamie Bell (not Jewish) for its cast. Daniel Craig (not Jewish) and Liev Schreiber (Jewish) are also starring in the drama. The film revolves around three Jewish brothers who escape Nazi occupied Poland to join a team of Russian resistance fighters. Their one goal is to save the lives of other Jews. The script of "Defiance," written by Ed Zwick, is based on a true story. Craig, Schrieber, and Bell will be playing the three brothers. The film is set to go into production before the end of the year. We're just sure, however, that neither Bell, nor Craig will be showing their penises in the film - because..., well, as you know, Jews are circumcised, and as we know from seeing Bell on stage in the West End production of "Equus," he is uncut. And we're assuming the same about 007, Craig. Talk about a Best Makeup Oscar winning movie, if the two non-circumcised, in fact, which we have heard, will be baring it all. According to a press release sent out today by Lionsgate, (the studio that has released many of this year's biggest and bloodiest bombs - "Skinwalkers", "The Condemned," "Hostel 2," "Captivity"), they, Lionsgate, and the American Red Cross announced a formal partnership for the Fourth Annual Saw "Give Til It Hurts" blood drive benefiting the Red Cross. The blood drive will coincide with the Halloween premiere of "Saw 4," which opens nationwide on October 26, 2007. The announcement was made jointly by Lionsgate Co-Presidents of Theatrical Marketing Tim Palen and Sarah Greenberg and Gregory S. Ballish, Senior Vice President, Biomedical Services, American Red Cross. We're sure that most of the blood donated from this campaign will have to be destroyed because - we think - most donors solicited from this campaign will be stoners, cokeheads and STD carriers, and their blood will be condemned! Jessica Simpson's Debut as Lead Actress - Relegated to DVD - Skipping Theaters Comic Con 2007 July 30, 2007
This year, Wild About Movies was provided with First Looks of numerous upcoming films, some not in theaters until 2009, including "Star Trek XI," "Watchmen," "Sweeney Todd," "Stardust," "Indiana Jones 4," "Doomsday," "The Dark Knight" and "Resident Evil 3," to name just a few movies. The most interesting fact - we think - is that Paramount Pictures (who - Thank God- probably will be severing their relationship with the dreadful Dreamworks clan - Sumner Redstone has gone on the record as being very unhappy with Brad Grey's 'coup' last year), released posters of "Star Trek 11," and "Indiana Jones 4," with just the titles "Star Trek" and "Indiana Jones," not indicating whatsoever that the movies are sequels. Check back every day this week, as WAM will be adding more posters and trailers from movies showcased at this year's Comic-Con convention in San Diego. (Click Here)
Drew Carey Movie Junkets EXPOSED 20th Century Fox Today is day 10 of the Chicago Film Critics Assn. boycott on all Fox and Fox Searchlight films. The stand taken by the critics is in protest against the studio's practice of limiting online critics' access to screenings. And now, critics from all over are pledging solidarity, says the Los Angeles Times. Critics in Washington, San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and several cities in Florida answered Chicago's call for support. But, a solution may be imminent as Fox publicity executives considered a proposal Thursday. For a Behind The Scenes look (only at Wild About Movies) at "The Simpsons Movie," 20th Century Fox's upcoming - potential - blockbuster... (continue) "Caligula" X-Rated Film Aging Jewess, Barbra Streisand, July 19, 2007 "Shrek 4 Movie" and "Shrek 5 Movie" Click here for the complete list of theaters and list of Free Summer Movies courtesy of "National Amusements," "Showcase Cinemas," and the "SHADE Foundation." Ben Affleck Behind The Camera "10,000 B.C." Trailer Premiere Right Here, at WAM July 11, 2007 "01-18-08" aka "Cloverfield" Movie Trailer For more about "Hounddog"... (continue)
John Travolta Takes Gay Activists To Town Joel Siegel: July 3, 2007 Bitchiest Publicist in Hollywood, Liz Rozenberg, Gets The Shaft! What Goes Around... July 1, 2007 Lions For Lambs FIRST LOOK AT TRAILER & TEASER POSTER June 28, 2007
Long before Jennifer Connelly won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award (opposite Russell Crowe, in "A Beautiful Mind"), she appeared alongside singer David Bowie, in his most popular film - "Labyrinth." We wondered why Sony Pictures was re-releasing the film this summer, beginning this Friday in Boston and NYC and in additional Top 20 markets during the next few weeks. Official answer, from a Sony rep, " I think just for fun. No one has given me a reason. But it is a new print." If you missed "Labyrinth" on the big screen, in theaters or weren't even born, in 1986, here's most likely your only chance. While babysitting, teenage Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) makes a terrible wish—that her baby brother (Toby Froud) would be taken by goblins. Her wish comes true when Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie) whisks the boy off to his castle to be goblinized. Now Sarah must rescue him, and that means getting into the Goblin Castle. But between Sarah and the castle stands a magically mesmerizing world of mysterious mazes known as the Labyrinth. A stunning vision of childhood fears and fantasies, written by Terry Jones (Monty Python), produced by George Lucas (Star Wars) and directed by Jim Henson (The Dark Crystal). UPDATE: It's fun sifting through e-mail, the hundreds of nonsensical ones we get each day. However, once in a while one captures our interest like no other. Yesterday, of course a weekend, non working day, in Hollywood, we received a correspondence from someone who claims to work at Sony Pictures - and who attached an alleged copy of the 'teaser' poster of the 22nd James Bond movie, due in theaters November 2008. We'll try to get to the bottom, the truth, by end of business, today. According to the official report, what we know so far, other than the film's release date, is that Abbie Cornish, the homewrecker of the Mr. Reese Witherspoon household, along with former E.R, star Goran Visnjic, have parts. As always, stay tuned. Harry Potter's Final Page? If you aren't interested in reading the book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," in July, when it hits bookstore shelves, and want to take a look at the hack job. Whoever the alleged hacker is does not have a comprehensive grasp of the English language. The post could have been written by a three year old Albanian girl. We dare to believe it is a hoax of monstrous proportions but if you wish to see for yourself... (continue)
"Sicko" In Theaters Tomorrow!
Rosie O'Donnell
Just think, if O'Donnell, who is forty-five, manages to last 35 years as host of TPIR, she would still be younger than Bob Barker was when he retired; eighty-three. However, O'Donnell will look a LOT more like (a fatter) Johnny Olson, as the years progress.
Angelina Jolie: TONIGHT Projectionist/Critic Chastised By 20th Century Fox & Theater As a fellow critic, who worked at the Copley Theater in Boston from 1987-1990, I find this outrageous. Granted, I wrote for my highschool paper at the time, but remember after attending a Robocop 3 screening, I was 'banned' from all promotional, press and trade screenings because I had written a bad review of the movie, that at most, 1,000 people had read. Only until Peter Guber's brother Charlie, a friend of my family, stepped in and talked to the local advertising agency was I added back to the press screening list - but told that I was to never attend a trade screening again, because 'they are not for critics.' Trade screenings, are held especially for bookers and owners of movie theaters, well in advance of press screenings. What's ironic is that the trade people, those who were invited to and that attended trade screenings, were allowed into 'press screenings' if they happened to have missed a trade screening, without a bat of the eye by the movie studio publicists. But god forbid if any movie critic, even that late David Brudnoy, tried to sneak into a trade screening. Thankfully, for me, an avid movie lover, someone who, especially as a teen, wanted to see Rain Man, Mississippi Burning and Child's Play, well before the critic's screenings, I was friends with the manager of the theater I worked at and at which the movies screened for the trade. All I needed to do was sit up in the projection booth, on a tall stool, or stand, and watch the movie while the thousands of feet of film unspooled from one tray to another. Unfortunately, The Copley Place theater in Boston was demolished two years ago, and trade screenings were moved to the Showcase Randolph theater - about 20 miles away. And in the Copley Place Theater's space? A Barneys of New York. There are certainly many ghosts of movies past floating around in that space, today!
Sopranos June 14, 2007 Joshua Jackson: In our mind's eye, we never could have seen Brad Pitt in the lead. With D-lister Jackson as the star and D-list (at best) director Steve Pink (who helmed the absolutely dreadful 2006 film "Accepted"), behind the camera, the movie is bound to become a hit of Chevy proportions. Word has it Chevy Chase has refused to appear in a cameo. Word, is, since the play was such a Tony success, Hollywood is greenlighting the movie remake - this time a musical, as was the stage production - but sans Tony winning actresses Wilson and Ebersol. Who is attached to play 'Little" Edie? Well, the real life ditz Drew Barrymore. (If she inhabits the role, she just may win her first Oscar!) And as the hyesterically demented old tart 'Big' Edie? Oscar winner Jessica Lange. What A Difference A Weekend Can Make!
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Oscar winning "Monster," Charlize Theron and gorgeous long-time boyfriend, Stuart Townshend, have declared themselves "married" despite never making the union official. The couple showed off their "wedding" rings at the premiere of Townsend's directorial debut, Battle In Seattle - which stars Theron - at the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday. Townsend revealed, "We didn't do a church wedding or anything, but we're married. We're husband and wife. We love each other and we want to spend our lives together. We didn't have a ceremony, I don't need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no there's no big official story on a wedding, but we are married. I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband." 
Quentin Tarantino was horrified when studio bosses suggested he directs the big-screen version of cult '70s show Hawaii Five-O - he hates the series. Warner Bros. Pictures is currently developing a movie version of the Jack Lord-starring TV show, which ended in 1980 after 12 years. Tarantino says, "My producing partner at the time Lawrence Bender was hanging out with some dude from Fox or Warners or whatever, and they said I should stop working on what I was doing, because I'd be so into this." 
Adds Tarantino, "I tried to watch the old TV show, but it sucks. I don't even like Hawaii." Well, he should do a sequel to his half of 
He is known for his comedies but it looks like actor Owen Wilson was feeling far from funny when he landed in a hospital after a failed suicide attempt on Sunday, August 26, 2007. According to multiple news reports, the star of "Meet The Parents," "The Wedding Crashers" and the upcoming 
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Oscar winning director and Jew hater Mel Gibson has been praised for his progress by a presumably Christian California judge following his arrest for driving under the influence last year. The Passion of the Chris director, 51, was arrested for drunk driving on July 28, 2006 in Malibu, when he proceeded to verbally abuse arresting officer James Mee with anti-Semitic remarks. In August 2006, Gibson pleaded no contest to misdemeanor drunk driving charges and was sentenced to three years probation, a 90 day alcohol-abuse program and 12 months of Alcoholic Anonymous meetings.
Don't get your panties in a bunch yet, but, word is that the two Coreys - Feldman and Haim - will be starring in "The Lost Boys 2." The film was originally slated for a direct-to-DVD release. But yesterday, Wild About Movies learned that Warner Bros. is now 'seriously' considering giving the twenty years in the making sequel its rightful due - a theatrical release... Check back often for "Lost Boys 2" updates!
Disney Channel's "High School Musical 2" sang and danced its way to history Friday night when 17.24 million viewers tuned in, making the original movie's debut the most-watched basic cable telecast of all time. "High School Musical 2," the sequel to the successful 2006 television movie, surpassed the previous record holder, ESPN's Monday Night Football game on Sept. 23, 2006, which averaged 16 million viewers.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have denied claims their (alleged) daughter Suri will front a new advertising campaign by Baby Gap, insisting the reports are "totally untrue." The alleged biological parents of Suri, Cruise and Holmes (DNA tests have yet to prove the child has any relation to either) were reportedly offered a lucrative modeling contract by Baby Gap for their 16-month-old daughter to become the new face of the kids' fashion label. 
Kurt Russell reprised his role as Snake Plissken in the 1996 sequel to Escape From New York, Escape From L.A. Well, more than a decade later, 2009, Len Wisemen, director of this summer's 
Don Imus is planning a radio comeback after reaching a settlement over his multimillion-dollar contract with CBS. Imus was axed from CBS Radio earlier this year after he called the mostly-black Rutgers University Women's Basketball Team 'nappy headed hoes' on his radio show Imus In The Morning. Imus threatened to sue CBS for $120 million in a breach of contract lawsuit but the two parties reached an agreement yesterday. Many insiders put the deal at $20 million. Now Imus is in talks with rivals WABC-AM radio to resume his broadcasting career, some say as soon as tomorrow.
It was announced today that billionaire Mark Cuban's 
Merv Griffin, who worked in front of television cameras as a jovial talk-show host and behind the scenes as creator of two of the longest-running TV game shows, "Jeopardy!'' and "Wheel of Fortune,'' has died. He was 82.
Actor Johnny Depp is bringing Hunter S. Thompson's autobiographical novel "The Rum Diary" to the silver screen - seven years after he was announced as the leading man. Depp was cast to play the role of Thompson in 2000, co-starring with Nick Nolte in the tale of a journalist's adventures as he moves from New York to a San Juan newspaper in Puerto Rico. Benicio Del Toro and Josh Hartnett were also appointed to star in the movie in 2002, but the actors, including Nolte, are no longer involved in the film. The revived project will now be produced by Depp and The Departed filmmaker Graham King - who has acquired the full rights to the book. "The Rum Diary" will be penned and directed by Withnail And I writer Bruce Robinson, with shooting expected to begin after Depp finishes filming his current movie, Shantaram, with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. You'll remember, if you're a Hunter S. Thompson fan and/or know Johnny Depp inside-out, that Depp starred in the Hunter S. Thompson big screen adaptation (which was horrrible) of "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas." 
"Indiana Jones 4"
Lindsay Lohan, who was out on bail awaiting a court hearing on August 24, 2007, was arrested last night after chasing - in her car - her former assistant's mother in Santa Monica. (We couldn't make this shit up if we tried.) Lohan was drunk and in possession of cocaine. Is the former tween movie star's Hollywood career over? What we don't understand is this: Lindsay Lohan was out on bail for a previous arrest, so why she was allowed to post bail AGAIN, and enter a rehab clinic, which obviously is of no use to the girl who is starting to make Paris Hilton look like Lady Godiva. 
Forty-nine year old Drew Carey - star of the sitcom The Drew Carey Show - will replace Bob Barker as the host of the longest running game show in television history - "The Price Is Right."
"Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows," the final chapter in the "Harry Potter" saga, (so Ms. Rowling - pronounced row-ling - says), hits bookstore shelves tonight at midnight. Millions of children will be up later than Christmas Eve to retrieve their copy of the #1 selling pre-order book in history. Will Harry drop dead? If so, will he die a virgin? We don't know. We have read the speculative and most likely fraudulent posts on certain internet websites alleging such things - and many others. But we, along with every other die hard Harry, Hermione and Ron fan, will wait until the clock strikes midnight, to grab our copy of the most anticipated book of this millenium, and stay up all night and the next day reading it to find out what happens to hot little Harry and his friends at Hogwarts!
"Caligula," the 1976 film that featured such respected - Oscar nominated or winning - actors at Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren, and the late John Gielgud -- all of whom were blindsided when producer Bob Guccioni of Penthouse magazine fame cut x-rated scenes into the movie -- is due to be released on DVD as the Four-Disc Imperial Edition by Image Entertainment on October 2nd. The film has previously been released in versions that were as short as 98 minutes and as long as three hours. In a statement, the company said that the DVD set will include newly recorded, no-holds-barred commentary tracks by McDowell and Mirren. In addition, the set includes two versions of The Making of Caligula, one of which includes deleted and alternate scenes.
Barbra Streisand has shocked hotel staff in a top London hotel by issuing a laundry list of demands during her stay in the British capital. The diva is staying in a $12,000-a-night suite in the city's Dorchester Hotel, (which Wild About Movies publisher Tim Nasson has stayed at three times during the past ten years for movie junkets, including a recent Harry Potter junket), and has reportedly issued employees with strict rules - including a demand not to look the singer in the eye. A source tells London's Evening Standard, "We were given a list of requirements that had to be met. Her manager said she needed certain things to make her feel like she was at home. She is using her own security team and will hardly set foot in the main areas of the hotel. It is easy to enter and exit the hotel from her suite without ever being seen." A source from the Dorchester Hotel adds, "We are used to famous people here, but Miss Streisand is almost on a different level. Johnny Depp was here a few weeks ago, but was very low key. He just sat with friends in the bar. He was drinking a $1,200 bottle of wine, but he did not expect any special treatment. But we are expecting everything to be different for her." Streisand begins a series of live dates at The O2 in London on Wednesday. And we will keep you posted about any more divaesque demands issued by the aging Jewess, whom we thought had 'retired' during her last tour.
After this year's 
While the release date, theatrical release date, for Dakota Fanning's "art film," "Hounddog" is still up in the air, we finally have a look at the poster and a number of onset photos. Word from the most recent Sundance Film Fest, where "Hounddog" screened, is that "it is utter dreck." We have not seen it, so will reserve judgement until we do. 
Moviegoers attending the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in IMAX theaters will be able to view the last 20 minutes of the movie in 3-D. The process is similar to the one used in IMAX screenings of last year's Superman Returns and requires a painstaking frame by frame conversion. Watch "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Trailer and check out 10 "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" posters... 
New Line Cinema is getting in bed with HBO on “Sex and the City.” (After all, New Line and HBO are both owned by Time/Warner). So is this incest? After much foreplay, the feature version of the long running HBO series is gearing for a fall 2007 start, with New Line nearing a deal to finance and distribute. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon are all set to reprise their roles, with longtime executive producer Michael Patrick King directing a script he wrote. King will produce with Parker, John Melfi and Darren Star, the latter of whom hatched the series, based on autobiographical columns written by Candace Bushnell. Fans of the show have clamored for a film version of “Sex and the City” since the series ended. 
In a significant breach of security, or rather plain old blabbermouthing from one of the Emmy nominators, the top-ten finalists in each category of the Primetime Emmy Awards were disclosed Monday, and Wild About Movies has the complete (allegedly factual) list. The drama finalists are: ABC's Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy and Lost; NBC's Friday Night Lights and Heroes; Fox's House and 24; Showtime's Dexter; and HBO's Rome and The Sopranos. The comedy finalists are: ABC's Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty; NBC's My Name Is Earl, The Office, Scrubs and 30 Rock; CBS' Two and a Half Men; HBO's Entourage and Extras; and Showtime's Weeds. Somewhat surprisingly, NBC, the lowest-rated network, led all other networks with six shows on the two lists. ABC followed with five and HBO with four. Showtime and Fox landed two shows on the lists. CBS -- the top-rated network -- landed only one. 
We're a little late in reporting that ABC-TV film critic Joel Siegel died Friday, about a week shy of his 64th birthday (July 7), of colon cancer -- a disease that he had battled for more than ten years. However, many of our readers have not heard of the tragic news and will be shocked at his absence on morning television's top rated news show. Siegel's reviews had been regularly featured on ABC's Good Morning America where he appeared as the show's cheerful movie critic for 25 years. He last appeared on the show just two weeks ago. The network aired tributes to Siegel on its evening newscast and the magazine show 20/20 Friday. In one, anchor Charles Gibson said, "Joel's great passion was that people be entertained and that they be enriched by what they see and hear -- whether in a theater, at a concert, in an art gallery, on a television screen or even in their mind's eye." Siegel is the second well known face on ABC to lose his life to cancer during the past two years. ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died of cancer during the summer of 2005.
Celebrities, who are sometimes accustomed to receiving the latest hot gadget in advance of its release in the hope that they'll be photographed with it, have been out of luck when it comes to landing Apple's new iPhone, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Notoriously bitchy celebrity publicist Liz Rosenberg, whose clients include box office bomb Madonna, Liza Minnelli, and former actress Cher, told the newspaper that she had been unsuccessful trying to get an iPhone for Cher. "Doesn't winning Oscars, Grammys and Emmys entitle her to move to the front of the line?" she asked. We'll let you insert your own joke there. Talk about Karma. I remember, about ten years ago, when Madonna was on tour, Liz Rosengerg personally answered her phone when I called requesting a ticket to review the concert and she said, "Tim. I don't have any extra tickets. (Which was a blatant lie, because I ended up going to the concert in Boston with a colleague, who got 2 tickets a day after I put my call in). But if I did, I would rather burn them than give them to you." Goes to show that Hollywood is still all about backstabbing, lying and cheating your way to the top and fucking everyone else in the way to get or stay there. But it doesn't always work. Thankfully for Liz Rosenberg. We actually are embarassed for Cher and are thinking that she may fire Rosenberg for putting her in such an unseemly light. Check back for updates Monday or Tuesday. 
It was the worst of weeks for the television networks last week as they produced some of their lowest numbers since the modern ratings system began some 20 years ago. Surprisingly, the top-rated show of the week was NBC's Monday-night edition of Dateline, the magazine show that has become mostly a place-keeper for shows that have been canceled. But Monday night's show in which Matt Lauer interviewed British princes William and Harry attracted 12.2 million viewers -- the largest number of viewers to tune in since an interview with Amber Frey, the girlfriend of convicted killer Scott Peterson, aired more than two years ago. NBC also scored with its Deal or No Deal game show, which pulled in 12.1 million viewers. Nevertheless, CBS once again led in the ratings with an overall 4.8 average and a 9 share. Fox placed second with a 4.2/8. NBC came in third with a 3.5/6, while ABC trailed with a 2.7/5. 
Box office poison Madonna has paid $12 million for her SIXTH house in London. The 10-bedroom townhouse sits next door to the family's eight-bedroom home in the Marylebone area of the British capital. The non-Oscar nominated Evita star and director husband Guy Ritchie also own two nearby properties for their staff, and two more houses in central London. The couple paid almost twice the amount its former owner, designer/developer Paul Davies, paid in August of last year for their latest. Time Madge give up her US citizenship, we think.
The 'beard' marriage of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise is looking for more publicity. Holmes silenced speculation she is pregnant with her alleged second child (we're not sure Suri is a DNA match to either her or Cruise), by showing off her svelte figure in a racy swimsuit on the French Riviera Tuesday. Tom Cruise's third wife, fifteen years his junior, was reported to be in the early stages of pregnancy after she appeared to be sporting a rounded stomach as she left a Madrid, Spain restaurant after dining with celebrity pals David Beckham and Victoria Beckham on Sunday. The couple, who wed last November, allegedly already have a 14-month-old daughter Suri, while Cruise has two adopted children Isabella and Connor, from his second marriage to Nicole Kidman. Following the alleged pregnancy reports yesterday, Holmes flashed her slim figure to onlooking paparazzi as she played with Suri in the sea at the Cap D'Antibes beach resort. The couple's spokesperson says, "They are not expecting their second child." Mmm hmmm. And Tom is not gay! We bet our website on the fact that the fact that he is will come out within the next 10 years! 
Wild About Movies was the first website in the world to bring you the news that Rosie O'Donnell was a contender for the next host of The Price Is Right (
If O'Donnell (who somewhat resembles the late announcer, Johnny Olson), does get the job, we can just picture it: "Imogene. Where is she? Get down here you fat fuck and bid on this refrigerator!" 
For all you nostalgia fans, sadly, today is the final episode of The Price Is Right, hosted by Bob Barker. For 35 years Barker has given away over $700 million in prizes after people have "Come On Down." He has lasted through three annoucers, the late Johnny Olson (died in 1985) and the late Rod Roddy (died in 2003). There is no word if current host Rich Field will continue on as The Price Is Right starts up again this fall on CBS with a new, as of yet, undetermined host. If you missed the daytime version, today, fret not. Tonight at 8EST/7C, CBS repeats the final episode that aired earlier today. Make sure you tape it or TiVo it as it is a keeper.
A Memphis theater projectionist has been suspended for writing an early -- and negative -- review of 
Although HBO can be seen in fewer than a third of U.S. households, its telecast of the final episode of The Sopranos was watched by more people than any other program on the air Sunday night -- 11.9 million. In fact it was watched by more people than any other program aired by the broadcast networks for the whole of last week, except the top-rated show, NBC's America's Got Talent. It was not, however, the most-viewed episode of the mob drama. The season-four premiere in Sept. 2002 attracted 13.4 million, and the closing episode that year attracted 12.5 million. The 2004 premiere was also watched by more than the finale's -- 12.1 million.
Former Dawson's Creek actor Joshua Jackson, who played it gay in the 1999 hit "Cruel Intentions" (opposite Ryan Phillipe and Reese Witherspoon), has beaten some of Hollywood's biggest names to land the title role in "Fletch Won." Jackson will play investigative reporter Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher, a part made famous by Chevy Chase in the 1985 comedy "Fletch" and its 1989 follow-up "Fletch Lives." Among the actors previously linked to the role: Oscar nominee Brad Pitt, Jason Lee, Ryan Reynolds and Zach Braff. 
One of the best documentaries ever filmed, the 70s shocker "Grey Gardens, was turned into a Broadway musical starring Christine Ebersol
as 'Little' Edith Bouvier Beale and Mary Louise Wilson as
'Big' Edith Bouvier Beale. (Yes, Bouvier, as in Jackie Bouvier Kennedy-Onassis!) And its two stars, mother-daughter team (as actresses) Wilson and Ebersol stole both the lead and supporting Tony's Sunday night from all of their competitors.
Paris Hilton believes her jail sentence was a message from God to change her party-loving lifestyle and become a positive role model for women who look up to her. In her first interview since she was dramatically sent back to prison last Friday for probation violation in a drink-driving case, Hilton said her imprisonment has served as a life-changing wake-up call. Her comments were made to veteran television journalist Barbara Walters in a phone-call from the hospital facility of the Los Angeles jail where the heiress to the Hilton hotel empire is being held. "I'm not the same person I was," Walters quoted Hilton as saying on her ABC television program 'The View' on Monday. "I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me."Walters said Hilton -- who was reported to be under heavy medication amid concerns for her mental health -- sounded "tired but totally aware of what she was saying."Hilton has said she will not appeal the decision to send her back to prison to serve her 45-day term. She was controversially released after spending only three days behind bars last week, sparking a public outcry and prompting Los Angeles judge Michael Sauer to order her back to jail. Hilton, who was dragged sobbing and wailing from court on Friday, suggested she intends to give up her lifestyle of endless VIP parties, red carpets and pursuing the limelight upon her release. "I know now that I can make a difference, that I have the power to do that. I have been thinking that I want to do different things when I am out of here," she said. "I have become much more spiritual. God has given me this new chance." Hilton said her new-found spirituality had led her to believe that her jail stint was meant to be. "I feel that the purpose of my life is to be where I am," Hilton told Walters. "My spirit or soul did not like the way I was being seen and that is why I was sent to jail. God has released me." Hilton said she was considering pursuing work to raise awareness about breast cancer or multiple sclerosis. Walters also said Hilton had mentioned trying to persuade toy companies to manufacture a Paris Hilton playhouse which could be donated to sick children. Hilton meanwhile described her first days behind bars as a "horrible experience," revealing that she had not eaten or slept at all. "I was severely depressed and felt as if I was in a cage," she said. The primped and pampered celebutante also revealed that her beauty regimen had suffered since her incarceration, saying her skin was dehydrated because of a ban on moisturizer. "It doesn't matter," Hilton said, "I'm not that superficial girl. I haven't looked in the mirror since I got here." 
Paris Hilton's release (from jail) was premature. Yesterday morning, from her LA mansion, she was tossed into the back of a police cruiser, handcuffed, and zipped back to court with an order to return her to the local pen for another month. Will she get another 'rash?' 3:05 PM EST. (The judge ordered Paris Hilton be sent back to the slammer to sit, sleep, wail and sob away the remainder of her forty-five day sentence.) After this horrid news, Paris screamed, shaking uncontrollably, "IT'S NOT RIGHT," and called out to the audience, "MOM!" Check back often. We will keep you updated as things progress, rashes, included.
Paris Hilton's release from jail may not last. Hours after she was sent home under house arrest Thursday for an undisclosed medical condition, the judge who put her in jail for violating her reckless-driving probation ordered her into court to decide if she should go back behind bars. Hilton must report to court at 9 a.m. Friday, Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini told The Associated Press. "My understanding is she will be brought in in a sheriff's vehicle from her home," Parachini said. The celebrity inmate was sent home from the Los Angeles County jail's Lynwood lockup shortly after 2 a.m. in a stunning reduction to her original 45-day sentence. She had reported to jail Sunday night after attending the MTV Movie Awards. She was ordered to finish her sentence under house arrest, meaning she could not leave her four-bedroom, three-bath home in the Hollywood Hills until next month. Check back later this morning for new pics of Paris and to find out if she's going back to the Hanoi Hilton.