http://www.hollywoodreporter.com The latest news and information from HollywoodReporter.com en-us 2008 HollywoodReporter.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:32:102 EST Film Reviews 536343http://www.feedburner.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:08:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33d11a79e2d8b620384 Film Reviews By Borys Kit and Leslie Simmons http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457908517/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33d11a79e2d8b620384 Josh Schwartz, creator of "Gossip Girl" and "The O.C.," is in negotiations to write "X-Men: First Class," a project that continues the "X-Men" franchise for Fox. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33d11a79e2d8b620384 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:25:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33df175410f0b711cf8 Film Reviews By Anthony Crupi, Mediaweek http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457861420/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33df175410f0b711cf8 Once thought to be the sole recession-proof property on television, big-ticket sports are showing signs of vulnerability in the fourth quarter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33df175410f0b711cf8 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:47:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33de94da72dc191a8cc Film Reviews By Borys Kit and Jay A. Fernandez http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457852087/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33de94da72dc191a8cc Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are in negotiations to pen Marvel Studios' "First Avenger: Captain America." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33de94da72dc191a8cc Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:55:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c8bbeb6fe3683aa655 Film Reviews http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457791863/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c8bbeb6fe3683aa655 With his audaciously titled epic "Australia," Baz Luhrmann has delivered a shamelessly melodramatic, often eccentric spectacle with true-blue blockbuster potential. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c8bbeb6fe3683aa655 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:25:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33d40126b863c44bad2 Film Reviews By Anthony Crupi, Mediaweek http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457791864/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33d40126b863c44bad2 Once thought to be the sole recession-proof property on television, big-ticket sports are showing signs of vulnerability in the fourth quarter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia94c7ef2006ea33d40126b863c44bad2 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:44:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i2dd2f2ead332946aaecce9a4dd7be7ad Film Reviews By Leslie Simmons http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457616016/e3i2dd2f2ead332946aaecce9a4dd7be7ad Participant Media's Jeff Skoll will be honored with the Producers Guild of America's 2009 Visionary award at the 20th annual PGA Awards on Jan. 24 at the Hollywood Palladium. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i2dd2f2ead332946aaecce9a4dd7be7ad Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:25:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c860d64e7477b4064b Film Reviews By Paul J. Gough http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457403996/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c860d64e7477b4064b ESPN and the Bowl Championship Series announced Tuesday that they had reached a four-year rights deal that would put the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls as well as college football's national championship strictly on cable TV. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c860d64e7477b4064b Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:20:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c85363fb49282657cc Film Reviews http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457803642/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c85363fb49282657cc Appropriately for a vampire film, "Twilight" is selling out its upcoming midnight shows at a frightening pace. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie1f9ee1f72c036c85363fb49282657cc Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca395691344f5b38df4d Film Reviews By Kimberly Nordyke http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457388210/e3i87155f066147ca395691344f5b38df4d Sundance Channel is taking an in-depth look at the challenges facing Newark, N.J., in a new documentary series executive produced by Forest Whitaker. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca395691344f5b38df4d Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca394cb77ad7a6111b76 Film Reviews By Paul Bond http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456925335/e3i87155f066147ca394cb77ad7a6111b76 National Geographic is getting into the video game business. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca394cb77ad7a6111b76 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8d7762ca1514653d3fe262cb4ab7e7e8 Film Reviews By Jay A. Fernandez http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456820637/e3i8d7762ca1514653d3fe262cb4ab7e7e8 Seth Gordon has become attached to direct "Suicide Squad" for Working Title Films and Universal. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8d7762ca1514653d3fe262cb4ab7e7e8 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca394be43330466cd982 Film Reviews By Kimberly Nordyke http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456786367/e3i87155f066147ca394be43330466cd982 Sundance Channel is taking an in-depth look at the challenges facing Newark, N.J., in a new documentary series executive produced by Forest Whitaker. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca394be43330466cd982 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8d7762ca1514653d9f117b4cb2d90680 Film Reviews By Borys Kit http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456786368/e3i8d7762ca1514653d9f117b4cb2d90680 Sammo Hung is negotiations to star in "War Monkeys," a horror comedy shaping up to be the biggest feature yet from the independent arm of Dark Horse Films. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8d7762ca1514653d9f117b4cb2d90680 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca39b709b5b0c20d3db7 Film Reviews By Nellie Andreeva http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456786369/e3i87155f066147ca39b709b5b0c20d3db7 FremantleMedia North America is in talks to acquire Thom Beers' Original Prods. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca39b709b5b0c20d3db7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca3973ca1bcb04b42f08 Film Reviews By Borys Kit http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456786370/e3i87155f066147ca3973ca1bcb04b42f08 Warner Bros. is pressing "Control-Alt-Delete," picking up the high-concept spec from writers Tim Kelleher and Danny Zuker. Bob Shaye and Dylan Sellers are producing through their Unique Features banner. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca3973ca1bcb04b42f08 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:03:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ica2035fd8499625cbd6121c21b8bb5fd Film Reviews By Carl DiOrio http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/457371825/e3ica2035fd8499625cbd6121c21b8bb5fd Appropriately for a vampire film, "Twilight" is selling out its upcoming midnight shows at a frightening pace. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ica2035fd8499625cbd6121c21b8bb5fd Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:40:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca3972f54a831aecd5f1 Film Reviews By Steven Zeitchik http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456775166/e3i87155f066147ca3972f54a831aecd5f1 Will Universal and Imagine Entertainment get nutty again? http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca3972f54a831aecd5f1 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:29:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca3970ca12fb21b4b8a6 Film Reviews By Andrew Salomon, Back Stage http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456764687/e3i87155f066147ca3970ca12fb21b4b8a6 Representatives for SAG and the AMPTP will meet officially on Thursday for the first time since midsummer -- but it's not at all certain that they will negotiate. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca3970ca12fb21b4b8a6 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca39ccbdb2fc36d2c5e0 Film Reviews By Paul Bond http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456764688/e3i87155f066147ca39ccbdb2fc36d2c5e0 Just 18 months after Jerry Yang replaced Terry Semel as CEO of Yahoo, the pioneering Internet search and portal company is looking for a new chief executive. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i87155f066147ca39ccbdb2fc36d2c5e0 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:55:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ica2035fd8499625cd2fa51587121d9c1 Film Reviews By Jay A. Fernandez http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456693047/e3ica2035fd8499625cd2fa51587121d9c1 Nearly a year after they walked off the job in a 100-day strike, six screenwriters met at Crustacean in Beverly Hills to talk about their work. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ica2035fd8499625cd2fa51587121d9c1 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:15:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ica2035fd8499625c304a4e0da2c6db32 Film Reviews By Steven Zeitchik http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456669550/e3ica2035fd8499625c304a4e0da2c6db32 Overture Films has signed a two-year, first-look deal with Don Cheadle's production company, Crescendo Prods. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ica2035fd8499625c304a4e0da2c6db32 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:03:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ica2035fd8499625c126a332f98b0ad54 Film Reviews By Carl DiOrio http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456658608/e3ica2035fd8499625c126a332f98b0ad54 Appropriately for a vampire film, "Twilight" is selling out its upcoming midnight shows at a frightening pace. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ica2035fd8499625c126a332f98b0ad54 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:46:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib1d3bc0a150e14c655aef3997c50848a Film Reviews By Gregg Kilday http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456461351/e3ib1d3bc0a150e14c655aef3997c50848a Continuing to draft new talent for the 81st Academy Awards telecast, producer Laurence Mark and exec producer Bill Condon have named composer Michael Giacchino as the show's musical director. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib1d3bc0a150e14c655aef3997c50848a Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:25:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib1d3bc0a150e14c6f208b44931d9ba16 Film Reviews By Paul J. Gough http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456451657/e3ib1d3bc0a150e14c6f208b44931d9ba16 College football's Bowl Championship Series is poised to go to ESPN in two years' time and become the first major sports championship series on cable TV. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib1d3bc0a150e14c6f208b44931d9ba16 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdc1efed07612bd3673 Film Reviews By Borys Kit http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456242935/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdc1efed07612bd3673 Aaron Eckhart is attached to star in "Battle: Los Angeles," a sci-fi actioner that Jonathan Liebesman is directing for Columbia. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdc1efed07612bd3673 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:07:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i9a16846c2b15f452fff1c047ccc8d29f Film Reviews By James Hibberd http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456223927/e3i9a16846c2b15f452fff1c047ccc8d29f Barack Obama's first televised post-election interview gave "60 Minutes" its biggest audience in at least nine years. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i9a16846c2b15f452fff1c047ccc8d29f Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:26:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i9a16846c2b15f4524a6a78a7d3fb9ecf Film Reviews By Georg Szalai http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456223928/e3i9a16846c2b15f4524a6a78a7d3fb9ecf The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged entrepreneur Mark Cuban with insider trading, the agency said Monday morning. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i9a16846c2b15f4524a6a78a7d3fb9ecf Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdcf6e01cf04c99891f Film Reviews By Kimberly Nordyke http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456212279/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdcf6e01cf04c99891f Joan Cusack is developing a comedy at NBC set in the world of psychiatry and starring opposite Mae Whitman in the Lifetime original movie "Acceptance." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdcf6e01cf04c99891f Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdcf7e07f91d3deca2e Film Reviews By Borys Kit http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456212280/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdcf7e07f91d3deca2e Aaron Eckhart is attached to star in "Battle: Los Angeles," a sci-fi actioner that Jonathan Liebesman is directing for Columbia. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7c31f644b1ae0cdcf7e07f91d3deca2e Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:07:00 EST http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i9a16846c2b15f452c6fb3b953c86670b Film Reviews By James Hibberd http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thr/news/~3/456212281/e3i9a16846c2b15f452c6fb3b953c86670b Barack Obama's first televised post-election interview gave "60 Minutes" its biggest audience in at least nine years. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i9a16846c2b15f452c6fb3b953c86670b