Curious Case nabs 13, Slumdog Millionare 10, Milk, Frost/Nixon, Reader also Best Pic hopefuls By Jeffrey Jolson HOLLYOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/23/09 – The Dark Knight didn’t fly for best picture, though Heath Ledger is up for a rare posthumous Academy Award. Also up in this generally upbeat year is Brad Pitt with The Curious [...]
Entries from January 2009
Oscars 81 Noms: Benjamin Buttons up 13, along with Pitt, Ledger, Winslet, Slumdog, Nixon, Complete List Here
January 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments
Tags: Film
Kirsten Gillibrand Chosen as N.Y. Senator
January 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy critical of Senate pick’s gun stance By Matthew B. Zeidman ALBANY, N.Y. (Hollywood Today) 1/23/09 – New York Gov. David Paterson has made his choice to fill Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s vacant U.S. Senate seat, and the move does not come without controversy. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, 42, will be named Clinton’s [...]
Tags: Law & Disorder · Politics
Dakota Fanning Mulling ‘Twilight’ Role
January 22nd, 2009 · 337 Comments
Young actress may play vampiric telepath in ‘New Moon’ By Matthew B. Zeidman HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/22/09 – She’s fresh off playing a renegade telepath in next month’s sci-fi thriller, “Push,” and now Dakota Fanning may be joining the cast of “Twilight” sequel “New Moon” as a vampire who also has unique mental abilities. [...]
Tags: Film
DVD: Brideshead Revisited
January 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments
Emma Thompson, Ben Whishaw, Matthew Goode and Hayley Atwell talk about their roles in film By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) – 1/21/2009 – “I did quite a lot of thinking about what kind of relationship Lady Marchmain would have had with her God, how formal it actually was and how comforting it was [...]
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Obama Likely to Order Guantanamo Closed Soon
January 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments
President’s signature imminent, says U.S. official By Matthew B. Zeidman WASHINGTON (Hollywood Today) 1/21/09 – One day after assuming office in a whirlwind of balls, dances and red carpets, President Barack Obama is reportedly ready to make the hard decision to close the U.S. detention camp at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay. According to an anonymous official [...]
Tags: Law & Disorder
‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ Leads Weekend Box Office
January 20th, 2009 · 76 Comments
‘Gran Torino’ a strong second By Matthew B. Zeidman WASHINGTON (Hollywood Today) 1/20/09 – “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” proved it had escapist cache by dominating the weekend box office, knocking “Gran Torino” to number two and easily outclassing other premiere features. “Paul Blart,” starring Long Island native and “King of Queens” star Kevin James, earned [...]