Network executives meet in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, February 25th, to discuss new business models of TV movies such as High School Musical By Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 2/24/2009 – “The economy is lending itself to television, especially TV movies,” says Disney Channel director of development Reena Singh. “People are staying home [...]

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They may still be going on for all we know By Karen Ostlund HOLLYWOOD CA (Hollywood Today) 2/23/09- Madonna was not the only one with a late night party after the more traditional post-Oscar parties. The Cinema City film Festival organized a Oscar viewing party. show and gifting suite to benefit the Oregon National Guard [...]

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Norby’s bash shapes up as as a big one By Alex Ben Block BEVERLY HILLS, CA. (Hollywood Today) 2/23/09 — Robert Forester recalls the morning in 1998 that he was nominated for an Oscar as best supporting actor for “Jackie Brown” as non-stop phone calls, being rushed to a studio to do 29 media interviews [...]

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WASHINGTON, DC (Hollywood Today) 2/23/09 — Large majorities support president’s $787 billion economic stimulus package and $75 billion plan for stemming mortgage foreclosures, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Obama’s bipartisan support, however, has eroded substantially in the past month, with just 37 percent of Republicans approving of how he has done his [...]

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Anticipated winner Slumdog “rags to riches” story norJackman prove the draw past Oscars have embossed By Jeffrey Jolson HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 2/23/09 — A good basketball playoff could have beaten the Academy Awards in ratings last night as the Hugh Jackman-hosted 81st Oscars scored some 34 million viewers, about a third of what some [...]

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Hollywood turns to entertainment to save the Oscars and it appears to have worked By Alex Ben Block HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 2/23/09 — There is an old cliché about going Hollywood; but last night at the Academy Awards it was Hollywood’s turn to go “Broadway,” and apparently America loved it. After a decade of [...]

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