“Atonement” and “Sweeney Todd” take a backseat as the nominees for the Producers Guild of America awards are announced By Jonathan Zipper HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/14/08 – Don’t expect a lot of writers at their awards dinner Feb. 2, but the Producers Guild of America announced its nominees for this year’s PGA prizes, considered [...]

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Things quickly fell apart for the networks covering the Golden Globes Award live By Alicia Hollinger HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/13/08 — Television coverage of the 2008 Golden Globes was as uncomfortable as the award press conference itself. As said on the TV Guide post-show about the winners’ announcements, “The only way to describe it [...]

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Gittleman gets two years probation and $3,000 fine for his role in the Cruise-Holmes wedding photo scheme that ended in suicide for conspirator Schmidt By Stacey Silberman HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/12/08 – Marc Lewis Gittleman thought he’d make some quick cash after getting his hands on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ Italian wedding pics [...]

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Art house films dominate the list of WGA nominees who will learn the winners on Feb. 9. The annual gala awards dinner has been cancelled, but may be revived after the strike. By Alex Ben Block HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/10/2008 – Another Hollywood kudofest is a victim of the Writer’s Guild strike, but this [...]

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The actress joins the cast of an independent film adaptation of Noel Coward’s play “Easy Virtue.” By Jonathan Zipper HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/10/08 – Actress Jessica Biel has signed on to play the lead in a film version of playwright Noel Coward’s “Easy Virtue.” Biel will star opposite Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas [...]

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Directors Guild of America also fete Clayton and Diving Bell By Jeffrey Jolson HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/8/08 — The Directors Guild of America Award nominations were announced today with kudos going out to gritty, independent films, at least in spirit if not in distribution. Paul Thomas Anderson is included for his take on a [...]

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