Walt Disney expects to lose $200 million on its new movie John Carter, making it one of the biggest flops in cinema history. The John Carter film, about a military captain transported to Mars, could result in an $80-120 million loss for Disney’s movie business during the current quarter. Disney shares fell 1% in after hours trading after the announcement. The company is still likely to make…
Batman was pulled over earlier this week after Montgomery police saw he had no tags on his black Lamborghini. Lenny B. Robinson, the man dressed as Batman, was heading to a local children’s hospital, according to Montgomery County Captain Paul Starks. According to Capt. Paul Starks, a man dressed as Batman was pulled over on Interstate 29 in Montgomery, Maryland, outside of Washington, DC. “An of…
Venice Film Festival 2011 winners. Michael Fassbender won Best Actor trophy. Madonna: “I absolutely loathe hydrangeas”. Venice Film Festival press conference. Madonna’s movie, W.E. makes its world premiere out of competition tonight at the 68th edition of Venice Film Festival. Madonna‘s film tells the story of celebrated romance between Britain’s King Edward VIII and the twice di…
Aurora cinema massacre may have been inspired by a Batman comic book strip, it emerged on Friday. The bloodbath is a chilling copycat of a 1986 Batman comic strip which features a deranged gunman opening fire in a cinema. In the second issue of The Dark Knight Returns, written by Frank Miller – the creative mind behind Sin City and 300 – gunman Arnold Crimp opens fire in a pornographi…
Lindsay Lohan’s performance as Hollywood great Elizabeth Taylor in new biopic Liz & Dick has been met with jibes and laughter by critics after sparking thousands of Twitter jibes. Lindsay Lohan, 26, made her hotly anticipated appearance as the Oscar winner on Lifetime movie Liz & Dick, watched by a not-so impressive 3.5 million viewers, the network has revealed. The movie covered th…
Fans of cancelled TV series Veronica Mars have raised $2 million to help bring the show about a young private investigator to the big screen. More than 30,000 people donated money within 24 hours of a “crowd-sourcing” campaign being launched. “The more money we raise, the cooler movie we can make,” series creator Rob Thomas wrote in his appeal to fans. Veronica Mars show,…
…a Manhattan photographer who was the first to tap into the public’s insatiable demand for movie photographing. Irving Klaw, a candy shop owner by trade, branched into the photography business in 1939 and negotiated a deal with movie studios to capture scenes of famous faces on movie sets. The photographer captured the most celebrated figures from old Hollywood including Marilyn Monroe, Eliza…
The big winner of this year MTV Movie Awards was the breakout hit The Hunger Games that swept the ceremony, taking home four gongs. The film’s star Jennifer Lawrence won the prestigious Best Female Performance award – but unfortunately the 22-year-old wasn’t in Los Angeles to collect her trophy. However, Jennifer Lawrence accepted her award via a pre-recorded video as she is cur…
MTV MOVIE AWARDS 2012 WINNERS MOVIE OF THE YEAR: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE: Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games BEST MALE PERFORMANCE: Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games BEST GUT-WRENCHING PERFORMANCE: Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper Twilight took home th…
…the US Box office earning $27.3 million in its opening weekend In its opening weekend, 42 set a box office record for a baseball film topping the $19.5 million debut of Brad Pitt’s Moneyball in 2011. The momentum for the film may continue as Major League players mark the 66th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s professional debut by wearing his number, 42, on Monday. “Think of what…
Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan reunited on the red carpet at the premiere of Scary Movie 5 at ArcLight’s Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on Thursday night. Charlie Sheen, 47, who bailed the 26-year-old out of tax debt to the tune of $100,000, grabbed hold of Lindsay Lohan a little too enthusiastically as he went in for a friendly kiss. Lindsay Lohan, who is rehab bound within weeks, didn’…
ansson’s feminine form is alluded to twice, once over a dinner meeting with Alfred Hitchcock [Anthony Hopkins] and again when the filmmaker speaks to his wife [Helen Mirren]. Scarlett Johansson, 27, swans into frame during the trailer wearing in a low-cut halter neck peach satin dress, before sitting across the table from Alfred Hitchcock to discuss the role. As the New Yorker begins to gest…
Lindsay Lohan is expected to attend the premiere of Scary Movie 5 tonight in Los Angeles, but she will walk alone on the red carpet. While the studio has tried to get Lindsay Lohan, 26, to walk the carpet with Charlie Sheen, who she shares her cameo scene with, the two will reportedly arrive separately, according to E! News. Lindsay Lohan is expected to attend the premiere of Scary Movie 5 in Lo…
US begin to mourn the 12 people killed by a gunman at a showing of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, and a candlelit vigil has been held in Aurora, Colorado. US President Barack Obama ordered flags flown at half mast. A man in a gas mask and body armour threw tear gas canisters at a midnight screening, then fired on the crowd, killing 12 and injuring 58. Suspect James Holmes, 24, was ar…
an movie screening in Colorado, has been cleared of explosives A man in a gas mask and body armor threw tear gas canisters at a midnight screening, then fired on the crowd in the cinema. James Holmes, 24, was arrested outside the cinema, police said. President Barack Obama is to visit Aurora on Sunday to honor the victims, the White House said. He will visit bereaved families and meet local offici…
Demi Moore has apparently hit it off with a new man – True Blood star Joe Manganiello. According to reports, Demi Moore, 49, and Joe Manganiello, 35, were spotted enjoying each other’s company at the after-party following the premiere of the actor’s new movie That’s My Boy at Los Angeles’ Napa Valley Grille earlier this month. A source told heat magazine: “They looke…
Lindsay Lohan apparently grabbed $15,000 worth of clothing from the set of her new film, Scary Movie 5. The items were on her wardrobe racks and the actress has been accused of helping herself to them, according to a new report in the National Enquirer. The National Enquirer claims to have spoken to a set insider, who alleged Lindsay Lohan, 26, took some “nice tops and skirts” among other things…
Nick Lachey, who briefly dated Kim Kardashian in 2006 following his high-profile divorce from Jessica Simpson, suggested that the reality star used him to get famous. When asked whether tabloid pictures of Nick Lachey and Kim Kardashian on one of their early dates marked the start of Kim’s career, the singer said: “That’s one way to interpret it. Let’s just say this: We went to a movie. No…
Winners of the 2013 MTV Movie Awards held in Culver City, California, on Sunday night: Movie of the Year: The Avengers Best Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook Best Male Performance: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook Breakthrough Performance: Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect Rebel Wilson won Breakthrough Performance Award at MTV Movie Awards 2013 for Pitch Per…
…o.>>” Jordin Sparks, the former American Idol winner, who is four years older than Whitney Houston’s own daughter, Bobbi Kristina, recalled her favorite on-set memory of the superstar. The 22-year-old singer told Access Hollywood: “[Whitney] had an iPod and she’d be blasting gospel, and I’d put on Teach Me How To Dougie or something. She’d say, <<You listen to t…
China has become the world’s second-biggest movie market, after Japan lost the place, underscoring its importance as a key market for Hollywood’s moviemakers. China’s box office revenues surged 36% to $2.7 billion in 2012, the Motion Picture Association of America said. The surge came after China eased some restrictions on the number of foreign films allowed to be screened. In 2…
At least 14 people have been killed in a shooting at Batman film The Dark Knight Rises premiere in Denver, Colorado, police say. About 50 people have been injured in the incident, police say. Witnesses say a gunman wearing a gas mask opened fire at the cinema complex in Aurora, at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises. There are reports the gunman released a smoke bomb during the incident….
A collection of early comic books has been sold for $3.5 million at auction in New York. The trove of 345 comics had been bought by the late Billy Wright from Virginia when he was a boy. A copy of Detective Comics No. 27, which was sold for 10 cents in 1939 and featured Batman’s debut, got the top bid on Wednesday – raising $523,000. The “jaw-dropping” collection was found last year w…
James Holmes, the suspect gunman at Aurora cinema, has been formally charged with 142 criminal counts in one of America’s worst mass shootings. James Holmes, 24, faces 24 counts of murder, two for each of the 12 people killed, and 116 counts of attempted murder, two each for the 58 injured. For each person killed he faces a count of murder with deliberation and one of murder with extreme in…
…ucky One was at number five, while two British films took spots in the top ten. Aardman’s Pirates! was at number six, taking $3.1 million, while comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel jumped from 16 to 8, taking $2.7 million. …
Iraq: At least 54 people killed in series of car bomb attacks in Baghdad, Basra and SamarraAt least 54 people have been killed and many others injured in a series of car bomb attacks in Iraqi cities Baghdad, Basra and Samarra, officials say. Baghdad was worst hit,…
Oklahoma tornado kills one person and injures dozensAt least one person is reported dead and at least 21 others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through Oklahoma and Kansas. The worst damage was caused by a…
Syrian troops seize strategic rebel stronghold in QusairFighting has raged in Syrian town of Qusair near Lebanon border after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold. State media said…
Zahra Shahid Hussain shot dead in KarachiSenior Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's…
North Korea fires short-range missiles from its east coastNorth Korea has launched three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. Two missiles were fired on Saturday morning and one in the…
Connecticut head-on train crash injures at least 60 people near New York CityAt least 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City, officials say. Some 250 people…
Christine White dies in a nursing home in Washington at the age of 86
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