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Sanctum Filmmaker Andrew Wight And Cinematographer Mike deGruy Die In Chopper Crash
15 hours ago | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
We’ve just heard the sad news that Sanctum producer Andrew Wight has died in a helicopter crash off the coast of New South Wales in Australia. The filmmaker perished with BAFTA and Emmy award winner Mike deGruy in the accident whilst they were apparently scouting locations for a new project. Wight was just 51 years old and deGruy 60.
Wight was worked on a variety of projects for James Cameron including the 3D underwater film Ghosts Of The Abyss in 2003 before going on to write and produce Sanctum last year, a film that was executive-produced by Cameron. Sanctum was based on Wight’s own experience revolving around his near-death incident in an underwater cave. It went on to take $100 million at the box-office.
Mike deGruy was an award-winning cinematographer, working on such projects as Deep Blue and many other TV wildlife documentaries. He tweeted four days before the crash; “Been in Australia 2 weeks, »
- Paul Heath
'Chronicle' Barely Overpowers 'Woman in Black'
7 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Even with most people distracted by the Giants or Patriots or whatever elaborate gameday dish they've been working on, this weekend still marked the first time in history that two movies opened above $20 million against the Super Bowl. Based on studio estimates, Chronicle held off The Woman in Black to take the top spot this weekend, though Daniel Radcliffe's first post-Potter outing was impressive in its own right. The weekend's other opener, Big Miracle, was a tad disappointing, but it still finished in line with modest expectations. The Top 12 wound up grossing $95.9 million, which is up a whopping 31 percent from Super Bowl 2011. Chronicle debuted to an estimated $22 million, which is the fourth-highest Super Bowl debut ever and second-best among movies targeting at men behind Taken ($24.7 million). It did earn less than major found footage flicks like Cloverfield ($40.06 million) and last month's The Devil Inside ($33.7 million), not to mention the last two Paranormal Activity movies, »
- Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
'Soul Train' Fans Dance on Broadway to Celebrate Late Creator, Don Cornelius
9 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the TV show's late creator, Don Cornelius. About 100 dancers descended on Times Square in a "flash mob" organized through the Internet. As startled tourists looked on, they recreated one of the show's "Soul Train lines" in which people would take turns dancing toward a TV camera while showing off their most outrageous moves. "Don Cornelius was a big influence in my life, and I just wanted
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- Associated Press
Clint Eastwood Makes Chrysler the Super Bowl Ad Champ for 2nd Year Running (Video)
8 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The Super Bowl is a good day for Detroit. Or at least for automakers. For the second consecutive year, Chrysler made viewers fall silent with a gritty, gut-level ad celebrating Detroit -- and built around an icon not known for shilling for products. Last year it was Eminem. This year the company went even bigger, with Clint Eastwood -- who named a film for Ford's Gran Torino -- talking about halftime in America. Also read: Chevy Airs Ad That Ford Demanded It Pull (Video) The ad -- which aired, of course, at halftime -- »
- Tim Molloy
Review: Studios play blockbuster chess with 'Battleship,' 'Avengers,' 'John Carter' spots
34 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
The most specifically excited I remember ever being for a Super Bowl Sunday movie spot was in the spring of '97, and Sony was the studio that bought the spot I cared most about. It was a three-movie mega-ad they used to roadblock an entire ad break. They sold "Air Force One," "Men In Black," and "The Fifth Element," and since we hadn't seen any footage yet for "The Fifth Element," that was our first look. My friends and I must have played the tape back 20 times just to study the barrage of images from the film, including some of »
- Drew McWeeny
Joe Eszterhas on Mel Gibson: He Wants to Do a 'Braveheart' on Jewish History
38 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Joe Eszterhas, who says he's just a couple of weeks away from completing his script on the Jewish hero Judah Maccabee, says that he's convinced Mel Gibson is the right director for the project. "At one of the early meetings," Eszterhas recalled, "Adam Fogelson, Universal Pictures’ chairman, said to him, 'Why do you want to do this story?' Mel said, 'Because I think I should.' I liked that answer very much." Also read: Mel Gibson's Judah Maccabee Film Stirs Jewish Leaders' Ire Eszterhas made the comments in a Q&A with Andrew Goldman, published »
- Todd Cunningham
Awards Box Office Update: Weinstein Releases Struggle
39 minutes ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Oscar-nominated films grossed around $21 million this weekend, the lowest total for the second weekend after the nominations announcement in the last few years; the decline from last week was on a par with most of those years. Only “The Descendants” is enjoying clear success on a broad level, as “The Artist” continues to struggle. In more limited release, Iranian Oscar entry “A Separation” is showing clear appeal as it reaches more markets. New Openings: “W.E.” (Weinstein) – Metacritic score: 34 $45,000 in 4 theaters; PSA (per screen average): $11,250 After its stealth qualifying run (for which it snared a »
Rating the Super Bowl Commercials (2nd Half)
48 minutes ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
It’s Super Bowl time (on NBC), and advertisers pay very, very steeply to wave their wares in front of 100 million viewers.
Who enlisted A-list talent? (And who shopped a bargain with B-listers and below?) Who went for laughs? Who tugged at heartstrings? And who whipped out the always-reliable S-e-x?
Here is our quick take on the commercials from the 2nd Half of Super Bowl Xlvi. (Refresh for updates.) Sound off on your favorites in Comments!
Super Bowl Commercials, 1st Quarter: Vampire Killers, Elton John
Goes to Court, the New M&M and an Apocalypse-Surviving Chevy
Super Bowl Commercials, 2nd Quarter: Darth Vader Strikes Back, »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Madonna Nails Super Bowl Halftime Show, Doesn't Say C---
51 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
There was exactly one shocking moment during Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show -- and it was only shocking to people who heard her wrong. At one point during "Music," her second song, it sounded like might have said the word "cock." (At least, it sounded that way to those of us who used to think "Scuze me while I kiss this guy" was a line in "Purple Haze.") A fast rewind confirmed she didn't say the word -- or any others that might get anyone angry. She stuck to the lyrics »
- Tim Molloy
Clint Eastwood's 'Halftime in America' spot -- Video
51 minutes ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Too bad Clint Eastwood isn’t running for president: He could have clinched the Republican nomination with this tribute to Motor City.
Though Honda made the brilliant decision to pay tribute to Ferris Bueller and Vw released even more love letters to the Star Wars franchise, Chrysler will most likely be remembered for this stirring spot about Detroit – nay, all of the U.S. – making a post-recession comeback.
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- Lynette Rice
'The Avengers' extended Super Bowl trailer: 'I have an army.' 'We have a Hulk.'
53 minutes ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
The 30-second version of the new trailer for The Avengers that ran today on the Super Bowl gave us just the barest of glimpses at the Hulk. The extended, 60-second version doesn’t show us much more of the angry green giant, but we do get to see the lovable rageaholic from the front, at least.
Even more tantalizing: Blink and you’ll miss a couple shots that appear to feature the mysterious alien army that Loki (Tom Hiddleston) brags about to Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). They’ve been long rumored to be the Skrulls, and the seemingly dark »
- Adam B. Vary
Madonna Lights Up the Super Bowl
54 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Eli Manning and Tom Brady may know their way around the football field, but Sunday night, New England Patriots and New York Giants fans could take a break from taking sides to root for the queen of the (ever intricate) stage: Go Madonna! The Super Bowl halftime show kicked off with a royal welcome as an army of gladiators escorted the veteran performer onto Indianapolis's Lucas Oil Stadium stage. With a diamond-studded gold crown, Madonna, 53, launched into her hit "Vogue" as the stage flashed covers of the iconic fashion magazine. Next on the set list: her 2000 dance jam "Music." Joining »
- Alison Schwartz
Super Bowl Xlvi: Avengers Assemble Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr. and More in New Ad
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
The Avengers are assembling. The Marvel superhero team unleashed a new ad for the upcoming film. In it, we get us a fresh look at Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and the rest suiting up as Black Widow, Iron Man, Nick Fury, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and the Hulk as they save the world from, well, something bad. Now that all the heroes have appeared on film, are you ready to see the inviduals team up to tackle the biggest problem's Joss Whedon and the Marvel Universe can throw at them? Check it out »
Kelly Clarkson Doesn't Screw Up the 'Star Spangled Banner'
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
It's not exactly the same, but in the same way that some viewers tune into auto races in hopes of seeing a crash, many of us turn on the Super Bowl hoping to see ... well, something go other than the way it was planned. For that sort of fan, the "Star Spangled Banner" had to be a letdown, because Kelly Clarkson nailed it Sunday at the Super Bowl. Here's the video, and below it, for you car crash fans out there, is the video of Christina Aguilera's mangling of the »
- Todd Cunningham
Howard Stern's 'America's Got Talent' Super Bowl promo
1 hour ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
NBC introduced its newest America’s Got Talent judge to Super Bowl fans Sunday. Howard Stern gives a silent yet clear assessment of a couple mock auditions in the network’s teaser promo for the veteran summer reality hit. The radio host landed the gig in December (then NBC was quickly bashed, no surprise, by the Parents Television Council for the hire). Here’s the ad:
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- James Hibberd
Madonna's Super Bowl Xlvi Halftime Show: How Did She Do? Take Our Poll! [Updated]
1 hour ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
After 2011′s “Black-Eyed Peas in Christmas Lights” Extravaganza, this year’s Super Bowl halftime show had nowhere to go but up. Or did it?
For Super Bowl Xlvi, pop music’s longest-reigning provocateur, Madonna, took over as master of ceremonies, and if I’m being honest, the results were electrifying. I’m not sure how much of the singing was live, but the choreography and spectacle of it all were stellar, and yoga’s never had a better champion.
Her Madgesty entered via gladiator-drawn chariot to the opening snaps of “Vogue,” wearing a gold sequined robe that she quickly shed »
- Michael Slezak
Howard Stern Featured in 'America's Got Talent' Super Bowl Ad (Video)
1 hour ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
What would Howard Stern do to an overweight man in a red and blue sequined outfit who happened to be poorly singing onstage? Hose him down obviously. Videos: The Most Talked-About Super Bowl Commercials (So Far) An ad for America’s Got Talent’s new season – featuring Stern as a judge – premiered during the Super Bowl, and Stern kept his harsh attitude front and center. In December, the shock jock announced he was joining the NBC show on his Sirius Xm Radio show. He replaced CNN host Piers Morgan. Shortly after, the Parents Television Council blasted NBC for even
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- Rebecca Ford
'The Avengers' finally assemble in new Super Bowl TV spot
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Have you been waiting to finally See Iron Man, Hawkeye, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow and Captain America on the battlefield together? Well, thanks to the new Super Bowl TV Spot for "The Avengers" you finally get your chance. Marvel Studios actually released a longer, 1 minute cut online and it includes your first look of a raging Hulk taking out some alien airships in the sky. It's impressive stuff even if we're worried about how dorky Captain America's "new" helmet looks (yikes). Needless to say, it should easily increase anticipation for one of the more anticipated films of 2012. We »
- Gregory Ellwood
Super Bowl Xlvi: Kelly Clarkson Sings the National Anthem—How'd She Do?
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
America's first idol sings America's song at the biggest sporting event in the world. How fitting! American Idol and two-time Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson took to the field at Super Bowl Xlvi to tackle the National Anthem following Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert's performance of "America the Beautiful." So how'd she do? Clarkson kept it simple in almost every respect, from her vocals to her outfit. The singer's rendition of the national anthem, backed by a children's choir, featured no forgotten words and no excessive vocalizing. Beyond that, the most dramatic part of her performance was the debut of Clarkson's new blunt bangs. You like? Clarkson is »
Don Cornelius Upset About 'Health, Divorce, Relationships,' Son Says
2 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Tony Cornelius, whose father Don launched the influential Soul Train franchise, says nothing had suggested to him or to friends that his father was suicidal. "He was not feeling well so it's really hard to say why my dad decided he had had enough," Cornelius's son told The Hollywood Reporter. "It's just one of those things. You just never know what someone is thinking. I can tell you due to health, things like divorce and relationships, there's all kinds of things that may trigger a reaction like that. But as his son, as one who was really close, I
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- Kim Masters
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