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| From "Les Misérables" to "The Hobbit," holiday movies are getting longer Monday, Dec 31, 2012 04:52 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Moviegoers rushing out to catch "Django Unchained" or "The Hobbit" over New Year's should consider packing an overnight bag. The average length of a holiday movie has been larded up by nearly 10 minutes since 2011, according to a survey of the running times of the top 10 box office films of the final weekend of the year. They ran well over two hours. Moreover, the top 10 grossing holiday movies of 2012 were nearly 25 minutes longer than they were just two years ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Is Tom Cruise still a go-to action hero? Hollywood, "Jack Reacher" say yes Monday, Dec 31, 2012 04:49 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Given his age and the tough year he's had in the tabloids, is Tom Cruise still a go-to guy when Hollywood is looking for an action hero? The answer is yes, based on the performance of his current movie, Paramount's "Jack Reacher." It's taken in $45 million in the 10 days since opening with $15.6 million in a very crowded and competitive holiday market. Its second week was a solid $14 million, and it's added $22 million from overseas. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jay-Z composing original score for "The Great Gatsby" Monday, Dec 31, 2012 04:47 PM PST LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you liked the music in the trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," you'll be happy to hear Jay-Z isn't just lending a few of his songs to the soundtrack, he's composing the upcoming film's entire original score. The rapper is, apparently, hard at work to accomplish the task with another artist, who goes by the name The Bullitts. The latter broke the news on Twitter in the early morning hours Sunday. "Jay-Z and myself have been working tirelessly on the score for the upcoming #CLASSIC 'The Great Gatsby,'" Bullitts exclaimed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oscar nomination voting extended after online hitches Monday, Dec 31, 2012 04:20 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voting for Oscar nominations was extended by a day after some people reported problems with a new online voting system, organizers of the movie industry's coveted awards said Monday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said the deadline for its 6,000 members to vote on nominations for the year's best films, performances, directors, screenplay and other achievements would be extended to Friday, January 4 - 24 hours after the original January 3 deadline. ... Full Story | Top |
| Live Nation Chairman Azoff resigns; Liberty buys shares Monday, Dec 31, 2012 02:54 PM PST  (Reuters) - Irving Azoff, a legendary music manager who helped make stars out of The Eagles and Christina Aguilera, resigned as chairman of Live Nation Entertainment and sold some of his stake in the concert promotion giant to John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. Azoff is expected to start a new talent management agency, and is expected to take some of his former clients with him, according to a person familiar with his exit. Those acts haven't been identified. Liberty Media said in a statement that its acquisition of some of Azoff's shares increased the company's stake to 26.4 percent. ... Full Story | Top |
| Playboy's Hugh Hefner and "runaway bride" set to wed Monday, Dec 31, 2012 02:31 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The runaway bride who left Playboy founder Hugh Hefner out in the cold days before their planned wedding in 2011 said on Monday that she is finally ready to tie the knot with the octogenarian publisher on New Year's Eve. "Today is the day I become Mrs. Hugh Hefner," Crystal Harris, 26, wrote on Twitter on Monday after changing her name to "Crystal Hefner" on the micro-blogging site. "Feeling very happy, lucky, and blessed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Green Day to get back on road in March Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The members of Green Day said on Monday they will return to the road in March after the punk rock band canceled its fall club tour and postponed later dates as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong underwent treatment for substance abuse. "We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us for the last few months," the band members said in a statement on their website. "We are very excited to hit the road and see all of you again, though we regret having to cancel more shows. ... Full Story | Top |
| Publisher Tribune emerges from four-year bankruptcy Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:28 AM PST  (Reuters) - U.S. media giant Tribune Co emerged from bankruptcy on Monday, ending four years of Chapter 11 reorganization and potentially setting itself up for a future without newspapers. Tribune's controlling owners, which include hedge funds Oaktree Capital and Angelo, Gordon & Co, and JPMorgan Chase & Co intend to sell most, if not all, of its newspapers and already have expressions of interest for The Los Angeles Times, The Orlando Sentinel and others, Reuters has reported. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kim Kardashian pregnant with Kanye's baby Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:38 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian are expecting a child, Kardashian said on Monday shortly after West announced the pregnancy to fans at a concert. "It's true!! Kanye and I are expecting a baby," Kardashian, 32, wrote on her personal blog. "Looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013 and to starting a family," she added. Kardashian began dating West in April, some six months after filing for divorce from basketball player Kris Humphries. The two were married for 72 days following a lavish, made-for-TV wedding. Their divorce has yet to be ... Full Story | Top |
| Award buoys novelist Elmore Leonard to write again Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:27 AM PST DETROIT (Reuters) - As he struggled writing his forthcoming book, "Blue Dreams," best-selling American author Elmore Leonard thought his 47th novel would probably be his last. Then, inspiration came in the form of a medallion. Leonard won the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in November, joining such U.S. literary luminaries as Toni Morrison, John Updike, Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer. ... Full Story | Top |
| "The Hobbit" keeps box office crown for third week Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:03 AM PST  (Reuters) - The dwarfs and elves of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" prevailed at the North American box office again over the weekend, as its $32.9 million in ticket sales topped both the star-packed musical "Les Miserables" and the western "Django Unchained." Despite surging past "The Hobbit" on Christmas day with an $18.1 million opening, "Les Miz" managed only third place in U.S. and Canadian sales with $28 million as Christmas shoppers returned from the malls to boost Hollywood's box office, according to studio estimates. "The Hobbit," in its third week of release, has now grossed ... Full Story | Top |
| Hollywood tops Chinese film market in 2012, first time in four years Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:02 AM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's 2012 box office was dominated by foreign films for the first time in four years as a deal cemented earlier this year saw more Hollywood film screened on the mainland, squeezing out domestic competition. China's box office receipts are expected to reach 16.8 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) in 2012 and about 8 billion yuan ($1.28 billion), or slightly less than half the receipts, are from domestic films, the official People's Daily reported on Monday, quoting estimates from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. ... Full Story | Top |
| Matt Damon tackles "fracking" issue in the "Promised Land" Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:01 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hot-button topic of "fracking" has finally made its way to Hollywood in the new movie "Promised Land," out in U.S. theaters on Friday, with actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski teaming up to further the debate on the energy drilling technique. The film explores the social impact of hydraulic fracturing drilling technique, or "fracking," which has sparked nation-wide environmental and political battles over its impact on drinking water, U.S. energy use, seismic activity and other areas. ... Full Story | Top |
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