Robert Pattinson, Daniel Radcliffe, Kristen Stewart, Steven Spielberg: Top 40 Hollywood Moneymakers
Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (top); Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (middle); Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (bottom)
Vanity Fair strikes again. No, no photo shoots this time. Just the list of Hollywood’s Top 40 moneymakers in 2009, based on estimates that take into consideration up-front fees, box-office/DVD percentages and other revenue sources. White guys, most of them directors and/or producers, took the top ten slots:
Michael Bay ($125m, mostly from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), Steven Spielberg ($85m, mostly thanks to "Universal theme-park royalties and consulting fees"), Roland Emmerich ($70m, 2012), James Cameron ($50m, Avatar), Todd Phillips ($44m, mostly from The Hangover), [...]
by Andre Soares | February 4, 2010
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Tags: Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, James Cameron, Kristen Stewart, Michael Bay, Robert Pattinson, Steven Spielberg, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Tom Hanks, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Vanity Fair
DGA Awards: Focus on Kathryn Bigelow’s Gender
Perhaps it’s a good thing that the Directors Guild Award ceremony wasn’t televised. TV audiences were spared having to listen to Quentin Tarantino say "both my testicles were totally tingling through the whole thing," following Brad Pitt’s introduction to his Inglourious Basterds director.
Or The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner saying — and I’m partly quoting The Wrap’s Steve Pond’s tweet here — that "the only thing to rival Kathryn Bigelow in a bikini is ‘[openly gay director] Lee Daniels in a one-piece.’" Lee Daniels one-upped Renner with an even more tasteless crack, telling Kathryn Bigelow: "Your movie is as beautiful as your legs. You make me question my sexuality."
Comments abounded on Bigelow’s looks — in other words, on [...]
by Andre Soares | January 31, 2010
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Tags: Brad Pitt, DGA Awards, Film Awards, Gay Interest, James Cameron, Jeremy Renner, Jodie Foster, Kathryn Bigelow, Lee Daniels, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Pond, The Hurt Locker
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart: Possible “Hope for Haiti” Telethon Participants
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart may — in italics — take part in the George Clooney/MTV Networks telethon for Haiti earthquake relief. "Hope for Haiti" is scheduled to take place on Jan. 22. It’ll be broadcast on several US networks, including CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and on MTV stations worldwide.
Pattinson and Stewart have been rumored as participants, though no names have been confirmed thus far. Numerous Hollywood celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, and Madonna have donated large sums to the Haitian relief effort. Approximately 50,000 people are feared dead following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that destroyed much of Port-Au-Prince. Haiti is the poorest nation on the Western Hemisphere.
In France, veteran singer and actor Charles Aznavour has [...]
by Joan Lister | January 16, 2010
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Tags: A Gesture for Dear Haiti, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Charles Aznavour, George Clooney, Hope for Haiti, Kristen Stewart, Madonna, Robert Pattinson, Sandra Bullock
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock: Hollywood for Haiti
George Clooney skipped the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics Choice Awards ceremony to work on the planned MTV Networks telethon to help the victims of the magnitude 7.0 Haiti earthquake that killed an estimated 50,000 people and all but leveled Port-Au-Prince.
On Friday, Sandra Bullock said in an statement that she donated $1 million to help the Haitian earthquake relief, while Madonna announced she gave $250,000. According to reports, Bullock’s contribution went to Doctors Without Borders‘ emergency operations in Port-Au-Prince; Madonna’s went to Partners in Health.
"I wanted to ensure that my donation would be used immediately to meet the needs of the Haitian people affected by this catastrophic event," said Bullock in a statement, while Madonna urged [...]
by Joan Lister | January 16, 2010
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Tags: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Gisele Bündchen, Madonna, Sandra Bullock
Golden Globes 2010 Predictions: Best Actor – Drama
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Early 2010 Golden Globe Predictions: Best Actor – Drama Nominations
Colin Firth, A Single Man
In 1960s Los Angeles, a gay college professor wants to end his life after learning that his lover has died in an accident.
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
By staging the Rugby World Cup in South Africa, Nelson Mandela attempts to unite black and white South Africans.
James McAvoy (above, with Paul Giamatti), The Last Station
Leo Tolstoy’s secretary and follower tries to reconcile reality with his idol’s radical ideology.
Viggo Mortensen, The Road
A man and his son struggle to survive in a cold, brutal post-apocalyptic world.
Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds
A ruthless Jewish-American guerrilla leader wants to kill as many Nazi officers as possible.
Stars are what matter. [...]
by Andre Soares | November 20, 2009
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Tags: A Single Man, Brad Pitt, Colin Firth, Film Awards, Golden Globe Predictions, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2010, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, The Last Station, The Road, Viggo Mortensen