Archive for June, 2008
‘Voice’ of WALL-E: Robot sounds toddler-inspired
From Yahoo: Ben Burtt, the two-time Oscar-winning sound engineer who designed the voices of R2-D2, ET and now the main character in “WALL-E,” says his out-of-this-world audio often comes from the most mundane,
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Tropic Thunder Pours Out the Booty Sweat
From E!: Paramount Pictures is hoping Booty Sweat leaves a good taste in America’s mouth. (We know, it felt disgusting just writing that.) The
‘Wall-E,’ ‘Wanted’ wow box office
From Variety: Pixar and Disney’s endearing “Wall-E” and Universal’s Angelina Jolie-James McAvoy actioner “Wanted” made for another boffo weekend at the summer box office as overall revenues for the year
Variety Won’t Credit Collider Yet Again
From Collider: I’m going to tell you something shocking. Something you will not believe. Variety has yet again written a story that doesn’t credit any online source. And, of course, the online source is Collider. As
Maniston Waits Backstage at John Mayer Concert
From People: Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer continued to keep their romance firmly off the radar Saturday. Slipping unnoticed into the musician’s backstage area at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London’s
Frank Miller working on graphic novel, movie follow-ups to 300
From Variety: Legendary Pictures has confirmed it is developing a “300″ follow-up for Warner Bros. that Frank Miller is writing and Zack Snyder is intended to direct. Miller is writing the
Kevin Smith Reviews The Dark Knight
From Kevin Smith’s Blog: Without giving anything away, this is an epic film (and trust me: based on the sheer size and scope of the visuals and storytelling, that’s not an overstatement).
The Afflecks and Damons Go on Double Date
From People: Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck met up with Matt Damon and his heavily pregnant wife, Luciana Barroso, at Nobu Malibu on Saturday night for a two-hour dinner on the patio that included cooked fish
Great Scott! The 2015 McFly Sneakers Are Now (Somewhat) Real
From Wired: It appears that an inspired-by version of the Official Shoes of Wired’s Gadget Lab, the Nike McFly 2015’s, will be made available by the end of July and will be renamed as the Nike Hyperdunks. I know what
Sienna Miller gets fake boobs for GI Joe
Actress Sienna Miller had to wear fake breasts for her role in forthcoming action movie “G.I. Joe,” because her own cleavage was not big enough for director Stephen Sommers. Miller joins
J.Lo Flight Attendant Bites Back
From E!Online: One flight attendant isn’t after the hair of the dog that bit her—she’s after its owner. Lisa Wilson has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Jennifer Lopez, alleging that
Miley Cyrus still embarrassed by nude pictures
From ET: Months after her Vanity Fair pics sparked a decency debate, Miley Cyrus admits the controversy still leaves her feeling abashed. “I was embarrassed,” she tells Billboard, “but also it’s like, every career
Filmgoers Wild For ‘Wall-E’ And ‘Wanted’
Sources tell me that very early North American box office numbers show that Disney / Pixar’s Wall-E took in $23M Friday from 3,992 theaters for what should be high $60sM opening weekend including the Saturday matinee bump. This means Wall-E is big, but maybe not the biggest Pixar (which was The
Anne Hathaway’s ex gets 21m bail with home detention
Anne Hathaway’s former boyfriend Raffaello Follieri has been placed under home detention in New York and his bail is set at 21 million dollars. The 29-year-old Italian businessman appeared in Manhattan federal court in New York to answer charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering, reports
Uma Thurman engaged to financier Arpad Busson
From Reuters: Actress Uma Thurman, star of the “Kill Bill” movies, is engaged to London financier Arpad “Arki” Busson, according to news reports on
Witchblade comic book creator Michael Turner passes away
From Newsarama: “Unfortunately it’s with great sadness that I must inform everyone that Michael Turner tragically passed away last night, June 27th at approximately 10:42 pm in Santa Monica, Ca. Turner had been dealing
Edgar Wright Talks ‘Ant-Man’
From Cinematical: Everyone seems to have superheroes on the brain this summer, so it’s the perfect time for Edgar Wright to pop out of the woodwork to remind us about Ant-Man. In an interview with PiQ magazine about
Hulk’s Louis Leterrier Directing Clash of the Titans Remake
From Firstshowing: On the heels of Latino Review’s scoop that the Clash of the Titans remake was being fast-tracked into production at Warner Brothers and that director Stephen Norrington