Showbiz Sandbox 10: The Death Of Pop, Pinup Girls and (Possibly) 2D Movies
June 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Roger Friedman, senior columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, and Showbiz411.com joins us along with writer Michael Giltz to discuss the death of Michael Jackson. Friedman has been covering Jackson since his first child molestation trial and is one of the trusted reporters covering the pop star’s life and death.
The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences announced this week that the Academy Awards would now nominate ten films in the Best Picture instead of the usual five. Will this allow more deserving movies a shot at the big prize, or is this blatant pandering for higher Nielsen ratings?
“Transformers 2″ stormed the world-wide box office over the weekend, but that still doesn’t make it a good movie. [Read the full story]
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Showbiz Sandbox 9: I Loves Me A Good Ouster Story
June 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Entertainment journalist Michael Giltz provides his insight and wit again this week.
“The Proposal” topped the box office, and was Sandra Bullock’s biggest movie opening ever. Which begs the question, why is this not also “a Ryan Reynolds movie”? Sean Penn is taking a year off for some “personal time,” or perhaps he just wants to [...]
Showbiz Sandbox 8: Everybody’s A Critic On The Internet
June 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This week “The Hangover” hung around, and “The Taking of Pelham 123” opened at lower numbers than expected. Was the film miscast?
James Cameron proves he’s King of the World, or at least of the digital age, by pushing game publisher Ubisoft to create the videogame industry’s first stereoscopic title. What does this mean for [...]
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Showbiz Sandbox 7: Talkin’ Tonys And Trailers
June 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Michael Giltz of the New York Daily News, Huffington Post and The Advocate joins us to discuss all the winners (and losers) of this year’s Tony Awards. Stephen Garrett, the co-founder of Kinetic Trailerworks also shows up to talk about picking up a few trophies at this year’s Golden Trailer Awards. The Star [...]
Showbiz Sandbox 6: Down With ‘Up’ And Other Contrarian Opinions
June 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We are excited to be joined by journalist Anne Thompson of Thompson On Hollywood who recently returned to the United States after covering the Cannes Film Festival. You may remember Anne as the West Coast Editor for Premiere Magazine and Film Comment, not to mention her stint as the Deputy Film Editor at The [...]
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Showbiz Sandbox 5: A Travesty Of American Idol Justice
May 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The week leading up to Memorial Day was chock full of juicy entertainment news.
The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up in France awarding Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke it’s top prize, the Palme d’Or. Karen Woodward and J. Sperling Reich recap all the festival winners. In North America the Ben Stiller starrer “Night At [...]
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