Really, Hollywood? A movie based on magic 8 ball toys? "Really" -- Hollywood. From DeadlineHollywood: Paramount has extended its business with Mattel, optioning the venerable toy Magic 8 Ball…   Read Story »

Hollywood is developing a movie based on the E-Trade talking baby. Oh, Hollywood. Your determination to always out-retard yourself is almost admirable. There's a sign in Hollywood's cubicle that says…   Read Story »

Admittedly, I'm not the target audience for the Academy Awards. I mean, I love to participate in national traditions as much as anyone, and I watch the Oscars every year if for no other reason than…   Read Story »

The new issue of Vanity Fair hit newsstands today, featuring its annual Annie "Skid Row" Liebowitz photographed 'Hollywood Issue.' This year: up-and-coming young ladies of all races and creeds. Just…   Read Story »

Well, it turns out there is a reason I've never watched the Golden Globes before in my life, and that reason is that they are so boring! Granted, the show moved along at a fast enough clip. They…   Read Story »

Ah, the Golden Globes. Hollywood's most cherished and respectable awards show. Wait, no. What are the Golden Globes again? Oh right, it is a sham contest set up by the Hollywood Foreign Press…   Read Story »

Hey, you guys, I just wanted to give you a heads up that I am in Los Angeles, California for a few days to meet with the President of Entertainment. If things go as I expect they will, he'll probably…   Read Story »

Hah. Well, certainly much less barfy than this week's previous Eric Wareheim video for Depeche Mode's "Hole To Feed." But does anyone else get the impression that maybe Eric Wareheim is obsessed with…   Read Story »

This is how dreams are made! From Craigslist: Sure! Now you're a Hollywood millionaire. Just send all your money to totallylegitimateemailaddress@hollywoodmovies.com and wait for Jerry Bruckheimer…   Read Story »

The Hollywood Reporter hollywood reported this morning that a movie about jerkin' is in development. Melee Entertainment and indie film producer Shariff Hasan are developing a movie that will center…   Read Story »